Brought to you by Polly Superstar, author, artist, performer, and provocateur
Online Writing Community
Have you struggled to find a writing community where you don’t feel othered or shamed for your orientation, identity, or choices? Do you feel the need to hide your true self? This space is dedicated to you—the sex and gender pioneers—& your stories.
Cost
A virtual tip jar will be made available for your use. $10-20 per session is suggested but nobody is turned away for lack of funds.
Prioritize your creative process and experience amazing breakthroughs when you take just two hours and dedicate it to your writing practice.
Weekend Retreats
I also host weekend retreats at a hot spring outside Las Vegas. If you’re looking for a deeper dive check out this page!
Introduction: Have you struggled to find a writing community where you don’t feel othered or shamed for your orientation, expression, or lifestyle? Do you feel the need to hide your true self? Is your truth often met with blank stares and open mouths? I can relate. Though many in the writing community mean well, it has been hard to find people who get me.
This space is dedicated to you—the sex and gender pioneers—and your stories. You don’t have to share erotic stories or focus on your relationships. The content of your writing can be drawn from anywhere: fiction, non-fiction, cultural commentary, memoir, expository, descriptive, persuasive, or narrative. Here, you can be yourself and find your voice, whatever that means for you.
Inspired by water, this mini-retreat takes you on a relaxing journey into your writing practice. We begin with the breath, centering ourselves in the body and grounding in our experience. Using guided visualizations, we evoke the elemental qualities of water. We flush out creative channels and find inspiration swimming in the fluidity of our aquatic nature. Together, we use our imaginations to dissolve our worries and watch as creativity bubbles to the surface.
This is not a writing workshop. There are no prompts and I don’t direct you to specific topics. Instead, I use the processes described above to help you unleash memory and imagination to tune into your authentic story. This is a process I have used for my personal writing practice for many years. Instead of vision boards, notes, prompts, and clutter, we empty the mind and discover the story floating in the void.
This online community is the perfect introduction to my in-person weekend retreats.
No Preparation Needed: Come with an open heart and a blank page
No Critique: There won’t be any critique, just gentle guidance to help you find your path.
No Pressure to Share: You’re under no obligation to share your work—this is your journey.
No Academic Rigidity: Don’t expect structured writing classes or being told what to do.
The Flow
Meet your fellow mermaids
Grounding, arriving, breathing
Collaborative writing exercise
Introduce featured area of exploration (this changes with every mini-retreat. No two are the same)
Read your writing to fellow mermaids (no pressure to share)
Say farewell until next time!
Join The Mermaid List
These events happen weekly all year round, but are not on a regular schedule. Join the list to find out when the next one is happening.
Hi, I’m Polly Superstar
Hi! I’m Polly Superstar, the author of Polly: Sex Culture Revolutionary, a vulnerable memoir that chronicles my journey in founding and stewarding two of San Francisco’s iconic sex culture institutions: Kinky Salon and Mission Control. The book intertwines intimate stories from my childhood in London, weaving together the narrative of how I came to do what I do today. This journey has included latex fashion design, creating strange art, writing, performing, being a spokesperson for sex culture, zine-making, emceeing, mentoring, learning, teaching, and being a student of life. Any pronouns work for me as gender is a construct I don’t feel connected to.
I’ve been a Las Vegas resident since 2018 and am currently working on a speculative fiction novel that centers on alternative, queer relationships and challenges gender norms. I believe it’s crucial to use our imaginations to conjure alternative worlds and possible futures as a tool to explore cultural possibilities through the lens of fiction.
Although I’m known for my wacky stage presence, costumes, and larger-than-life persona as a party host, in reality, I’m a sensitive introvert who has faced my own set of personal challenges, including ADHD, chronic pain, sleep disorders, and debilitating grief.
To counterbalance my lifelong career in the exhausting world of community building and events, I maintain a daily practice of yoga and meditation and am studying for my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification. I am an avid lover of nature, finding solace in the quiet contemplation that can only be experienced at a hot spring, unplugged from the world.
