Stoya in Love and Other Mishaps: Navigating the Chaos of Modern Romance

A central theme throughout the essays is the strange dissonance between her physical body and her public persona. She writes candidly about the realization that once she put her image on the internet, her body ceased to be entirely her own; it became public property to be consumed, criticized, and masturbated to.

Seeing someone fail and keep going is one of the most endearing human traits.