Essays by Lucy

Unapologetically Lucy

Essays about body, sexuality, shame and becoming yourself. Honest, unpolished and unapologetic.

Three close-ups of a woman's bare torso, showing the curve of her breasts

An ode to breasts

Legs against a wall, hands held in prayer around a vibrator

Masturbate. Pray. And repeat

Three peaches on a pale background, the middle one cut open to show the pit

Recreating Perzik: Why It Won’t Be Free This Time

Mirror selfie with arm raised, showing dark armpit hair

On my body hair and shaving.

A woman holding a bitten apple in front of her chest

My name is not Eve, but I ate the apple

Lucy's mirror selfie in workout clothes, phone covering her face

Shame Is a Learned Language

Soft-focus close-up of a woman's bare back

Visibility is not consent