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Quill Elowen's avatar

As a man who writes erotica centered on women’s interiority and agency, I’m really grateful for pieces like this. The way you frame solo pleasure as both self‑care and survival skill is crucial, especially around body literacy and medical neglect. It’s the kind of context I want my fiction to quietly assume as normal for women, rather than exceptional.

Dr. Yamicia Connor's avatar

Thank you for this—thoughtful comments like this mean a lot. I’m also a fiction writer, and I’m interested in many of the same questions around interiority, agency, and how women come to understand their bodies in contexts that aren’t always protective. I’m glad the piece resonated.