Clarisse Thorn is a feminist S&M writer who has delivered sex workshops all over the USA. She wrote a book about pickup artists called CONFESSIONS OF A PICKUP ARTIST CHASER, plus a collection of her best pieces called THE S&M FEMINIST. In 2009, Clarisse created and curated the original Sex+++ sex-positive documentary film series at Chicago’s historic feminist site, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. She has also volunteered as an archivist, curator and fundraiser for that venerable S&M institution, the Leather Archives & Museum. In 2010, Clarisse returned from working on HIV mitigation in southern Africa. Clarisse's writing has appeared all over the Internet, from The Guardian to Jezebel. She blogs about life, sex, feminism, and S&M at clarissethorn.com, and tweets @clarissethorn.