To Ebook or not to Ebook?
The answer appears to be NOT, for the moment. Swinella is out in paperback, of course, and you can pick up your copy from me at either London Alternative Market, SWAMP or the BBB. And other places as well, from … Continued
New Books
New Year… New WTF?
Back when blogging was the biggest deal in town for any small artist/writer/maker/commentator, I’m sure my Start The New Year posts were a little more cheerful than they have been so far on this site. Funnily enough, maybe the most … Continued
Spines: a modern scam for wannabe authors.
That’s all it is, you know. You should know, by now, what vanity publishing is (and know, of course, never to go anywhere near it) and Spines is such a blatantly obvious vanity-publishing scam that it’s surprising how many publishing-industry … Continued
My Foolish, Bestial, Brilliant Weekend
The first time I described my social circle to someone as ‘mainly pagans, perverts and morris dancers‘ was about 20 years ago and, well, not much has changed. Just recently I went to have a bit of fun that involved … Continued
Upcoming book: Auto Erotica crowdfunder
One of my top connections made last year was with Circa Press, some of whom’s magnificent erotic art books are available from Dirty Sexy Words right now. I have always liked having a selection of picture books, whether photographic or … Continued
New release and launch: London Burlesque
Book launches are always fun, and the launch party for London Burlesque: A Family Album was especially so, being held in a fascinating art space in Canning Town. I got invited along as I already stock some of the stunning books … Continued
Author self-own of the week
I suppose it was about time we had another author self-own. It has, after all, been six years since one last annoyed me to the extent of blogging about it. She, however, was more tiresome silly bitch than grifter, unlike … Continued
Tiptoeing into 2022
A whole month into a new year… so how does 2022 look so far? In the short term, at least, further mass house arrest and further harm to the event and hospitality industries – and all your favourite fetish markets … Continued
Pride and diversity and futures
Last weekend, I took my kid to Milton Keynes Pride Festival, and we had a lovely time. Part of it was the joyous warmth that generally seems to fill the air at any kind of Pride event, even though the … Continued
The Joys Of Submissions
Submissions as in stories sent to me, not submission as in me getting tied up and spanked or anything (calm down, the lot of you. I remain as much a dominant as ever, and whether that reassures or disappoints you … Continued