From Socks to Fedora, It's Jeremy

Pretty Wonderful

2010-01-05T08:12:00.019-05:00

If you've been reading the addictive blog of legendary erotica author/editor/publisher Alison Tyler, you'll know that one of the topics she's been educating us on lately is that of present-day realities for small publishers. In the current economy, and with so much in flux, the small-publishing picture is not always a pretty thing.

But you know what is a pretty thing? Alison's boutique erotica company, Pretty Things Press. I know you'll want to hear more on this subject ... so "come and see me" down below, after the song.

Wow, I love those mod sounds. And I love Pretty Things Press. Among my favorite PTP books are the Down and Dirty anthologies ("bite-size delights"); Juicy Erotica ("succulent sexiness"); the brilliant companion volumes Hers and His ("rich, impressive, and masterfully conceived" collections co-authored by AT and the marvelous Thomas Roche); and Sex & Candy, edited by the fabulous Rachel Kramer Bussel ("sweet confections and sizzling connections"). [The quotations, by the way, are from my Amazon reviews of these various titles.]

One of the things I love about small publishers is that each one has its own personality. Not to discount the importance of the literary personality of the authors and editors, of course ... but I find that a press as a whole also tends to have a certain "feel" to its product, even if it's a very loose set of characteristics that it might be hard to put one's finger on. To me, one of the things giving the PTP line its distinctive personality is a certain flavor of intimacy: when I, the reader, am inside one of these collections, I feel like I'm privy to all the horniness and sweetness, the pounding fucks and the sensuality, in a particular type of way that's hard to describe, but which I recognize each time I enter one of these lovely little books.

As you can see, the books are visually pretty, too. (Even the type design on the pages tastes good.)

Oh, and here's a small-publisher-friendly tip: When you're buying PTP books from Amazon, entering from this page helps the press even more, via Amazon's affiliate program.

Meanwhile in the virtual world ... the latest PTP news is that Alison has launched a line of sizzling e-books!

And hey there across the pond: For your convenience and delight, selected AT-edited or AT-authored collections that were originally published by PTP in the States are available in UK editions from another small publisher I love, my friends at Xcite Books!

It's all pretty cool, huh?

Now That We're All Partied Out ...

2010-01-04T07:56:00.002-05:00

... I'm throwing a party! : )

Yes, right here at Socks/Fedora, I'll be having a little book-release party next Monday, January 11—the official UK release date of Rock/Socks. I'm not sure yet what games, sexual positions, and other party activities I'll be offering ... but I'll try to make it worth your while to drop by!

I'll furnish more details later this week, after I've paid a visit to the detail furnishings store.

My book will not complain at all if you judge it by the company it keeps.

2010-01-02T09:59:00.008-05:00

As discussed yesterday, I now have the great honor, in the brick-and-mortar world, of being the middle of what has been described as a Kristina Lloyd–Alison Tyler sandwich. Hold my calls! (I could easily stare all day at those two sexy names with that en dash inserted between them.)

Meanwhile in the virtual-bookstore world, I'm also in primo company, as shown in this "customers who bought also bought" screen shot from Amazon UK:

[In case your vision is as bad as mine ... that's Charlotte Stein making magic down there!]

Brighton Rocks ... the Socks!

2010-01-01T09:55:00.007-05:00

Thanks to ace photographer Kristina Lloyd, we now have the first visual documentation of Rock My Socks Off in a bookshop!

Yesterday, KL peeked in at Waterstone's, Brighton, UK:

And her timing was brilliant: during the few minutes that she happened to be browsing the shop, someone evidently rearranged the erotica section, moving my book from its spine-out position on shelf A to a front-faced position on shelf B—placing it, coincidentally, right next to KL's five-star, best-selling classic, Asking for Trouble! (And with two Alison Tyler books as neighbors, to boot!) The mind boggles at the sheer good luck—or was it journalistic instinct?—that allowed Kristina, with camera serendipitously handy, to capture the "before" and "after" for me.

Rough-and-ready reporter Lloyd notes that "the shelves are right at the end of the fiction section, lowest 3 shelves. I had to kneel before them to do the pics. I enjoyed it!"

Thank you, Kristina!!

Free Laughter, and NYE Erotica

2009-12-31T09:07:00.004-05:00

Happy Imminent New Year, everyone! Here's hoping that 2010 brings all of you everything you most want. And thank you all for making 2009 so much fun.

Just a reminder that you still have time to take advantage of my free e-book offer: to wit, if you purchase or order Rock My Socks Off anywhere before 2009 slips away, I will send you a free copy of Laura the Laugher. Just e-mail me at jerotic AT gmail DOT com to let me know you're in on "the Laura deal." As you can see, RMSO's availability has now spread to such places as Italy, South Africa, and Scandinavia. (And some of the UK sources offer worldwide shipping.)

Personally, I love New Year's Eve. I even have a story with an NYE theme: "Doing the Math." If reading NYE-themed erotica is part of your agenda today/tonight, you'll find the piece archived here and here.

New Year's hugs,
Jeremy

Fleshing Out the Future

2009-12-30T09:23:00.003-05:00

Writer/editor/impresario extraordinaire Rachel Kramer Bussel recently posted the "Class of 2009" roster for her In the Flesh reading series, which takes place the third Thursday of each month in New York. I'm so honored to have appeared at ITF again this year. And it is tons. Of. Fun.

As a "class project" of sorts, some of us are doing a round of reminders—making sure people know when and where ITF happens, and the themes of the upcoming months. Spreading the word about the ITF Facebook fan page and the ITF Twitter profile. And the videos at YouTube! (Of course, I've already shown you the one of me.)

Use those links to get much more information ... but here's a quick preview of what's on Rachel's calendar for 2010:

January 21, Sex and Food Night
February 18, Love and Lust Night
March 18, BDSM Night

All events 8-10 pm at Happy Ending Lounge, 302 Broome Street, NYC. Free admission and free snacks!

Health Club

2009-12-29T09:11:00.003-05:00

I hear Alison Tyler's on a fitness kick. And her enthusiasm for push-ups made me think of a passage in Rock My Socks Off, in which my characters hit the mattress for a little exercise of their own. Let's tone up our muscles and join them ...

She waited until he had properly situated himself, then she squatted over his face so that her pussy was a few inches above his mouth. ‘We’re going to do lick-ups.’

‘Lick-ups?’

‘They’re sort of like sit-ups. You use your muscles to raise yourself up till your tongue can reach … me. You keep your head in its raised position for – God, as long as you possibly can, please – then you let it drop back onto the bed. Rest and repeat.’

‘I see!’ said Jacob.

‘Trust me, it will be great … uh, exercise.’

That it was. Jacob’s abs got a workout each time he strained to reach her. And the tender, exquisite reaction to every touch of his tongue was a more than adequate reward for his efforts. And he was beautifully motivated to repeat the effort time and again. It seemed as if Normandie might even come before he reached his lick-up limit.

The sound of the door opening startled them. Jacob was sure he had taken care to leave the FOR GOD’S SAKE DO NOT FUCKING DISTURB THIS PERPETUALLY HORNY COUPLE sign on the knob.

‘Oh, sorry guys,’ said Kate. ‘Say, are you doing lick-ups?’

Jacob sat up for real as Normandie reluctantly shimmied off his face. ‘Why does everyone know about lick-ups but me?’ he asked. ‘I was just getting the hang of it, too.’

‘I can see that,’ said Kate. ‘And, if I may say so, well hung.’

Amazon [UK] says you should ...

2009-12-29T07:57:00.002-05:00

"Order soon." I'm just the messenger. : )

A dilly of an inventory

2009-12-20T14:00:00.002-05:00

Given the title of my kitchen-herb homage this summer, I think it's very fitting that Rock My Socks Off is in especially good supply in Picadilly Circus.

P.S. Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh (squared) ... I love you, Scotland!

Check out the tags for my new story!

2009-12-18T08:41:00.002-05:00

Butt Play, Co-Worker, Cunnilingus, Doggy-style, Erotica, Exhibitionism, Heterosexual, Masturbation, Sex in Public, Sex Standing Up, Small Breasts, Straight

Wow! The lovely editors at Oysters & Chocolate Erotic sure found a lot of terms to describe my new story there, "Mom & Pop Enterprise"! I love it!

But, hey, don't just read the tags ... why not read the whole story? ; )

Thanks, O&C!

Rock! Socks! Stock!

2009-12-16T07:51:00.005-05:00

Woohoo! Rock My Socks Off is now available at most of the UK-based online shops that list it, including Amazon UK, Waterstone's, and WHSmith! It's also beginning to show stock at other world Amazon sites. (For more links to retailers—and additional information about the book—visit my website.)

I'm going to kick things off here with a limited-time offer: If you purchase (or order) RMSO anywhere between now and the end of 2009, I will send you a free copy of my six-story e-book, Laura the Laugher. This is on the honor system—no receipts required. Once you've made your RMSO purchase or placed your RMSO order, just write me at jerotic AT gmail DOT com, with the subject line "the laura deal," and I'll send you your freebie. (If you want to volunteer where you bought the book, that's helpful information to me, in a general way—but no obligation to tell me.)

North Americans: I will make a similar offer later on, when the book is released over here. (But I should also mention that publisher Xcite Books will ship anywhere in the world, once the preorder light goes off.)

Ritual

2009-12-15T07:26:00.003-05:00

My flash piece "Ritual" is up at The Erotic Woman! (And now I'm thinking about -ual words. Sensual. Casual. Unusual. Fun!)

Thanks, Erotic Woman!

Format Fun

2009-12-14T08:13:00.004-05:00

Selected Xcite Books anthologies are now available as iPhone applications!

And for more format fun, check out Xcite's Mi-Vox audiobook offerings!

Blue Heaven

2009-12-13T09:13:00.002-05:00

Actually, Blue Heaven is the title of a delightfully Wodehousian comic novel that I've just begun reading. I was pointed to it by expert pointer-out-of-good-things Alison Tyler.

But that's not really what this post is about. This post is about people I know and admire having the heavenly experience of seeing their books on Violet Blue's Hottest Sex Books of 2009 list! So I'm sending a huge CONGRATS! out to Rachel Kramer Bussel, Sacchi Green, D. L. King, Sommer Marsden, Alison Tyler, and Saskia Walker!! (Plus I have a little slice of heaven myself, as a contributor to AT's Playing with Fire, the book that topped the list. So thank you, Alison—for Blue Heaven and Blue Heaven!)

Delayed gratification came early this year!!

2009-12-11T18:10:00.003-05:00

Pssst! This isn't official yet, but looky here. And here. And here. And here and here and here and here. (Or, if you like your lookies in list format, here.)

[Insert manic giggling on the part of author.]

In.

Stock.

[More giggling, alternating with impromptu Charleston dance steps.]

: )

Sony E-Reader Giveaway

2009-12-11T16:00:00.003-05:00

[The message below comes from the folks at Logical-Lust/LL-Publications, publishers of Swing! and the forthcoming Cougar Book.]

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That’s right! We’re giving one lucky customer a Sony PRS-300 E-Reader!

So, how do you make sure it’s you? Simple! Every purchase of a Logical-Lust or LL-Publications book (ebook or print, short story or novel) between 12th Dec 2009 and 12th Jan 2010 gets you an entry into the draw for a SONY PRS-300 EBOOK READER! The more titles you buy, the more entries you have and the better your chances!

Check out the features of the SONY PRS-300:

-Lighter than a typical paperback weighing just 220g the new ultra slim Reader Pocket Edition™ is designed to fit in your bag or pocket - take it with you wherever you go

-Elegant lightweight design with front aluminium panel in a choice of new colours to suit your own personal style

-Easy to read 5 E Ink® Vizplex™ paper-like screen has no backlight or flicker so you can read for hours - even in direct sunlight and at virtually any angle. 8 Levels of grey scale gives ultra fine text detail

-Built-in 512MB memory easily stores around 350 eBook titles so you can carry all your favourite thrillers biographies or romantic novels on-the-go

-Long battery life with 6 800 continuous page turns from a single charge – enough to last up to two weeks and get you through the longest journeys

-Compatible with the industry standard ePub and PDF formats

Impressed? The PRS-300 retails at £179.99UK/£199.99US, but could be yours for the price of an e-book! What are you waiting for? You don’t even have to buy the book(s) from us! Our books are available from AllRomanceEbooks, OmniLit, Bookstrand, Amazon, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, and a whole load more online retailers. Just email your purchase receipt to editor(at)ll-publications.com before 13th Jan 2010 to validate your entry.

Contest is open to US and UK/EU residents only. No maximum number of entries. There is no cash equivalent or alternative prize. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Eligibility period is from 12.00am 12th Dec 2009 to midnight 12th Jan 2010 US EST.
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Assortment

2009-12-02T08:21:00.009-05:00

Happy December!

I have an assortment of things I want to mention here today, so I've made a carefully organized list—if only for the doodle space. Actual order of content may have little to do with list order. Package (ahem) by weight, not volume.

First off (first off in this post, not necessarily on the list), just a reminder about my "Delayed-Gratification" offer for holiday gift-givers. Click down ("down" because the link goes to an earlier post on this very blog) for full details; and I'd like to add (Forgot to Mention Before Dept.) that Xcite offers gift-wrapping for £1.00.

Speaking of Xcite, I'm delighted to announce the publication of Temptations 2, a mini-anthology that contains my story "Open-Bottle Policy," along with hot adventures from Primula Bond, Alicia Carter, Lucy Felthouse, Shanna Germain, Sommer Marsden, and Roxanne Sinclair. This volume is part of a new line of compact, portable erotica collections with budget pricing. Here's a teaser from my story:

While the car ascended with a soothing whir, Becky broke the silence. “I don’t know if this was strictly necessary, according to the open-bottle rules. But I am going on break ... and I can do whatever I like on my break.” She stepped closer to me. “Whatever I like,” she repeated. And she reached forward and tapped my chest, ever so briefly.

Looking ahead ... I know I keep yammering about my novel's January release date (!), but there are more anthologies on the horizon as well. Early in 2010 we'll see The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 9, Coming Together: Into the Light, Sex, Love & Valentines, and The Cougar Book, with Fairy Tale Lust and Sex in the City: New York following in the spring. SITCNY is breaking news—the lineup has just been decided for this collection of NYC-themed erotic tales, part of a new series whose initial offerings will also include volumes about Dublin, London, and Paris. I'm so thrilled that editor Maxim Jakubowski will be using my story, which, as I explain in the accompanying author's note, I poured my heart into:

Call it emotional masturbation, but I felt moved as I completed the work: I felt as if I’d “given back” to a city that has hosted me and aroused me, flattered me and seduced me.

Finally, before gathering up my doodle-covered notes and adjourning for coffee, I'd like to point you to some new or newish releases by my esteemed colleagues: Collections by erotica prodigies Justine Elyot and Charlotte Stein have recently hit the shelves, and the amazing Alison Tyler has been setting the e-book world on fire. Sommer Marsden and Saskia Walker have all manner of sensational releases on the dance floor, while Shanna Germain and Gina Marie are ready to MindFuck you in the best way. There's a new one from the illustrious M. Christian, and the first one from turbo-charged up-and-comer Scarlett Greyson. What a great time to be an erotica reader!

Gettin' Digi Wit It

2009-11-20T07:55:00.010-05:00

I've recently learned that the Scarlet websit e offers complete magazines in digital form! They're priced lower than the print versions, and can be purchased via PayPal or credit card. In addition to the current issue that features my novel excerpt (no. 62), you'll find a parade of recent back issues. (I have stories—exclusive to Scarlet—in nos. 58, 57, 55, & 53 [note backwards parading order].)

Self-promotion welcome: if you're in one or more of the digital Scarlet issues and want to tell us which one(s), comment away!

If I've counted covers correctly ...

2009-11-18T10:04:00.002-05:00

... then this current issue of Scarlet is the December 2009 issue—i.e., the issue that includes an advance excerpt from Rock My Socks Off!

I.e., the issue that features RMSO in the "Juicy Bits" section is available NOW! I.e., WOOHOOO!!

She Makes Us Feel So Good

2009-11-17T07:18:00.010-05:00

I’m sure the phenomenal Sommer Marsden needs no introduction around these parts. (Around this blog, that is; which “parts” did you think I meant? ) Sommer and I go all the way back to my early days in the libidinous-literature community, when I was a tiny child of 43. She always saved me a seat in homeroom, and I always tried to remember to offer her half my sandwich before I’d inadvertently sat on both halves.

I recently had the pleasure—no, the ecstasy—of reading Sommer’s new e-book in the Ellora’s Cave “Quickies” series, a novella-length bundle of erotic deliciousness called Corporeal. This book has everything I love most in erotica: fresh, evocative, joyous, and thrilling descriptions of sex; lovable, sympathetic, sassy characters; a sincere, un-sappy atmosphere of sweetness throughout; and a consistent pattern of sexy, sparkling wit in the characters’ dialogue and thoughts.

I wanted especially to talk to our Smut Girl about the last item—her masterful blending of the sexy and the funny, and the way these two elements reinforce each other in a work like Corporeal, rather than ever undermining each other. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about:

“Yeah, me too.” The too trailed off on a long lusty sigh of goodness as he started to move. Slippery thrusts that made us dance under the moonlight like puppets on a deserted stage. “I like that. Like that. Like that,” I said, nipping his ear as his hands clamped around my waist to hold me still.
“I take it you like that, Nix?”

See how the banter punctuates the erotic moment, without detracting from it in the slightest? Let’s try to learn a little bit about how she does it ...

JE: Much of your work incorporates the comical, but not all of it does. When you begin a given story, do you usually know what the tone will be ahead of time, including whether it will be a funny-sexy story or a straight-faced sexy story? Presumably, there are times when the subject matter determines this from the outset—if it’s intrinsically very light or very heavy—but on other occasions, can it “go either way” until you actually get into the writing?

SM: Subject matter has a huge weight in that equation. Though, I can only, off the top of my head, think of about three stories where I knew that there would most likely be no humor at all. Usually humor has some play in all my stories, it’s all about degrees with me.

I can normally tell from the onset of a story if it will have a lot of humor or just a touch. But the catch is—I’m not always right about my predictions. And I learned a long time ago to go with it. To basically shut up and take dictation!

JE: The premise of your terrific plot—a woman having a relationship with a man who is, technically, dead, but who has reclaimed his corporeal incarnation—could have been played for a lot of sitcom-style laughs. Nothing against sitcoms ... but I notice that you chose a more subtle approach to the humor in this delicate situation, and I’m glad you did. In my view, a lot of the comedy here comes from the personalities, more than the situation. Did you deliberately avoid going for Bewitched or My Favorite Martian type laughs?

SM: I can’t remember deliberately avoiding anything. As boring and non-interviewy as it sounds, I pretty much zipped my lips (no minor feat, there) and let Nix do the talking. Her character was very heavy on humor, but a lot of it dry and borderline sarcastic. But she was never over the top and seemed very genuine. As in, she was very much a person you might run into and end up having a drink with. In fact, I think a lot of the humor comes from the fact that Nix would verbalize what a great many people go around thinking. Which usually gets a laugh because if something’s in your head and then bam! it pops out of someone else’s mouth you tend to laugh. So, I ran with that. I think Nix did way better in a hot and heavy scenario with a corporeal ghost than I ever would. I’d be all freaked out and whatnot. Even if he was fierce ;)

JE: For the reader, the luscious fluidity of your erogenous exposition and the natural “rightness” of your well-turned comical remarks are seamlessly integrated. Is that how it is for you at the writing end—that is, do the sex and the humor flow in tandem as you write, with each of the two elements surging where it needs to? Or do you compartmentalize them sometimes as you work—for example, by drafting a scene as “sexy” first and then going back to sprinkle in some humor?

SM: Tandem. It’s definitely a tandem deal. Also, boring and not very interview friendly, but my characters seem to do that on their own. I tend to operate independently of my brain a lot (I know many of you are shocked, especially the ones who know me well). My brain does this thing where it plants little seeds, interweaves plotlines and needed details and then basically feeds me the story so that it is balanced. Humor and sex, danger and sex, love and sex, infidelity and sex. My only conscious goals while writing are to tell the story as it is happening in my head and turn everyone on. If I’m squirming in my seat when I’m done ... ole! I’ve done my job!

JE: Do you find yourself thinking about the balance between eros and wit as a story takes shape? Do you have moments in the process where you say to yourself, “This scene has too many funny lines in a row,” or “This long scene needs some banter to break it up”?

SM: I have never ever had that thought. I have thought things like “you used hot, pounding, bit, blushed etc. too often, Sommer,” but I’ve never had to say this is too funny, let’s tone it down or this is too heavy, let’s lighten it. If I behave myself (hahahaha!) and listen to the characters and pay attention to what’s going on, they do it right every time. And if something is too funny or too light or too whatever, it’s because it needs to be for the story to play out the right way.

JE: Any other insights into how you combine these elements so effectively?

SM: See previous answers. I have no idea. I think a lot of it is, those flighty, funny, snarky characters are very close to who I am in real life so they are a bit effortless when I sit down to write them. The me you would sit and have a drink with is very much like Nix or Quinn or a few other women characters I can call to mind. I might not say as much as they say, but I would verbalize some things that most likely should be kept in my head. I think I inherited that from my grandmother. If she thought it, more likely than not, it was coming out of her mouth. Much to the chagrin of all around her. I can recall quite a few instances where she spoke and then ... no one else could. We were all sitting there with our mouths hanging open.

Before opening the floor (and, what the heck, the ceiling) to comments, I’d like to give you one more taste of the sizzle and smiles that you’ll find in this perfect little book:

Okay, the world was swimming into focus. He was swimming into focus and the fact that he was hard and ready and pressed to the front of my cutoff jeans was definitely swimming into focus. My body had done the honors of getting hot and bothered before I was actually lucid and I hummed low in my throat at the swollen, wet and ready feel of my pussy having been in contact with a sizeable hard-on while I was out. “Who are you?” I breathed. But I didn’t really need to, I knew the answer. My fingers traveled up his stark-cut cheekbones, raking over manly and quite real stubble. I ran my finger over his bottom lip, the color of summer roses before they started to fade. A perfect dusty rose shade that made me think of kisses and watermelon and sunshine.

“My name is—”

“Grant,” I sighed. I shook my head but that hurt and I groaned. “Your name is Grant and you’re dead.”
Now he shook his head, rocking that hard cock to the split between my thighs so that without thinking I sagged my thighs open a bit for him. Better access and all that stuff. “I’m not dead. At least not anymore. Or not for the moment. See?” He slid the length of his cock along the eager seam of my nether lips. The friction of my panties and my denim shorts was enough to make my heart leap into my throat.

Thank you, Smut Girl!

Ask Her Tomorrow

2009-11-16T08:31:00.003-05:00

Sommer "Smut Girl" Marsden, that is! With me doing the asking (+ your questions & comments encouraged). She'll be right here, in Corporeal form (virtually speaking)! More info here.

What should I ask for?! What should I ask for?!

Delayed gratification, anyone?

2009-11-13T08:28:00.011-05:00

The release of Rock My Socks Off is still two months away, but my prepublication commotion is about ready to go into high gear. The first big event will happen in Scarlet magazine, where an advance excerpt from my novel is going to be featured as the "Juicy Bit" in the December issue (street date November Twentysomething)!

And with so much talk of holiday shopping in the air, I've been thinking ... My book won't be out in time for most of the various winter holidays that people celebrate (though the timing will be perfect for Valentine's Day, hint hint); but the January 11 release date falls only a few weeks after the end of Chanukah, and even closer to Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's.

So here's my "Delayed Gratification" offer: If you preorder Rock My Socks Off (from any source) as a belated winter-holiday gift, I will send your giftee a prepublication, personalized e-card on the date you specify. One of my protagonists has tested this out for me, and here's what my other protagonist's card looked like (though Blogger won't let me show it in its full size):

If this appeals to your sense of delayed gratification (and holiday extension), all you have to do is preorder the book, then drop me a line at jerotic AT gmail DOT com telling me what the card should say, where it should go, and on what date. No charge, natch, and you don't need to include anything as formal as a purchase receipt (or a cummerbund).

You can find a list of places to preorder the book here. Please note that the list is UK-centric at the moment, as the U.S. release won't be until June. (I'll post info about Canada, Australia, and New Zealand as it breaks.) BUT publisher Xcite Books, I believe, will ship anywhere in the world! So if you're extra-eager (or, like me, you find that UK spelling conventions turn you on), no need to wait.

P.S. More great news from Xcite this week: Their 2010 publication schedule includes a Justine Elyot collection and a Charlotte Stein novel!

Tuesday's Child

2009-11-12T10:20:00.004-05:00

We have a special event on the calendar for next week! On Tuesday, November, 17, the erotic whirlwind known as Sommer "Smut Girl" Marsden will be dropping by to celebrate her recent "Quickie," the delightfully delicious Corporeal. My buddy Smut Girl and I will be talking about one of her greatest talents and my favorite things: namely, the blending of humor and eros. I hope you'll join us for the laughter and the sex!

Campus Hijinks

2009-11-08T08:46:00.006-05:00

Wow, doesn't that iji sequence look odd, with those three dots lined up like an overhead ellipsis?

But enough about suspension periods (which I've just learned is an alternate name for ellipsis points). Huzzah! Master erotic-story author Kristina Wright has donned the editor's hat to assemble her first anthology, Fairy Tale Lust, to be published by Cleis Press. I'm thrilled to appear in this collection, with writers such as Justine Elyot, Charlotte Stein, Alana Noël Voth, and Saskia Walker . (Who else?)

My contribution is very loosely based on the Goldilocks story. It's called "Gildi and the Unwieldy, Ineffectual Committee of Bears."

This is neither here nor there (well, actually, it's in Ithaca, New York) ... but the university campus that I envisioned when I was setting this story looks a little bit like Cornell. That's essentially immaterial to the story; but, hey, I sometimes find myself in need of immaterial to flesh out a post.

Pretty, isn't it?

Join me in the museum!

2009-11-06T09:07:00.003-05:00

I'm in literary drag again today, adopting a first-person-female narrative voice in a piece called "Reflections from the Art Museum." : ) You'll find it at Clean Sheets, where the current issue also includes a story by the gifted Alicia Night Orchid.

Here's the teaser for "Reflections":

I soon discovered the thrill of being one layer closer to nakedness among the artworks. I felt I could see the colors and definition better, as if the panties had acted like a semi-opaque blindfold all those years.

Admission to this museum is free. Thanks, Clean Sheets!