‘Is there any chance of you not repeating this in public?’
‘No, Leo. This whole fuss about our sexuality is one of the major things that screws with us. We have to dig in bluntly to unearth everything we humans have made weird.’
© Charlie Alice Raya, book 2/1, travelling, San Francisco
We need to talk about sex
Dear concerned thinkers,
personally, I believe that despite all of the information that is out there, and all the existing talk about sex, there is still a lot to be unearthed to help us relax about this (potentially) wonderful part of our lives – and also to get away from everything about sex that makes us sick.
My main work are the easy town books and unwittingly talking about sex and related issues slipped into the second book of that series and will remain a feature in the following books.
When I set up this website in 2022, I pictured it to become a place where all the points made in the stories and anything else could be picked up, discussed, explored.
I still see this happening, but in summer 2024 I decided to put this website on ice for a while – unless funds and people approach me and say: ‘Let’s talk about sex.’
Meanwhile, I can recommend book 2, travelling, for some intriguing discussions and input. Find a list of sex talk topics here >
Book 3, shaping, is more focused on the town development, but I love the bits about non-binary and trans people, and Princess Raha’s brilliant speculations about why men began to oppress women in book 3/1, the textbook case of what happens if two people don’t find the words to tell the other how they feel and the Alice’s rediscovery of the power of the human touch in book 3/2, plus the bits about assumptions and manipulation in book 3/3.
The first part of book 4 might get a reference or two to the sex talk. It’s the second and third part of book 4 that will see some serious digging into that big questions of whether, when, why and how to have a relationship. The easy town books have their own website >
I can also recommend the dot.book which must count as the most diverse story ever. And while it’s not explicitly about sex, it has quite a bit to offer on that account. You can find more about dot, a potential clothing company with an empowering business model, on the dot.website.
On a personal note, there is also a book in planning on my brush with cancer and my double mastectomy. A website for this book and hopefully for the beginnings of a project is already online and will give a peek into my experiences. See breastless >
On gender, I also recommend my post on the Charlie Alice Raya website called Gender & Breastless.
And finally, so far, there is an unlikely and unexpected contributor: my book THE END OF ALL WARS. While this story is about the end of military wars, it has some powerful things to say about relationships and sexuality. Also interesting is that the end of all wars, planet one, the roots of war, is a story without gendered people. I can tell you that writing the story like this was an interesting experience. For more see the book’s website: The end of all wars.
You can find all my books and projects on the new Charlie Alice Raya website. And some news further down.d
Take care and have a good day,
Charlie Alice Raya, August 2025
Take a peek
You can download the free sex talk pdf with a preview of book 2, travelling, a special short story, quotes from the sex talk, and a collection of graphics which sort of happened in the process of compiling this collection.
NEWS
AUG/SEP 2025
CAMPAIGNS
FOR OUR FUTURE
15 August – 27 September
The first part of book 4, building, contains a fireworks of CAMPAIGNS FOR OUR FUTURE. Therefore I decided to attempt something impossible (for a single person).
From August, 19, I will publish a book 4 chapter a day, taking the readers into the story and into the team’s struggles to convince the British government to let them build a town from scratch and run it as an experiment with the aim of rethinking the world as we know it in order to shape a world that doesn’t make humans or our planet sick.
The project team hope that the campaigns will inspire the public to support the town project.
In addition to the chapters, I will dig deeper into relevant subjects, publish additional campaign material that didn’t make it into the story, use the opportunity to add examples of what and how we can rethink, record daily audio snippets of THE END OF ALL WARS and more.
The highlight with regard to the sex talk will be the publication of
THE PENIS TRAUMA
on 20 September 2025.
I will use a number of accounts and platforms during those six weeks. Here are some key spots to connect, get involved and stay up to date.
Find me on Substack
Campaigns for our future
Find me on Substack
IT’S OUR WORLD
Find me on Bluesky, overview
@charlie-alice-raya.org
Find me on Bluesky, campaigns
@campaign-ideas.bsky.social
Charlie Alice Raya, August 2025
About the author
I am Charlie Alice Raya, born in Berlin, 1972, non-binary, a thinker, explorer, visionary, creator, author and photographer who studied business – a long time ago.
My main work are the easy town books which keep nudging me towards intriguing subjects, and then I build a website for those subjects – like this one.
You can find out more about me on charlie-alice-raya.org and you can connect to me on Bluesky @charlie-alice-raya.org.
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Images for the imagination
It is quite interesting how many sensual images can be found in nature and in motion, even without looking for them.
This photo special is a collection of images for the sizzling imagination.
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