Email Author Rachel Kramer Bussel

2005 Stories by Rachel Kramer Bussel

• My New Year's Sexolutions

  published December 27, 2005

  I'm looking forward to starting over, sexually speaking, in the new year. Having gone through a trying 12 months, I'm making some sexolutions to... More >>

• Home for the Holidays

  published December 13, 2005

  The holiday season offers candy, parties, and for many of us, visits with family. Families can be an odd mix of devoted love and constant... More >>

• What's Behind Rape Fantasies?

  published November 29, 2005

  How many women have rape fantasies?" my friend Michael Malice asks over drinks. The question comes out of thin air. "I don't know, but it's... More >>

• Single, Female—And Over 40

  published November 15, 2005

  Having just turned 30, I've had age on my mind. Do the "big numbers" mean big changes in our dating status? What if, come 40, or even 50, I'm... More >>

• The New Faces of Chastity

  published November 1, 2005

  Lauren Winner (laurenwinner.net) is an unlikely poster girl for abstinence before marriage. Forget... More >>

• On Not Having Sex

  published October 18, 2005

  The last time I had sex was July 8. It sounds severe to state it that way, but it's been on my mind. I share this so those of you who imagine me... More >>

• Four Fetish Fanatics

  published October 4, 2005

  The one porn video I own that always gets a comment, and usually an incredulous stare, is The Sex Lives of Clowns. "What?" people ask,... More >>

• 'True Porn' Comics Bare All

  published September 20, 2005

  I'm a comics virgin. Aside from Betty and Veronica, the Sunday funny pages, and the occasional Diesel Sweeties visit, I've looked at... More >>

• Sexual Revolution 2.0

  published September 6, 2005

  Some of the hottest sex I've ever had has been virtual—no hands touching me but my own, my fingers typing away, my eyes reading words that... More >>

• Sex and Dating Deal Breakers

  published August 23, 2005

  Bad grammar. A hairy back. Refusing to perform oral sex. Yelling in public. Lying. Lateness. Discussing your urology practice. Telling a date you... More >>

• Full-Frontal Photo Shoots

  published August 9, 2005

  The first time I posed nude was in a Park Slope kitchen with a woman I'd dated. And by posing, I mean for lesbian porn mag On Our Backs... More >>

• Taxicab Hookups

  published July 26, 2005

  Next to airplanes, taxis may be the most fun moving vehicles to make out in, and they are certainly more convenient. Stumbling into a cab on the... More >>

• Of Human Bondage

  published July 19, 2005

  If you aren't used to seeing sex on the big screen, in all its natural, nude, and very normal glory, you may squirm during Michael Winterbottom's... More >>

• The Sex Lives of Comedians

  published July 12, 2005

  "My boyfriend is so into fantasy football, he makes noises while playing it that he doesn't even make during sex!" comedian More >>

• In Praise of Dirty Words

  published June 21, 2005

  Reading aloud words you know will arouse a crowd is exciting, but also daunting. A few weeks ago, I took the stage at Williamsburg's Galapagos for... More >>

• Dirty Bisexuals

  published June 14, 2005

  My best friend coined the phrase "dirty bisexuals" to poke fun at the idea that people like her boyfriend and me are sick and twisted because... More >>

• Spanking Jessica Cutler

  published May 31, 2005

  Robert Steinbuch likes to spank and be spanked. So do I, but our similarities end there. Whereas I've proudly edited Naughty Spanking Stories... More >>

• Eating for Arousal

  published May 17, 2005

  Next to sex, eating is the most sensual act I know. My favorite sexy food is the cupcake. Biting into one of these sugar-fueled snacks makes my... More >>

• Is This a Date?

  published May 3, 2005

  I wish I could tell you all about my torrid sex life, but the closest I've come lately is holding hands with an elderly scenester. Believe me,... More >>

• Mothers Who Like to Fuck

  published April 19, 2005

  Lately, my biological clock's been ticking loudly, but I realized I know little about women's sexual transformations after pregnancy. In honor of... More >>

• Teens' Sexual Rights

  published April 5, 2005

  I lost my virginity the summer after high school. Had I grown up in the '90s rather than the '80s, I'd probably have popped my cherry long before... More >>

• Books

  published March 29, 2005

  Novelist Jonathan Ames explores sex changes as the editor of Sexual Metamorphosis, gathering pieces from photographer Loren Cameron, former... More >>

• Our Cheating Hearts

  published March 22, 2005

  Cheating is everywhere lately: in the news (Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards), on TV (Desperate Housewives), and in my life. Last week, I... More >>

• Casual-Sex Myths

  published March 8, 2005

  Casual sex gets a bad rap, even in these supposedly liberated times. While books like The Hookup Handbook: A Single Girl's Guide to Living It... More >>

• Personal-Ad Adventure

  published February 22, 2005

  No sooner had I penned my column on threesomes than I received an e-mail whose subject line read, "Rachel, will you answer our Craigslist ad?"... More >>