Chloe is a middle-income student about to graduate from the School of Visual Arts. Her dungeon activities pay for school supplies, shoes, laptop equipment, Metro cards, and food. She’s even used freelance kink work to allow her to take an unpaid internship—something you can’t necessarily do if you’re not bankrolled by your parents. In this way, S&M promotes social mobility.

I’m anxious to hear word of up-and-coming “literary terrorists” I know must be out there, under my radar. Help me, guys. Where are they? Who are they? Spill it, O lurksome lit major. Yeah, you in the back with the annotated Go Down, Moses. Who’s on your short list? Who else is following in Acker’s footsteps? In Burroughs’? In Hunter S. Thompson’s? Who is channeling the grand, unconquerable spirit of everyone’s favorite Irish panty-sniffer, James Joyce?

Yep. This blog started in the fall of 2007, when I decided to combine two of my favorite things and, as a courtesy to sex workers everywhere, post weekly mp3 mixes of music that would be suitable to play during in-calls.

This is a day-long seminar in which meals will be provided. The workshop is limited to ten participants on the basis of a submitted application; each participant will receive a Flip camera and a $50 stipend. Only self-identified current and former sex workers are invited to apply, to ensure that all feel comfortable during the seminar.

Melissa Gira’s Tumblr is becoming a case study on the longterm effects of living on the internet.