Foreplay

FOREPLAY
A Tease. A Prelude. Aftercare. A Love Letter to Intimacy and Honesty.
An Intimate Little Chapbook from Awfully Hilarious
(connected to Pillow Talk!)

Foreplay isn’t just a book—it’s an invitation.

It's an appetizer before the main course.
The slow burn before the spark.
A whispered confession under the covers...

This chapbook, created as a companion piece to the award-winning anthology Awfully Hilarious Pillow Talk, is an intimate, provocative, and deeply human collection. Foreplay acts as both prequel and sequel to Pillow Talk—a little tome of poems, reflections, stories, and essays that prepare the reader for deeper conversations about sex, desire, intimacy, trauma, pleasure, vulnerability, healing, and the body.

This is where shame loosens its grip.
This is where stories begin to breathe.

Foreplay features short-form writing, poetic reflections, and narrative fragments that explore:

• Desire and longing

• Sexuality and self-trust

• Pleasure and embodiment

• Trauma and tenderness

• Intimacy and consent

• Humor, humanity, and healing

Bold, yet gentle. Funny, yet sacred. Raw...and beautifully human.
This book is for readers who crave real stories—the ones we whisper, the ones we hide, and the ones that change us when we finally speak them out loud.

Whether you’ve already fallen in love with the Awfully Hilarious universe or you’re just discovering it, Foreplay is the perfect entry point as:

• A teaser for Awfully Hilarious Pillow Talk

• A companion read for fans of feminist literature, sex-positive storytelling, and trauma-informed writing

• A beautiful, provocative gift

• A conversation starter

• A permission slip

Perfect for readers who love:

• Feminist storytelling

• Sex-positive books

• Intimacy and relationship books

• Trauma-informed narratives

• Queer-affirming and inclusive literature

• Body-positive writing

• Mental health and healing journeys

• Honest memoir-style essays

• Vulnerable, funny, human stories

• Taboo-breaking literature

Foreplay doesn’t rush you.
It invites you in.
It slows the moment.
It opens the door.

Because before every brave story…
there is a beginning.
And this is it.

Connected to the award-winning anthology Awfully Hilarious Pillow Talk
From the Awfully Hilarious stigma-smashing storytelling collective
A prelude to pleasure and presence
A love letter to one another, as we share the stories we’re finally ready to tell