Desiring the Unobtainable
Well, I got halfway through writing a short story and realized, with the help of a friend, that it was mostly shit. This always depresses me. Especially 4,000 words in. However…it was crap. So I’m going to have to suck it up. In the meantime, I’ve noticed recently that I’ve been running into a lot […]
Guest Post: Kitty Thomas on ‘Comfort Food’
My name is Kitty Thomas and I write what I classify as “dark literary erotica.†I appreciate Remittance Girl giving me the opportunity to talk a little about my recently released ebook, Comfort Food. Comfort Food is told in first person and is about a woman who is taken prisoner by a very wealthy and […]
The Woman that is not Woman; The Sex that is not Sex
Caroline Nevin, an artist, (@RubiesAreBlue) tweeted up this Italian documentary: Il Corpo Delle Donne (The Bodies of Women). This project took off as a matter of urgency. It all started with the observation that women–real women–are an endangered species on television, one that is being replaced by a grotesque, vulgar and humiliating representation. We sensed […]
“Don’t let someone take & eat your heart” #hearteater
The very lovely and talented CD Christian suggested that an interesting ‘moral of the story’ for a fable, parable or fairytale would be: “Don’t let someone take and eat your heart.” I thought it had so many possibilities both literal and metaphorical, ephemeral or visceral, liminal or concrete. So, I lay down an informal erotica […]
The Moral of the Story
I”ve received quite a number of emails and DMs on twitter asking me what the moral of the last story, Salt of the Earth, was since it read so much like a fable or a parable. Firstly, I’d like to explain a little of how the story came about. I’ve been going through a bit […]
Dominance & Submission: It’s Everywhere
Erobintica has just written a blog post about Rachel Kramer Bussell’s recently published anthology Please, Sir: Stories of Female Submission. She muses on the attraction of submission and asks the writers of the various stories to comment on what their intentions and motivations were for the stories they wrote. Not only is it well worth […]
Review of my anthology: Steven Hart at Erotica Revealed
I’ve arrived home in time to find the most wonderful present awaiting me. Steven Hart at Erotica Revealed has reviewed my Coming Together Presents: Remittance Girl anthology. It is the sort of review that any writer would give their eye teeth for. Hugely positive and generous, it’s always nice to read a review and get […]
Disclosure
I just finished reading Dae’s post at Sadistic Excess. It left me in an oddly weepy mood. Not because he’s going to take his writing down, or because he’s decided to embark on something new. I think it made me sort of ashamed. He, like a number of other bloggers I know, is very honest. […]
Philip Pullman and the Question of Censorship
Huguette Ampudia left a comment that included a link to a Philip Pullman response on my post: The Ethics and Eroticism of Non-Consensual Sex in Fiction and it was so good and apt, and the response is so final and eloquent, I thought I’d post it.
The Ethics and Eroticism of Non-Consensual Sex in Fiction
Both Kitty Thomas and Pillow Talker wrote posts on this topic. And a long and frustrating twitter discussion then led to a chat session with various other people. Kitty Thomas’ post: “The Short Skirt Defense” is here. Pillow Talker’s: “My Reply to Kitty Thomas” is here. There are very few erotica publishers who will publish […]