Written by SoCal Switch. SoCal Switch is a first-time Jewrotica writer.
I arrived at the hotel cautiously optimistic. Diane and I were off to a great start in developing an online friendship. When I sent her a picture of me in Agent Mulder’s office from the TV show “The X Files,” she endeared herself to me by signing her reply, “Scully” – Mulder’s female partner’s name. Yep definitely off to a great start.
Subsequent e-mails, IM chats and phone conversations built on that foundation. But the acid test was still to come: meeting in person. Although when it comes to confirming good chemistry my batting average in meeting online friends has been pretty good, there have been the occasional flops, so I wasn’t banking too much on the magic happening, but had a good feeling about Diane and so came well prepared.
Diane had a business retreat in a little resort town about an hour and a half drive from where I live and I agreed to meet her at her hotel. A few weeks prior, she had sent me a picture of herself so I knew who to look for once I walked into the hotel lobby with my toy bag in one hand and flowers in the other. She was easy enough to spot. In fact, her picture didn’t even do her justice. There was a naturalness about her that was plain irresistible.
Like me, she seemed a bit nervous. It was only natural. I know for me, there were a thousand things going on in my head, beginning with “what the hell am I going to talk about with this woman?” Although I put out a very outgoing persona, I can get a little tongue tied when I’m meeting an attractive woman for the first time, especially when I want to make a good impression. But the moment Diane relaxed and smiled at me, I knew everything was going to work out just fine.
We got a quiet booth in the hotel restaurant and got to know each other better. I told her about some of the projects I was working on. She told me about hers. We talked and opened up to each other for a good hour or more when we decided it was time to go up to her room to continue in intimate, private surroundings. You should have seen the grin on my face when she put her hand in mine as we waited for the elevator.
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While many people fear the “sex talk,” Jewrotica offers an opportunity for writers and audiences to speak about sexuality in a open and safe space. When I attended a Jewrotica reading, I heard stories that reminded me that love takes many forms, and that expressing it is a vital part of who we are as a people.
Jewrotica was everything I had dreamed of and more: sexy attendees, tantalizing confessions, and well-written literature to boot! More importantly, it empowers us Jews to reach inside and own our sexy selves and heritage!
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I’m so glad that Jewrotica is represented here at Jewlicious! It’s bringing voices that need to be heard in the Jewish discussion and Jewish climate environment.
I’m Heshy Fried from Frum Satire and I am very, very frum. And I completely support Jewrotica – it’s doing a service to the frum community. We need some sort of kosher sexual education. Jewrotica even has a system that allows frum filters to filter out certain things to make it PG for us. It’s mamish Torah. It’s like The Little Midrash Says for sex.
What an incredible night Jewrotica was!!!! There was this fantastic moment, in a sea of Jews of all sexualities, ages, backgrounds and denominations, that I realized we were all in this together! I hope that there are many more events coming to Austin soon!
Such an amazing experience! The Sarah Lawrence Jewrotica workshop was more than I could have ever expected – a comfortable, safe, sultry environment where participants clearly felt good about sharing or listening to each other’s intimate experiences and relating them to sexy stories from the Torah. From the moment the workshop began, Ayo had a sweet presence that was kinetic and spread around the room; her storytelling abilities had everyone enraptured and made the conversation topics relata… Read more
Bedside Reading with Jewrotica was funny, sexy, and hot all at once. The readings were honest about all kinds of sexuality, but the highlight of the evening was definitely the confessions, written by audience participants. Nobody knew who wrote them, and most were tell-alls that would make your bubbe blush. Unless your bubbe was very, very cool. Then maybe she’d make YOU blush!
I stepped out of my comfort zone to be a part of this. I was glad to open up the topic of sexuality in my community. We are trying to build a safe space to talk about sex. The result I am most happy about coming from this event is that hopefully now my friends know they can come and talk to me, that I can be their ‘safe space’.
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