Persona

  • As Pretty Lynne, I usually write about things when they are going well, or when I’ve got it all figured out. Today is a little bit different.  Most days, I feel great about being a single woman. I am smart and capable and can figure out how to do things I haven’t had to do

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  • For Sale

    Anonymous recently asked on a messaging site to meet me in real life. The individual offered me $450 and when I said they had misread the situation, offered more. I was clear about saying no. In the end, I decided to delete the account and stop engaging.  I am privileged in that I am a

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  • Blocked

    I had a confusing thing happen recently and I wanted to write about it.  An individual responded to a story of mine on Instagram with a note that they clicked on the Reddit link in my profile and were “not sorry. Amazing work.”  We had a very pleasant and superficial exchange about my writing, and

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  • Objectify Me

    I’ve never been an object of true desire. Certainly men have admired how I look; they have commented on my breasts, my ass, my eyes. But I’ve never been wanted.  My first memory of being objectified was when I was 12. Walking home from school, a man at a construction site whistled at me and

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  • The Voice

    I grew up thinking my voice was annoying. If you’re Gen X, like me, you probably learned at least one of the following lessons: No? Just me? Maybe so. Your experience may vary. (Honestly, I hope it does.) There was always something about my voice to which my father objected. It was too loud, too

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  • Be Cool, Linda

    Having a persona that creates sexy material is fun. It just is.  It’s a chance to play and explore and take risks that my [real name] self can’t do as easily. Pretty Lynne can flirt, joke around, talk openly about sex, and express a part of my personality that is developing and changing at this

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