‘Is there any chance of you not repeating this in public?’
‘No, Leo. This whole fuss about our sexuality is one of the major things that screws with us. We have to dig in bluntly to unearth everything we humans have made weird.’
© Charlie Alice Raya, book 2/1, travelling, San Francisco
We need to talk about sex
Dear concerned thinkers,
personally, I believe that despite all of the information that is out there, and all the existing talk about sex, there is still a lot to be unearthed to help us relax about this (potentially) wonderful part of our lives – and also to get away from everything about sex that makes us sick.
My main work are the easy town books and unwittingly talking about sex and related issues slipped into the second book of that series and will remain a feature in the following books.
When I set up this website in 2022, I pictured it to become a place where all the points made in the stories and anything else could be picked up, discussed, explored.
I still see this happening, but being just about to return to my work after dealing with the consequences of overwork, I have decided to put this website on ice for a while – unless funds and people approach me and say: ‘Let’s talk about sex.’
Meanwhile, I can recommend book 2, travelling, for some intriguing discussions and input. Find a list of sex talk topics here >
Book 3 & 4 are still a bit low on the subject. Though I love the bits about non-binary and transpeople in book 3/1, the bits about assumptions in book 3/3, and book 4/2 will see some serious digging into that big question of whether, when, why and how to have a relationship. The easy town books have their own website >
I can also recommend the dot.book which must count as the most diverse story ever and while it’s not explicitly about sex, it has quite a bit to offer on that account. You can find a lot about dot. a potential clothing company with an empowering business model on the dot.website.
On a personal note, there is also a book in planning on my brush with cancer and my double mastectomy. A website for this book and hopefully for the beginnings of a project is already online and will give a peek into my experiences, and hopefully offer quite a bit on help for cancer patients, gender and sex. See breastless >
And finally, so far, there is an unlikely and unexpected contributor: the end of all wars, and while it is about the end of military wars, it has some powerful things to say about relationships and sexuality. Also interesting is that the end of all wars, planet one, the roots of war, is a story without gendered people. I can tell you this, writing the story like this was an interesting experience. For more see the new website: the end of all wars.
You can find all books and projects on the new Charlie Alice Raya website.
Take care and have a good day,
Charlie Alice Raya, August 2024
Take a peek
You can download the free sex talk pdf with a preview of book 2, travelling, a special short story, quotes from the sex talk, and a collection of graphics which sort of happened in the process of compiling this collection.
About the author
I am Charlie Alice Raya, born in Berlin, 1972, non-binary, a thinker, explorer, creator, author and photographer who studied business, a long time ago.
My main work are the easy town books which keep nudging me towards intriguing subjects, and then I build a website for those subjects – just like this one.
You can find out more about me on charlie-alice-raya.org
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Images for the imagination
It is quite interesting how many sensual images can be found in nature and in motion, even without looking for them.
This photo special is a collection of images for the sizzling imagination.
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