Pillow Talk

Smashing stigma with story, this Awfully Hilarious Book brings together writers who share their sexual experiences with humour and candour. From first encounters to long-term relationships, authors of all ages, cultures, orientations and identities tackle subjects ranging from asexuality to masturbation to polyamory. Disappointing and humiliating encounters are interlaced with instances of joy and self-discovery in a book that validates all manifestations of desire. Writing real stories about sex isn't only about putting pleasure on the page; it's about giving readers and writers an opportunity to connect with the sensual sides of themselves and each other. Exploring erotic pleasure goes beyond sex to something much deeper-the vitality of being human and allowing our senses to open up to the world around us. To let in joy and pleasure, beyond what happens between the sheets. The erotic has long been stigmatized, feared, and locked behind closed doors, not because it is wrong, but because it is such a potent force. As we deepen our capacity to feel in all aspects of life, we begin to experience true empowerment. From this place, we regain access to belonging and connection, those aspects of life so necessary to our thriving. Angelina Jimenez is an author, ancestral healer, and community advocate based in California's Bay Area. She was first published at seven years old in an anthology for young authors, and has been writing ever since.Heather Hendrie is a nature-based therapist, clinical counsellor and writer who founded the Awfully Hilarious Project to end shame, uplift women's health and destigmatize mental health. She is based in Whistler, BC. CA What if the stories we've been too scared to share are the ones that set us free? From the whispers and the shadows, eighteen writers emerge to tell their most awful and hilarious sex stories. The curators of the award-winning awfully hilarious
series have once again gathered diverse voices to spill the tea in this rollercoaster ride through the waves of pleasure, play, and desire.Bold, honest and brave, Pillow Talk sneaks you into bedrooms, bathrooms, and all the messy, glorious places in between. Highly readable and always entertaining, Pillow Talk is a courageous and welcome collection of stories that brings personal experiences of love and romance together in a unique collection that informs as it entertains. Funny, surprising and revealing, this is a perfect book to share with someone special. Foreword by Heather Hendrie and Angelina JimenezSex Education by Andrea AndresMénage à Moi by Jade Francesca BartlettTuning Guitars & Wet Kisses by Nicole Breit and Claire SichermanJesus, Take the Phone by Sarah ByrdInto the Wild by Hannah Davis No Man's Land by Pierre-Olivier GaudreaultRhymes with Tennis by Geoffrey K. GravesPineapples in the Snow by kate heskettFirsts by Yin Xzi HoBoyfriend Duties by Dean Slugger JonesYoung, Hot & Infertile by Claire LoceyPanty Vending Machine by Sophia McGovernLessons in Love-ology by Simarbir KaurSleepover by Achiro P. OlwochRare White Buffalo by Wendy L. SchmidtEnding Lockdown by Anastasia SorokaBlack Tusk by Nicola Thompson