“Sex drive’s decent energy. Y’ can’t argue about that. Keep sex drive all bottled up inside and you get dull-witted. Throws your whole body out of whack. Holds the same for men and for women”
― Haruki Murakami, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.” ― Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses
Read more "Fourth trimester sex (after birth): numb and unknowing…"‘I like pink.’ Lucius sniffed. ‘It’s just red’s sorry, weak cousin.’ - Beth Fantaskey, Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
Read more "The problem with pink: on gendered baby clothes and the patriarchy…"What’s your heart telling you to do?
I don’t know.’
Maybe, you’re trying too hard to hear it.
– Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember
‘There are no corners to my body. I am round, round, round.’ - Nichole Perkins, Lilith, but dark
Read more "Third trimester sex: Curvy and calm…"But the most significant change to my sexual experience now that I’m pregnant has been in exactly how I orgasm…
Read more "Second trimester sex: Coming and cramping…"‘Pregnancy sucks the nightlife out of you.’ – Laurie Perez, The Power of Amie Martine Since deciding to document the sexuality of my pregnancy on this blog, I’d planned to write a blog post about sex during each of the different trimesters. Thankfully, the first trimester is over but, now that it’s time to write […]
Read more "First trimester sex: Fatigue…"‘You can feel the distance. It carries a weight that’s heavier than anything.’ – Katie Kacvinsky, Awaken I was asked recently what part of my body had changed the most during this first trimester of pregnancy. This was easy to answer – I was aware that my tits had changed almost before I took the […]
Read more "Sinful Sunday: 14/40…"‘Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.’ – George S. Patton Jr. It should be just a usual fuck. Nothing out of the ordinary; a usual, delicious and comforting early evening fuck. The sort of sex that is satisfying in its familiarity. We know each other well enough to know which […]
Read more "Baby making…"‘I am not my body. My body is nothing without me.’ –Tom Stoppard, Rock ‘n’ Roll I have not taken many photos for Sinful Sunday recently. From posting most weekends, I have only shared four images since February Photo Fest, and this hasn’t been by accident. I’m struggling with my body. As you may have […]
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