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Salon

I held a salon and it was great fun! I use the word salon to describe the conversation I hosted, because it partook of elements essential to the salons of 18th-century Paris, where women of intellect and education, called salonnières, received guests and facilitated polite conversation–stimulating, fluid, focused, intelligent, and harmonious. Conversation is erotic, in contrast to small talk and chit chat. Conversation is an erotic art, by which I mean it is an art of connection.

• December 19, 2009
• Filed under: Body and mind, Pleasure
• Comments 2

2 Responses to “Salon”

1. When someone is good at conversation, it is wonderful–a meeting of the minds and delightful, so exquisite. Congratulations on creating such an opportunity! It sounds amazing and I wish I could join in the conversation.

   – Anne December 25, 2009 at 7:59 PM

2. I’d love for you to join the conversation! How about a salon when I’m in NYC?

   – Joanna Frueh December 27, 2009 at 2:28 PM