R Kelly’s “Real Talk” is the new Rickroll

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Did you know (or even care) that R. Kelly’s new album “Write Me Back” drops today? And that he’s got 32 more chapters of his R&B opera “Trapped in the Closet” planned that involve an alien, because 22 just wasn’t enough? My personal relationship with the career of R. Kelly rivals my complicated love-hate feelings […]

Mix It, Shake It, Stir It: Your Weekly Guide To Spirits and Cocktails (All-American Whiskey!)

Some common and not-so-common bourbons.

Welcome back, my dear sippers and shooters! I told you that I would, indeed, be back this week with all things American Whiskey.  It seems fitting that yesterday was National Bourbon Day- I’m always a day late and a dollar short, it seems- and in case any of you missed National Bourbon day, you’ll get […]

Mix It, Shake It, Stir It: Your Weekly Guide To Spirits and Cocktails (Gin-It’ll Make Ya Sin!)

Berkshire Mountain Distillers Greylock Gin

Greetings and salutations, my lovely imbibers!  I’m back after an awesome road trip with Bianca and ready to talk about a much misunderstood and often-times snubbed spirit, gin. Now, having worked for a gin distillery for a year, I’ve grown quite partial to the spirit.  This took some time, though. I was totally one of […]

Cecelia and Bianca Take a Trip: Or, a Tour of the Sex Shops of Rural Indiana

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I’m moving from Chicago to Bloomington, Indiana in two months, so my ladypal Cecelia Strick9 and myself took a road trip so I could look for an apartment. We also decided to visit every rural sex shop we passed on the way, because we’re both pervs like that. DAY 1: We hit the road Thursday […]

Mix It, Shake It, Stir It: Your Weekly Guide To Spirits and Cocktails (It’s Vodka Time!)

Fresh lime vodka gimlet, on the rocks.

Greetings and salutations, my dear tipplers (that’s old-timey for “drinkers”)!  Cecelia Strick9 here, your resident feminist bartender extraordinaire!  I’ve decided to help all of you lovelies learn about the world of spirits, taking you across the globe and back, all in a glass. The world of spirits and boozing can be really intimidating at times. […]

Expectations: Why Having Them Hurts More Than Helps

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I’ll be the first to admit that expectations are hard to escape.  We allow for extraneous factors and events to affect what’s currently going on in our lives, and sometimes this can be incredibly detrimental, especially when embarking on a new relationship. Past experiences inform a lot of the ways we act on day to […]

Work It! Cecelia Strick9: Mixologist, Artist, and Blogger

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You may already be familiar with Ms. Cecelia as a regular contributor here at Ms. Behaved. What you may not know is that I initially approached her because I wanted to interview her for the Work It! series,  and she wound up sending me some awesome essays to boot! In addition to being a great […]

Aftercare: New AND Improved! Not Just For BDSM!

"Thanks for the awesome sexytimes!"

In the BDSM community, aftercare is something that’s pretty openly talked about and, in my experience, pretty universally used as a method to bring two people back to Earth after an intense experience. Aftercare has a way of emotionally bonding people, validating the experience that the two just shared. SO WHY ON EARTH WOULDN’T AFTERCARE […]

Why I Drink: First-Hand Experiences Dealing With Victim-Blaming and Rape Culture

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Trigger warning: This post contains descriptions of sexual abuse and may not be suitable for everyone. Commenting has been disabled on this piece by the author’s request. I will be the first one to admit this openly and freely. At one point in my life, I subscribed to a version of victim-blaming that suited my […]

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