this has gratified my fleshly lusts of typography and erotic literature. i used to look at erotic literature when actual porn was nt acceptable in my religous home of my pre adolescent years.
hence i escaped masturbation till senior year. and am glad it played out so...
but still great literature.
i thought myself oh so clever.
but now that your article has fullfilled and intrigued me; my flesh is mortified and spirit clings to real tangible fruit; and theres peace, and joy and a smile, and despite the lack of instant gratification; im more whole. this type of oneness is oh so one and real and you know. indescribable and euphoric.
--mtb
06/03 |
Ms. Margolin - I was a typesetter myself and man, you nailed it. So I just sent the URL to a new friend I fancy who has also worked with type...
--km
09/03 |
Deb-Absolutely fantastic!! I came across this work on accident surfing the net and could not stop. The erotics of type is a sexual teaser that leaves you wanting more at every turn. I promise I'll spread the word and read more.
--sj
08/03 |
Deb Deb Deb
blown away again!
--TAB
05/14 |
i was a typesetter for years, 1976 to 1990 or so.
you got it right. thank you.
--kmc
05/10 |
The love-of-my-life told me that looking at my hands made her wet. Now I understand why. I never thought of my fingers . . . oh yes I did! Keep it coming Deb; this is fun reading.
--JV
03/26 |
I have endured eighteen years in the printing business and, boy, do I know what you are talking about. "Handling the Curves" is a spellbinding read! Thank you! It almost seemed as if we had worked together, you and I, somewhere back there in the fog, in the ancient mysts, in the sacred red-glowing of the darkroom . . . Life is a smorgasboard of experience and yet the erotic force of our existence remains forever pure, ever running, raging beneath all the events of our lives. Like a mountain spring of total-replenishment, driving our lives ever onward, upward, to the heights we never previously thought were possible. To the next deepening round in the smokey darkroom's silent virtue.
--VS
02/21 |
Loved the curves in the writing . . . making my way as a former typographer/printer now at a pre-press service bureeau . . . need new lights in the life of the printed letter and image and page . . . so are there any openings at your shop, Deb?
--SO
02/17 |
I recently caught a story on your website on SexTV here in Toronto. I decided to check out Nerve for myself and found that I couldn't stop. Your essays and fiction are exactly what the world needs to legitimize erotica as a proper art form. As a designer, I also have to give Deb Margolin a superb round of applause for her essay "Handling the Curves: The Erotic of Type." The essay is now circulating joyously around the creative department. Thanks for a such a wonderful site.
--DG
02/10 |
GOD, SHE IS GOOD!!!! Reading her is like sex, absolutely marvelous, and leaves me wanting MORE!
--GC
02/03 |
Absolutely loved "Handling the Curves!" Typography will never appear the same to me again . . . I want more Deb Margolin!!! signed, a computer designer
--gdf
01/28 |
Please never stop publishing Deb Margolin. Thank you very much.
--cc
01/28 |
Woman of type, you're my type of woman. And the first writer since Gilbert to use "effulgent" in public. Nice initials, too.
--DM
01/26 |
I just read "Handling the Curves: The Erotics of Type" by Deb Margolin and just LOVED it. Is this a true story? I want to work there! Deb's descriptions of her co-workers positively intrigued me. I was the managing editor of a monthly queer rag for 2 years, and the atmosphere sounds very familiar. I started as a proofreader, became the layout queen and moved on to managing editor (this was a 20+ hr a week volunteer position). I loved every minute of it. I wish I could make a living at doing small press publishing. I will be reading some more of Deb's material . . . and am looking forward to it.
--WM
01/22 |
Wow -- I sit here staring at my monitor after reading your story, thinking of my own invitation to a girl in the office to tour my darkroom. We were married two months later. Now there is no wife, there are no camera operators left, or typesetters. Nice story -- thanks.
--BCG
01/20 |
This was the most amazing piece of sensual literature I've ever had the privilege of reading. Deb Margolin just fell off of the subtle sensual pleasures tree and hit every branch. Thanks for a great read.
--SY
01/19 |
My wife and I worked in a type shop together before and shortly after we got married. We spent a lot of time together in the darkroom. We were laughing out loud over your piece. So true. I can type 65 wpm and listen to the radio at the same time. Works for some women.
--JD
01/16 |
I was touched. No one had ever put in words how erotic the whole concept of type and the written language is. I used to work as a legal and medical translator and interpreter and didn't realize -- until your gorgeous article -- why it was that there existed a certain level of arousal every time I got into my work. This may also explain why I speak four languages. Thank you!
--GG
01/16 |
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