Kibbles and bits
Time for my occasional link carnival - posts and articles that caught my fancy and just had to be shared. Enjoy!
Sometimes living in New Zealand is a disadvantage - there's no chance of me going to the World Erotic Art Museum in Washington, to see Lochai's exhibition. If you are nearby, though? Read the press-release, then go have a look at these gorgeous photographs!
Continuing its mission to present the work of artists whose controversial subject matter frequently collide with what is generally considered to be acceptable parlor art, owner/collector Naomi Wilzig will present an exhibit by award-winning photographer, Lochai, Monday, August 4 through August 30, at the World Erotic Art Museum, 1205 Washington Ave.
Read more here (hat-tip to Catalina for introducing me to Lochai's artwork in the first place).
A whole lot of bloggers - myself included - write erotica (or think about writing it). And a whole lot of us read erotica as well. We've all read appallingly bad erotica too - both online and in print. M. Christian, however, writes the good stuff - and he's written a fantastic post called '10 Commandments of Smut':IV: Thou Shalt Not Exaggerate (too much)
I’m big, but not the biggest - my girlfriend’s tits are nice, but not the nicest in the world. Same should go for your stories. Unless you’re being silly (or surreal), keep your proportions to a human level. Every cock can’t be tremendous, every pair of tits can’t be the most beautiful, every cunt (or asshole) the tightest, etc. It’s okay to hedge a bit, frame it with “- right then, at that moment -” or some such, but keep in mind that it’s a cheap-shot at both sex and your readers to assume that desire can only be the result of seeing (or fucking) something of inhuman proportions: it only makes you look like the biggest of amateurs.
Read more here.
I was asked the other day if I'd consider working in a sex shop. I was asked this by the woman behind the counter at the sex shop - and you know what? I am considering it. But even if I wasn't, this Marie Claire article 'Confessions of a Sex-Shop Worker' is fascinating (despite the titillating title. Why 'confessions'??).I grew skilled in helping the usual suspects: the woman with a newborn strapped to her chest seeking to avoid giving her husband blow jobs, the dowdy middle-ager who nonchalantly purchased lube by the quart, the graceful 60-year-old with long silver hair who bought the largest dildo I've ever seen ("I do think this will fit the bill").
Read more here.
The delicious Cunning Minx (she of the Poly Weekly podcast) has created a great YouTube primer on polyamory, which is personable, personalised, and informative. Have a look for yourself!
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