Last Girl’s Club ‘Winter Solstice 2021 Magazine‘ is all about one word: Devotion. So, it makes sense that my overly sincere article “Lake of Burning Sexuality,” appears within its pages. It’s the sort of scorcher you write and think to yourself, I’m never, ever going to publish this one, no matter what.
And then you realize it needs to be published; that there are conversations there that need to take place. The article is filled with unfiltered events from my life, so I’ll just pop an introductory preview here in the hopes that you’ll be compelled to stop by Last Girl’s Club, download a free copy (it’s on sale!), and complete this red-hot read yourselves.
Happy Friday!
Lake of Burning Sexuality
I was saved wearing footie pajamas. My family attended night service every Christmas Eve at the local Southern Baptist church. The sermon that evening was fire and brimstone. As a child with a vivid imagination, I felt overwhelming anxiety about the unquenchable fires of hell. I was terrified of the afterlife, pondering how painful the lake of fire would burn if I died before I decided to be born again.
My painful rebirth happened before puberty, and as a result, thoughts of my own sexuality were always highly flammable. Fornication was the gateway to hell, and any form of sexuality was to be stockpiled in preparation for a long, bunker-style marriage.
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Love the introductory preview, and have downloaded a copy to read this weekend. 😅😁 Happy Weekend!
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Thank you, Jeff. It’s the bravest piece I’ve ever published, and I’m nervous to put it out there, but here’s to more writing that feels like sharing a bit of your soul.
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You’re welcome, K. Always. I totally get that, and applaud you and everyone that shares those pieces. I find it frightening and exhilarating.
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Congratulations, K – we do need to have these conversations! Look forward to reading 😊
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Thank you, Ingrid. 😃 I think there are many stories of female sexuality untold, and I hope my bravery inspires others to be brave and tell their stories.
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I think it’s the kind of thing some people (men!) are afraid of 😅
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I agree. We have this conditioning as women to keep silent about our sexuality. I’m grateful shaking free from those shackles. Here’s to a revolution in thinking. 😃✊
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Hear, hear 💪❤️
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Blimey! I will need to read this with my eyes closed! 😂
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Hope it doesn’t scorch your eyes too bad, Hobbo. 😂I’m still surprised I sent this piece off, it’s like a leap off a cliff into what you hope is a welcoming sea.
Thank you for reading it.
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Congratulations, and well done for putting your story out there and saying it like it is!
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