activist

Right now my efforts are focused on Sex Worker Rights. I am a member of Stella based in Montreal. They are working for the decriminalization of sex work in Canada and offer support and resources for sex workers and former sex workers.

amateur

Originally this term referred to men and women who had no prior background in the adult industry. They were regular folks (often college students and housewives) who got their kicks being sexual exhibitionists in homemade porn movies and pictures, which they shared with the world. At first, these sites were free, but then came the bandwidth bills and people had to get a little more savvy if they wanted to continue having their websites. Now it has become big business. Most porn corporations hire unknown models and create websites featuring their pictures and video. Smaller businesses buy pictures of a given model and create a website around this content. Their biographical information more often than not is made up by the webmaster. Yet, there are still many personal websites that are run by the people they feature. Folks like me and my friends keep trying to find a balance between being an exhibitionist and paying the bills. I like to think we are the Mom and Pop websites of online porn. Other terms people use to describe this kind of porn are "porn with personality", "homemade", and "do-it-yourself smut".

aquarian

I was born in early February. The year was 1971 and there was a snowstorm just about every day that winter (or so I have been told). I find I relate well to what is written about Aquarians - especially by Rob Brezsny - "The charming riot Aquarian folk everywhere are stirring up these days: revolutionary, yet considerate, mischievous yet kind, demanding yet cute". I have been told that this quote describes me well.

bent

While I do use the term bisexual as a personal descriptor, my preferred term is bent. I like it as slang and it is more accurate to me than bisexual, which I find limiting and constricting. I do not feel sexual orientation is a simple binary system - at least not for me and many people I know. When I was younger I thought you could be either heterosexual or homosexual, that you had to pick one or the other. I was attracted to both boys and girls, but being quite the conformist in my younger days I picked boys. I always fantasized about girls though. Once I got together with James, and we explored the idea of having an open relationship, I left my conformist ways behind me and hooked up with like minded gals. It just felt right. I have had romantic feelings for other women, but they have never been returned. Still, I keep an open heart to the possibilities. Until then I will continue to have quite the good time sexually with my gal friends.

model

This category I don't take too seriously. Most of my modeling is just me being myself. Most of it is explicitly sexual. My former partner James took most of my pictures, capturing me in the heat of the moment. However, I do like to pose for a couple of my friends on more incisive projects. It makes for an enriching experience. I like taking on a character and bringing her to life, but only with people I feel safe with. You can find some of these explorations here at S4L and in its archive.

open

I am open to sharing sex and love with more than one person. Initially, James (my former partner) and I felt comfortable with a sexually open relationship. We were occasional swingers and I had a fair amount of sex with other people as part of the content for my XXX website, but when it came to romantic feelings they were limited to each other. Things changed when a relationship I was a part of evolved from a crush and sexual fanciment to something deeper and more meaningful. This change required everyone involved to be less selfish and become better communicators. I think we handled these demands pretty well given that none of us would have ever expected to be in this situation. Now though I am re-assessing for myself what I need. I am now separated from James and I am trying to take things slow as I rebuild my life. I feel I will need sometime to see if polyamory is something I still want as part of my life. I am even considering monogamy (gasp - I am even shocked). I will see how things go.

performer

My good friend Elsa and I formed a postmodern burlesque troupe. We called ourselves The Coral Lees. We created something that was not your run-of-the-mill burlesque nor your superficial, plastic striptease. We both had XXX experience so we wanted to take that, and our wild and silly personalities, and bring that to the stage. Yep, this stuff was inspired by the classics and recycled by geeks! Elsa is no longer living full time in Montreal so the troupe is not active, but I still perform on my own and with other burlesque artists at various events, benefits and cabarets.

runner

I took up running in 1999 (I think...my memory is fuzzy about exactly when) and it plays a big part of my exercise and stress reduction routine. I like to run outside weather permitting, but I don't mind running on a treadmill if I have some good tunes to help me pass the time. I completed a 10K race in November 2005 and a 21K (half marathon) in April 2006. SInce then I have cut back on my running - doing it only a couple of days a week. I would like to return to more serious training once I have settled into a routine in my new home.

self employed

For the most part I work for myself. I love the freedom of deciding what my priorities will be and making my own hours. While I do have various adult and mainstream webmaster clients, most of my income comes from my endeavours with my various Seska themed sites.

vegan

A vegan is someone who does not consume any foods made from animals (including meat, fowl, fish, dairy, eggs and honey) or use products made from animals (i.e. wool or leather). I became a vegetarian in 1993 and a vegan 1996. As part of my recent mid-life crisis and separation I slipped and ate eggs and cheese. I am now back on the vegan bandwagon and feel so much better. I am vegan because of my views regarding compassion for animals. I don't need to eat animals or wear their skins (or other parts) to be a happy, healthy person, but I understand that not everyone feels the same way as I do. I respect the choices of others and hope that they in turn can respect my choices. To meet some other vegetarians who have porn sites, click here.

writer

I mainly write for my own sites. That means my near-daily journal, occasionally fiction, essays and articles. I have contributed some pieces to Scarlet Letters and from October 2003 to May 2007 I was a regular columnist for Homegrown Video.

Seska for Lovers was rated "QUALITY" and "ORIGINAL" erotica on Jane's Sex Guide. Jane should be your first stop for porn and sexuality on the Internet.