Essays on religion, humanism, horror, stripping, and things that don't fit neatly into categories.
On finding common ground when people with very different comfort levels try to have honest conversations about sex, religion, and everything in between.
Read PostOn compersion, ethical non-monogamy, and what humanism has to say about love and relationships.
Read PostErin Louis has a short story, Bob's Descent, in the All Roads Lead to Hell horror anthology.
Read PostAs a little kid, I was not allowed to watch horror movies. Which in the early 80s were all the rage.
Read PostKat the stripper-atheist is back, and Satan has a favor to ask.
Read PostOn finding humanism as a framework that finally made letting go of God make sense.
Read PostOn the complexity of the exotic dance industry and what it actually involves.
Read PostOn the cringe-worthy behavior that sometimes gives atheists a bad name, and what to do about it.
Read PostOn the value of intellectual risk-taking and radical honesty with yourself.
Read PostErin Louis has a story in the Shiver horror anthology.
Read PostAn honest look at what exotic dancing actually involves for those considering it.
Read PostA piece about losing her mother and finding comfort outside of religious belief.
Read PostOn how purity culture extends far beyond religion, published in Free Inquiry magazine.
Read PostOn the unexpected way a devout Catholic mother taught her daughter to resist shame-based sexual ideology.
Read PostHow Christian anti-trafficking organizations exploit sex workers and victims.
Read PostOn the intersection of skepticism, horror fiction, and our cultural obsession with the paranormal.
Read PostOn how religious doctrine poisons intimacy and what it looks like to reclaim your sexuality outside of faith.
Read PostOn the parallels between religious control and exploitation, and what it means to be free of both.
Read PostThe foundation of a successful trip to the strip club is the DJ.
Read PostA profile of Kitana, one of the dancers from Erin Louis's years behind the curtain.
Read PostAn interview appearance on The Stacie's Mom Podcast.
Read PostBrooklyn saved me from at least one broken nose and countless other bad situations.
Read PostA profile of Trouble, a dancer with eight years in exotic dance whose grace and technical skill commanded every stage she stepped onto.
Read PostIt was a dark and stormy night. Well, I can't actually remember if it was stormy or not.
Read PostAn interview with Bmillzebub about leaving religion.
Read PostAn appearance on the Panic Room Radio Show, presented by Hellbound Books.
Read PostA profile of Eric, one of the regulars from Erin Louis's years in the industry.
Read PostA profile of Presley Arcana, one of the dancers from Erin Louis's years in the industry.
Read PostErin Louis recounts her journey from childhood fascination with the paranormal to eventual skepticism about ghosts and the afterlife.
Read PostAn interview appearance on the Sensibly Speaking podcast with Chris Shelton.
Read PostThe debut solo fiction novel from Erin Louis, featuring Kat: stripper, atheist, and accidental visitor to heaven.
Read PostA profile of Damien, part of the ongoing Tales from the Strip Club series.
Read PostA profile of Mark, a customer and the kind of regular who became something more than a transaction.
Read PostErin Louis's debut book, presenting an alternative perspective on the exotic dance industry.
Read PostAn interview with Lucien Greaves, co-founder of The Satanic Temple.
Read PostAn appearance in the Dark Tide horror anthology.
Read PostOn the dark side of the exotic dance industry and the stories that don't get told.
Read PostAn interview appearance on the Dead Sexy Podcast with horror author Armand Rosamilia.
Read PostAn interview or essay on the absurdity of sexual shame and the human body.
Read PostAn interview appearance on the Divorcing Religion Podcast.
Read PostAn interview appearance on The Horror Show with Brian Keene.
Read PostOn the experience of launching a book and sitting for interviews.
Read PostAn interview appearance on the Left at the Valley podcast.
Read PostAn interview appearance on the 604 Atheist YouTube channel.
Read PostOn the experience of leaving religion not out of anger but out of honesty.
Read PostAn interview appearance on The Thinking Atheist podcast with Seth Andrews.
Read PostErin Louis presented at GCRR's International eConference on Atheism.
Read PostOn how we build our gods to reflect our own values, fears, and prejudices.
Read PostOn what actually reading the Bible did to Erin Louis's faith.
Read PostOn the secular and pagan roots of Christmas, originally published in Freethought Today.
Read PostAn interview appearance on the Point of Inquiry podcast.
Read PostAn appearance on RfRx discussing the social stigma of atheism and non-belief.
Read PostAn interview on Jay Wilburn's podcast, a conversation across the religious divide.
Read PostAs I got into my car to leave my mother's house late in the summer of 2013, my mother said to me, 'If I don't make it, I promise I will prove to you that there is an afterlife.'
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