Q&A: Xaverine Bates on Alternative Sex Ed
Xaverine Bates is the founder of aGender, an organisation that aims to educate young people about sex and relationships by challenging gender stereotypes through creative media, particularly drama and performance.
Swash and Backwash
Despite my siren call I’ve not yet bagged a sailor. All my charms and even using the thin picture for my profile but no joy yet. Yes, I remain hopeful but Poseidon only knows why.
Review: The Swan Collection
I came across the Swan collection at this year’s Eroticon and was offered one to review. I’d not heard of the brand so googled them to find they sell an award-winning range of pleasure products.
Q&A: Nikki Awesome
Nikki Awesome’s alter ego DOLLS is a by product of a commercial pop career gone awry. We spoke to her about the inspirations behind own brand of dark, dirty pop and the gender politics of the music industry.
Five things being an erotic writer has taught me…
These are all simple but life changing things that I quietly suspect most normal people know inherently, but for me they were revelations that came to me through the process and exploration of writing.
50 Shades of Fitness
We’ve all heard the research that indicates the infamous novel 50 Shades of Grey is responsible for the UK’s biggest baby boom in 40 years; but boutique gym and lifestyle centre, Sound Mind and Body, based in Newcastle, says it’s not just racy literature that’s getting people in the mood.
The Dead Sea Sulk
It’s not much to ask but I do think that a gentleman, seeking a lady, should have teeth. They don’t have to be his own teeth but they do have to be in his mouth! Good grief, I’ve had a pitiful couple of weeks. The plankton are taking their revenge on me.
The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker – extract
Only ten minutes to go. I look at the clock: 12.50 p.m. At one I grab my briefcase and my jacket and tell my receptionist, a pretty young blonde girl with a penchant for heavy-metal music, ‘I have a meeting in town. I’ll be about two hours.’
10 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Wrote An Erotic Memoir
1. That the men that are attracted to women that have had over 100 sexual partners aren’t usually the type of guys you want.






