The heat wave has passed here in the Northeast, and the air is so delightful I am spending my weekend in the nude. The thing about doing regular activities naked, even something as mundane as washing the dishes, is that I do them more deliberately, savoring the way my body feels as I go about the simplest tasks. Everything seems slightly more vivid.
I do get dressed when I leave the apartment, of course, although yesterday, I bicycled to the nature center in the city and took a couple naked walks. The trails were practically deserted--I say practically because the sudden appearance of three hikers sent me scrambling for my clothes. (Ever wonder where my character Danielle gets her exhibitionist streak?)
On the literary front, I have begun to revise and expand "Occasions of Sin." The story, about a Catholic schoolgirl discovering her sexuality, received a good response, but it ends rather too abruptly. I have been working on adding a few plot complications that will allow Cindy to experience a wider range of sexual expression--some of her own devising, some that will be imposed on her. Everything will be posted at once, when I am sure it's ready.