Bawdy Storytelling

Are you ready to show all the Masters & Maestros & Big Bros what you’ve got? Told live onstage at Bawdy’s 15 year Anniversary event, Educator, Artist and Rope Dojo founder Midori takes us on a bifurcated journey from flying warriors in a Shaolin Temple to an all-Male Shibari gathering in a Tokyo Swinger’s Club. Should you hide who you are so that male-dominated society isn’t threatened - or is it time to flip the script? #Rope #SoStrong #Dabbler #Feminist #Shibari #BeautifulLadyCompanion    Song: ‘Take it like a Man’ (Dragonette) About the storyteller:   Trailblazing educator, sexologist, artist, and irritant to banality, Midori founded Rope Dojo and ForteFemme: Women's Dominance Intensive. She penned the first English instruction book on Shibari titled, "Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage" in 2001, paving the way for the popularity of rope. Dan Savage calls her the "Super Nova of Kink," while others affectionately call her Auntie Midori for her cool, tell-it-like-it-is, funny, reality-based teaching.

Wanna know the secret to great - and sex-positive - parenting? Comedian, writer, and performer Wonder Dave tells us how his parents got it right by slipping him quality learning materials early on, and how he shared his newfound knowledge with his best friend Nate. 2 teenage boys on a sleepover, what could go wrong? Well for starters, they could establish good ground rules like no slut-shaming, discover how to clearly communicate their needs and feelings, and determine the importance of a high thread count. Hey, does that feel a little ‘toothy’ to you? #Discovery #Masturbation #BoysAndSex   Song: ‘Passionate’ (Backstreet Boys) About the storyteller:   Wonder Dave is a comedian, writer, performer and swell human being. He is the co-creator of the Mental Health Comedy Hour, a show where comedians tell jokes and talk about mental health. Dave is a pro wrestling commentator for Hoodslam and co-host of the Oakland variety show The Ruckus and Rumpus Revival.    Find him online at WonderDave.org   And for all the so

Did you think that you’d have time to accept that invite to play, only to learn your opportunity is gone forever? Friendly Misanthrope and Sex Educator / Author Allison Moon met carpenter & seminary student Hans in college and wonders: Do they really make men who invite you to have sex like this, without ego and expectation? They do, and when you lose them you celebrate their life in the most appropriate way you can - you throw an Orgy that celebrates Hans’ relentless love of other humans, and you honor their existence & passion in the best way you possibly can. This story is from a Risk!/Bawdy Storytelling collaboration show from before the Pandemic. #Community #Retrospect #Regret #NoThanks #SobsIntoOrgasms   Song: ‘Bedroom Hymns’ (Florence & the Machine) About the storyteller:   Allison Moon is the author of five books including the instant classic sex education guide Girl Sex 101 and the erotic memoir Bad Dyke. Her newest book is Getting It: A Guide to Hot, Healthy Hookups and Shame-Free Sex.  

Isn’t BDSM just the Addams Family filmed in a dark 24 hour Fitness, but with sex equipment? Suspended with rope from a vaulted ceiling on Folsom Street Fair Eve, scientist and storyteller Lesley Jones yawns and fears she’s gotten too jaded for kink. Yet as she hangs there, she remembers the body issues she encountered at her first Leather event, and all the personal growth she’s gained from her years of submission. #BodyConfidence #PowerExchange #Humiliation #Flogger #HotTopic   About the storyteller:   Lesley Jones is a scientist, burner, hedonist and storyteller based in Seattle. If she were a dungeons and dragons character, her alignment would be lawful good in the streets, chaotic good in the sheets. She has performed with Bawdy Storytelling, RISK!, The Moth, The Mystery Box, and was featured on Dan Savage's Hot Mic podcast. You can find her on Twitter @science__patrol, or leaving roses and invitations to come play board games outside your door at night.     Song: ‘No Fear for Nobody’ (Maneskin) Episode l

Is it true that you can get dick delivered on your phone? Storyteller Jeffrey Allen Hayes works at his local LGBT Senior Center, and when his clients discover hookup apps, they have so many questions. Hired to create programs to help the seniors feel less isolated, he teaches them about Grindr - & his boss promptly reprimands him. What started out as a fireable offense has now turned into a 5 class series with powerpoint presentations, handouts and planned role-play sessions. Technology can be a catalyst for connection & Apps should be for everyone…oh, and look out for the plot twist at the end of the story! #Selfie #GPS #Boundaries #ExceedsExpectations #Pride #Discomfort   About the storyteller:   Jeffrey Allen Hayes has won Best of Bawdy multiple times. He holds an MA in Drama Therapy and works as a professional game master, facilitating games like dungeons and dragons with a focus on emotional growth and healing.     Song: ‘Computer Boy’ (Poppy) Episode links:   Everlywell: Everlywell at-home lab t

Can you give someone a Blowjob and still be a Feminist?  Nationally recognized playwright, actor and comedian Marga Gomez is a Lesbian icon whose girlfriend wHortensia has moved away for grad school - but after 7 years of monogamous love, laughter, great sex and 2 expensive Uniqlo coats, Marga is unexpectedly ghosted. Preparing to go onstage in Boston on her birthday 6 months later, Marga gets a text from Hortensia that reads ‘hope you’re doing something fun’. I’ll show you FUN… feeling as though the world has stopped loving her, Marga experiences kindness from a stranger and wonders “after all those dreams, is it finally time for the blowjob experience?” & more importantly, do your skills translate to men if you’re (notoriously) really good at oral? #Monogamous #Queer #Ethnic #Age #Geography #StillComing   About the storyteller:   Marga Gomez (she, her, they, hey) is the creator of the channel “Latina Stream Queens” on YouTube.  She is also a nationally recognized playwright, actor and comedian born in N