I started reading young and never stopped. My dad fed me science fiction at what he considered an age-appropriate pace; I pulled random books from his shelves and got an accelerated education. My school librarians learned to introduce me to series because I read so much and so quickly that I would be a pest […]
Out in Print Best of 2014 features Blue Water Dreams
Out in Print has done it again! They had great things to say about Blue Water Dreams in their review last week, and they were impressed enough to put the book on their Best of 2014 list. One of ten books chosen, it seems to be the only romance on the list and one of […]
Good Vibrations in San Francisco
That title works in so many ways. I was in SF for back-to-back nights at the Polk Street Good Vibrations, reading and then workshop in the Antique Vibrator Museum. The timing gave me a nice long stretch for just enjoying the city (cities, really, because I spent a couple days in Oakland and Berkeley before […]
Out In Print Reviews Blue Water Dreams
What a pleasure to see that Jerry Wheeler has reviewed Blue Water Dreams! He’s an excellent author and editor, and I think very highly of his opinion. It’s lovely to read that he thinks that I “made some interesting choices that pay off in a big way” and “whatever her next project is, it’ll be […]
Review: $how Trans by Elliott Deline
Show Trans: A Nonfiction Novel by Elliott DeLine My rating: 3 of 5 stars Elliott Deline’s new book, $how Trans, reads like a journal that has been edited to read like narrative. It’s a rollercoaster of a read. Deline interprets his own and others’ behaviors inconsistently – one minute flagellating himself for his desires and […]
Q&A with Carol Queen for Good Vibes workshop and reading
I’m excited to be hosting a reading of Bold Strokes Books authors at Good Vibrations on Monday, then following it up with a workshop on using erotica to spice up your sex life, communicate with partners, and get yourself off! Carol Queen sent me some questions for a post on the Good Vibrations Blog and […]
All Quiet Down the Coast
Olympia and Portland were quiet events. It’s occurred to me that the most successful events so far have been those where I go to someone else’s regularly scheduled meeting and we discuss the book. Check! Orca Books in Olympia was a Sunday event, which they warned me almost guaranteed a low turn-out. It was the […]
Gay Romance Northwest Meet-Up in Seattle
My GRNW experience was great, worthwhile, and valuable, but slightly overshadowed by the emotional impact of coming home to a place that has both changed and stayed the same. First, the conference or meet-up. The first author-centered panel went quickly. Only 45 minutes long and I started to realize how very little we would get […]
Gender Justice League and Home
In Seattle, I stopped by Babeland, where I’d worked from 1998 to 2000. At some point, we made a photo book and these were the two I’d chosen. Me looking boyish and a wedding photo. Pretty cute. I also got a shot of the first apartment building James and I lived in together. FUCC, a […]
The Art of Loving – Sex on the Sidewalk
The Art of Loving draws you in with warm colors and the warm scent of Nag Champa. Unless, that is, you’re scent sensitive, as were two of the attendees of my reading! The owner and worker swept into action, first trying to clear the space of scent, then setting up chairs and a table out […]