There's been a bit of coverage of Erotofluidic Age lately. In particular, Dr. Faustus of EroticMadScience.oom posted an extensive review, and today, Sarah Whedon at the Good Vibration blog has posted an interview with me that focuses a bit more on the theory and ethics of writing smut, rather than the book itself. Go check 'em out and leave lots of

Two reviews of Up For Grabs have appeared in the last few months, both of which single out Ontological Engine for comment. That's twice as many reviews as my free fiction ever got, which just goes to prove...something.

At Rainbow Reviews, Erin Schmidt wrote:
The real crown jewel in this treasure chest of sci-fi, though, is Vinnie Tesla's ( Read more... )

What She Said, from Sparkymonster
What She Said, from Jill Alexander Essbaum, via mthrtongue, by way of Primroseport
What She Said, from Greta Christina

Not long ago, I ordered a set of minicomix from rvandeuren.* After some Paypal-based address confusion, the package finally arrived last week, and turned out to include an original color pin-up

I was blown away by its awesomeness. Once I peeled my jaw off the floor, I dashed to my scanner so I could show off my new possession to everybody on the internet.

( Curvy girl wearing a hat, sneakers, and a wink )

So I went around for a week or so, saying that I totally ought to write a spoof of Take Me Out to the Ball Game entitled "Tie Me Up with a Ball Gag, and that I intended to do so Any Day Now.

Eventually, the adorable mme_louise had a slow day at work, and sent me this:

Tie me up with a ball gag ( Read more... )

The other day I was going through my mail archives and I found an old letter I'd written to Nick Urfe where I quoted a passage that had a big impact on my thinking about sex and subcultures. It's from Rachel Pollack's Burning Sky, collected in Semiotext(e) SF
I discovered not only a large reservoir of women devoted to ( Read more... )

Reading Pornography in Old Age
by Howard Nemerov
Unbridled licentiousness with no holds barred ( Read more... )

Have you ever, at a social gathering, murmured to a friend that you were sick unto death of talking about subject x? In my experience, this can have only one result: all conversation stops dead, all eyes turn to you, and a general clamor arises for you to explain subject x in minute detail, regardless of how mundane, esoteric, or worn-out the topic ( Read more... )

Damn! I forgot to include one of my very favorite comments on the porn/erotica issue. This is from the immensely talented erotic photographer m_bluenote:
In photography, we have a similar schizm between Fine Art Nude Photography, Glamour Photogaphy, Erotica, and Porn. Near as I can figure, the differences are as follows ( Read more... )

When I originally posted Urgent, I explained that it was created 'cause I wanted to try to write a story in the future tense. Someone replied that if I was feeling like challenges, I should try the future perfect. Bramble immediately came back with this gem:

My love ( Read more... )