As lewd as goats and monkeys

I first read Alan Moore’s thoughts on pornography – not to mention the human obsession with masturbation and fucking, and the history behind all things erotic – back when it was an essay floating around on the internet.  Like all things Alan Moore, it was a bit off-beat, I disagreed with some aspects but agreed with the overall drift, and (most importantly) it made me think.

As a hard-covered book, expanded and edited and chock-full of art both historical and modern? The above still applies. And I get to re-read it, admire it, and ponder more about it.

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For Everybooty? Really Not

Tickle My Tush, by Dr. Sadie Allison, just annoyed me. There were bits where I laughed, sure. And even bits where I learned things. But for a book that purports to be for ‘Everybooty’? It’s really, really, not.

So who’s this book really for? That would actually be monogamous heterosexual couples who’re looking to experiment with anal play.  It says as much on the copyright page, in tiny text.

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A.A. Milne and labia torture

What does one have to do with the other? Well, when I was eight I memorised a poem for a class competition (and I won a book – I have always loved owning my own books, so it was a good incentive). The poem was an A.A. Milne one – and I memorised it well, so I’ve been able to recall it ever since.

Which is very handy if you’re being told to recite a poem whilst your inner labia are being pinched, pulled, squeezed, twisted, and otherwise tormented. A poem that you can remember – one that you can belt out the first verse of, albeit somewhat raggedly and with the occasional additional interjected swear word – is an extremely useful thing to have.

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SapioSlut debauchery

aka Raunchy Review: The Further Adventure of SapioSlut

I love reading the SapioSlut blog. I love reading all about the kink, the orgasms, the bug board, the boots, the exhibitionism, and the thoughtfulness about it all. I love that both SapioSlut and SapioSir write. I love how different their debauchery is to my own, and  yet how it intersects as well.

(I also love that I am friends with them in real life – that’s definitely a bonus.)

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Books are life

We’re moving house in two weeks. Life right now is a whirlwind of sorting, packing, cursing, labelling, and occasionally even going to work in-between it all (writing, alas, has moved so far down the must-do list that it’s been quite neglected).

It’s been four years since the last move, and it’s the first once in over a decade where the currently-owned stuff is larger than the place it’s going to be moved to. When means downsizing. Do we need this? Will we ever read that again? What in the hell was I thinking when I brought that home? One mother of a garage sale is going to take place before we shift – and won’t that be fun?

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Delurking

Last week I held my second general amnesty, asking folks to delurk and say hello. Well, seventeen people got up the courage to comment and share a bit about themselves! As a thank you, each of them (and you, dear readers) get a never-before-posted image.

Are you ready for a lot of photos? Here we go!

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Glorious guide to sex toys!

I bought this book on a whim. I was hanging out at Borders waiting for Adonis to arrive for our movie date (he was stuck in traffic), browsing and attempting not to stack myself high with books I just had to have. I actually did pretty well, only purchasing four books … but this was one of them!

It was the cover which caught my attention. That’s no surprise, is it? Sex Toy. Yep. It’s what the book’s about, and it doesn’t mince words. So the cover got me to pick it up. But it was the authors who got me to purchase it. Em and Lo have an excellent reputation, for good reason. They give great advice, have published six books, appear sporadically in magazines and newspapers around the globe, and have a strong, effective web presence. In other words, I knew this book was unlikely to be a waste of money.

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It’s Orgy Day!

I am very excited about today’s orgy. Being excited isn’t unusual for me – the closer I get to something I’ve anticipated, the more hyper I get. Some people get nervous and start to over-think (and that used to be me, once upon a time), but I’m confident that all the planning and prep has been done, and all we have to do now is wait for folks to show up!

It’s 10:30am as I write this, and we are getting going from midday. Pizza dough has been made (that’s for dinner), minestrone is bubbling on the stove and foccacia is being pounded into creation. I’m clean, with shaved legs and trimmed toenails and a general air of pretty and edible.

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I’m a crafty kinkster

You can buy sex toys, or you can pervert ordinary items into sex toys … or you can make your own sex toys (getting hands on, y’know?). This book, the eponymous Make Your Own Sex Toys, contains ’50 quick and easy do-it-yourself projects’. In other words: the details on how to make a whole bunch of sexy and kinky items yourself.

There are five main sections in the book: The Basics, For Him, For Her, For Couples, Storage and Organisers. Note the gender binary, as well as the presumption of duo-relationships. It may have been a simple way to organise the book, but did feel rather limiting. There was also some kink included in the book, but it was mixed in with more vanilla toys, which was a shame.

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Ask Aunty Dee: Vampire Erotica

An ongoing and occasional series, answering questions which have been posed to me. If you have a question you’d like answered (anonymously or otherwise), feel free to email, gtalk, or msn me: curvaceous.dee AT gmail DOT com.

V asked:

I really like reading vampire erotica, but have trouble finding good (and arousing) stuff. Do you have any recommendations?

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