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November 17, 2015
A Closer Distance by Oleander Plume
A Closer Distance by Oleander Plume Halle hated hotel beds with their cardboard sheets and cement pillows. The worst part about this particular bed was the empty place where Eric should be. Their plans to attend Halle’s conference together fell…
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November 13, 2015
Shoulder shaming? Yet another WTF moment in sex (mis)education.
Shoulder shaming? Yet another WTF moment in sex (mis)education. (Trigger warning: this post touches on abuse.) My youngest daughter, (15) had to take Speech 101 this year. Her latest assignment was to write a short debate about an issue that…
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November 7, 2015
Original.
Original. There’s a quote that goes something like this “I’d rather fail in originality than succeed in imitation.” I’m not sure who said that (a google search proved futile), but it’s become a sort of daily mantra for me. For…
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November 6, 2015
Lube shaming? Another WTF moment in sex (mis)education.
Lube shaming? Another WTF moment in sex (mis)education. I wasn’t going to write a post today. There I was, sipping coffee, ready to begin the day’s writing marathon when I stumbled across THIS, written by Rachel Kramer Bussel (who as…
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November 5, 2015
The EuphOff Part Deux
First of all, my apologies. Second of all, my apologies. According to the very lovely Jane Gilbert (Behind the Chintz Curtain), this second round of the Euphoff is my fault. *snickers in an evil fashion* Moi? Instigate shenanigans? Yeah, okay,…
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November 2, 2015
Bones by Oleander Plume
Bones By Oleander Plume I’m pretending the dick on the screen is mine. His flesh tone doesn’t match, but when I hold my tablet a certain way, the illusion is real. That’s my hand stroking those nine inches of…
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November 1, 2015
Sinful Sunday Extra
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October 31, 2015
Looking Up
Looking Up Thanks to my hunky assistant for taking the shots this week. Unfiltered for you purists out there. Filtered because black and white photography is the best, in my humble opinion. Super filtered. Because, why the hell not? …
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Freak Show by F. Leonora Solomon
“Let’s do something together for Halloween.” I think that’s how the conversation started. Then, while on a quest for bizarre vintage Halloween photos, I found a few I knew Leonora would enjoy. “Pick one and write a story, something a…
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October 28, 2015
The books that keep us awake at night…
The books that keep us awake at night… I love to know what other writers read. Which novels in their collections have the most worn pages? What author ignites their passion for writing, inspires their words and keeps them awake…
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