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I write a lot of things each week — far too much to include here — but here’s a short sample. If you want a more streamlined version, keep in touch with my newsletter.

Essays

My mother is Native American, but I look white. My identity is more than my DNA.–The Washington Post

 

I’m always the wallflower at the orgy – New York magazine

Photo: KG-Photography/Corbis
Photo: KG-Photography/Corbis

Nothing is wrong with you – Medium

Illustration by Nicole Rifkin
Illustration by Nicole Rifkin

The only way to love a married woman

Close-up beautiful lesbian couple kissing on the lips

Opinions

Why won’t Orange Is the New Black acknowledge bisexuality?

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Journalism

The Power of No, East Bay Express 

A new wave of consent-based intimacy events and communities are reshaping the sexual and sensual landscape in the East Bay.

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Reinventing the Wheels, East Bay Express

In the male-dominated sport, female skaters in the Bay Area and beyond are creating their own cultures, challenging stereotypes, and inspiring others along the way.

Photo/Bert Johnson.
Photo/Bert Johnson

Advice

“Here are the names of some of my favorite advice columnists: Cary Tennis, Anna Pulley, Dan Savage…” — Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things, and Torch

Ask Anna Column, Chicago Tribune

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Favorites

I want to dump my girlfriend because she’s poor.

How to ask for more foreplay: Is it too much to ask? Of course not, but you have to actually do the asking. I know, it seems weird to tell your boyfriend that sex should last longer than heating up a Hot Pocket, but well, stranger things have happened.

Coping with getting dumped. Plus, what is roller derby exactly?

Sex Writing

Salon

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AlterNet

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Elsewhere

Mother Jones

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East Bay Express

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SF Weekly

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The Rumpus

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This Post Has 4 Comments

  1. LORD REV DYJUAN D BARNES YAHWEH PH.D

    HELLO TO YOU DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE RIGHT ON WITH THE ISSUE OF SEX I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A SEX GODDESS BUT I AM WRITING TO YOU TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS DRACONIAN REPTILIANS AND THE ILLUMINATI AND THAT WE MUST STOP THEM AND EXPOSE THEIR ALIEN AGENDAS NOW

  2. anna

    I liked this too much not to post ^

  3. William Pulley

    Hi my name is William J. Pulley. You seem to have your wits about you and I like that. Anyway, the reason I am leaving this odd comment is because I like your last name. I doubt we’re related, but I just wanted you to know that. Adios

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