Sex Scene: An Anthology (Free!)
Sex Scene: an Anthology is a collection of erotic pieces written by some of the most vibrant new writers on the web. I am happily and unaccountably included in this anthology. The editor, Robert James Russell, describes the anthology thus: Sex Scene: An Anthology aims to decontextualize sex, asking the reader to look at the […]
Your Persona – Twitter Culture and Creativity
I’m slowly but surely honing down my area of interest for my PhD. I know it’s going to involve a creative project aspect and a critical piece. I’m incredibly intrigued by the possibilities of creating fiction for and on twitter. The challenge of writing on the fly, the performance art aspect of doing it real […]
The Erotica of Cruelty & Stories of the Body Without Organs
Recently, I’ve been reading a quite a lot of stuff by two French thinkers: Antonin Artaud and Gilles Deleuze. Admittedly, reading the French can be a chore (if you’re not French) not only because I get the feeling that often their translators had one hell of a time trying to translate the ideas and concepts […]
Writer as Reader & the Art of Critiquing
I get a lot of people sending me stories and asking me to read them and give them feedback. This is something I used to do frequently when I was an active member on the ERWA storytime list. It’s been more than a year since I’ve really participated and, although I do miss the give […]
Narrative Violence: Movie Review: Antichrist by Lars Von Trier
I was reading Tony Comstock‘s post “Do you want to be put in the same category as Alfred Kinsey, Max Hardcore, or Catherine Briellat?â€: The limits of sexual expression in an algorithmic world.” in which he reported that, Matinee, a film that depicts actual sexual intercourse between actors was, essentially, refused entry at an Australian […]
‘Hurt Me Good’ by RedBud @ The Erotic Writer
I am totally lacking in grace when in comes to accepting compliments. I’m at a loss as to how to respond appropriately. However, I can’t let this particular compliment go unacknowledged; it would be simply unforgivable to let it go. Will Crimson (RedBud) has written a story called ‘Hurt Me Good‘, which he says was […]
In Other News
In other news… I have had the distinct pleasure of being interviewed by PopSyndicate writer Alex Hambly. The interview goes into quite a bit of detail about my process as a writer, and how I became one. I have been, to my surprise, accused of mysteriousness. Well, if you’ve spent any time on my blog, […]
Dark, Bittersweet & Sexy as Hell
“You keep me here, locked away, not knowing I do the same to you. So which of us is the monster?” Ordinarily, I don’t read romances and Love Unfortunate is most definitely a romance, but a truly twisted one. There is a brilliant lushness to Claudia D. Christian‘s language and a constant subtextual tension that […]
Book Review: Incognito by Lisabet Sarai
It might have crossed your mind that these days, I’m finding fiction elusive. It’s not that I don’t have stories to tell – I do. It’s that I can’t seem to find the passion to tell them at the moment. I have a lot of unfinished stories, and every time I put pen to paper, […]
Worth your Time
Every so often, you run across something quite beautiful. I was lucky enough to meet Karl James as @2plus2makes5 on twitter and take the time to look at his site. Karl is director of something called the Dialogue Project – a pretty amazing organisation. I won’t attempt to describe it. Better you go to the […]