Jealousy, social media, and the ever-expanding 4th skin

Petty competitive jealousy is a mean-spirited little imp I have yet to fully master. It’s better these days, as I get older and at least wiser than my younger self, but it still loves to crawl out of the dark occasionally and squat on my shoulder, whispering churlish opinions into my ear, blackening my thoughtsContinueContinue reading “Jealousy, social media, and the ever-expanding 4th skin”

From the clitoris to menopause, the uncovering and recovering of pleasure

I’d like to start talking about perimenopause by first talking about the clitoris. I don’t mean ‘just’ the little sticky-out bit that’s been the target of countless lame jokes if not the attentions of well-meaning men. I mean the entire internal pleasure-dome structure of it that dominates the female sex organs. A structure that wasContinueContinue reading “From the clitoris to menopause, the uncovering and recovering of pleasure”