Podcast Summary: Bawdy Storytelling, Episode 44 – "Over My Dead Body" (Amy Mullin)

Host: Dixie De La Tour
Storyteller: Amy Mullin
Date: October 17, 2018

Episode Overview

This episode of Bawdy Storytelling, hosted by Dixie De La Tour, centers on a uniquely daring and honest narrative: Amy Mullin shares her journey of sexual self-discovery involving corpse play—a fantasy at the edge of many taboos. Through Amy’s story, listeners are brought into an intimate, creative, and consent-rich exploration of kink, vulnerability, and community support. The story isn’t just about “the weird stuff,” but about overcoming shame and finding joy, acceptance, and laughter with those you trust.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Stage: The Unusual Request

• Dixie introduces the story as a first for her stage—“It is unique and rare, and I hope you like it.” (03:26)
• After announcing an open pitch for stories in Seattle, Dixie received Amy’s email offering a tale: “Hi, I’d like to tell my story about the time I had my fantasy fulfilled about corpse play, like necrophilia.” (03:44)
• Dixie notes the story’s creativity and honesty, acknowledging her own surprise and the story's power.

2. Amy’s Discovery: From Buzzfeed to Vulnerability

• Amy and her partner (“husbutch”) stumble across a Buzzfeed article—"10 Most Deviant Sex Scenes You Never Wanted to See”—and watch a scene from the film Kissed. (05:07–06:00)
• Amy is unexpectedly aroused by the necrophilia scene, leading to embarrassment and discomfort. She shares:

  “I have never been so embarrassed by something that turned me on before.” (06:56)

• Despite being part of a kink-friendly community, this fantasy feels especially taboo and difficult to own.

3. Community Response & Playful Teasing

• Amy’s partner teases her:

  “‘Does that do it for you, baby?’ and I’m like, stop it… And of course there’s like seven people around.” (08:00)

• Word spreads in their community, and Amy becomes known (jokingly) as “Amy likes to fuck corpses.” (08:40)

• Despite the embarrassment, there’s underlying acceptance and playfulness in their friend group.

4. The Salon: Enacting the Fantasy

• New Year’s Eve: Amy attends a sensual, art-filled salon with her partner, Layla, and friends. The evening includes performances—burlesque, poetry, and a dramatic reading from Anaïs Nin’s Delta of Venus. (09:30–13:40)
• Amy is surprised to be cast in a performance reenacting the erotic corpse scene from the story “Pierre,” with Layla as the “corpse.”
• The scene is meticulously prepared: Layla is cold and damp, Annie is instructed to touch and “react.”

5. The Corpse Play Scene

• The performance (13:41–21:30) becomes an intimate and transformative experience. Notable moments include:
  • Amy’s realization of full control and the thrill of kissing an unresponsive partner:

    "There is nothing coming back. It is me kissing this body, and it is all mine." (16:17)

  • The attention to erotic detail—Layla’s body is cold, an ice cube mimics the story’s cold river.
  • Amy loses herself in the scene, performing orally and manually, until Layla is finally “reanimated”:

    “A moan escapes my corpse. Ho ho. Who’s not so good at being dead now?” (19:25)

  • Both Amy and Layla climax, followed by laughter and catharsis. The room erupts in the chant, “corpse fucker!” (20:30)
• Amy shares the aftermath:

  “I figured out that, like, I don’t have to be ashamed of my weird ass kink. Who gives a shit?” (21:10)

6. Reflections on Acceptance and Community

• Amy finds healing and acceptance in the experience:

  “This thing that was too scary… had just become this amazing, sexy piece of shared performance art.” (20:55)

• She recognizes the importance of community in making space for “unusual” desires.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Kink and Shame:
  “I live in a world where we don’t ask questions about what does it for us… So this should not make me feel as uncomfortable as it does, but there is just something inside of me that’s going wrong and I don’t feel good.”
  —Amy (07:18)

• On Embodiment:
  “It is me kissing this body, and it is all mine. And I am in control of this moment. And that is, like, not my thing, but it is my thing. Right? Yeah. Right. I know.”
  —Amy (16:39)

• On Humor and Friendship:
  “Layla looks at me and goes, corpse fucker. ‘Cause that’s the kind of friend they are. And the whole room is yelling, corpse fucker. And I am so fucking pleased with myself and so fucking pleased with my people…”
  —Amy (20:26)

• On Acceptance:
  “I figured out that, like, I don’t have to be ashamed of my weird ass kink. Who gives a shit? So apparently I'm kind of into corpse play. Who knew?”
  —Amy (21:10)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:10–03:26 — [Intro and Episode Context by Dixie]
• 03:26–04:27 — [Story Introduction: Amy’s pitch, Dixie’s anticipation]
• 04:27–05:07 — [Buzzfeed Article, “Kissed” Movie]
• 05:07–08:00 — [Link between arousal and shame, community reaction]
• 08:00–10:20 — [Salon night setup]
• 10:20–13:41 — [Ma’am’s burlesque, the poem, performance setup]
• 13:41–21:10 — [Corpse play performance and the emotional aftermath]
• 22:33–25:07 — [Dixie reflects on the story’s rarity, song introduction “So Glad”]
• 25:07–31:30 — [Song by Shirley Noem, reflection on sex, death, and joy]

Tone & Style

The episode’s tone is candid, bold, and affirming, blending explicit humor with genuine vulnerability. Amy’s storytelling is marked by sharp self-awareness, playful banter, and an unflinching acceptance of taboo desire. The host, Dixie, balances irreverence with clear appreciation for the courage and artistry of Amy’s narrative.

Final Takeaways

• Sexual expression can be weird, scary, and transformative—but is most powerful when shared in safe, supportive community.
• Performance, humor, and mutual consent can help destigmatize even the most taboo fantasies.
• Shame dissolves in laughter, trust, and acceptance—key ingredients in Bawdy Storytelling’s unique magic.

For further listening:
The next episode tease (35:41): “Our towels fall away. We grab each other's hard cocks. I've got a man's cock in my hand for the first time and the space time continuum is not unraveling.” —Layla

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