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20th of November is International Transgender Day of Remembrance

20th of November is International Transgender Day of Remembrance
International Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day to remember those who have lost their lives through transphobia. In the first nine months of 2011 there were 116 reported killings of trans people around the world. In Scotland, research shows that 62 percent of transgender people have faced transphobic harassment from strangers and that trans people are 7.7 times more likely to commit suicide than the rest of the population due to the prejudice they experience.

Call For Submissions: Daddy's Little Girl - Ageplay Erotica

Call for Submissions
Daddy's Little Girl:Ageplay Erotica
Edited By Ralph Greco, Jr. and M.Christian
An anthology of storiesexploring the erotic allure of older male, younger female ageplay (constructedas "Daddy" and "Little Girl" or "Daughter", to bepublished by Sizzler Editions (http://SizzlerEditions.com).
Ageplay is whereone or more participants in erotic play pretend to be younger than they are inreality.  For aficionados, ageplayis a way of exploring new and sometimes very powerful, dimensions of BDSM.  If you are unclear what ageplay is, please click here .
Daddy'sLittle Girl: Ageplay Eroticawill be focused solely on male dominant/female submissive erotica – where themale, or person enacting the male role, take the role of Daddy or Father, andthe female, or person enacting the female role, takes the position of a littlegirl or daughter.
However, authorsare encouraged to take unique approaches to what female ageplay can be. Forinstance, at presentations on the subject, we have seen such roles enacted bystraight men and women, gay men, lesbians, bisexuals,and transgender people.
Stories may feature humor, horror, romance, or mystery but allsubmissions must be explicitly erotic. Stories featuring rape, underage characters, homophobia, bestiality or'violence porn' will not be considered.
Both previously publishedand original works will be considered.
Story length: 3,500to 10,000 wordsDeadline forSubmissions: February 1, 2012Rights: FirstNorth American Anthology RightsPayment: Forstories under 5000 words, $25, paid on publication; for stories longer than5000 words, $35, paid on publication.
Emailsubmissions should be sent to: zobop@aol.com (rtf format only, be sure toinclude contact information on all attachments)
Questions?Contact M. Christian (zobop@aol.com) or Ralph Greco, Jr.(ralphgjr@earthlink.net)

On Oh Get A Grip

This is very nice: the great folks at Oh Get A Grip - and I'm looking at you, Lisabet - asked me to write a little bit about writing, traveling, and my story "Wanderlust" from Love Without Gun Control - and, natch, I did just that:

Thanks again to the always-wonderful Lisabet Sarai for giving me another chance to reach out to the readers at the Grip.

This time Lisabet asked me to take a trip, so to speak. It's always odd, when you're a writer, to have a friend look at what you've written and point out ... well, 'things' that you weren't really aware of. For example, I recently learned that I like to start stories at dusk or dawn. That threw me for a loop, as I really had no clue I was doing that. Naturally when I write now I make a point of doing exactly the opposite...

But one thing I was both aware of and not really aware of is my love of traveling. I say aware and not aware because I know I write a lot about it – maybe too much, actually – but not aware because it wasn't until recently that I spent a bit of time roaming my own mind to find out why.

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Beyond Romance And I

Very nice!  The one-and-only Lisabet Sarai asked me to guest blog on her fun Beyond Romance site ... and the result is a little piece I wrote about being a straight guy who writes queer fiction: Funny But You Don't Look It...


Plus another excerpt from my new novel, Fingers Breadth .  Enjoy!

Before I say anything I want to toss out a hearty and well-deserved thank you to Lisabet Sarai to giving me this very nice opportunity to ... well, chat about whatever I'm going to chat about.

To be honest I'm at a bit of a loss about what that might be. I mean – hell – I'm a writer, right? So this kind of thing should, at least, be second nature. To be honest, though, I've never liked talking about myself. Part of it is privacy, sure, but a lot of it is that I've always wanted my work to stand on its own: that people should (hopefully) buy my stuff because they like it – and not just because they like me.
But Lisabet asked me a question that's been making me scratch my head – always a good thing. But first a tiny bit of background: while I write in a lot of genres – non-fiction, mysteries, romance, horror, science fiction, and a lot of smut – I also have written more than a few books and stories out there with gay or lesbian characters.

But here's the kicker: I'm straight.

Part of why all this happened is because of simple logistics. As any serious writer can tell you, you cannot really plan for a career in this business: you take what comes your way and, if you're lucky, that can lead to work and, even luckier, even more work. In my case I had a lot of great experiences selling stories and editing anthologies for various gay and lesbian publishers ... which, in turn, got me a few in-roads when it came time to write novels. Gay or lesbian novels, naturally.

One thing I have to mention before I go any further is that I never, ever lied about who and what I am when I worked with these publishers. Sure, I don't like to talk that much about myself (so you won't find me on Facebook or Twitter, by the way) but I was always clear with them about my sexual 'reality.'

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I Agree With You, Alan

"A sex scene is a way of getting over very important character information, just as much as a fight scene it, and the reader really shouldn't be looking at it as, 'Oh, this is purely thrown in for titillation." - Alan Moore

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