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On Dying for Sex, living for female horniness and the impossibility of healing a man's pain with a woman's hope

because paradigms aren't going to shift themselves

Apr 10 •

mothers are people, too

and we need to stop acting so surprised when women act like it.

Apr 3 •

year of the snake

'honor your hunger and feed yourself' and tell adam he can watch

Feb 11 •

speaking of sex and grief... (and los angeles)

... with more soon

Jan 16 •

when "good girls" are "bad girls" or why I will always root for a woman's pleasure over her fidelity to the men who can't give it to her

On Babygirl, desire, eroticism and pursuing middle age as both "Madonna" and "Whore"

Jan 1 •

do you like to be read to?

if so, here's an audioessay and a 20% discount to celebrate the braid's second birthday

Nov 25, 2024 •

Introducing: 'NO SHAME with Rebecca Woolf' a new podcast ft women who refuse to behave

new episodes every Tuesday! STARTING NOW!

Oct 8, 2024 •

2. for one night only, a pair of stoops

this is the second of two essays that are actually one essay about one night that felt like two nights and, I guess, in a way, it sort of was.

Sep 17, 2024 •

sex & the single mom is moving... to... here!

after years of writing about sex, relationships and parenting for Romper, they've retired all freelancers. so I'm gonna resuscitate my column here…

Sep 3, 2024 •

Aug 3, 2024 •

How to Host a 50th Birthday Party for Your Dead Husband with Whom you Have a Complicated Relationship

my relationship with my late husband is always going to be complicated which is why I'll never stop celebrating him and everything else that is also…

Jul 16, 2024 •

on celibacy, solo sex and quitting dating because, "why bother."

is dating even worth it? let's discuss.

Jul 8, 2024 •

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