This is one of my many favorite pieces by Alison Tyler. Its incredible subtlety that seems, to »»]]>

This is one of my many favorite pieces by Alison Tyler. Its incredible subtlety that seems, to me, to intertwine with its also incredible evocativeness to provoke the staggering sexiness it does takes my breath away every time. Simply gorgeous.

I’ve loved this story ever since I first read it a few years ago. To me, it manages to combine humor, irreverence, and hot sex to quite charming effect!

I was delighted and mesmerized by this fantasy piece by the lovely Jade. Beautiful, hot, captivating—breathtaking!

I especially like the excerpts Michelle provides in this post as complementary to what she »»]]>

I especially like the excerpts Michelle provides in this post as complementary to what she herself is saying. The combination of excerpt and her original offering strikes me as interesting and insightful.

I enjoy the variety of questions this interview includes, and I find Kristina’s responses about erotica, gender, and sexuality thoughtful and compelling.

I found this expose fascinating and appreciate Remittance Girl’s outlining in such detail the way she performed this research and the conclusions she drew.

I find this expose delightful and so appreciate Lynn’s exploring and writing it.

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I find this expose delightful and so appreciate Lynn’s exploring and writing it.

[Trigger warning for survivors of child and adult sexual abuse/assault.] This seems certainly not a light piece, and even hard to read. Its argument for the decriminalization of sex work seems resounding in a way I truly don’t understand how almost anyone could ignore.

While I find the phenomenon this post addresses troublesome and disheartening (for many of the reasons the post discusses), I find this post, in response to it, profoundly beautifully articulated.

While it amazes »»]]>

While it amazes me that this still has to be said, I appreciate that Charlie says it and says it so well. Appreciating the individualism and complexity of sexuality and not appreciating reinforcement of simplistic gender assumptions are quite in alignment with my own perspective, and I feel Charlie speaks sensibly about them here.

I so wholly agree with Ms. Davis’s point at the end of this video that it energizes me to see it presented in a context with so many viewers. It has occurred to me since I can remember that the relative rarity of seeing certain positions or responsibilities fulfilled by female-bodied/-identified individuals seems to make it so when a woman does, she supposedly or is perceived as representing “women” in general—which strikes me as obviously ludicrous.

I have read this more than once now, and I have been brought to tears each time. This strikes me as one of the most beautiful, inspirational things I have seen about teaching, humanity, and gender in some time…perhaps ever.

I am so excited to announce that One Night Only: Erotic Encounters, edited by Violet Blue and published by Cleis Press, has been released! »»]]>

I am so excited to announce that One Night Only: Erotic Encounters, edited by Violet Blue and published by Cleis Press, has been released! It is in stock now on Amazon and scheduled to be available for Kindle January 17. I am honored and delighted to have a story, “City Girl,” in this anthology.

I had a lot of fun writing “City Girl” because it touches on a lot of my own historical background in the Midwest. I actually found myself experiencing some nostalgia as I worked on it—as well as being reminded of the picture of me, circa 1998, to the right. At that time, that was not an uncommon look for me. : ) Readers of the story will probably understand why I wanted to scan and include it in this post! (And is that a livestock trailer in the background…?)

Here is the spectacular-looking table of contents for One Night Only:

Seeing Stars – Alison Tyler
Chasing Fate: Exige – Kev Henley
City Girl – Emerald (Me!)
Subway Subterfuge – May Deva
Performance Art – Cynthia Hamilton
Let Sleeping Dogs Come – Chrissie Bentley
Hole in Your Pocket – Donna George Storey
Maid Service – Jan Darby
Chasing Jared – Heidi Champa
Breathing – Daniel Burnell
Whore – D. L. King
Just a Little Trim – Kristina Wright
Three Pink Earthquakes – Thomas S. Roche
Belle de Soir – Austin Stevens
The Spoiled Brat – Lily K. Cho
An Audience of One – N.T. Morley
Chocolate Cake – I.G. Frederick
Tournament – Abby Abbot
Rock Star Rewards – Rachel Kramer Bussel

I can hardly wait to get my copies!

Love,
Emerald

It was between the sheep and cattle barns that I saw him. He was dressed like a cowboy, which didn’t really set him apart around here. The features and physique that made him look like Christian Bale in a hat, however, certainly did. My eyes barely had time to run from the black felt to the slate-gray boots he had on before they gravitated magnetically to his eyes—which were looking at mine.
-from “City Girl”