Blog

  One of the funniest things about human beings is how deeply convinced we are that we can “read people.” We meet someone for thirty seconds and suddenly we know everything.“She seems sweet.”“He seems arrogant.”“She looks intelligent.”“He gives me bad vibes.”“She seems insecure.”“She looks trustworthy.” Meanwhile, study after study shows that most people are not […]

  There seems to be this collective fantasy that sex workers spend their days lounging around in silk robes, sipping champagne at noon, and dramatically applying lipstick while mysterious music plays in the background. I regret to inform you that my real life is significantly less cinematic. This morning alone, I:   Not exactly the

Before becoming a mother, I truly believed I was a reasonably capable and organized human being.  Then motherhood arrived and humbled me immediately. Nothing prepares you for the sheer logistical complexity of keeping tiny humans alive while simultaneously managing schedules, emotions, illnesses, school forms, grocery inventories, random last-minute disasters, and the psychological stability of an

Every year around Mother’s Day, this image makes its way back to me. Six different versions of the same woman.Six different people deciding who she must be.Friends soften her. Society stereotypes her. Politicians turn her into a talking point. Activists turn her into a symbol. Somewhere in the middle of all of it stands an

Before getting into Colorado, it helps to understand where sex work actually stands in the United States, because the reality is far more fragmented than most people think. It is not fully legal anywhere in the country, but there are limited pockets of partial legality or reduced enforcement. In Nevada, sex work is legal only

Today APD posted on social media (https://x.com/Austin_Police/status/2047699082500595737) about supporting women and raising awareness around assault. On the surface, it said all the right things: accountability, advocacy, standing with victims. But the replies told a different story. Many women responded with the same feeling: it’s just talk. That reaction doesn’t come from nowhere. It comes from

It is that day… for a good time, call! Happy Tax Day! You can’t hide anything from your priest or your accountant. As someone who is not a member of the cloth, I can tell you that money has a funny way of telling on people. What’s surprising is how often people think they’re being

Every so often, Austin reminds everyone that it is still paying attention. There was a recent sting here (https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/austin-prostitution-sting-leads-to-21-arrests-within-one-week/), the kind that runs quietly until suddenly it is not quiet at all. A few ads, a handful of conversations, and before anyone really realizes what is happening, it is over. Names, numbers, headlines. And the

I am not going to lie… the best sex I have ever had has not been with the most attractive people I have been with. It has always been with the ones I click with. And when I realized that it surprised me. You would think it would be all about looks, but it is

You know that line from Cheers, “where everybody knows your name”? I used to think that meant a busy place. A bar, a crowd, something social and full of energy. But lately, I think it might just be home. I used to look at my parents and think they had such a boring life. They