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Bending: Dirty Kinky Stories About Pain, Power, Religion, Unicorns, & More Kindle Edition

4.6 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

These are not nice stories.

They're filthy. They're fearless. Some are even funny.

Greta Christina's erotic stories are written to get you hard and wet -- and to change the ways you think about sex. Be forewarned -- stuff happens here that's borderline consensual. Or not at all consensual. These are dirty, kinky stories about shame, about pain, helplessness and danger, reckless behavior and bad, bad ideas....

A baby dyke is manipulated into fetish porn by her beautiful, self-absorbed porn-star lover.

A good Christian wife follows her duty to obey, even as her husband's sexual demands become bizarre.

A student, hungry for punishment, seeks it from a professor who should know better.

A woman with a dedicated fetish finds a lover who meets her more than halfway.

And then there's the one about the unicorn and the rainbow...

Raw, exciting, joyful, intensely believable, Greta's stories are written with a fierce respect for erotic fiction -- and for sex itself.

"Located at some far vanishing point of sex and language, Greta Christina's wildly hot and masterfully written stories make you rethink what you supposed you already knew -- about command and consent, fantasy, belief, and that whole body-mind thing. The payoff is pleasure; the price of the ticket is to leave a few certainties at the door."
- Molly Weatherfield, author of "Carrie's Story" and "Safe Word"


"If books are sex, this one is a sticky, urgent alleyway fuck that you carry in your limbs forever."
- Adele Haze, BDSM model and writer

"One of the most exciting things about fantasies is that they let us explore and get turned on by things we might not want to actually do in real life. And sometimes, we get turned on by things that we might not even want to admit to thinking about. But that doesn't mean that those fantasies aren't hot! In Bending, Greta Christina shares stories that'll get you excited, bring a blush to your cheeks, make you laugh, and even make you stop and wonder why you're enjoying them so much. It's full of twists and surprises, hot sex, raunchy details, and lots of edges. Will you like all of the stories? Probably not. But the ones you do enjoy will quickly become favorites that you'll come back to, again and again. So if you like to play on the edge, or if you simply get turned on thinking about it, pick up a copy of Bending and discover just how far sexy goes."
- Charlie Glickman, Ph.D., sexuality educator, author of "The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure"

"Greta Christina makes me want to live in one of her stories -- actually, most of her stories! Not because of the smoking hot sex, kink and power exchange alone, but because her characters are bold, brazen and willing to go to any length to live out their fantasies. Bending is a must read for anyone with an erotic imagination -- or who wants to develop one."
- Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor, "Orgasmic" and "Cheeky Spanking Stories"

"I have just one word for Greta Christina's erotic writing: Wise. What I mean by wise is, you won't want to pick it up at all if you don't want to know something deep, thoughtful, surprising, maybe troubling, and certainly inspiring about sex. (Sex, and spanking.)

"Well, actually, on second thought, I do have a few more relevant words: Completely freakin' knowingly and on purpose filthy dirty pervy.

"In a wise, deeply wise, way.

"There. That about covers it. So if you want to know more, a lot more about sex: Read Greta's book. Money in the bank."
- Carol Queen, PhD, cultural sexologist and author, "The Leather Daddy and the Femme"

"When I want the best erotica in the world, give me Greta Christina. Her new stories go where other writers dare not tread -- and I love her for it. Greta gives me throbbing clitoral erections and huge orgasms every time. Gracias Greta! I'm going to reread a story right now!"
- Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D., sex worker artist turned EcoSexologist

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“One of the most exciting things about fantasies is that they let us explore and get turned on by things we might not want to actually do in real life. And sometimes, we get turned on by things that we might not even want to admit to thinking about. But that doesn’t mean that those fantasies aren’t hot! In Bending, Greta Christina shares stories that’ll get you excited, bring a blush to your cheeks, make you laugh, and even make you stop and wonder why you’re enjoying them so much. It’s full of twists and surprises, hot sex, raunchy details, and lots of edges. Will you like all of the stories? Probably not. But the ones you do enjoy will quickly become favorites that you’ll come back to, again and again. So if you like to play on the edge, or if you simply get turned on thinking about it, pick up a copy of Bending and discover just how far sexy goes.”  —Charlie Glickman, PhD, author, The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure

“Located at some far vanishing point of sex and language, Greta Christina’s wildly hot and masterfully written stories make you rethink what you supposed you already knew—about command and consent, fantasy, belief, and that whole body-mind thing. The payoff is pleasure; the price of the ticket is to leave a few certainties at the door.”  —Molly Weatherfield, author,
Carrie’s Story and Safe Word

“If books are sex, this one is a sticky, urgent alleyway fuck that you carry in your limbs forever.”  —Adele Haze, BDSM model and writer

About the Author

Greta Christina is an American atheist blogger, speaker, and author.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CBWYT5C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dirty Heathen Publishing
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 11, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 531 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 210 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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    4.6 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

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Greta Christina has been writing professionally since 1989, on topics including atheism, sexuality and sex-positivity, LGBT issues, politics, culture, and whatever crosses her mind. She is author of Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless, and of Bending: Dirty Kinky Stories About Pain, Power, Religion, Unicorns, & More, and is editor of Paying For It: A Guide for Sex Workers for Their Clients. She has been a public speaker for many years, and is on the speaker's bureaus of the Secular Student Alliance and Center for Inquiry. She is a regular contributor to AlterNet, Salon, The Humanist, and Free Inquiry. Her writing has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Ms., Penthouse, Chicago Sun-Times, On Our Backs, and Skeptical Inquirer, and anthologies including Everything You Know About God Is Wrong and three volumes of Best American Erotica. She lives in San Francisco with her wife, Ingrid. She tweets at @GretaChristina, and has been writing about atheism on Greta Christina's Blog since 2005.

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Customers find the book's erotic content engaging, with one describing it as the hottest stories they've read. Moreover, the writing style receives positive feedback for being well-crafted, and customers appreciate its thought-provoking nature, with one noting how it explores people's thoughts and feelings.

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Customers enjoy the erotic content of the book, with several praising the imaginative writing, and one noting it's among the best contemporary erotic writers.

"...I absolutely adored this collection of stories. Not for everyone— very intense. I could not put this book down and I have re read certain stories...." Read more

"...But if it does align with your interests, expect quality arousal." Read more

"...As llong as I've known her, she has been a visceral erotic philosophizer, the kind of person I'd want to put in a time machine just to go back and..." Read more

"Loved the erotic imagination, and the skillful translation into words the private thoughts we all have, but never share...." Read more

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Customers find the book thought-provoking, with one customer noting how it explores what people are actually thinking and feeling, while another appreciates its fearless approach to difficult topics.

"...The writing style is mature, thought-provoking and deliciously hot." Read more

"...It's the kind of porn that explores what people are actually thinking and feeling, and it's stronger for it...." Read more

"...I think she'd lay him out flat. Christina is fearless about difficult topics-- and furthermore, taking a taboo, like "shame" or..." Read more

"An exquisite exploration of boundaries. Finding them, testing them, and sometimes brutally crossing them...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, describing it as very well written, with one customer noting its skillful translation into words.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019
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    I did not know what to expect; was directed here from a blog I read called Girl on the Web. I absolutely adored this collection of stories. Not for everyone— very intense. I could not put this book down and I have re read certain stories. The writing style is mature, thought-provoking and deliciously hot.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2013
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    Bending is excellently written -- and it's not the usual one-dimensional porn I've encountered on the internet (you know what I mean: the "Tab A goes into Slot B" kind of porn that reads like an Ikea manual, with lube). It's the kind of porn that explores what people are actually thinking and feeling, and it's stronger for it.

    My only reservation, and it's not a criticism, is that it's got a focused theme. This is a book of stories about dom/sub relations and spanking, and it doesn't match up well with my personal kinks (which I will not discuss, except to note that the word "tentacle" only appears ONCE in the entire book, and then as a metaphor). But if it does align with your interests, expect quality arousal.
    16 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2013
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    Greta and I worked together at "On Our Backs" in the 1980s. As llong as I've known her, she has been a visceral erotic philosophizer, the kind of person I'd want to put in a time machine just to go back and spar with De Sade.

    I think she'd lay him out flat.

    Christina is fearless about difficult topics-- and furthermore, taking a taboo, like "shame" or humiliation and putting them in a wicked sexual context where there are NO banal lessons to be doled out. This is not your after-school-special erotica.

    I published her work repeatedly in "Best American Erotica," and her first novella "Bending," (reprinted here). I nearly added her essay "Are We Having Sex Now or What?" to my email signature! When she hands me a new manuscript, I cancel my evening plans... and I hope you will enjoy the same singular sensation. She is simply one of the best contemporary erotic writers alive, and this collection is mouth- and pants-dropping.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2013
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    Okay, so I just finished Greta Christina's new book of edgy erotica, Bending. So how is it? Well, pretty damn good, frankly, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you should read it.

    She's very clear in the introduction that the following stories might rub some folks the wrong way. She makes a very good point that people, oddly, expect more veracity from erotica than they do from other forms of entertainment. These stories are dirty. They're not nice fluffy erotica and some of the things in them would be a bad thing in the real world. But this isn't the real world, it's fantasy. These stories are the things that get Greta off. They might get you off, too. Might not. You never can tell...

    Anyway, I fully agree. After all, it's not that I actually want to be manacled and ravaged by a chubbly black female TSA agent. But there's no harm in fantasizing about it.

    So, given that caveat, this is quality stuff. Greta's a superb writer in general and she's no less skilled in the realm of erotica. The stories are a good balance of set-up and pay-off. It's not just balls-to-the-wall sexual descriptions, but nor does it shy from those. For me, the build up and situation setting is just as important as the sex, so I was very happy. Many stories trail off, leaving the ultimate conclusion to your imagination. If I were going to pick nits, I would have liked them to trail off a little later then many did, though.

    I found most of the stories to be blazing hot. A few didn't really do it for me, but that's to be expected. And I didn't dislike those few, they just didn't really hit the spot for me as well as the others did. (The unicorn and rainbow story, for example, was clever and a nice break, but didn't get me turned on. The Catholic one did. The other religious ones didn't.)

    The final novella is great, going on longer than anticipated, but in a logical way.

    If I'm going to make an actual complaint it's that most of the stories are from a female bottom perspective. I could have done with a few more stories of men being treated roughly.
    15 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2022
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    Loved the erotic imagination, and the skillful translation into words the private thoughts we all have, but never share. I appreciate the raw boldness of this writer. Fantasies 2.0.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013
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    Christina write a literate blog, and now I know she also can tell a credible tale that can stiffen or liquify (depending).

    VERY MINOR SPOILER:
    There was one story that was particularly well-written (and hot). It has an unexpected, abrupt ending, which turns out to work extremely well. I am always impressed by authors who say what they have to say, and then shut up.

    It's nice to fine literate porn. I look forward to more of her work.
    5 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015
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    I love Greta's writing. My only lament is that the book ran out of stories! I've read the whole thing 3 or 4 times and recommended it to friends who were looking for similar content.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2015
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    AMAZING book! Greta Christina was able to portray each story (esp. the audiobook) with differeing perspectives, tones and excitement She made a great amalgam between sexual activity to articulate the internal struggles of her characters. A wonderful book...I just want to know what the hell happens to Betsy??? Great Buy- I HIGHLY recommend!

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  • Ell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2013
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    Highly recommended to anyone who likes reading about sex which is a little out-of-the-ordinary. If you're sick of the same old bland erotica, give this a try instead.
  • Giliell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bettlektüre
    Reviewed in Germany on May 22, 2013
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    Sexy und vielseitig, definitiv "Bettlektüre". Greta Christina hat eine wilde erotische Fantasie und teilt sie gerne mit dem Rest der Welt.
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