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Here You Go: Fifty Shades of Alice In Wonderland by Melinda DuChamp

When I read a blog post on Joe Konrath's blog about a new book out titled, "Fifty Shades of Alice In Wonderland," by Melinda DuChamp, of course I had to write a short post about it. If I recall correctly, there's another writer out there who has been parodying a few classics in the past few years by turning them into erotic gay romance and gay erotica and he's been doing it very quietly. Wow, I wonder who that guy could be?

In any event, I haven't read FSoAIW, but I will put it on my TBR list...

History in the Making: The Democratic National Committee Embraces Marriage Equality

Though I try to stay out of politics because I'm an independent voter, I wanted to post this about the Democratic National Committee embracing Marriage Equality.

According to this public e-mail:

After a unanimous decision, the drafting committee for the Democratic National Convention embraced marriage equality as part of our platform for the 2012 Convention.

The next step will be for the full platform committee to vote on it, after which it will be presented to the delegates at the Convention in...

And Yet More Sockpuppets Outed...

And now for more on sockpuppets. It's dismal, I know. I don't even want to comment much about it because I get such a sick feeling in my gut when I think about authors...or people...doing things like this. So I'll concentrate more on the link I found.

According to this link, what I've been saying about sockpuppeting and Internet fraud all along is now coming true.

The fakery often does not stop at Amazon book reviews. Accounts sometimes are created to modify Wikipedia entries – either the autho...

The Berenstain Bear Family Addresses Chick-Fil-A

I have posted about the Berenstain Bears here before, only I can't find the link. If someone else can, please let me know.

The reason why I posted about them previously was because the Berenstain family is local, in Solebury, PA, which surrounds New Hope where I live. In my next release, Chase of a Dream, I even mention the Berenstain Bears in my book because it's Culum Mayfield's favorite bedtime ritual...I had no idea they were associated with Chick-fil-a.

But in light of what's been happen...

The Secrets Gay Men Keep From Straights..Really, Bud?.

There are, indeed, little secrets gay men keep from straights. And when I read the article to which I'm linking now I couldn't pass up the opportunity to write a blog post about these secrets. I wish I could agree more with the secrets mentioned in the blog post. But it's a great example of what I'm always trying to get across about gay people from my personal experience as a gay man who doesn't have a political agenda.

As gay men and lesbians get closer and closer to the mainstream they've o...

Cover Preview: That Cowboy in the Window...Gender-Bending Themes

Here's the cover for my new Loveyoudivine.com release, THAT COWBOY IN THE WINDOW.

If you're looking for romance with a woman in a long red gown on the cover, this might not be the book for you. This is more about the personal journey of an individual who has always known what he wanted but wasn't quite sure how to get it. It's funny at times; it stings at other times. It's LGBT fiction, not m/m romance and I wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong impression about it.

There is a cowboy and there...

Almost All Gay Students Hear Homophobic Language in School and Why I Still Have Trouble with the "Q" Word

The reason I'm posting about this is because I do know that things have changed a lot since I was in school in the 70's and 80's. And, I also remember when I was in school there was a teacher who stopped someone in the middle of gay name-calling. I think I was like in the 3rd grade, and a few kids were bickering about something I don't recall. All I remember is one calling another "fag." And the teacher heard it, stepped in, and she "handled" it in a way I've always respected.

She didn't just...

Facebook At a Loss...Authors Be Wary of Trends

I've been following this saga with Facebook with great interest because I've always been an extremely conservative investor (real estate, and only in resort areas...never flipping), and because I'm curious about whether or not online businesses like Facebook actually generate money through advertising.

From cnet.com:

More specifically, since the close of trading on Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg has lost almost $3 billion, at least on paper. (His total stake is still worth about $11.8 billion, a f...

About Friend Requests on Goodreads...

I've been meaning to post this for a while and something keeps coming up to distract me. But it has been on my mind and I don't want anyone to think I'm snubbing them.


I just left a review for Joe Mihalic's book on goodreads yesterday and saw that I had a ton of friend requests. I approved them all after I posted the review, and then told myself I'd write this post before the weekend started.


I don't get to goodreads often, and usually only go there when I'm posting a review for a book I've rea...

Bad Day to Bottom!

ETA: I've mentioned THIS frustrating topic in a few novels, especially with Luis in The Virgin Billionaire series.