Clarisse Thorn is a feminist SM writer who has delivered sex workshops all over the USA She wrote a book about pickup artists called CONFESSIONS OF A PICKUP ARTIST CHASER, plus a collection of her best pieces called THE SM FEMINIST In 2009, Clarisse created and curated the original Sex sex positive documentary film series at Chicago s historic feminist site, Jane Addams Hull House Museum She has also volunteered as an archivist, curator and fundraiser for that venerable SM institution, the Leather Archives Museum In 2010, Clarisse returned from working on HIV mitigation in southern Africa Clarisse s writing has appeared all over the Internet, from The Guardian to Jezebel She blogs about life, sex, feminism, and SM at clarissethorn, and tweets clarissethorn.