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1 month ago | 
sarajbenincasa.substack.com | Sara Benincasa |Robyn Pennacchia |Susie Bright
I’m drinking water and Aldi “iced coffee,” which is definitely cold brew even if they don’t call it that. Oatmeal is on the menu, as are banana-egg-almond flour pancakes. This is the wild and seductive life I lead. I am aware I am risking being a pain in the ass by attempting to squeeze most of a month’s worth of posts into the final two days of February, and I thank you for your patience. This SHAN’T be the norm moving forward.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
jonbailiff.substack.com | Susie Bright
Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. What better way to start Bisexual Awareness Week than with NC Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson? Robinson is Trump’s chosen gubernatorial candidate for the upcoming election — and today he’s getting his down-low antics splashed, like a golden rain, all over his face. But what if this isn’t just about sex? Susie and Jon have some clues this isn’t just another sad sinner swirling the drain of hypocrisy and closeted mental illness.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
susiebright.ink | Susie Bright |Laura Miller
You know how hard it is to get good service nowadays. Chivalry is a corpse, discretion is unheard of, and bohemian elegance—where did it all go? A well-bred woman might spend her maturity never once hearing the words "May I be of service to you?"—although she may spend her life waiting on others, particularly children and men. Such a predicament could make strong women weep and gnash their teeth, but when the going gets tough, the tough throw a party. A very unusual party.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
susiebright.ink | Candida Royalle |Jane Kamensky |Norton Press |Susie Bright
On this week’s show:Candida Royalle created “straight women’s erotica” when people thought that was an oxymoron. What did such a description even mean? And who was Candice Vadala, really? Among many things, she was a friend and a sister. Hello there, and welcome to “Back to Bed with Susie Bright”. Please consider subscribing to my newsletter and podcast, if you haven’t already! This is the week of April 5, 2024.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
bookandfilmglobe.com | Stephen Garrett |Susie Bright |Neal Pollack
Sarah Polley’s beautiful film about the Bolivia Mennonite rape scandal pulls some of its punches
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
susiebright.ink | Susie Bright
I got pregnant in 1989, when I was 32, the same age as my mother when she had me. I was due in early June, which inspired a flood of Gemini well-wishes from the On Our Backs readers, who were as surprised and curious as everyone else. “Did you inseminate or did you party?” asked Marika at our magazine Xmas Party. I laughed so hard, she said, “Oh! You partied.”I did party. But I also was falling in love. And then out of it. My bisexual heart was in a bit of torment.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
susiebright.ink | Susie Bright
Writers ask their peers— and often, total strangers— to grant favors in our quest for glory. We thrive on back-scratching, a colony of chimps! It’s our showbiz world. Doing it right is priceless, and a clumsy attempt can be a death blow. Industry favors are worth something. They have financial and credible value; or else, why bother? If you have to write a letter to ask, then it’s not inconsequential. I received a favor-ask this morning that I won’t be granting. Nope.
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Jan 4, 2024 | 
susiebright.ink | Susie Bright
Once upon a time, there was a book called “The Hite Report,” the 30th bestselling book of all time, which made the-then spectacular claim in 1976 that the clitoris was the seat of women’s pleasure. Its author, feminist researcher Shere Hite, solicited thousands of questionnaires from women who spoke with uncommon sexual candor. 70% said they were faking it in bed.
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Dec 26, 2023 | 
susiebright.ink | Susie Bright
My job at Good Vibrations was lonely in 1981. Sometimes I’d have one customer per day. Even if they stayed for an hour or two, I had lots of time to sit there and think about what they said. “My husband has died and I will never achieve climax again.”“The therapist has told me I am sexually dysfunctional and sent me here.”“My dad’s in prison and he has a bigger dick than anything you got in here.”I could rock their world with just a little information.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
datebook.sfchronicle.com | Susie Bright
Olivia Colman portrays Queen Elizabeth II in a scene from the third season of Netflix’s “The Crown.” Photo: Sophie Mutevelian/Associated PressWith the final episodes of “The Crown” released and the entire series available to binge on Netflix, the slightly fictional saga of Queen Elizabeth and her famed monarchy are ready for their performance review.
