Dear Ms. Harm Reduction, I’m an escort with an Oxycontin habit. For the most part I can plan ahead and maintain, but sometimes supply runs out and I have to go to work when I’m in withdrawal. I serve a middle class clientele, and I’d lose clients if they found out I was a drug… Continue reading Ask Ms. Harm Reduction: I’m Dopesick
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Dear Tits and Sass: How Do I Organize My Stripper Clothes?
Dear Tits and Sass, As a stripper, I have scads of finicky little costume pieces that are forever getting lost, natch. I live in a shithole with inadequate closet space, and all my drawers are spoken for. Do you all have any creative ideas for keeping my two pieces in one piece, and my skimpy… Continue reading Dear Tits and Sass: How Do I Organize My Stripper Clothes?
On Stripper Burnout
Burnout is a beast with which anyone doing emotional labor is all too familiar. It can be devastating when you pay to work and your income depends on appearing… not burned out. Isn’t it wild how you think everything’s cool and then out of nowhere you find yourself paralyzed by the mere thought of approaching… Continue reading On Stripper Burnout
Dear Tits and Sass: Breaking Up With a Regular Client Edition
Dear Tits and Sass, I need help breaking up with a long time client. He is a very sweet guy and if I were to describe our dates (lots of time out in public: dinners, shows, etc.) it would sound like a pretty cushy gig. The problem is that I find being physical with him… Continue reading Dear Tits and Sass: Breaking Up With a Regular Client Edition
Coming Out: Lilly Muse
A couple of months ago I was at auditions for a musical at my community theater, and during the interminable waiting period I found myself chatting with a group of middle-aged women (why not the shy 20-year-old hottie in flannel? Sigh). Easy conversation bumped along, from “what are you singing?” to “I’m such a horrible… Continue reading Coming Out: Lilly Muse