I'm posting this entry for the edification of new readers, as a flag to my important posts (at least the ones important to me), and a map of my world.

My name's Maxine Green. I'm an artist and illustrator by trade, polyamorous (and many other things) by nature, a scientist at heart, and an activist by accident.

My introductory post is here: ( Read more... )

I know, I know, it's a clickbaity headline, but it's true! I've learned such a lot from selling my work through social media, and I wanted to share some of the most important things ( Read more... )

When I arrived to stay with my Grandad, after he got sick, he was chopping vegetables with a butter knife.

I almost asked him why, but after a moment's consideration I realised I already knew.


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Dear world, I am a hardcore kinkster and 'vanilla' dating is way too kinky for me.

Content note: Explicit discussion of sexual assault, 'vanilla' culture, and rape. Also some incredibly heteronormative pronoun use in some paragraphs (because cultural critique).

I'm bent over a table amidst a group of strangers, with my skirt somewhere up ( Read more... )

(Originally published on Polytical.org)

Survivor Story: One woman’s tale of her exposure to an incurable virus

You might not have heard of it, or be aware of the symptoms, but if you are a member of a group, you too could be exposed to this devastating disease. We spoke to one brave individual who took time out of her treatment regime, and despite ( Read more... )

This is an essay about gender. Mostly it's about mine, though due to the way that gender works it is incredibly difficult to self-define in any way that doesn't reference how everyone else 'does' gender. It has been a long time coming and has not been easy to write ( Read more... )

Food for thought ( Read more... )

A couple of days ago, this article was posted in one of the Polyamory discussion groups on Facebook ( Read more... )

Something that my long distance sweetie tacit does occasionally is post links to articles and pages he finds interesting. I like this idea, so I think I'm going to steal it!

Here is a list of pages I have recently found interesting:

Activist type things

Polyday! Saturday 17th October 2015 :: London
This year's Polyday takes place in ten days time! ( Read more... )

An open letter to media people who want to interview poly people. Including five reasons your approaches may be failing, six ways you can stand out over the norm, and a few suggestions on where to get in touch with polyamorous folks.

Dear Media Folks,
As a poly activist, I see a lot of media requests. It seems like every other week there is ( Read more... )