The Wellspring
Penelope BlackwoodThis is an adult publication. The essays are drawn from forty years of lived experience and explore desire, intimacy, open marriage, and the female body with honesty and without apology.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 27 | Founded | 5 months ago | Last Issue | 10 days ago |
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The History of a Black Dress
18+ This essay contains explicit sexual content, including consensual sex in a semi-public setting. All encounters described were consensual and within an open marriage. Intended for mature readers.
I still have it.
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A Test Drive
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18+ This contains explicit material and is intended for mature readers.
The first time I connected...
A Mark Upon My Neck
18+ This essay contains mature content intended for adult readers.
I was inspired to write a poem after working on last week’s essay, “The Halcyon Days.” In it, I describe the struggle of managing the shift in a long-term relationship I ha...
The Halcyon Days — and what came after
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It’s said that every love story has its summer – a bit of a cliche but its true.
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Ours lasted nearly two de...
New Orleans said yes — and so did I
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Penelope Blackwood. Forty years married to a bisexual man in an open marriage. Four journals discovered in a box. A memoir written together about the life they actually lived. They decided the world was ready for it. Apparently so are you.
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