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August 22, 2017
From Sapphire Blog
by Genta Sebastian
Lesbian sheroes in herstorical fiction are viewed with suspicion. How, critics ask, can an author know what lesbians could get away with in times past with only a few first-person records available? We have proof women’s opinions were ignored, their triumphs and words erased from public record. We know men’s writings from/about these time periods reflect patriarchal societies doling harsh punishment to women who dared assert th...
August 15, 2017
Reclaiming the Perverted
Yesterday, two things happened on my Facebook feed at the same time: one friend put up an image of a Hindu swastika saying it meant welcome and shouldn’t be condemned as a Nazi symbol. Almost immediately afterward, someone else put up a Confederate flag, saying it was a symbol that stands for Southern history and pride, not racism. I felt sucker punched. Both of these people are good folks, working to change the world for the better. How did they not understand?
Both friends r...
August 7, 2017
July 19, 2017
Book Review: Escapades by MJ Williamz
[image error]Do you like your romances hotter than sizzling, so ‘go there’ you’re right there with them? Then you better get your hands on Escapades by MJ Williamz.
This is the first book by Williamz I’ve had the pleasure of reading. I will admit, I haven’t been much of an erotica reader since my menopause had its 20th birthday, but I received a free copy of Escapades at the GCLS 2017 Chicago Conference and, tickled to have a ‘naughty book’ to read, started it as soon as I got home.
Wham bam! The first pa...
July 11, 2017
Today is Teaser Tuesday
After p[image error]artying and learning with an amazon group of literary women at the GCLS conference in Chicago, it’s back to work. My WIP is tentatively titled, Get Yourself Another Butch and here is a short excerpt to tease you…
Chapter 6: Spring 1968 – 20 years oldWaking alone in her bed on Friday, May the tenth, Traf was relieved. She had work to do and didn’t want to waste a moment of time arguing with Ana. They’d barely spoken a word to each other when she’d returned last night.
She dressed and...
May 18, 2017
Throwback Thursday—Retro TV: The Twilight Zone
I am a lifetime devoted fan of The Twilight Zone, and this Women and Words post by R.G. Emanuelle just made me very happy.
You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead —your next stop, the Twilight Zone!
Last time, I introduced this new blog series that I’m going to do: Throwback Thursday—Fangirl Retro TV. My first installmen...
May 9, 2017
Feet Don’t Fail Me Now
I’ve always taken my health for granted. I’ve been blessed with sound bones, fairly well functioning internal organs, and muscles that do what I ask them to do, not that I ask very often. But I do enjoy a good walk, which is what I was doing when I found my foot flopping at the end of my leg.
My wife and I were visiting her family to enjoy the Carnival on Terceira Island. It was the middle of February and the weather was so much bette...
April 21, 2017
Book Review: The French Way by Mary M. Wright
The French Way by Mary M. Wright
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Review for The French Way by Mary M. Wright
Like a first French kiss, this book awakens you to a new way of looking at things.
On the surface, The French Way is a charming new adult lesbian romance. Set at the end of the hippie era, charming Sophie, an innocent abroad, is aflame with a desire for adventure. She and her traveling companion take somewhat risky chances while traveling through Europe during summer vacation. A year of study...
March 14, 2017
She’s Proud to be an American
America is a nation of immigrants, something people seem to be forgetting these days. I want to tell you about a woman who grew up on an enchanting island in the middles of the Atlantic Ocean and the Twentieth Century. In the interest of full disclosure, Traf is my wife. We will celebrate seventeen years together on April 2nd. This year we’ll have to spend our anniversary apart, but separated only by distance. Our future is secure, in more ways than...
