Thank you, Philly! Thank you, New York!

A very big thanks to everyone who helped to make my trip up north a memorable one—Carleen at Bristen's Eatery in Brooklyn; Ed from Giovanni's Room in Philly; Rachel Kramer Bussel and the amazing writers and readers at "In the Flesh" ; Linda V, Yojani, and all the wonderful folks from The Center. Not to mention Starlita, DJ, Krystle, Phyllis, and Ozzy. I'm looking forward to heading that way again next year.

October Greetings

It’s been a long, long time. I hope you’ve been doing well in the past few months while keeping your loved ones safe and near and avoiding the lure of very bad temptations. As for me, after many personal changes and several new directions, I am finally able to log back into life again. Change can be a mad and painful thing, as we all know, but there’s no choice but to move on through it.

In the meantime, there’s a lot in line for the next few months, the least of which is a trip “north” to New York in a few short weeks. There, I’ll be reading all over Manhattan and Brooklyn and in between I’ll visit Philadelphia for the first time and get to meet the lovely folks at Giovanni’s Room.

Check out my schedule and stop by. There will be delicious cupcakes at Happy Endings in Manhattan or everyone to nibble on during all that hot oral sex talk.

Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 8 – 10 PM
In the Flesh Erotica Reading Series
w/ Rachel Kramer Bussel, Donna George Storey, and others.
**The theme of this third anniversary evening is oral sex**
Happy Ending Lounge
302 Broome Street
New York, NY 10002 (look for pink awning)
http://www.rachelkramerbussel.com/

Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Giovanni’s Room

345 South 12th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

http://www.giovannisroom.com/

Sunday, October 19, 2008 @ 7 PM
Bristen's Eatery
751 Franklin Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(646) 393-9422

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 6 PM
A night with Linda Villarosa
LGBT Community Center
208 W 13th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 620-7310

The new book is doing well. It got a nice mention in the AJC (thanks, Sara!) a few weeks ago and has been getting great reviews from readers and publications all over the place. Thank you for making it such a success!

That’s it from me for now, but you’ll be hearing from me again soon. In the meantime, happy reading, happy loving. I hope to see you in New York or Giovanni’s Room in Philly!

Chicagoans, I'm heading to your town!

The last time I was in the city, I had a fabulous time eating dim sum, meeting some remarkable people, and even checking out the clubs. Great music! Now, I'm heading back for work and plan to fit in just a little bit of fun during that weekend amidst all that making the bacon business. I'm having three events Friday thru Sunday, so please come check out at least one -- or all of them if you just can't get enough of me and the new book HUNGRY FOR IT : ).

Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 6:30 PM
Intimate Sessions of Erotica
Affinity Community Services
5650 S Woodlawn Ave (in Hyde Park)
Chicago, IL 60637
773.324.0377

Saturday August 16, 2008 @ 8 PM
Sappho's Salon
Women and Children First
5233 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60640
773.769.9299

Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 4 PM
Red Kiva
(An event by Femistry)
1108 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312.226.5577

Interview with Treazure Magazine

Check out this great interview I had with Treazure Magazine. B over at the mag treated me really well. Here it is:

http://www.treazuremag.com/article/interviews/1898/hungry-for-writing

June? Already?!

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a party in atlanta

if your appetite is for lovely ladies and pulse-pounding music outside your bedroom, stop by plaka next sunday night, april 20, 2008. you won't be disappointed...

Lammy Finalist!

i found out over the past weekend that EVERY DARK DESIRE is a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in the category of erotica. three cheers!!! the annoucement of the winners will be made in may at book expo america (held in los angeles this year). i'm crossing my fingers for me, frederick smith, gabrielle goldsby, samuel delany and a host of other fabulous writers.