In the 58th episode of the Red Umbrella Diaries podcast, former domme-of-all-trades L.D. Sorrow lays out a list of incidents and interactions that are her moments of zen, from bonding with a classmate who is also a domme to dealing with a man who has a s

In the 57th episode of the Red Umbrella Diaries podcast, latex fashion design and sex worker Klawdya Rothschild tells a story about how she learned to dress for work and how her business as a latex designer developed. This story was told at the Catwalk ev

After a long hiatus, we’re back with new episodes of the Red Umbrella Diaries! This week’s episode introduces Josh Ryley, who in addition to being a funny and insightful storyteller, is the new editor of the Red Umbrella Diaries podcast. Fire up your

Sheila McClear is a features reporter at the New York Post. Her writing has also appeared on Gawker.com, the Daily Beast, the New York Observer, and the New York Press. She is the author of the book The Last of the Live Nude Girls (Soft Skull Press, Aug

Episode 54 features Sophia Dazzle’s story of drugs, young love (or lust), and gross bosses. Sophia Dazzle started working in the sex industry as a teenager, and has since become an avid sex worker activist, academic and performer. Though a born-and-bred

In episode 53, Peter Bailey tells the story of his early years in New York, being a young man about town during the 1970s and 1980s. Peter Bailey has lived in Manhattan since 1970 and has been through hell and back at least twice. On his third trip, he

In episode 52 Guy Gonzales reads a story about a strip club he worked in during the 1980s getting raided by the police. He read this piece at the Law and Orderthemed event on June 2, 2011. From swabbing pools of disgrace to live sex acts on stage, outla

In episode 51 $pread magazine founding editor Rachel Aimee tells a story of a falling down strip club and its vermin problem. She read this piece at the Law and Order themed event on June 2, 2011. Rachel Aimee is a former stripper and a founding editor o

Episode 50 (!!) features three-time Red Umbrella Diaries performer Dominick’s account of a New Jersey cop’s willingness to cross state lines, a great river, and several other boundaries to be with him. He told this story at the Law and Order themed ev

Episode 49 features Cayenne Doroshow telling a story about leaving her parents house, attempting to work the stroll, and getting tangled up with the cops and a reporter. She told this story at the Law and Order themed event on June 2, 2011. Cayenne D