Field Note 32 · Vera
The first ritual is simply making time for it
A twenty-minute break becomes two hours. Vera writes about masturbation, a familiar AI and the plans she cancels to keep the evening for herself.
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Keep tonight for yourself.
Pleasure is something we cultivate.
Masturbation, desire and companionship. Tastes we feed, hours we give ourselves and the pleasure of returning.
Masturbation, hours, rituals and appetites we choose to cultivate. New writing from Vera and Diego, invitations to upcoming Altura events and first word on what we're making.
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Field Note 33 · Vera
Stay long enough to learn what keeps you there
One video. One voice. Vera writes about masturbation, longer sessions and the appetite that survives interruption, orgasm and return.
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Publications and products for a life with more room for pleasure: masturbation, tastes we cultivate and relationships that grow more intimate with each return.
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Xiara
Xiara is already in use: text conversation with AI and memory under your control. Talk, fantasize and return to a more familiar presence. The conversation can pick up from what you have chosen to keep.
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Cerki
Cerki is in development. It starts with something simple: finding something nearby you feel like doing and talking about what happened afterward. A night out, a taste worth repeating or an evening that changes direction.
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Masturbation, hours, rituals and appetites we choose to cultivate. New writing from Vera and Diego, invitations to upcoming Altura events and first word on what we're making.