‘Even if no salvation should come, I want to be worthy of it at every moment.’ – Franz Kafka I’ve realised that I’ve been a pretty poor sex blogger recently. I’ve not written much, I’ve not posted many photos and I’ve not really done much on Twitter except retweet and share cat photos (although that […]
Read more "Who deserves sex?"‘Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.’ – Rosa Luxemburg Feminism took some time to reveal itself to me. Being brought up in a white, middle class, Christian, conservative household, I was so protected by privilege that it took me surprisingly long to realise that feminism was still a fight that needed […]
Read more "Liberation…"CW: this is about non-consensual sex, coercion, rape and sexual assault so please take care of yourself if those are difficult subjects for you. I saw someone tweet something like “if what Aziz Ansari did was sexual assault then every woman I know has been sexually assaulted” and like yeah, actually. — Arnesa (@Rrrrnessa) January […]
Read more "Yeah, actually…"‘There are so many things I want to do and see and write and talk about, and I just don’t understand how all my wild plans for the future can be married with a small thing that needs baths and sleep and feeds. And I’m not just scared because my body will change…but scared in […]
Read more "Baby, baby…"‘Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.’ – Ruth Reichl I’ve decided to jump on a brilliant bandwagon started by ErosBlog and continued by Girl on the Net and other brilliant bloggers under the hashtag #SoSS (Share Our Shit Saturday) and share some of the great writing […]
Read more "Share Our Shit #1"‘Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can’t strike them all by ourselves’ – Laura Esquivel, Like Water for Chocolate Oh my gosh, what an age we’re living through! I don’t think a day goes by without another revelation; another claim of sexual impropriety, another senior figure who […]
Read more "Me too…"‘What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.’ – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Have I told you lately how much I love podcasts? They really are becoming an obsession – entertaining and educational, what more could I want? One of my favourites is The […]
Read more "I’m a feminist but…: on taking my husband’s name…"‘For last year’s words belong to last year’s languageAnd next year’s words await another voice.’–T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets [Content warning: this is a post about the language used to describe sexual violence among other topics so please take care of yourself and skip it if these words could be triggering for you.] ‘As survivor of […]
Read more "It’s only words…"'Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.'– Mick Jagger I have a confession; I like to touch myself after sex. While my body and cunt are still slick and hot and swollen, I like to run my fingers over them to feel what we have done; to feel the traces that our fucking has left on […]
Read more "A little bit more…"‘There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.'– Lemony Snicket, Horseradish Hello, my name is Livvy and I write a sex blog. I write openly about about my sexual experiences, sexual choices […]
Read more "I Talk Sex…"