Hi! I’m Camille Sojit Pejcha, a writer, sextuple Scorpio, and, according to Marie Claire magazine, “the modern-day Carrie Bradshaw.”
Pleasure-Seeking is a platform dedicated to exploring how desire shapes our lives. It’s been featured in The New York Times, The New York Post, Dazed, PAPER, Office Magazine, Byline, and more.
What should I expect?
Intimate essays about what we want and why we want it, using pop culture as an entry point to bigger conversations about power, identity, and desire. Plus, behind the scenes dispatches from the new frontiers of sexual culture—from brunch-time sex parties in Brooklyn communes to secretive member’s clubs. I save my juiciest stories for my paid subscribers, so if you want to get in on the action, upgrade your subscription here.
Who reads Pleasure-Seeking?
Highly sophisticated perverts. People who want something fun to talk about at dinner parties. Intellectuals who refuse to be prudes. People who aren’t afraid to let their freak flag fly—and people who are afraid, but want to live vicariously through me.
Wait, who are you again?
I’m a writer covering sexuality and culture for publications like The New York Times, Slate, and W Magazine. Previously, I was Features Director at Document Journal, where Pleasure-Seeking began as a column. There, I took readers along with me on my (often ill-advised) exploits, from getting tied by Shibari experts to infiltrating a $12,000 sex party, interviewing my ex-boyfriend’s ex-girlfriends, and documenting the queer nightlife scene still thriving at New York’s Chelsea Hotel.
I’ve interviewed hundreds of artists, thinkers, and makers—from the niche (feminist porn directors, erotic jewelry designers, and cyborgs) to the mainstream (your favorite novelists, musicians, and movie stars like Charli XCX, Ottessa Moshfegh and Viggo Mortensen.)
After five years on staff at Document, I relaunched Pleasure-Seeking as an independent newsletter and podcast. On Substack, it’s a direct dialogue between us—Q&A-style sex advice, subscriber chats, and the kind of writing I can’t publish anywhere else.
Why should I subscribe?
Because you like insightful, unfiltered writing about topics essential to the human condition—and because platforms like this don’t survive without reader support.
Paid subscribers get first access to Pleasure-Seeking events, exclusive stories, and behind-the-scenes reporting. If you want more of Pleasure-Seeking, upgrading to a paid subscription for $60/year or $6/month is the single best way to support it. If you really love what I’m doing, consider opting for a founding subscription and sharing Pleasure-Seeking with your friends.
Where else can I follow your work?
You can find me here on Instagram, where you’ll see behind-the-scenes snippets from my wildest adventures. You can also join the Pleasure-Seeking group chat and submit your sex and relationship questions for the advice column anonymously here.
I’m also working on launching the Pleasure-Seeking video podcast, and several semi-secret projects across events, writing, and film. If you’re interested in collaborating (or just want to say hi!) feel free to shoot me a note at pleasureseeking@substack.com.
Either way, I’m glad you’re here. And I hope that in untangling my desires, I’ll help you make sense of your own.
Xoxo,
Camille
