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Naked Mexico: Landless and Landed
♪ ♪ "México, lindo y desnudo" ♪ ♪I wrote a post last month on traditional aspects of nudity in ancient and modern Mexico. This post continues the Mexican theme with a focus on one of my favorite areas...
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Cheek
Definitions of "cheek":(1) the fleshy part of the face on either side of the mouth(2) a buttock(3) a frank, daring attitude(4) the way some people pronounce that French word for "cool" All of these...
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Customs & Costumes
Bathing costume: there's a phrase hardly anyone uses anymore. Yet the different textile objects to which the phrase can refer are still so widely used that the costume has become a custom.According to...
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Naturist Support in Children's Media
If you're a naturist parent or educator, you're probably as sick as I am of skinny-dip slasher flicks or penis-for-laughs "bromance" films and their reinforcement of the "either-sin-or-comedy"...
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The Way to Walk in the World
In the middle of the jungle lies a pristine lake disputed by nations, narcos, and one massive energy project.An industrialist above the law steals ancient testimonies long hidden by kings and popes.An...
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What Heaven Can Be
Distinguished members of the board, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen:There are NOT NEARLY ENOUGH nude images out there.And I don't mean just on the Internet. I mean there aren't enough non-sexual...
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Exuberance!
Exuberance! It's a perfect word for describing naturism. Do you know the bodily origin of this joyful word?"Exuberance" comes from the verb "exuberate," which meant to abound, to overflow, to make...
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The Threshold of Shame
The threshold of shame looms high and ominous in the imaginations of many. It towers far overhead, casting a long, dark shadow of ignominy. Parents, wishing children to "behave," whisper that The...
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Repressed Impression
We were sixteen-year-olds, nestled under a blanket in the high-backed seat of a school busplowing home late from another city.“Give me your hand,” she said,and her rounded eyebrows should have been...
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Happy 20th, Oaklake Trails!
Twenty years ago, a half-dozen brave naturists signed a collective agreement to purchase a large parcel of land in northeast Oklahoma, halfway between the state's two largest cities (Oklahoma City and...
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Disrobing Suspense: Cor van de Sande
Do you like a good whodunnit, murder mystery, or spy thriller? There is a huge market for books and films like these, and obviously many people love them. But if you’re a writer who’s not littering...
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Disrobing Suspense: Stephen Crowley
The second guest profile on “Disrobing Suspense” is Stephen Crowley, famous for his Loxie & Zoot and The Bare Pit webcomics series, featuring Loxie, Zoot, Willow, Tash, Mungo and many others who...
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Disrobing Suspense: Tom Pine
The third profile on the "Disrobing Suspense" series is Tom Pine, who has written numerous, very inventive naturist stories available on his site The Naked Truth Naturists. He has published novels,...
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Disrobing Suspense: Conclusions
This last post presents some concluding remarks culled from follow-up exchanges with the writers I've profiled here, followed by an example of my own work. Again, many thanks to fellow writers Stephen...
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A Clothing Conundrum
Dear reader, I offer a clothing conundrum:When standing in front of the washing machine drum,how do you determine the ins and the outsidesof textiles that seem to have too many cloth sides?I'll help...
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Nude Immersions
I've recently read a couple of books related to naturism and nudity, and specifically to the idea of immersion: in water, in nature, in social nudism.Janet Lembke's Skinny Dipping (University of...
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Bodies on the Beach
an original naturist one-act playCharacters:ANYBODYEVERYBODYNOBODYSOMEBODY(The stage is one long beach, divided into halves marked by a low fence of flimsy plastic and the signs: "NUDE BEACH" on one...
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Fall Arts Festival
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } [press release for immediate distribution, from Oaklake Trails Naturist Park]Contact: OLTNaturistpark@aol.comTel: 918-324-5999Dateline: Depew, OKEver wonder what it...
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Mammals
Feeling mammalian lately? Basic zoology texts tell us that we mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates that possess hair, mammary glands, three middle-ear bones, and a characteristically developed...
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On Act Naturally
"Costume Designer: Madre Naturaleza.”This quick joke, hidden in plain sight among the opening credits of Act Naturally, is just one of the many little jewels in this NDST-friendly film’s treasure...
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