I was thrilled (AKA terrified!) to be asked to speak at the Montreal chapter of Creative Mornings in April. This awesome morning lecture series is hosted monthly in 82 cities worldwide, where creators muse on a common theme. Last month’s theme was Sex- you see the connection for Prude. I spoke to an amazing crowd … Continue reading
Barnstorm’s Sarah Earle recently interviewed me for their writer’s hotseat about all things porn and relationships. The full interview is now up on their blog. I’m flattered to be featured in this lovely UNH publication, especially since my mom is a University of New Hampshire, Master’s in Education grad. Yep. Word to my teacher mother. … Continue reading
The last two weeks have been characterized by a barrage of illness in my house. First came gastro, then the good old flu, followed by pink eye (which I thought was just a funny fecal matter joke from Knocked Up). Not so. I will never chuckle about the singular hell that is conjunctivitis again. But … Continue reading
What a crazy whirlwind of a month October has been so far! Not only did my first book, Prude just come out, our little family decided to relocate to the countryside, AKA: THE MIDDLE OF FREAKING NOWHERE. That’s not actually a slag, btw; I deeply and profoundly love the sticks. Hence: so long city streets, … Continue reading
I just read They Know What Boys Want in New York Magazine’s Porn issue. The article focuses on what it’s like to be a teenage girl learning about sexual interaction from the Internet. I’ve often wondered how it feels to be a teenager these days. What this piece reveals is that no matter how much … Continue reading
This weekend I’ve been mulling over Natasha Vargas-Cooper’s Atlantic article: Hard Core. After multiple readings and a lengthly discussion about it with the hubby, I’m still left pondering–the sign of a great article. While I agree with many of Vargas-Cooper’s well articulated propositions, something about her tone tweaked a soft spot of mine. Initially, I didn’t … Continue reading
Just read this piece about the privacy of your web habits on The Daily Beast, which reveals that for the skilled detective, your search history is far from secret. Shock and awe, I know. I guess I’ve never really assumed that my, say, porn viewing trail (since I developed one) was secret from the IT … Continue reading
Happy American Thanksgiving, all! It’s almost time for me to get baking. I’m making this Pumpkin Gingersnap Pie (courtesy of my pal, Op) again, which was a big hit at our Canadian Thanksgiving five minutes ago. As expats in LA, it seems like we just feast all fall. Or at least my love handles feel … Continue reading
It’s raining in LA this morning, which always makes me feel like someone (like maybe god) turned out the lights. Seriously, was it always this dark in Vancouver? No wonder I left. This Jezebel post: What Do You Want From Your Porn caught my eye this rainy morn. Check it out. There’s some interesting back … Continue reading
Last week in the Guardian UK I read The Men Who Believe Porn Is Wrong—a strongly anti-porn biased article discussing Matt McCormack Evan’s website: Anti-porn Men Project. I encourage you to check out the article before reading this post to get the full gist. As you can probably guess, I disagree with many of its points … Continue reading
