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| If you're a parent then you know how valuable a child is. As I look back on my life's accomplishments, my children are my lifetime achievement award. They give me a value for having been here on this planet. And what is particularly amazing is how much I've been able to learn from these kids in exchange. |
What do you want it to mean? |
| One of the principle values I wish for a child is freedom. As an adult, freedom is often associated with getting a good job and earning enough money to get along well. As such, we put a lot of work into putting the kids through school and making sure they actually learn. And on that same note, freedom is in many ways a by-product of knowledge. Knowing physics, math, geography, art, government and politics; these are just a few of the knowledges that can help children experience greater and greater freedom. |
Nude Tea, the novel, is about freedom, love and what-do-you-do-about-that-naked-person. Nude Tea, the website, is about to undergo some changes. Take a look around at the photo essays for now. Freedom has a price. Someone put some effort into the things they gave you for free. Return the gesture, and contribute something freely to your community. NudeTea.org. Free to you. No pop ups, no spyware, no charge. It takes me a lot of work to do that, really. |
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We live in a world where it's almost impossible to live life without
interacting with people who think different than we do. This creates a
process where each of us learn our own way of dealing with the mental
anguish that accompanies the shocking truth that not everyone else is
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Although the stories I present in my writing are fictional, they are --
underneath it all -- documentaries of human nature.
Like a photographer capturing an interesting shot, I present my perspectives of myself, of other people, and of our mannerisms through exaggerated stories. My hope is to present the continuity of motive. That is to say, that although everyone tends to do things their own way, their motives for doing so are common to all humans. We all long to be loved, to be noticed, to be understood -- and mostly, to be allowed. We all want to be allowed to do what we think is right. |
Nude Tea will always be about People.
Those events in life The bruises acquired from
Those threads of life Destiny
Those faces we throw on before stepping outside into the world. |
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I might think different from you. But, like you, I love my kids. And as such I teach them to value everyone's right to Freedom of Thought. |
Nude Tea Philosophy Nudity does not equal sex. Sex is already a component of humanity whether you're nude, naked, dressed or undressed. Humans are sexual creatures. In my artform ~ ~ Artwork / Photos must tell a story. The story must have many Sexuality can be part of the story, but isn't that just art imitating life anyway? |
This site is the original.
Other sites simply capitalized on my original concept as keywords
I'm not hard to reach:
Or write to nudetea@gmail.com and put Hey Marty in the subject line.
I allow others to link to my site.
You're welcome to
link
back to this site
www.nudetea.org
and make sure it's the
.org not the .com
My hobbies include writing poetry about the faeries, elves, gnomes, mermaids and magic of the Sebastopol, Bodega Bay, Sonoma County area.
My
poetry is published and sold by WildChildPublishing.com
My hobbies have also taken me to
Linda Biggs' FairieForest.com Fairie Art Website is rainbow-rific.
My
favorite is "The Healer"
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Sawdust Art
Festival in
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I found
Leslie's Glassworks at |
Mythica
Hand-crafted
leather masks by monique.
Mystic Dreams brings beautiful
images to life.
ShelleysPlace.com for Business Coaching
Hannah Caratti, M.A., E-RYT
Yoga Healing Arts
I bought this amazing
"Forget" figurine
from Blue Mermaid Designs
on eBay
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Touch the Moon / A Pernoctation
Awakened my soul in the dark of the night.
My spirit enlivened; stretched up unencumbered.
Up to the balcony of silver-lined clouds.
Moonlight that touched me, extending one arm;
Soft is her hair on the pillow beneath.
Reach out! I beg you! Waken her now!
Touch her face softly, I charge you, my Friend. © Stephen J. Martin Lyrics and Poetry My recent collection is sold at http://www.wildchildpublishing.com This book is very inexpensive. Please take the time to buy a copy. All my royalties from these book sales go towards a college fund for my son, Davison.
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Like to read?
I wrote Nude Tea which is available at online bookstores like Barnes and Nobles.
My 44 Summer Stories are published by Wild Child Publishing.
Miscellaneous Bookmarks of mine that
don't
necessarily endorse my website,
but I like theirs:
I like Bobby Flay recipes
Wikipedia is where I start info searches on Indians, fairies, mermaids...
Here's a handy map of places to charge an electric vehicle
How-To's for writers and authors and would-be wordsmiths:
How to Diagram Sentences, on wikiHow
Colloquialisms, on wikiHow
How do you spell the sound of a brick hitting the ground? Written Sound!
How can I add 'feeling' to my writing? The Feeling Dictionary!
Want to write about the life at sea? Use the Nautical Dictionary
And a resource on Pirates by Rob Ossian
And another source of Navy Terminology by Shipmodeling info
Seduction is the process of deliberately enticing a person, according to Wikipedia
What's the story with e-publishing? Ask Marci Baun!
How can I find a good editor? Check with Faith Bicknell-Brown!
A resource on Graces and Goddesses by Thalia Took
A resource on what'cha gotta write on labels, on the FDA website.
13 Steps to Successful Blogging, found in the ezine articles
What the "F" is up with a successful web page? Jakob Nielsen's eye-study tell's all!
Getty Images is a good source for ... images.
Hook up with other writers on Writer's Cafe.
Curious about Copyrighting your work? See the Copyright Office online!
Maybe ~ like me ~ you need the Library of Congress from time to time?
How to read tea leaves.
I enjoyed reading about "that" that on The Old Silly's blog.
Confused about whether or not you can end a
sentence with a preposition these days?
Chicago Manual of Style
Wikipedia
Manual of Style
Truth, Lies and other conundrums that come up in relationships:
How to Practice Radical Honesty
according to wikiHow
8 Toxic Personalities to Avoid, according to Brett Blumenthal on Yahoo
How to Keep a Long Term Relationship Fun and Fresh, on Helium.com
Parents and Youth / Rights of Passage
Did you know there's a Fairy Academy? Wow!
Who doesn't love a Mermaid Festival?
I think pretty highly of Mr. Music and his contributions to community.
Operation Respect ~ Stop the school bullying!
Care to go for a walk along the beach? Check out the Coastwalk!
Just a few of the many, many books, blogs and other fun things I like to read:
Letter from an Unknown Woman, a story by Stephan Zweig
Petaluma 360 for news and info about Petaluma
Feb 2009 when the Amgen Tour of California cyclists come to town!
KGGV for news on the Russian River community
SRJC for news about my local college
Matcha for news about the tea industry
Secret Dalmatia, historic and cultural heritage of Croatia
Sonja Foust's blog
And I like Biking Sonoma County
Human Nature ~
and the naturally nude and/or sexual traits
of those who are human:
(do I really need to warn you these sites might contain nudity? And besides, why would you be afraid of that? )
A completely unscientific sampling of cruising couples and naked boating on YachtPals
Nudism, A Woman's Perspective, on AANR
Does sexting constitute a crime? A blog on nj.com
Keiraotica creative laddie fiction
Saroya's Poetry, Erotic, Whimsy, Wistful, Dark stuff for Adults
How much art can you put on a wine
label till it's outlawed in Alabama?
Ask the
Cycles Gladiator girl of Hahn Family Wines.
Human Sexuality and the Arts on Wordpress is always enlightening
Happy Nature, Isabelle of Greece, and poetry
And lastly, a list of My Pages here on this site:
Home Page of course
The Ballad of Norman Knudleman
Robert Graves, Symptoms of Love
To Be or Not To Be, by me as well as Shakespeare
William Wordsworth, We are Seven
William Morris, The Sirens
Zennor, the Mermaid Legend