Rantings

If censorship’s the answer, it’s a stupid question.

ATVOD, censorship, feminism, Pandora Blake, porn 7th June 2016 Other Things, Rantings

Censorship never is, never has been, about protecting the vulnerable. Censorship of sexual material, in particular, has always been far more about maintaining the existing power structure than making women’s lives safer, no matter how much ‘banning filth’ has been … Continued

Eroticon, Erotica and Porn

erotica, femdom, feminist porn, liberating, porn, sexy, spanking 27th May 2016 Musings, Rantings, Sex stuff, Slams, Uncategorised

If you’ve ever been to Eroticon, you’ll know it’s amazing*. It blew my mind the first time I went . I loved it just as much the second time I went, but, well, they do say that three times is … Continued

Lydia Millet: Yeah, good luck with that.

13th May 2016 Rantings, Uncategorised

Because luck is what you need, Lydia. (Tl;dr – failed ‘proper’ novelist announces intention of writing ‘porn’ to make a big pot of money.) Whether luck is what you deserve, what with your smug, thick, condescending attitude, I wouldn’t presume … Continued

RULES FOR READERS: How To Slam Successfully

erotic event, erotica slam, humour, reading, success 9th February 2016 Musings, Rantings, Slams

It’s always good to have new readers at a DSW slam. Well, nearly always. So far, with over 20 gigs having taken place, I’ve only had to step in and call a halt to someone’s performance once. (No need to … Continued

EROTICA: THE STATE WE’RE IN

2016, erotic fiction. writers. writing, genre fiction, optimism, publishing 1st February 2016 Musings, Rantings

Welcome to the new DSW site/blog/general manifesto! It seemed like a good idea to have everything erotica/fiction/sexuality under one roof, so to speak, so if you’ve found this page via either of the old blogs Dose of Decadence or Sallyanne … Continued