A burlesque performer, a pole dancer and an erotic writer…
A burlesque performer, a pole dancer and an erotic writer walk into a… It sounds like the start of a corny joke! In fact we were all part of a video interview with the editor of a European magazine for women over forty. And that’s how I found myself in a truly remarkable conversation with dancers […]
Pandemic Dreams
Pandemic Dreams It is two years from now. I am in California for my youngest daughter’s college graduation. In a large auditorium, crowds of people sit or stand cheek by jowl. Everyone talks a mile a minute, happy to be out after two years in quarantine. They dressed up for the occasion but have totally […]
Learning and Sex Until Rigor Mortis
Learning and Sex Until Rigor Mortis The Life of Maggie Kuhn We sit at home in the pandemic with the one job of keeping our breath separate from the breaths of strangers. This gives us time to make friends with the books on our shelves that had been passing acquaintances. Intrigued by a few famous […]
Stress and Sex in the Time of Pandemic
Scaring Our Pants Off – Stress and Sex in the Time of Pandemic This is not the blog I planned for today. I was planning to publish an interview with Melanie Davis, the author of an excellent new sexual education program for older adults. I look forward to running Melanie’s interview when the time is […]
Now You See Her – Now You Don’t.
Now You See Her – Now You Don’t It was not the threat of cancer that made me stop dyeing my hair. Sure, I saw those studies, but no, it was nothing that sensible. I would read articles by women proudly going gray and think, You go for it, ladies — not my thing. I […]
The Spectrum of Sex
The Spectrum of Sex By one of those odd life quirks that happen now and then Professor Nieto was (in real life) one of my key influencers, teachers, mentors and guides during my studies for my MS in Cell and Molecular Biology a mere thirty years ago. I’m delighted our paths have crossed again! My […]
