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An Easter Horror story
As a little kid, I was not allowed to watch horror movies. Which in the early 80s were all the rage. Such masterpieces as A Nightmare on...

Erin Louis
Apr 203 min read


How humanism helped me let go of God
I grew up with the idea that goodness came from God. My family was sort of Catholic. A sort of soft Catholicism that meant we didn't read...

Erin Louis
Mar 183 min read


Sex work isn't always about sex
Despite the term, sex work is not always about sex. I know what you’re thinking, because I thought the same thing, but roll with me here....

Erin Louis
Feb 104 min read


Cringy Atheists
Previously published in Free Inquiry Magazine *Editor in Chief Paul Fidalgo As I stood in line at the bank holding an obnoxious number of...

Erin Louis
Nov 29, 20247 min read


Secular Grief: How I learned to cope without Heaven
Shortly before my mother went in for a surgery to correct an issue with her bowels, I drove up to her rural northern California home to...

Erin Louis
Aug 22, 20244 min read


The naked truth about ghosts
Late one night, I stepped down from what I hoped was my last stage show of the night at the strip club where I worked the closing shift....

Erin Louis
May 11, 20244 min read


Let us Prey: How Christian anti-trafficking organizations exploit sex workers and victims
The moment my former landlord told me not to worry about him withholding my rental deposit because he was a Christian, I knew I wouldn't...

Erin Louis
May 11, 20246 min read


Your pimp, Jesus Christ
From the dimly lit corner of the main room of the strip club, I see a man sitting by himself. He catches me looking and gestures for me...

Erin Louis
May 11, 20244 min read


Secular sex: God makes for a terrible threesome
Sex is for the most part, a very intimate experience. Whether you're exploring your own body alone or with someone else, sex should be on...

Erin Louis
May 11, 20242 min read


How my Catholic mother saved me from purity culture
As my mom recounted the day she got her period at her Catholic school, my eyes grew wide as my jaw sunk closer to the floor. I hung on...

Erin Louis
May 11, 20245 min read


Tales from the strip club: Kitana
Kitana This tall Asian beauty was hard to miss in the club. Being about a foot shorter than her, I had the pleasure of talking to her...

Erin Louis
Apr 4, 20246 min read


Tales from the strip club: CJ
CJ The foundation of a successful trip to the strip club is the DJ. They set the mood and the overall tone of the entire experience. DJ's...

Erin Louis
Apr 4, 20247 min read


Tales from the strip club: Eric
Eric Of all the staff members at strip clubs, managers are only second to the owners when it's comes to negative stereotypes. And to be...

Erin Louis
Apr 4, 20247 min read


Tales from the strip club: Mark
Mark I stripped on and off for over twenty years. And in all that time, I think I met maybe four of the owners of the strip clubs I...

Erin Louis
Apr 4, 20246 min read


Tales from the strip club: Damien
Damien One of the reasons I and other strippers felt safe in the strip club, is because of the bouncers and other male staff we worked...

Erin Louis
Apr 4, 20246 min read


Tales from the strip club: Presley Arcana
Presley Arcana I only worked with Presley for a short time in the mid 2000's. I didn't know much about her, but I remember that she was...

Erin Louis
Apr 2, 20248 min read


Tales from the strip club: Trouble
Trouble Despite her name, Trouble didn't cause much trouble at all. She kept to herself most of the time, and was a self-described worker...

Erin Louis
Apr 2, 20246 min read


Tales from the strip club: Brooklyn
Brooklyn Brooklyn is a close friend of mine. And frankly, I'm not sure I'd have made it out of stripping without her. She saved me from...

Erin Louis
Apr 2, 20247 min read


Life after Doomscrolling
Previously published in Free Inquiry Magazine *Editor in Chief Paul Fidalgo It was a dark and stormy night. Well, I can’t actually...

Erin Louis
Feb 23, 20248 min read


The Bible taught me that God is a jerk.
This article was originally published in Freethought today. ffrf.org Warm, safe, snuggled in my bed and listening to my one of my...
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Aug 19, 20197 min read
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