LIFE WITHOUT SHAME
According to Child Protective Services, everyone in my family is guilty of possessing and sharing CSAM (child sexual abuse material). This includes my mother, father, sister, brother, aunts, nephews, cousins, godmother, and the priest at my local Greek Orthodox Church in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The photos in question are from my 1978 baptism. In all... Continue Reading →
So I just spent the better part of two days removing a line. We're talking about a tiny, black, curving line a few centimeters tall. This row of pixels is so offensive, apparently, Jeff Bezos has taken it upon himself to protect us from it, whether we want him to or not. This is the... Continue Reading →
OK. This is a rant. My apologies.Today I received word that The Feral Girl: Illustrated Edition will be removed from Amazon's platform. Why? Here's what they told me:During our review, we found the cover image for the following book(s) is in violation of our Content Guidelines: The Feral Girl: The Aenya Saga: Book One of... Continue Reading →
In the opening shot of Michael Cacoyannis's 1977 film Iphigenia, we are exposed to the "thousand ships launched by Helen," preparing to set sail for Troy, and hundreds of Greek actors camped naked on the beach. When we first meet the actor playing Achilles, he also isn't wearing a thing. This is in stark contrast to Nolan's... Continue Reading →
To call Ages of Aenya a book about nudism is like calling The Lord of the Rings a book about not wearing shoes. Yes, I have called Ages of Aenya, the first book in the Aenya Saga, a naturist fantasy adventure, and I have even read it in the nude. But this should matter no... Continue Reading →
"Nudism and baseball!?" Is there now a baseball league for nudists? Players sliding into third on their bare butts? Outfielders waiting for a fly ball with their little bats flapping in the wind? No, unfortunately not. Or maybe, thankfully not, because nudism and baseball go together like nudity and cross-country skiing. Sorry, I didn't mean... Continue Reading →
The Ilmar (plural) or Ilmarin (singular, descriptive) go by many names: savages, barbarians, wildlings. Given their total lack of clothing and their propensity for living in forests, hills, and river valleys, they are viewed by most other races as a lesser developed human subspecies closer to animals than a civilized people. This view is perpetuated... Continue Reading →
Nudism is losing ground in the battle for acceptance. Every day, it seems, we are under attack by social media. Our way of life is perpetually misrepresented, when all depictions of nudity, however innocent, are lumped in with p@rn. Earnest YouTubers promoting the lifestyle are quietly erased. My account was recently flagged with a violation,... Continue Reading →
It isn't easy being a nudist these days---with the algorithm associating all nudity, innocent or otherwise, with porn---and living the lifestyle can be daunting when it comes to friends and family. Few of us are lucky enough to live in a clothing-optional home, and many people I see on Reddit lament having to hide their... Continue Reading →
Hey naked guys and gals, I'm back from my trip to La Jenny Naturiste Village, and I have to say, Belinda Carlisle was right . . . Heaven is a Place on Earth --- that place, of course, being located on the French Atlantic coast. You can probably guess that this review will be overwhelmingly... Continue Reading →
Being and Nakedness 