Abstract:
In the nineteen-nineties, a degreed yet impoverished single mom became an independent callgirl. She found that most men are nice guys, paid sex can be therapeutic, the demand for the service is endless, “mothers’ hours” are normal, and the money is outstanding. Only three things are missing: social acceptance, the support of most feminists, and a mandated set of high standards.

She saw that those deficits, and not the work itself, are the circumstances that cause whores to suffer. Aphrodite Phoenix (penname) felt driven to articulate her findings. She recognized that the autobiographical genre might powerfully drive home her points.