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Update on Post about Reviewing a Book Without Reading It...

Journalist Linda Ellerbee used to end her segments with, "And so it goes..."


That's often how I feel when I see things happening that are more than questionable these days...like conflict of interest with reviewers? Trust me on this, if you dig deep enough you're always going to find a skeleton. Typcially, it's the loudest voices with the most to hide.


But sometimes I see things that stun me. Last week I posted about someone who left a review for a book he/she hadn't read.


And this week six p...

Jonah Sweet of Delancey Street, Light BDSM, and a Mom and Dad Dealing with Grief

Jonah Sweet of Delancey Street isn't like anything I've written in the past. First, because the erotic subplot gets into light BDSM. I've talked about how I've never written BDSM before on this blog, and I've also talked about the fact that I'm curious about how it's written. For a long time, I always thought of BDSM books as having highly erotic covers, with dark images clad in leather and chains. I also thought of the storylines as being more intense, in the sense that everything revolved a...

Things All Guys Find Sexy...Gay or Straight

When I read the article to which I'm linking right now, my first thought was that this kind of thing could set feminism back three decades.

But, after I'd finished reading it occurred to me that each one of the 9 things listed that straight guys find attractive could be used for gay men as well. When I thought back to when I was single and dating, these are a lot of the things I was looking for in a partner.

Voice, walk, and sharp wit are big on my list of attractive features in a guy. And dan...

Facts and History About Memorial Day...

Through twelve years of private school, four years of college, and another year of working toward a graduate degree, I never really learned the facts and history about Memorial Day.

I knew the basics just like everyone else. But never really heard any details about it.

Until I read this post.

Memorial day is a great way to remember our patriotic heroes who sacrificed their lives to help us breathe the air of freedom. This day is observed with families and friends visiting cemeteries and memor...

Another Interesting Web Site: "Yaoi Research"

I found this web site last night. It's titled "Yaoi Research" and it gets into all kinds of interesting things, from Amazon and sex to defining M/M/ Romance.

The comment thread is just as interesting.

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Levi Johnston and THOSE So-Called Reliable "Sources"

I follow a great deal that happens in pop culture, not politics. It's always been something that fascinates me, where politics turns my stomach. I've posted before about Levi Johnston, after reading his book: "Deer in the Headlights."

So when I spotted this new article on Huff Post about Levi Johnston, I figured I'd share. And this time I'm commenting.

Of course the reliability of articles like this are questionable at best. Whenever I read "A source told the magazine," or, "the source said,"...

Interesting Way to Recycle...

Found a great blog today, where it's all about recycling...everything.

You can check it out here. Bet you'll never guess what these things are.

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My Gallery on Ney Alley...

I've talked about my art gallery here before. But I never was much for taking photos. And now thanks to social media, I found a photo where I opened my first gallery in 1992...at the age of twenty-two, fresh out of college, while commuting to New York to work for Conde Nast.

At the time, it was only a weekend business. But I moved to a location with more traffic a block away two years later to open the gallery full time. But I'll never forget the days I spent on New Alley. Oddly enough, for a...

Just One More...

This could actually be a photo of the character in my upcoming story, "Something For Saint Jude," which I'll post more about next week.

Have a save weekend!

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Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

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