The Power of Sex-Positive Erotica
Peekaboo Collins is an erotic fiction author, sex blogger and the dirty wordsmith behind Monogamy With Treats and her latest release, GLITCH. She writes erotica that highlights enthusiastic consent and sex-positivity, giving an intimate “peek” into the lives of lovers who seek healthy, pleasurable, and expressive experiences. Reading her words will make you feel as though you found her most personal diary and read all the parts you shouldn’t have.
She is not only one of our favorite sex-positive influencers. She also graced us with her words on episode eleven of Carnal Theory! Before she spoke to us on our podcast, however, she was kind enough to share her wisdom in a conversation with our staff. Here is what she said.
MSB: Let me know a little about the things you have written and/or are working on writing.
PC: I’m currently working on the second volume of my series, Monogamy With Treats. It’s an erotic short story anthology series written from the perspectives of both men and women in partnerships that push the boundaries of traditional monogamy through additions to the coupling, be it a sexy stranger or simply the addition of toys and fantasies. Since publishing the first volume, I have also published an unrelated (but just as sexy, if not sexier) collection of erotic poetry and prose. It contains personal anecdotes of how I came into my own sexual awareness, lots of steamy dialogue, and the sexiest blow job scene I have ever written.
MSB: What inspires you to write erotica?
PC: Humans are very sexual creatures, and we have very little actual understanding as to why any particular thing turns us on; I find that very intriguing. I don’t write to try to make sense of that, but instead to appreciate and celebrate that. Sex is one of the most significant and most important things that we all have in common!
I am inspired to write erotica and about sex/sexuality in general because exposure breeds normalization, and the more we see, the more we learn. I write to connect with others in the hopes that my words inspire people to grow in understanding and acceptance so that they may create new - and strengthen existing - healthy, honest, and fulfilling relationships with other people and, most importantly, with themselves.
4. Have you ever written for audio erotica? Or explored that medium? What do you think about it? What do you feel are the pros and cons of audio as a form of erotica?
PC: The human sexual response is so much more than just physical, which is why I think erotica is so popular. Sexual response is a dynamic combination of emotional, cognitive and physiological processes that flow together, resulting in the complete sexual experience. Erotica capitalizes on this complex experience in an intellectual way, and audio erotica puts wheels on it. With audio erotica, rather than reading as an outsider looking in, you are inside the action as the author speaks directly to you. It’s like dirty talk on demand.
With erotica in audio format, privacy is increased, as you can say goodbye to embarrassing book covers with half-naked people on them or the person sitting next to you on the train peeking over at what you’re reading; with headphones in, no one is the wiser. Additionally, you can listen to it while driving or while doing anything really, as it’s completely hands-free.
I have not yet written for audio erotica, but it is definitely a goal of mine to do so. Whether for leisurely entertainment purposes or for supplementing sexual experiences, the audio medium has expanded and diversified the way we consume erotica and is a great alternative to visual supplementation. Audio erotica provides those individuals with visual impairments with erotic stimulation in ways not previously accessible or existent, and for the purpose of enhancing sexual experiences, it gives those who simply don’t enjoy or are uncomfortable watching porn a delicious alternative.
MSB: What do you think is the biggest misconception people have when they hear that you write erotica?
PC: That I have lots and lots of kinky sex with a ton of partners and enjoy going to sex/swingers parties all the time because I write about them. I identify as polyamorous, and I have my kinks, but I’m not sex-crazed!
