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Dangerous books, subversive literature, poetry, and thought-provoking quotes, along with the occasional pretty photo. Sometimes NSFW.
"Like many women of my generation, I had been raised with the notion that only men needed to reach orgasm in sex. Women were thought to be satisfied by the emotional contact available in sexual intercourse."

Judy Chicago, "Fragments from the Delta of Venus"

#judychicago #anaisnin #womenwriters
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"The Sexual History of the World War," Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Falstaff Press, New York, 1937

#vintagebooks #unusualbooks #strangebooks #history #booksky #eroticism #nurses #naughtynurses #ihavesomeverystrangebooks
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Complicated," from "The Lioness Awakens," by Lauren Eden, Castle Point Books, New York, 2018.

#laureneden #poetry #poets #womenpoets #poetrybooks #castlepointbooks #bookphotos #complicatedbylaureneden #complicated
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
There must be a revised edition of this 1873 book on etiquette. The new version presumably explains that referring to women as "Piggy" is acceptable, for our very stable genius president would never behave in a manner contrary to common decency.

#trump #fucktrump #piggy #vintagebooks #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Key to Her Heart Is in There Somewhere

#keys #secrets #love #longing #desire #hope
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I have a habit of marking favorite passages in the books I'm reading. I've just finished "Hekate" by Nikita Gill (@nikitagill.bsky.social). Expect to see quotes. MANY quotes.

#nikitagill #hekate #hecate #poetry #poets #verse #mythology #booksky #beautifulbooks #beautifulwriting
#lovedthisbook
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Sexual Criminal (Demure). Model: Mia
Book: "Woman as a Sexual Criminal" by Dr. Erich Wulffen, American Ethnological Press, New York, 1934.

#womenandbooks #photography #chicagophotographer #portraits #mia #erichwulffen #dangerouswomen #hiddenwomen #unusualbooks #vintagebooks #womanasasexualcriminal
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
In "The Testaments," describing the fall of Gilead, Margaret Atwood mentions "successful attacks from within certain parts of the former United States, such as the Missouri hill country, the areas in and around Chicago and Detroit..."

This is a vote of faith. Margaret, I love you.
#chicago #atwood
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Racist? Rapist? They aren't mutually exclusive.
No Kings Protest, Chicago, October 18, 2025

#nokings #nokingsprotest #nokingschicago #originalphotography #protests #chicago #trump #fucktrump #believethewomen
October 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
He said, "Books or me?" Sometimes I remember him when I am buying new books.

#books #booksky #readers #lovebooks #bibliophile #vintagebooks #beautifulbooks #oldbooks #silly #funny
October 18, 2025 at 6:25 AM
"Why do we make ourselves so fierce that we scare hearts away once we have invited them in?"
Detail of a mural by Rachel Slotnick (Chicago, 2015)

#rachelslotnick #artists #art #publicart #murals #chicago #logansquare #chicagomural #colorful
October 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The first line of "Fahrenheit 451" is: "It was a pleasure to burn." This is the essence of Donald Trump's appeal. Truly making America great would involve hard work. Keeping America angry? That's easy.

#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #trump #maga #raybradbury #fahrenheit451 #booksky
October 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled 'This could change your life.'"
- Helen Exley

#helenexley
#bannedbooksweek
#bannedbooks
#bookbans
#censorship
#books
#booksky
October 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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