Clean Sheets Reader Comments
September 2000 Comments
I agree - this is a place for all kinds of fantasies. If I don't like something I'm reading ,I stop.I've read all of Indigo's writing from her webpage, and she has to be one of the most original writer's I've ever come across. You never know whether her writing will be funny, or straight and smart , or just completely wild and dirty.
Chris V.
-- Saturday, September 30, 2000 at 21:46:04 (EDT)
Without getting too personal, I think there's a tendency of some people to react to issues in their own lives rather than the text before them. The "Daddy" stories are sexy, well-written, well-developed and delightful and I would like to see more of them.
JR <>
-- Saturday, September 30, 2000 at 12:20:03 (EDT)
I can see how the father theme in this week's fiction could be disturbing, but it's a fairytale, and fairytales often touch the subconscious in troubling ways. I thought it was an enchanting, sensitive story.
D.E.
-- Saturday, September 30, 2000 at 10:49:13 (EDT)
I *like* "Daddy" stories, and reading this one reminded me of reading Anne Rice's Beauty-books.Its obviously a fairy tale and fantasy and doesn't involve real children. Keep it coming!
Janet S. <janets833@netscape.net>
Phoenix, AZ
-- Saturday, September 30, 2000 at 09:56:20 (EDT)
I might be the only reader who feels this way, but the "Daddy" theme of Susannah Indigo's writing gives me the creeps. I read "Do What You Love" several months ago and thought, okay, that's just one story. Breaking taboos, pushing the envelope, etc., etc. Then I read "Velvet," and it was too much. The prose was silly and overwritten, the main character seemed stupid, and on top of that, the references to incest were too much for me to take. To put it bluntly, I've been there, and it ain't that fun to be with "Daddy."
Angela
SF Bay Area,
-- Saturday, September 30, 2000 at 02:07:12 (EDT)
Cool audio! I hope you have more of this, because it's fun to put heahdphones on and listen to dirty stories and pretend you're doing work.
Jenna
-- Friday, September 29, 2000 at 20:09:56 (EDT)
The women on Sex and the City are hardly "self-confident", and that's part of what's wrong with the show (the actresses may be, but that's another story .....). The women and their actions and thoughts are quite neurottic and full of self-absorption, don't you think? These are not signs of confident women at all.
Nice site.
John McC
Washington DC,
-- Thursday, September 28, 2000 at 15:14:38 (EDT)
How can anybody *hate* Bull Durham?? Sex and laughter, that's what I believe in!
Katherine
Chicago,
-- Thursday, September 28, 2000 at 09:13:04 (EDT)
On Susannah Indigo's 9/6 editorial: I hated Bull Durham, especially that speech, but I do agree with some of your thoughts on Sex and the City, notably, "Where's the kink?!" One of these women is supposed to be a sex writer and the rest are a bunch of sluts (I mean that in a nice way!), but they are consistently shocked by anything racier than a het blowjob? What's THAT all about? However, let's remember that the world is not populated mostly by sex writers and dedicated readers of erotica. This show's open discussion of sex, albeit vanilla sex, is truly groundbreaking for mainstream TV, and I'm happy it's there. Also, I continue to feel affection for the show because occasionally an episode comes along that is just a little masterpiece of writing and storytelling and because it is the only time I get to see self-confident (yes, they are) women smoking and drinking and telling their own stories and even being allowed to voice some stereotypical self-doubts. Maybe I can forgive it more because the characters' lifestyles are so radically different from mine (no, I'm not loaded, single, childless, or cut) that it's almost pure fantasy for me. And, with all due respect, you sound like you have it all together when it comes to relationships and sex and self-esteem. Alas, it ain't so for most of us, so it's comforting to see otherwise cool people struggling with personal issues in a nonpathetic way.
BG
-- Wednesday, September 27, 2000 at 23:40:59 (EDT)
And *I* believe this is one interesting zine, to be bookmarked for future reading. I'll be back for Part 2, that's for sure.
MG
Miami,
-- Wednesday, September 27, 2000 at 21:25:16 (EDT)
You've thrown down the gauntlet -- what do *I* believe? Indeed.
I believe that our actions speak louder to the ones we love so we must speak them lovingly. I believe that the only measure of a person's ability to accomplish their goals is the *strength* of their *desire* to reach them. I believe that saying it makes it so -- so be careful. I believe that the only constant in the universe is change. I believe that each of us is here in the world today by *choice* and that we all have difficult work ahead of us. And I believe that in this difficult work, we will not fail and the light of a new era will shine on us all.
Crow <crowbark@hotmail.com>
MD
-- Wednesday, September 27, 2000 at 20:02:08 (EDT)
This is a fabulous site- love the redhead-review, some of the poetry, and that sexy snow-story.
Gannon
-- Wednesday, September 27, 2000 at 13:30:30 (EDT)
Very nice soft and sexy story to listen to! Yum.
Jane Vollson
Atlanta,
-- Wednesday, September 27, 2000 at 09:18:50 (EDT)
I think the Power Principles article misses the fact that many people *are* into pain in their sex lives. This article seems to minimize and apologize for BDSM just like the switching one did a few weeks ago. Plenty of people want/live/love 24/7; plenty of people want their pain with their sex, and it's silly to say it's not so.
Katie
LA,
-- Monday, September 25, 2000 at 00:53:06 (EDT)
Power Principles by Jamie Joy Gatto (9/20/00) is a welcome piece of advocacy for sexual experimentation between consenting partners and honesty about preferences and so called kinks. Trying to conform to so called conventional notions of what sex should be means missing out on exploration of roles, power plays and fantasies that can enrich people's experiences. Jamie's piece will hopefully encourage a bit more honesty in people expressing what they want, and a lot more diversity and experimentation.
Dave
Dave <daveamis@appleonline.net>
Stanford-le-Hope, Essex England
-- Sunday, September 24, 2000 at 07:41:53 (EDT)
A theater without flashlights readily available would be as possible as CleanSheets without erotica. Nice picture of the girl, the cock, and the rope!
Ken Evans
Chicago,
-- Wednesday, September 20, 2000 at 23:12:00 (EDT)
Thank you, Susannah Indigo, for reminding me of a view of things I had almost forgotten I hold myself. It's just that actively expressing that view can be such a discouraging activity because of all those people who want to make you (or themselves) believe that 'it's only T.V. (or fiction)' 'It doesn't mean anything'. But of course it does. I wholeheartedly share your analysis of Eyes Wide Shut (and the T.V. show you mentioned, which is unknown in this country, although we are being plagued with Ally McBeal). More in general I find that a lot of what i would call 'relationship' movies, especially those coming from Hollywood, are unbearably moralistic and only sending out the message that sex is dangerous and immoral if practiced outside a good old-fashioned - preferably christian and boringly proper - marriage. These films are so hypocritical! They send out a strong sexy message in their imagery but they always put some kind of 'don't try this at home!' message underneath. In other words their imagery creates the kind of urges the story is telling us to suppress. Talking about a cockteaser!
Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against erotic images, on the contrary, it's the moralistic defusing of them I object to. That doesn't mean I am blind to the dangers of trying to put your sexual fantasies into practice. Fantasies do have a tendency to backfire when tried out in the real world. But sometimes it does pay off to follow your (wet) dream, only it never seems to do that in movies (except for hardcore porn, but those are just plain dumb!). There are ways of having a fulfilling (love) life without having a traditional marriage. Milan Kundera once wrote that 'Kitsch is the denial of shit'
I would like to add: or the overemphasis of it. In overemphasizing the dangers and drawbacks of 'deviant' sexual behavior, without ever mentioning the advantages, Hollywood is not only being moralistic and conservative, is not only covertly indoctrinating its audience (if I can be forgiven for this rather militant choice of words) but also guilty of producing kitsch. O.K. sex can be dangerous, but it can also be the most fulfilling experience of your life, in or outside a proper marriage.
For good measure, I would like to add that I myself am happily married (albeit we didn't have a church wedding: we're both atheists) and that I don't have any urge to go out and fulfill any dark sexual fantasies. I just feel that nobody has a right to judge people who do, as long as they do not harm others. (Nobody can be prohibited from doing harm to themselves, warned against it yes, prohibited, no.)I hope some day popular culture will learn to take a more relaxed view of sex again. They don't have to go so far as they did in the sixties but a good balance between celebration and warning would be nice.
Well, looks like I really got on my high horse that time!
Stefan <Stefanvdb@altavista.net>
Belgium
-- Monday, September 18, 2000 at 06:30:08 (PDT)
I believe - Kevin Costner's speech is erotica defined, without sex, and I believe that I *love* to check in to CleanSheets every week to see what's new!\
Sandy
Seattle,
-- Sunday, September 17, 2000 at 10:16:45 (PDT)
Love the 'Screaming Orgasm' poem.
jenna
-- Wednesday, September 13, 2000 at 09:06:53 (PDT)
The article this week is a real hoot - most of the blurbs had me laughing out loud. The one about the kid, where it comments in one line about how he was cheerful and eager, and in another talks about a lawsuit alleging he was humiliated and distressed - someone needs to tell folks that those states are not mutually exclusive! Thanks for the laughter - this one I'm passing around for people to look at!
Alexa
-- Tuesday, September 12, 2000 at 21:33:04 (PDT)
Aren't we all _what_? Monsters? Self-loathing? I don't think so .........
JH
-- Monday, September 11, 2000 at 20:38:25 (PDT)
"Destinations" was wonderful. I felt her pain,lust, and self-loathing. Bravo to you who understands the complex nature of women even if disguised as a monster, but then again aren't we all?
Heather <Heathersjunk@hotmail.com>
IL
-- Monday, September 11, 2000 at 10:43:41 (PDT)
Very nice...I liked that story.
RedSun <sunshyn63@hotmail.com>
-- Sunday, September 10, 2000 at 19:59:10 (PDT)
That "Destinations" is so disappointing! It started out so sexy and turned into junk. I can't imagine what anyone thinks is erotic about killing people.
Janet
Baltimore,
-- Saturday, September 09, 2000 at 23:59:17 (PDT)
Whew! Julian Robinson's article on Switching was so hot that it had me reaching for my smelling salts. If this is marriage in the new millenium, count me in. I think my husband and I need to renew our vows. This gives a whole new twist to the phrase "love, honor, and OBEY".....
Amy
SF Bay Area, CA
-- Friday, September 08, 2000 at 21:34:20 (PDT)
Nice to see someone with some brains who understands sexuality write about "Eyes Wide Shut". I believe "Sex In The City" is an insult to *both* men and women. It's narcissistic television at its worst, full of people who are not passionate about anything but themselves.
Joe M.
SF Bay Area,
-- Friday, September 08, 2000 at 06:38:53 (PDT)
Destinations, is a story that I will treasure for a long time...the sort of writing I've been hoping to find. I like. A lot.
Eric
-- Thursday, September 07, 2000 at 18:56:27 (PDT)
Susannah Indigo's editorial "I Believe" is an interesting juxtaposition with Harry Tasker's story "Destinations." Tasker's compelling tale made me aware of a few things I believe: that our nightmares have a lot to tell us about our sense of identity and self-perception, that sex isn't the exclusive property of joy, and that the shadow will ultimately demand as much attention as the light.
Djinna
-- Wednesday, September 06, 2000 at 21:29:08 (PDT)
I believe in 3 day kisses! And Cleansheets interesting writing and no TV-:))
Jerri
-- Wednesday, September 06, 2000 at 18:36:34 (PDT)
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I believe: the switching story was educational, the poem sexy, the fiction gross, and Indigo's article right on the money. Images *do* matter, and they are how we change our society, like it or not.
Marty B.
Atlanta,
-- Wednesday, September 06, 2000 at 09:09:48 (PDT)
Its nice to know that we're not the only ones that like to flip a coin.
Heads I win ,tails you win!
Thanks Jullian!
Susan & Jon <two4eros@aol>
-- Wednesday, September 06, 2000 at 06:42:55 (PDT)
I thought "Opening Ceremony" was very arousing and touching, but also too long and repetitive. Innumerable lines of dialog could have been cut or condensed, and the author could have been more seamless, and subtle, in conveying the feelings of her protagonists. I was shocked that Beth had sold her body but was offended by several of Pru's reactions and annoyed that they made up so quickly. There was almost no tension; and, by the end of the story, I was exasperated and wanted it over with.
Dennis Okada <dennisokada@yahoo.com>
Tacoma, WA USAS
-- Sunday, September 03, 2000 at 13:00:55 (PDT)
Read September 2000 Comments
Susannah Indigo's editorial "I Believe" is an interesting juxtaposition with Harry Tasker's story "Destinations."
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"I've spent (way too many!) hours looking through this feedback and your archives, and think you've got the best sex writing site on the Web."
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"Well I haven't been here in a while and am sorry I haven't! Better-than-sex, mimosas, plums, strawberry sundaes, eating in France and at the movies, and a sexy cookbook -- these are all wonderful."
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"That's an excellent, sexy report on phone sex. I'm just going to have to get brave and try this when my boyfriend is travelling."
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"On 'How To Girl Watch' -- lovely pointers. Ah yes, the girls in their summer dresses. My my my. Very nice 'zine you have here."
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"You people are fabulous! 'Now That I'm Done,' ' Do What You Love,' ' Woman Being Tongued To Orgasm' -- this is quality writing. It's sexy and fun and fresh..."
Read March 2000 Comments
" 'The Symbol for Intensity' was one of the best erotic stories I've had the pleasure of reading in a long time . . . Makes me want to attempt being fisted again . . ."
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"You said one way to make cleavage was to use duct tape. You can also use clear packing tape! To remove duct tape . . ."
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"Paul Jensi's 'Galette de Roi' was extremely erotic. I particularly like the idea of domination without domineering . . ."
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"'Sweet Eating' was the most well done piece of work I've seen in a long time. I've been trying to direct my husband to some good information site on cunnilingus..."
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