Are You Coming?
We’re going to be celebrating National Orgasm Day with a slam, of course. Though we are perhaps being a little, er, premature by doing so on Friday 29th July. Still, we can promise plenty of fizz and plenty of filth, … Continued
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Brighton Fetish Weekend – seaside spectacular
2016 is the third year Kristina and I have pulled together something in the way of an erotica slam for this seaside event, and once again, we had a whale of a time. It’s a whole weekend of naughty kinky … Continued
People, now what do we do?
Orlando. Brexit. The now-undeniable resurgence of fascism. Does it make you feel both helpless and as though the relatively little world of erotica writers and readers is suddenly a lot less important? This isn’t going to be a detailed political … Continued
How To Hex Yourself
The recently launched Lelo Hex has been attracting attention for plenty of wrong reasons. Who knows what their PR department was thinking when they picked an on-record abuser of women to be the poster boy for a range of condoms? … Continued
All the fun of the ETO show
The ETO show is, basically, the UK adult industry’s trade event, and it’s always good fun. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend the awards party this time round, and only made it down for a few hours yesterday. At least … Continued
Cover Reveal: SILVER DESIRE
Now that the stories have all been chosen, I thought it was time to give you a hint of what the cover’s going to be like. Silver Desire is currently at the editing-and-contracts stage, but you won’t have to wait … Continued
If censorship’s the answer, it’s a stupid question.
Censorship never is, never has been, about protecting the vulnerable. Censorship of sexual material, in particular, has always been far more about maintaining the existing power structure than making women’s lives safer, no matter how much ‘banning filth’ has been … Continued
New Release: Dirty Flash Fiction
One of the things we writers tend to do is collaborate. We form little groups and allegiances and participate in projects together, often for the fun of it as much as anything else. And sometimes, what we put together turns … Continued
Eroticon, Erotica and Porn
If you’ve ever been to Eroticon, you’ll know it’s amazing*. It blew my mind the first time I went . I loved it just as much the second time I went, but, well, they do say that three times is … Continued
Lydia Millet: Yeah, good luck with that.
Because luck is what you need, Lydia. (Tl;dr – failed ‘proper’ novelist announces intention of writing ‘porn’ to make a big pot of money.) Whether luck is what you deserve, what with your smug, thick, condescending attitude, I wouldn’t presume … Continued