January 2012
“All of this misses a critical point.
Granted, we can assume that working at the...”
– Dear Forbes: if “called out” is a good thing, this comment has no business being called out. It’s simplistic, condescending and dumb. http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2012/01/26/love-triangulation-chinese-workers-and-the-true-cost-of-apple-products/
I’m off to Hawaii in a few hours, staying up so as not to miss my 6:30 am flight. Much to ponder, including whether or not I should delete and restart this Tumblr so if potential employers find it…I don’t know. Personal writing and blogging and employment searches seem like they’d be at odds unless it were the perfect job that got it. I don’t even know what that...
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WatchBarbara Nitke is one of my favorite photographers, so smart and passionate and talented. I adore her work and her and was so sad when her Regan Books book didn’t happen cause that imprint went kaput. Now she’s doing a Kickstarter campaign - porn and photography fans, check it out.
Not sure what it says about me that this is the... →
Or that I totally laughed.
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This Newt Gingrich open marriage story is driving...
Clearly, I am going to have to write about my own experiences dating people in open marriages (hint: be prepared for way too much TMI). Politically, I’m not a fan of how much monogamy is pressed onto every one of us as mandatory. But personally, I think people are just as fucked up in open or so-called open marriages as they are outside of them. More on that from me soon. From Salon:
At...
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Sex blogs galore →
Amazing list of sex blogs (lest that sound self-aggrandizing, mine is probably the least sexy of the bunch, that’s just how I found the post)
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My essay on panic attacks at The Frisky →
Pre-birthday, pre-TV total freakout:
Two days before my birthday last November, I got a facial at my favorite spa. I lay down on the bed, with the paper gown tucked around me, and the technician went about working her magic on my pores. She put a mask on my face and left me to relax for 10 minutes, with cucumbers resting gently over my eyes, the lights dimmed, and soothing music playing....
Daily gratitude
I’ve had a lovely weekend that’s started to help ease me into 2012 and out of the hellishness of 2011. Still lots of reminders that are pushing me to continue to keep writing, always, especially when I’m doubtful. Telling these deeply personal truths is often scary, but not telling them is worse, and never makes me feel better about myself. I’m grateful I’m escaping...
“The ethics of any sexual behavior depends on the values and customs of the...”
– Dossie Easton & Janet W. Hardy, http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/01/20/the-gingrich-question-cheating-vs-open-marriage/open-relationships-can-be-difficult-and-rewarding
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Call for Submissions: Best Sex Writing 2013
For some helpful hints, see Lusty Lady (most helpful: EARLY EARLY EARLY!). And if you know any kickass college sex columnists, encourage them to submit. Best way to know what I like is to read Best Sex Writing 2012, which reprints from Ms., Playboy, Reason, SexIs, Guernica, The Rumpus, Salon and more.
Call for submissions: Best Sex Writing 2013 To be edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel guest judge...
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The Advocate praises Best Sex Writing 2012! →
So thrilled about this! The call for BSW 2013 is coming today or tomorrow too. Find out more about the book at bestsexwriting2012.com/about
Best Sex Writing 2012 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, selected and introduced by Susie Bright This is no collection of erotic fiction but rather a presentation of year’s most challenging and provocative nonfiction essays on all things sex. Bright...
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Call for submissions: Best Bondage Erotica 2013
A little personal note: Best Bondage Erotica 2012 authors really pushed the envelope for me as an editor with self-bondage such as in opener “Melting Ice” by Shoshanna Evers and incredibly creative twists and turns, as did Best Bondage Erotica 2011 authors with an office computer cable-as-bondage-equipment scenario in Lisabet Sarai’s “Wired”. That’s what I...
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Overload, in a mostly good way
I love the feeling of my brain being so activated that I have tons of ideas for cupcakes, essays, stories, events. I hate the feeling of being overwhelmed that starts to kick in soon afterward. Doing my best to focus on one small task at a time so I can make all these ideas (or as many as possible) come to fruition. Good things are in the air, I can practically taste them.
“Alas, there’s no relationship version of the FTC there to monitor my incoming...”
– I’m reading Friday night at KGB with other writers from The Nervous Breakdown. Not sure if it’s too soon to read this, so maybe I should write something new or read my failure to write essay. Hmmm… http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rkbussel/2011/07/my-do-not-call-list/
Love that my grandmother called to tell me our family friend’s son is getting divorced. She’s a one-woman gossip hub! She’s gonna be 89 soon & it’s a rare day she’s not out and about!
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“Anyway, “Best Sex Writing 2012,” edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel with writing...”
– Best Sex Writing 2012 review at Single & Happy!
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Sex Diary: "The Woman in a Sexless Marriage... →
This week’s sex diary! (I’m the editor - if you’re interested in writing one, email me at sexdiaries at nymag.com and let me know why you’re make a good candidate.)
This Week's Readings
bookstalker:
A (depressing) Packers game, the Golden Globes, dinner with the fab Sammy Davis….this was quite the eventful three-day weekend! Heading back into the workweek, there are some exciting lit events on the horizon, which include tales of tales of rehab and (cubicle) redemption.
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