On girls, friends & experiences

Are you there, world?

It’s me, Eden.

I know it’s been awhile, but I’m just the same, aside from a slightly different hairstyle and a few new pairs of shoes. Oh, and the name. That’s (partly) new.

Oh, and the blog. And the rates. And the…well…vibes. (Read on.) But everything else is the same, I swear!

I’m glad to be back and wonderfully refreshed from my time away, all bright-eyed and bushy-bushed. I can't wait to dive back into adventures both familiar and new.

Heavy on the new, please.

Girls and friends

But let’s start with the old.

Last year, I plunged back into this world after what felt like eons trapped in the civilian sphere, and was immediately caught up in the good old times. All the new people, new experiences, new worlds that opened up readily and often were the best balm for an adrenaline junkie like me. But the warning bells were ringing quietly.After all — balm, hit, is there a difference to a junkie?

I knew, deep down, that my usual approach to this line of work — all gas, no brakes GFE, IYKYK — wasn't sustainable. I did it anyway, balls-to-the-wall, and had a damn good time doing it. The other shoe dropped eventually, of course, so I took a nice little break this summer to refresh, recharge, and rediscover.

I did all that and then some. I ate, I danced, I got outside, I learned a new pottery technique, I made major progress on the second draft of my novel. I thought and thought and thought some more. I lived, slowly.

Here I am on the other side, with a ridiculously sexy tan, a sense of peace and surety, and also a ravenous hunger. I am not very good at slow.

Moving fast and making a bit of a mess has always been my alchemy, but I'm not the same person I was when I started all this over a decade ago. I've changed so very much since that first persona. (Shoutout to Ellie! Yes, I have a thing for E.) Somewhere — don't ask me where — amid all the revelry of the last few months, I came to the conclusion that Eden must change too.

So as Teva-tan and stone-fruit-season wanes, I'm reemerging from the chrysalis with a new perspective. My old tricks (ha, ha) are undergoing an evolution.

Experiences

Enter kink.

Kink has been a part of my personal life for years, but I haven’t brought it into my work until now. It feels like the lightning rod I need — a jolt of energy, a change of pace, an invigorating approach to this work that I've loved for so long. I’m excited to jump in, in the only way I know how: thinking and reading and writing about it a lot. And then doing it even more.

The thinking and the reading and the writing parts will always be ongoing — what was it that Popeye said? — but the doing part begins now.

And that’s where you come in. Friends new and old, meet the new me.

I’m Eden Elvira. Let’s get to know each other.

Carnally.

Where in the world

I’m taking it (somewhat) easy as I get back into the swing of things, so I’m staying close to home for now. Catch me here for SF’s magical late-summer season, and in San Diego September 23-24! Stay tuned for my full touring schedule and FTMY availability later in the fall 🥳

That’s all for now, lovers. See you where the sky is blue, or hopefully, in the bedroom sometime soon!

Yours in sin,

Eden 🖤