I asked myself that question while perusing Rachel Kramer Bussel’s new anthology, Spanked: Red-Cheeked Erotica. Why is it such an inexhaustible subject? Part of the answer has to be Rachel’s own passion for the subject. She’s such an enthusiast that she easily inspires writers to look for new angles on an age-old lust. It doesn’t [...]

And oddly enough, you can blame it on author and screenwriter Larry McMurtry. A couple of weekends ago, I devoured his newest book, a memoir entitled Books: A Memoir. I had discovered its existence via New York Times article. I knew of McMurtry, thanks to my father’s love for his westerns. I had seen some [...]

Word sifted through various circles that gay leather author Larry Townsend had passed away. Close friend and fellow author Jack Fritscher released Larry’s official obit, which Lolita Wolf ran at her blog.
Although Mr. Townsend first earned his mark in the underground gay leather world of the 1950s, he was at the forefront of queer openness [...]

It’s a refrain I don’t often use, but when I do, it usually involves books. Not too long ago I was singing this tune — more of a lament when I caterwaul — over the then-impending sale of author Patrick Kearney’s Oympia Press collection. But, as you can see from the Christie’s listing, I would’ve [...]

My cat Crunchy is a Summer Cat competitor at mediabistro’s blog, Galley Cat, this weekend and you can vote for him! As you can see from the photo, he had the moral support of my dog, Roxie, in coaxing me to continue my editing taken some time ago and I couldn’t ask for a better [...]

I mentioned in May how Audacia Ray and I chatted about generational re-invention and sharing across age differences. In my daily life, no where is that more apparent than in the relationship I have with my young adult children. Case in point: During the summer, we often catch up on family television viewing while my [...]

It’s no surprised that print publishers are now taking an occasional lead from e-books. What might be a surprise is that erotic fiction has, for the last or two, been the key example in this trend. While this Publishers Weekly article provides a good summary, a couple of key items jumped out at me. First, [...]

I went my favorite alt-art space last night to enjoy readings from Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex. Now, don’t let the title of book confuse you. It isn’t one of those dictionary-like compilations of obscure sexual euphemisms. Nor it is a laundry list of off-beat sexual practices meant for illicit edification.
Nope. It ain’t [...]

about my publisher and editor is their openness to writing that fall outside the lines of formula. I don’t have to write she did/he did chapters, alternating between two main characters and little else — and having to stretch it out for 70,000 words. I can write from a single character’s perspective. Or I can [...]

An actual porn link hits my radar this morning via a Google news alert. Chances are, some French media outlet let their domain registration lapse, but you’d think Google’s algorithms could spot its meta string. After all, lesbian MILF pussy licking ain’t exactly national headlines.