A footnote for the ages

Published almost 2 years ago • 1 min read

Darlings, hello! How are you? A short dispatch today on this smoky, sultry summer afternoon. The message is simple: do something that feels good.

In that vein, I'll leave you with this picture of what could be the best footnote ever written. It appears on page 3 of adrienne maree brown's Pleasure Activism.*

Happy InterDependence Day to you all! Back next week with our usual lengthy concoction of salt, shade, tea, and smut!

*Yes, I'm still going on about this book. It's slowly becoming a kind of manifesto for me.

Until next time, flame on! 🔥

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Edward Ficklin (he/him), the maverick artist not afraid to say gay, is dedicated to creating erotic art as a pathway to liberation for all. His surrealist work centers the nude figure exploring its own delights, ranging from the sensual to the ecstatic. In defiance of the societal forces attempting erasure by legislation, algorithm, or so-called “community” standards, he delights viewers with imagery of sex and body positivity. His paintings have appeared in NYC galleries like Foley Gallery and the SoHo Project Space, national exhibitions dedicated to erotic art such as CLAW Leather Getaway Kinky Art Show and Tucson Erotica, and numerous naughty, but high quality, publications like Erotic Edges, Doable Guys, and Dirty Little Drawings. He likes his martinis straight up, with a twist, and, of course, made with gin. He adores the grit, freedom, and wild unpredictability of urban existence and continues, likely to the grave, attempts to get that orchid plant to bloom again.