Anyone who has ever tried to maintain a daily blog for longer than a week knows that it’s like caring for a baby 24/7. When you blog as prolifically and as consistently as Fleshbot’s editrix Lux Alptraum, its more like taking care of an orphanage. Behind the snark and wit of one of the world’s premiere sex bloggers, comes immense passion and will to continuously bring pleasure, positivity, and sexual education straight to your lap(tops).

You first broke onto the scene as Lux Nightmare in 2001. Tell us about Lux Nightmare and how you got your start in the alt/indie porn world.

While I was in college I became very interested in pornography. I knew that a lot of what was out there was bad, but I refused to believe that pornography, as a medium, was a bad thing. Through a boyfriend, I discovered “altporn” - just a baby of a movement back then, and not even called altporn which led to modeling, which then led to running my own site, thatstrangegirl.com that was active for a little over two years.

After thatstrangegirl.com came another sex blog called Boinkology that you spearheaded. Tell us the origins.

I started Boinkology because I was frustrated with the limited nature of the web’s discussion of sexuality. Websites about sex were either about sexual health or porn, with very little in between. I wanted a space to discuss the many ways sexuality influences our culture… not the exclusion of sexual health and porn, but expanding beyond those topics.

If you visit Boinkology , it informs readers that the site is on hiatus. Are there plans to get Boinkology back up and running?

Having a full time job blogging makes it hard to blog on the side for fun. I may pick it back up in the future, but for now it’s shelved.

Describe your transition over to Fleshbot from Boinkology?

I was hired as a contributor to Fleshbot a few months after I started writing Boinkology, so I wouldn’t say that there was much of a “transition.” I was doing the two in tandem at the same time as I was working a sex education job, and they all served to address different points along the spectrum of promoting positive attitudes towards sexuality.

So, do you consider yourself a sex educator and why?

Yes, based on the fact that I’ve spent many years of my life employed as a sex educator. My last job was at an adolescent pregnancy prevention program.

In the aftermath of a round of layoffs at Fleshbot, you came out on top with a promotion as editor. Was there immense pressure to carry the torch with less resources?

In a bum economy, there’s always pressure to perform with fewer resources. Even when you’re writing about, uh, bums.

We visit hundreds of blogs a week and we’ve yet to come across a blogger as fast and furious as you. What’s the key to keeping up your intense pace and gather as much information as quickly as you do?

A healthy dose of anxiety disorder and a serious work ethic. No artificial stimulants are involved in my process.

We felt like we broke our cherry when you first blogged about YUHMM and it gave us a sense of validation. For a new erotic blog or site to gain your attention, what qualities must it have?

There’s no set list of qualities—as with pornography, I know it when I see it. More specifically, I link to people who’ve created or found something I deem hot and of interest to my readers. If they do that consistently, they’re worthy of a link.

Do you find your sexual knowledge intimidating to your suitors and has your profession ever hindered a relationship?

No. The people I’m interested in wouldn’t be put off by something as trivial as that.

Do you ever wake-up in the morning and say to yourself… “I just want to look at butterflies and unicorns and not cock, ass and titties today.”

I’m far more likely to seek distance from the Internet than from sex. My passion for, uh, passion is part of why I’m so good at my job.

America in general tends to be a closed-minded society where sex is often spoken about behind closed doors. How do we start to open the door and get the dialogue to flow more freely?

By doing it. If you want sexuality to be a normal part of discussion, lead by example.

Are there any erotic movements or practices developing that fascinate you that we need to know about?

I’m seeing more and more butch women in mainstream porn, which I’m thrilled about. Really looking forward to Belladonna’s Strapped Dykes this fall.

With the rise and popularity of the free tube sites like YouPorn and RedTube, in your opinion, what’s the future business model for adult sites to garner the same type of revenue it once did before the tube sites popped up?

There’s no one business model that will work for everyone. Different companies are trying different things, and I think that multiple methods will prove fruitful. The main thing is to create a product that (some) people consider worth paying for—whether that’s higher quality content, well made story-driven features, niche content that’s difficult to find, or something else entirely. Well, we’ll see in the coming years.

Obviously, Fleshbot has been highly successful and has developed a loyal fan base over the years. What’s next for the site and where do you take it from here?

Fleshbot… in 3-D! Seriously, no idea. The beauty of blogging is that it’s always possible to turn on a dime and completely reinvent the site—and so there’s no need to plan for change until change is really needed.

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