Sex from Scratch ─ Making Your Own Relationship Rules

With nearly 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce, a growing percentage of women over age 40 choosing not to have children, and more than 3 percent of the population identifying as LGBT, modern life is clearly in need of some modern relationship advice. Sex from Scratch analyzes the facets of contemporary relationships through the struggles, opinions, and experiences of a diverse group of individuals living in nontraditional relationships. Rather than telling readers how to snag a partner and find “true love,” it gleans real-life knowledge from people of all sexualities and genders—including individuals trying to make open relationships work to those who have opted against having children—distilling their hard-earned wisdom. Contributions from Andi Zeisler, Stu Rasmussen, Betty Dodson, and others make this love and dating guidebook an essential, fun, and insightful resource for anyone in any type of relationship.

Sarah Mirk is an editor for the national feminist magazine Bitch, for which she writes on issues of race, class, and sexuality. She was formerly a staff writer for the weekly newspapers The Portland Mercury and The Stranger. In addition to traditional reporting, Mirk also writes nonfiction comics ranging from personal stores of female Guantanamo detainees to Oregon History Comics, a series of small press comics about Oregon’s past. She lives in Portland, Oregon.