Now that the festivities have come to end and the year has just begun it’s time to get our reading caps on. Winter is a good time to build upon our literary arsenal. With the right books we can provide our own warmth and generate heat to move us forward, take us into new realms, … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Sexuality
[LOVE] Okcupid: A Double-Edged Sword of Empowerment & Sexual Perversity
“Maybe you should try online dating.” Ten years ago, that was something you never wanted to hear. Now, it’s no big deal. These days, most people have tried online dating at least once. It’s simply another way people socialize; the internet has forever changed the way we interact. The world is no longer the one our … Continue reading
7 Things Every Woman Should Know About Sex (Or At Least Remind Herself)
A month or so ago, a Reddit thread asking commenters to share things about sex they wish they were told but weren’t went absolutely viral. Many women’s pubs ran with this idea tweaking it ever so slightly. I think that’s a great thing, because whether we know these things, or need a little reminding the … Continue reading
Luna Luna Love & Lust: Fuck Buddy 101, Getting a Beau to Back Off, and Pregnancy and Periods!
Blowjobs and pregnancy. And lurve. Continue reading
10 Holiday Sex Do’s & Don’t’s
A huge part of sex is feeling proud of your own body and what it can do. That’s the sexiest way I know to go into the New Year. Continue reading
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Feminist Illustrator & DIY Grrrl Kelley99 Tells Us Like It Is
Kelley99 is a Seattle-based illustrator and “proud activist of the F-Word.” DIY badass with her own art tattooed all over her body, this punk princess is a full-time free spirit dreamer. Kelley sat down with Luna Luna to talk about art, Girl Power, and embracing the beautiful dichotomy that comes with being human. Continue reading
Holiday Poetry Picks for Those Special Times You Need to be Alone With a Book
Happy holidays! Everyone’s doing lists and talking of shopping and getting together with family, they brave the crowds and wait in sweaty lines. I myself avoid it like the plague (and flu shots). For the past few years since the divorce, I’ve spent Christmas alone. My daughter goes to her dad’s since he’s Catholic and … Continue reading
Why We Cut: Women & Self-Harm
One school day, when I was a young teenager, my guidance counselor called my mother to tell her she needed to pick me up. I was being sent home for the day because they found out I was “cutting”—using cuticle scissors to carve stripes into my thighs and lower belly. My mother brought me to … Continue reading
I’m Bisexual & I Hate Your Assumptions
There are certainly times when I feel like I’m not being taken seriously by my allies. It’s a shitty feeling. Continue reading
Ariana Reines’ Poetry: Mercury – Shimmering Poison
Mercury is damn beautiful. Its mica-mirror cover with a slim black title catches light and reflects all in its path. Continue reading
Confession: My Boyfriend’s Boyfriend
When James Bond* and I get together, we can have sex for up to six hours. No joke. This involves outfit changes on my behalf, lots of foreplay, and mirrors. Each session ends with post-coital bliss. Continue reading
CONFESSION: On Being An Orphan, Using Men For Comfort & Ending Codependency
By Anonymous I was an orphan during my teen years—but you’d never know it.I kept it a secret to everyone—my high school, my friends, strangers. I never told anyone we were poor, or that my parents weren’t really parents, and I’d act nonchalant when class photos were taken because we couldn’t afford them. “Oh, … Continue reading
When Feminist Art Misses the Mark
On August 23, a collective of women in Brooklyn, known as Future Femme, mounted a gallery of “photography” with a subject you probably wouldn’t expect. The exhibition (pun intended) is called Show Me More: A Collection of DickPix (read all about it here, in a great piece by a very smart friend of mine). To … Continue reading
Poetry Review: The Glimmering Room By Cynthia Cruz
“Ambassadors from the Netherworld / Will begin / Their jet-like descent. Death, / Disguised inside me, already, / As sleaze.” Continue reading
3 Reasons My Desires Make Me A Whore
I’m a whore. Get over it. Continue reading