Nasty Wife

In these illustrated tales, Emily White explores mature desire with tenderness and danger, revealing how fantasy can simmer quietly beneath everyday life. Her art captures the contrast between routine and rebellion, where words sent in secret glow brighter than daylight. Nasty Wife centers on a long-married couple whose intimacy survives through imagination, messages, and daring thoughts shared between errands and empty rooms. The title story unfolds through whispered confessions and teasing challenges, where affection and provocation intertwine. A blindfold waiting in a drawer, a phone vibrating with possibility, a familiar home suddenly charged with suspense: the illustrations linger on eyes half-closed, lips parted in uncertainty, the thrill of crossing an invisible line. Love here is not gentle or tame, but alive, restless, and deeply human. Some fantasies are never spoken aloud, yet they echo louder than any touch.