The trouble with ‘Kink’
The trouble with Kink, a new anthology edited by R O Kwon and Glenn Greenell, is not the trouble with kink, if you get what I mean. When a pal pointed me in the direction of this, um, announcement from … Continued
genre fiction
Lipbalm and loo roll: what’s in the bag?
Well, lipbalm and probably loo roll would be in mine. Never mind that stuff about insurance and mortgage paperwork – for one thing, I have neither of those in the first place. As the situation gets ever scarier, more people … Continued
Milkshake F*ck – Erotic flash fiction
***POST UPDATED 04-01-2020*** I wrote this story for a laugh – of sorts – back in the summer. As the weeks went by, the whole political mess began to prey on my mind more and more, so I wrote some … Continued
2018: What’s Happening This Year
Hangover cleared? Roughly. Tree put away? Do that tomorrow. Bloody January again… So it’s time to make a few plans for the coming year. It’s not so much a matter of resolutions (never could be arsed with those. I like … Continued
When Exposure IS What You Want
Sure, there are plenty of times when someone asking you to write for no payment is a straightforward rip off, to be avoided. I’ve written about these scams before. More than once, in fact. Exposure and credits aren’t currency you … Continued
Stories in Season
Nearly every novel or short story published makes some acknowledgement of the calendar in its setting. Sometimes the author plans to use an element of the season as a plot point, even if it’s going to be something as freakish … Continued
EROTICA: THE STATE WE’RE IN
Welcome to the new DSW site/blog/general manifesto! It seemed like a good idea to have everything erotica/fiction/sexuality under one roof, so to speak, so if you’ve found this page via either of the old blogs Dose of Decadence or Sallyanne … Continued