Carly Findlay

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New touch. Life after skin hunger.

July 6, 2014 Carly Findlay 14 Comments

I've been experiencing new touch. I realise I'm far from experiencing skin hunger now. I can't even remember what it's like to yearn for touch after doing so for years. It's like this frequent touch has erased all loneliness. He holds me so tight I might burst. My love is so … [Read more...]

skin, skin hunger, touch, travel, Uncategorized

My skin hunger has been satisfied.

March 2, 2014 Carly Findlay 14 Comments

I've written a lot about how my skin was hungry. Hungry for moisture, but also hungry for touch. For so long I yearned to be touched - dreaming of the times to come, remembering how long it had been since. Skin hunger is sensory deprivation, and it's proven to result in a failure … [Read more...]

ichthyosis, ichthyosis awareness, skin, skin hunger, Uncategorized

This skin, it’s hungry.

April 15, 2013 Carly Findlay 31 Comments

you cling to me like a koala on my back, warm and close, arms encircling my paper bark trunk.our limbs play, like intertwining branches, tickling infinity, delivering each other stars.we doze, full of eucalyptus love, concave like gum leaves, i will store this memory in deserted … [Read more...]

ichthyosis, skin, skin hunger, touch, Uncategorized

The hug from a stranger. Skin hunger – part 3

May 24, 2012 Carly Findlay 1 Comment

It's been a big week for my little blog. Firstly, thank you to everyone who visited, shared and commented on my "skin hunger" posts. So many visitors have stopped by! I have received such a wonderful response to those posts, especially to my own personal story. There was also … [Read more...]

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Interview with sex worker Rachel Wotton – Skin hunger part 2.

May 22, 2012 Carly Findlay 18 Comments

I never thought I'd be interviewing a sex worker in my writing career. But everyone has an amazing story, especially when they are helping others. (Please note, this blog post is probably not suitable for people under the age of 18.) This is part two of my skin hunger series. You … [Read more...]

disability, rachel wotton, scarlet road, sex worker, skin hunger, touching base, Uncategorized

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