No, there’s no list as yet, but as anyone who watches the First Tuesday Book Club on the ABC probably already knows, you can vote for your favourites. The final list will be showcased on FTBC in December. Go! Check it out! And vote. If your favourites aren’t on the list (two of mine weren’t), [...]
I have a story out in e-book form by JMS Books, a publisher of GLBTQ titles. The story, “Dublin Buy and Sell” is a lesbian romance, set in Ireland. Frances has been alone since her lover, Aisling, left her for a girl with cropped hair and a tongue stud. Urged by her best friend to [...]
Currently, I’m reading a memoir, “How to Make Gravy” by the wonderful and incomparable Paul Kelly. Kelly is an Australian singer-songwriter, much beloved by Aussies but not so well known elsewhere. He’s been around since the late 70s, and has a huge repertoire of work. The memoir is fascinating, well written and gives a great [...]
I don’t think vampires will ever go out of fashion. There’s another new vampire ebook out currently, Vamperotic” which includes my story “The Taste of B Negative” So why, when there’s so much vampire erotic out there, should you buy this ebook? Good stories, almost free (it’s a 99c download for Kindle). Great stories. Great [...]
I have neglected to talk about a recent acceptance. My story “Under the Southern Cross” will be included in “Cowboy Lust: Erotic Romance for Women” edited by Delilah Devlin. In some ways this is a first for me — it’s my first “erotic romance” story as opposed to “erotica” (or smut or porn or literary [...]
I’m linking to this most excellent post by LittleReview – Why I’ve Never Had an Abortion. This is the post I wish I’d written. Every time I try to write something like this, I end up sounding inflammatory.
Not actual bad sex, but the UK Literary Review’s annual Bad Sex Awards. I’m a bit late on this — the results were out in December 2011, but I’ve just stumbled across it as I was googling to see if the latest novel by the amazing, incomparable Haruki Murakami is available in paperback. Yes, it [...]
Prop 8 has been declared unconstitutional. The judge said Prop 8: “served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationship and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples.” Well, duh. Congratulations California. Australia isn’t forgotten [...]
I have just climbed Mt Cooroora. Before breakfast. It’s only 4km return (that link lies) but it’s a volcanic plug that stands 485 metres. Most of the “walk” is a scramble up rocks, the odd bit of concrete step, 3 flights of metal stairs, and some extremely slippery shale. There’s a chain to hang on [...]
I have a story, “Run, Jo, Run” coming out this year in “Locker Room ” edited by Ily Goyanes. The publication date seems to be fall 2012, but details are sketchy at this early stage, so I have no cover or table of contents to share as yet. The anthology is a lesbian one with [...]
