Sensuality

Soul Journal is a record of sensual adventures.

  • A landscape of longing

    There is a particular kind of intimacy that only arrives with winter. The world quiets, the nights stretch. And somewhere between dusk and dawn, the bed becomes a landscape of longing—of warmth, breath, and slow-drifting dreams. Enter: flannel sheets. Not the scratchy, inexpensive kind. I mean the good ones. Brushed cotton with a weight that

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  • Window watching

    Window watching

    The wind tugs at my skirt and blows its cold breath up my legs, making the bare skin above my stockings tingle. There is a brief reprise in the downpour, and I take the opportunity to dash from the office to a nearby café.

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  • skin smells

    skin smells

    I sniff my arm, investigating, and realise that I can smell my recent lover on my forearm.

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  • steamy undertones

    steamy undertones

    Have you ever picked up on that undertone of eroticism when in the company of others?

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  • eucalyptus

    eucalyptus

    I rolled over, still half asleep, and stretched out, feeling for his body.

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  • in bed

    in bed

    Limbs entwined crumpled linen

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  • while running

    while running

    “Beautiful morning, isn’t it?” His deep voice immediately brings to mind the word sultry.

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  • pancakes, from scratch

    I stand at his kitchen island, wearing his slippers and a white v neck tee.

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  • yolk

    yolk

    I hold the egg in the middle of my palm. The smooth, brown shell and cool weight is pleasing to the senses.

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  • crisp, vanilla white

    crisp, vanilla white

    The clean sheet of paper reminds me of a fresh set of sheets.

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