Sir Richard Francis Burton and his Burning Texts
Today I have been thinking a lot about Sir Richard Burton. Born in 1821, Burton was in some ways very typical of the adventurous explorers of his time. He started off as a captain in the army of the East India Company, serving in both India and the Crimea. After this, he led expeditions funded […]
Sexual Deception & Social Constructs
An excerpt of a twitter interchange I had recently: Him: There comes a time when wrinkly women should cut their hair, the woman on Wright Stuff has missed it by 10 years. Me: I’m so relieved I’ve already cut mine. I wouldn’t want to try and pass myself off for hirsute lamb in old bag […]
My Bright Penny
My bright Penny. My word warrior. My cherry thrice taken. Why mourn the loss of youth and innocence? What did they ever do for any of us? You wear years like a library. You wear scars like an itinerary. You wear experience like a map. All that wealth has been earned: none borrowed or stolen […]
The Splinter: An Erotic Novella
Fumbling, Simon began to undo the buttons on his shirt. “Pretty? Do you think it’s pretty? Do you think that God would want any creature he made to do this to the body he gave them?†Her gaze slipped from his face to his chest. “Oh, my God…†Whorls and lines, puncture marks, words and […]
The Rebuttal: Writing Taboo in Erotica and the State of the Genre
This week, it’s not a story I offer you, but a discussion on writing about taboo subjects and erotica’s future as a genre. This podcast is a response to The Good Parts Podcast, Episode 14. The Good Parts is a podcast produced by three excellent erotica writers: Helen E. Madden, Nobilis Reed & Ann Regentin […]
Invitation & Details for #foodforthoughtdate
After having a nice evening this Saturday which included watching a documentary and then having a wide-ranging discussion on the subjects that came out of it, I tweeted about it and a number of people responded that they wish they could have more of those types of things in their lives. I propose a more […]
Twitter Fiction: 10 Legs Good, 2 Legs Bad
Once upon a time, there was a alien who looked a great deal like a giant insect. He came to earth in search of a mate. He trolled the bars for a while, but that didn’t really go down well. Being very arthropod-like in appearance, he got rejected often, and usually quite rudely. He also […]
In Response to Stupid.
This is my response to the Be Stupid Diesel Campaign. You might want to look at it first, before you press START below.
Claudia D. Christian’s Review of Gaijin
Apologies. I realize this is shameless tooting of my own horn, but I can’t help it. Claudia D. Christian has just posted the most magnificent review of Gaijin. For those of you who don’t know who Claudia is, you are in for a rare treat. She is a ‘writer of miserable love stories’ according to […]