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About Anna
Anna Pulley
Hailing from the rough-and-tumble deserts of southern Arizona, where one doesn't have to bother with such trivialities as "coats" or "daylight savings time," Anna is a fairly recent Chicago transplant. She tends to put quotes around things unnecessarily and spends altogether too much time justifying the artistic merit of limericks. To read more of Anna's work, visit www.annapulley.com.



 

Articles by Anna

Battle of the Sexes
In The Spotlight. 07/27/2009.
Girls vs. Boys brings Lord of the Flies to life.

Answer Orgy
Carnal Consultant. 01/19/2009.
Anna tackles a ton of topics in her final column, including what not to do with that bottle of hot sauce.

Virtual Insanity
Carnal Consultant. 01/12/2009.
Does your date need a twittervention?

Hands-On Experience
Carnal Consultant. 01/05/2009.
Here's to self-love in the new year.

Only for the Lonely
Carnal Consultant. 12/29/2008.
Anna cooks up some holiday haikus for those without a mate this season.

'Tis the Season to Pine
Carnal Consultant. 12/22/2008.
Getting in the Christmas spirit should not include calls to your past loves.

Honesty Is Overrated
Carnal Consultant. 12/15/2008.
Withholding some information on the first date? That's a no-brainer.

Clip of the Week
Carnal Consultant. 12/09/2008.
There's no need to get snippety over vasectomies.

Operation One-Night Stand
Carnal Consultant. 12/01/2008.
On a man hunt? Let the Carnal Consultant draw you a map.

Relationship Re-runs
Carnal Consultant. 11/24/2008.
More often than not, getting back with an ex results in the same old storyline.

Gone Shootin'
Carnal Consultant. 11/17/2008.
Are you a whore for hormones? Let the Carnal Consultant tell you how to take it like a man.

Where's the Beef?
Carnal Consultant. 11/10/2008.
Wanna know the best spots in Chicago for hook-ups? Let the Carnal Consultant hook you up.

Crash Test Dating
Carnal Consultant. 11/03/2008.
Life is a highway, and he wants to ride it all night long. But she thinks their relationship is turning into a major wreck.

Sticky Situation
Carnal Consultant. 10/27/2008.
Don't let your man treat you like an ATM machine in bed.

Sex Life After Death
Carnal Consultant. 10/20/2008.
How to approach dating a widow.

Long Schlong Gone Wrong?
Carnal Consultant. 10/13/2008.
There's a fine line between pleasure and pain when it comes to servicing the cervix.

Man Being Manipulated
Carnal Consultant. 10/06/2008.
She asks for a commitment, then can't bother to call; should he give her another chance?

Sexual Politics
Carnal Consultant. 09/29/2008.
He loves Bush and she's got a bleeding heart. Can they reach across the aisle so that they might one day walk down it?

Turn-On Tips
Carnal Consultant. 09/22/2008.
Not having as much sex as you'd like? These strategies might help get your man's libido in gear.

Busy Signal
Carnal Consultant. 09/15/2008.
If your love interest can't take the time to call you back, he's probably not a keeper.

Speed Dating
Carnal Consultant. 09/09/2008.
Love doesn't operate on a schedule, so you can't necessarily go too fast.

Going Soft
Carnal Consultant. 09/02/2008.
Anna tackles a half-erection question.

Belly Busting
Carnal Consultant. 08/25/2008.
How to deal with an exhibitionist girlfriend.

Triple Your Pleasure
Carnal Consultant. 08/18/2008.
Three can be a magic number for all-female couples, too; but how can you find that willing woman?

You've Got A Friend In You
Carnal Consultant. 08/11/2008.
You don't get to choose your relatives, but you do get to choose the friends you want to chitty chitty bang bang.

Benefits Denied
Carnal Consultant. 08/04/2008.
Ready to hang up on that booty call? Here's how.

Multiple Methods
Carnal Consultant. 07/28/2008.
There's more than one way for girls to get to that happy place.

Show and Tell
Carnal Consultant. 07/21/2008.
Filling out a dating-site profile? Follow these rules.

Hotties with Herpes
Carnal Consultant. 07/14/2008.
Just because you have an STD, it doesn't mean you're off the market.

Seeking Some Quiet Time
Carnal Consultant. 07/07/2008.
Can someone be TOO loud in bed?

Analyze This
Carnal Consultant. 06/30/2008.
Want your girlfriend to unlock the back door? Here's how to make it happen.

Where the Girls Are
Carnal Consultant. 06/23/2008.
On the prowl for a female friend? Anna's got your hot spots.

Mouthing Off
Carnal Consultant. 06/09/2008.
Is 69ing a thing of the past and will insults land you a lady?

Spurting and Flirting
Carnal Consultant. 05/27/2008.
On jilling like a pro and the tricky business of dating your ex's friend.

Perplexing Pals: A Friend with Benefits and Your Horny Ex
Carnal Consultant. 05/12/2008.
What to do when you're falling for a friend and how to get your ex to stop hitting on your posse.

Guide to Internet Dating: The First Email
Carnal Consultant. 04/29/2008.
How to up your chances of getting a response when first reaching out to a potential love interest.

Get Him to Give it Up and Get Out of the House
Carnal Consultant. 04/14/2008.
A quicker route to the bedroom and dealing with an anti-social boyfriend.

Blog Blocking and Keeping a Straight Orgasm Face
Carnal Consultant. 03/31/2008.
Advice on dating a boy who blogs about you and what happens when you accidentally mock your boyfriend's O-face.

Shtupping a Pro and Saying Those Three Little Words
Carnal Consultant. 03/17/2008.
On dating a sex worker and what to do if your girlfriend drops an L-bomb.

Shacking Up and Knowing Your Orgasms
Carnal Consultant. 03/03/2008.
Moving in with your luvah and the mysteries of the female orgasm revealed.

Your Neighbor Flashed You! Your Boyfriend's a Prude!
Carnal Consultant. 02/20/2008.
What to do when your neighbor pulls a Britney and one girl's mission to end the missionary position.

Porn Overkill and a Photo Feud
Carnal Consultant. 02/04/2008.
Is my girlfriend addicted to porn and is it okay to keep pics of your exes?

Roommate- and Ex-Sex
Carnal Consultant. 01/22/2008.
To bang or not to bang your roommate and how to negotiate sex with your ex.

Female Ejaculation and an Exercise for Intercourse
Carnal Consultant. 01/07/2008.
The Maven addresses an unusual sexual side effect and whether yoga will improve your sex life.

Meet-Market Maven's Adventure
Love, Sex, Life. 01/02/2008.
There's more than one way to get to second base in Wrigleyville.

Passing on Group Sex and Sleeping with Your Cuz
Carnal Consultant. 12/10/2007.
How to talk your way out of a threesome (now there's a first!) and where to draw the line with kissin' cousins.

Cold Feet and Throwing Up on a First Date
Carnal Consultant. 11/26/2007.
Anna says whether or not to throw in the towel on marriage and what to do when you throw up on your date.

Talk Nerdy to Me
Love, Sex, Life. 11/22/2007.
It's a dating guide to getting your geek on!

Jeffrey Moss
Arts and Words. 11/13/2007.
We chat with a local filmmaker participating in the Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival.

Sniffing Out a Smell and Cyber Sex in the Flesh
Carnal Consultant. 11/09/2007.
What's that smell? And how to take cyber flirting to the next level (i.e. into your pants).

Dealing with Exes and Dental Dams
Carnal Consultant. 10/26/2007.
What to do about a girl who won't stop calling her ex and the ins and outs of safer sex.

Directions for Using Dildos and Dating Online
Carnal Consultant. 10/12/2007.
Go ahead; tell him to bend over or give internet dating a go. Our expert's got tips for both.

Spilling about Sex and Meeting Women
Carnal Consultant. 10/02/2007.
The Maven gives advice on coming clean about your dating past and talking to women.

Ditching a Friend and an Earful of Inappropriate Info
Carnal Consultant. 09/17/2007.
How to break up with a friend and guidelines for dating multiple people.

A Broke Boyfriend and Passion for Your Pleasure
Carnal Consultant. 08/31/2007.
Anna Pulley tackles a clash over cash and what to do when your guy cares TOO much about your orgasm.

Eco-friendly Sex Toys and Rules for a Divorcee
Carnal Consultant. 08/16/2007.
Anna dishes on "green" vibrators and how to cope with post-divorce dating.

Expanding the Dating Pool and Finding a Gyno for Less
Carnal Consultant. 08/07/2007.
Meet-Market Maven tells a twentysomething how to get a little somethin' somethin' and answers a gyno-rmous dilemma.

Is He Gay and Can We Tackle Her Taste?
Carnal Consultant. 07/23/2007.
Anna Pulley answers a sexual-identity quandary and addresses how to sweeten an unpleasant odor.

Hairy Pits and Tips for Gay Teens
Carnal Consultant. 07/10/2007.
Centerstage's Anna Pulley on love, sex, dating and everything in between.

A Swedish Smorgasbord
Dining Guides. 05/28/2007.
Pick up everything from meatballs to almond cake in Andersonville, aka Little Sweden.



 
Theatre Reviews by Anna
  • A Very Neo-Futurist Christmas Carol
  • Alas! Alack! Zorro’s Back!
  • Autumn Garden, The
  • Baby Wants Candy
  • Beer
  • Boys & Girls
  • Busman's Honeymoon
  • Clitoris Stories
  • Co-Ed Prison Sluts
  • Consume: A Grotesque Burlesque Review
  • Culture/Clash: Three Plays about the South Asian Diaspora
  • Drinking and Writing Vol IV
  • Fatboy
  • Funk It Up About Nothin'
  • God's Ear
  • Harriet Jacobs
  • I’m Spiritual, Dammit!
  • In the Curious Hold of the Demeter: Count Orlock at Sea
  • Jon
  • K of D: AN URBAN LEGEND, The
  • Lies & Liars
  • Love Person
  • Macbeth
  • Mistress Cycle, The
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • Next Stop Spinsterland
  • Old Glory
  • On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning
  • Playing with Fire (After Frankenstein)
  • Pulp
  • Rose and The Rime
  • Seafarer, The
  • Storefront Theater Musical
  • Topdog/Underdog; True West
  • Two Brazen Broads
  • Vaudeville and Vixens
  • Walls, The
  • Wild Party, The
  • Yoni Ki Baat


  •  
    Venues Reviewed by Anna
  • Berlin
  • Bhabi's Kitchen
  • Cafe Bong
  • Cunneen's
  • iCream
  • Kit Kat Lounge and Supper Club
  • Little Jim's
  • Ola's Liquors
  • Prairie Moon
  • Sweet Passion
  • Touche
  • Unabridged Books, Inc.


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