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On Writing the Body Without Writing the Body
There's a difference between erotic and explicit. The first leaves room for the reader.
I learned to write desire the way a jazz pianist learns to leave space — by trusting the silence to do half the work. The point of a love scene is not what is shown; it is what is felt next.
May 02, 20266 min
Read the Essay"I write at 11:47 p.m. because that is when I stop translating myself — and start telling the truth."
— C.J. Noir
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