Tanya Mosley

start to build the atmosphere of the person that you want to be that day okay this is a very probably naive question but every time i hear the word dungeon i'm literally thinking about a dungeon like i'm literally let's let's go down to the basement open like a bolted door but in the book like the dungeons are like rooms in a victorian for instance yeah yeah

start to build the atmosphere of the person that you want to be that day okay this is a very probably naive question but every time i hear the word dungeon i'm literally thinking about a dungeon like i'm literally let's let's go down to the basement open like a bolted door but in the book like the dungeons are like rooms in a victorian for instance yeah yeah

Our guest today is writer Brittany Newell. We're talking about her new novel, Softcore. We'll be right back after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air.

Our guest today is writer Brittany Newell. We're talking about her new novel, Softcore. We'll be right back after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air.

Our guest today is writer Brittany Newell. We're talking about her new novel, Softcore. We'll be right back after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air.

My guest today is author and professional dominatrix Brittany Newell. And if you're just tuning in, I want to give a warning. We won't be discussing sex in an explicit way, but this is an adult conversation with adult themes and topics, including sex work.

My guest today is author and professional dominatrix Brittany Newell. And if you're just tuning in, I want to give a warning. We won't be discussing sex in an explicit way, but this is an adult conversation with adult themes and topics, including sex work.

My guest today is author and professional dominatrix Brittany Newell. And if you're just tuning in, I want to give a warning. We won't be discussing sex in an explicit way, but this is an adult conversation with adult themes and topics, including sex work.

Brittany Newell's new novel, Softcore, takes the reader into San Francisco's underworld of dive bars, strip clubs, and BDSM dungeons where tech bros and outcasts live out their fantasies. Ruth, the protagonist, is a stripper and a part-time dominatrix who tries to fulfill the deepest desires of her clients, who mostly want to talk about their loneliness, desire, and loss.

Brittany Newell's new novel, Softcore, takes the reader into San Francisco's underworld of dive bars, strip clubs, and BDSM dungeons where tech bros and outcasts live out their fantasies. Ruth, the protagonist, is a stripper and a part-time dominatrix who tries to fulfill the deepest desires of her clients, who mostly want to talk about their loneliness, desire, and loss.

Brittany Newell's new novel, Softcore, takes the reader into San Francisco's underworld of dive bars, strip clubs, and BDSM dungeons where tech bros and outcasts live out their fantasies. Ruth, the protagonist, is a stripper and a part-time dominatrix who tries to fulfill the deepest desires of her clients, who mostly want to talk about their loneliness, desire, and loss.

Brittany Newell is a graduate of Stanford University and wrote her debut novel, Ula, described as the millennial Lolita in 2017 when she was 21 years old. She's written for The New York Times, Joyland, and Playgirl. Brittany, in Softcore, Ruth, she is very introspective, as you described, and she reflects somewhat tenderly about these guys that she services.

Brittany Newell is a graduate of Stanford University and wrote her debut novel, Ula, described as the millennial Lolita in 2017 when she was 21 years old. She's written for The New York Times, Joyland, and Playgirl. Brittany, in Softcore, Ruth, she is very introspective, as you described, and she reflects somewhat tenderly about these guys that she services.

Brittany Newell is a graduate of Stanford University and wrote her debut novel, Ula, described as the millennial Lolita in 2017 when she was 21 years old. She's written for The New York Times, Joyland, and Playgirl. Brittany, in Softcore, Ruth, she is very introspective, as you described, and she reflects somewhat tenderly about these guys that she services.

I want to read this passage in particular that was pretty powerful. She says, quote, Did I feel simpatico with the clients whose names and birthdays I can still recite to this day, Pledge of Allegiance style? Tim, 10-10-75. Pascal, 6-9-69. The oldest client I can remember was born in 1939. All I know, in fact, is this. Men are dying to be let in on the secret pleasures of girlhood.

I want to read this passage in particular that was pretty powerful. She says, quote, Did I feel simpatico with the clients whose names and birthdays I can still recite to this day, Pledge of Allegiance style? Tim, 10-10-75. Pascal, 6-9-69. The oldest client I can remember was born in 1939. All I know, in fact, is this. Men are dying to be let in on the secret pleasures of girlhood.

I want to read this passage in particular that was pretty powerful. She says, quote, Did I feel simpatico with the clients whose names and birthdays I can still recite to this day, Pledge of Allegiance style? Tim, 10-10-75. Pascal, 6-9-69. The oldest client I can remember was born in 1939. All I know, in fact, is this. Men are dying to be let in on the secret pleasures of girlhood.

They feel cheated out of ease and glamour. Friend kisses and hushed gossip. Heterosexuality is defined by a longing for wholeness. Terror undergirds desire. Brittany, is that true?

They feel cheated out of ease and glamour. Friend kisses and hushed gossip. Heterosexuality is defined by a longing for wholeness. Terror undergirds desire. Brittany, is that true?

They feel cheated out of ease and glamour. Friend kisses and hushed gossip. Heterosexuality is defined by a longing for wholeness. Terror undergirds desire. Brittany, is that true?