I always go for the sexual references. Not that this is news to me or anyone who’s been friends with/followed/slept with me over the years. The American Library Association has a sub-group called the GLBT Round Table, which has published a review of Blue Water Dreams. Its tone reminds me strongly of the librarian in […]
49 Copies of Blue Water Dreams in US and UK Libraries
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
GASS Gets Hot
My first event promoting Blue Water Dreams was a visit to the Gender Alliance of the South Sound (GASS). This is a vibrant, engaged group of trans* folk (though some would use other language) who welcomed me warmly. As I said in my previous post, I stayed with the group facilitators and they brought me […]
Book Tour Video: Flying to Seattle
And off I go! Today, I’m going to walk to the train, train to the shuttle, shuttle to the Boston-Logan, fly to SeaTac, and bus to Tacoma, where I will be picked up by the lovely and gracious Victoria, who is putting me up for my first book tour event. In the meantime, I made […]