Stories by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Rachel Kramer Bussel (http://www.rachelkramerbussel.com) is a New York-based author, editor, blogger and reading series host. She has edited over 38 anthologies, including Gotta Have It, Best Bondage Erotica 2011, Fast Girls and Orgasmic, is Senior Editor at Penthouse Variations and a columnist for SexIs Magazine, and offers up daily food porn at Cupcakes Take the Cake (http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com). subscribe to Rachel Kramer Bussel's feed

Is My Vibrator Ruining My Relationship?

Posted on: Dec 31, 2012, Source: Salon

I thought my boyfriend would be amused when I ordered another sex toy. Apparently, it was one too many.

Why Getting Older Doesn't Mean Giving Up Sex

Posted on: Jun 30, 2011, Source: SeXis Magazine

If you’re adaptable, sex can continue (with yourself and others) for one’s entire lifetime.

How I Dealt With Chronic Pain That Wouldn't Go Away

Posted on: Apr 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Jennette Fulda wasn’t sure what was going on when she started getting headaches, only that eventually she had to come to terms with the fact that her headache wasn't going away.

Slut Shame: Attacking Women for Their Sex Lives

Posted on: Apr 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In 2011, it’s still considered perfectly acceptable to attack women based on their supposed sluttiness.

College Sex Scribes Are Campus Stars

Posted on: Jan 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet

With sex on college campuses still often a taboo topic, Sex and the University shows how these authors generated important discussions amongst their peers.

Sexual Math: A Small Number of Partners Does Not Add Up to Happiness

Posted on: Aug 11, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

Yet another reason feminism still has work to do: women who surpass an entirely arbitrary number of sex partners are labeled 'sluts.'

The Case for Open Relationships

Posted on: Dec 14, 2007, Source: Huffington Post

Polyamorous relationships need trust and communication -- not so different from monogamous ones.

Prude: New Book Rolls Sexuality Back Centuries

Posted on: Dec 13, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Carol Platt Liebau's new book is the worst in a recent spate of teen-sex-shockfests.

Are You a "Sex Addict?"

Posted on: Nov 30, 2007, Source: Huffington Post

Is the bogeyman of "sexual addiction" scaring people out of having sex?

Sex Toys and the Technology of Orgasm

Posted on: Oct 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet

A new documentary offers up a disturbing history of the first vibrators and shows that sex toys aren't just for pleasure -- they're political.

21st Century S.E.X. Ed

Posted on: Jul 12, 2007, Source: WireTap

A founder of an innovative sex-ed program explains her holistic, inclusive approach to teaching teens about the birds and the bees.

Rebecca Walker: Baby Love and Other Observations from Writing While Pregnant

Posted on: Apr 29, 2007, Source: SMITH Magazine

Exploring abortion at 14, her rocky relationship with her mother Alice Walker, and the ecstasy of bearing a child at 37, the content of Rebecca Walker's memoir provides fertile ground for this probing interview.