December 16, 2010

Reading at KGB Bar Tonight!

Yep, that's right--Tonight!


Yes, you're right, I'm irresponsible.  Correct again, I should have done this a long time ago.  Well, better late than never, that's what I always say...


OK, OK, so don't hold it against me.  But, if you happen to read this before 7:00 tonight (12/16/10) and you happen to be in New York City, and you don't have any pressing plans, you should stop by KGB Bar.  It's the Best Lesbian Erotica annual reading and I'll be reading my story, "Walk Like a Man."


Check out the link for the particulars of this evening's festivities and, as always, be there or be square.



November 14, 2010

Passion Reading at Word in Brooklyn

Last Thursday, my friend Donna George Storey was in town from the West Coast.  She'd come to read her story in Rachel Kramer Bussel's new erotic romance anthology, Passion.  We made plans to meet up in the city, earlier that day.


Emerald, another friend and author (Actually, I'd only met Emerald on one previous occasion, almost two years ago at Rachel's In the Flesh, and hadn't had the chance to get to know her.  But now, we really are friends!) was in town to read also.  Robin, another friend, had come in from Connecticut to support Donna and Emerald.


They spent the day at the Museum of Sex and I joined them later in the afternoon at Donna's sister's in Manhattan for wine and cheese before heading out to the reading, back in Brooklyn.


Although it was Veteran's day, there was a lot more rush hour traffic than I'd anticipated and our cab had a hell of a time trying to get over the Williamsburg Bridge, but we finally made it to Word, only a few minutes late.  And as anyone who has attended a reading knows, it didn't start on time, anyway.  So we were there in plenty of time!


There were a few other readers there, including Rachel and the reading went very well.  Passion promises to be a real hit and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Donna and Emerald, as well as the other readers.
Donna George Storey                                                   




Emerald

It happened to be Rachel's birthday (well, actually, her birthday was a few days earlier...) and I got to tag along with Donna and Emerald to her birthday dinner at Anella, a really lovely restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.  This bread was wonderful!  It's their signature item and is baked in a flower pot.  Unfortunately, the restaurant is way too dark for my taste and isn't at all conducive to photography, so this is the best I could do.  (If you click on the restaurant link, you'll get a much better picture.)


The food was really excellent, as was the waiter, unfortunately, the server was a bit over-zealous for my taste.  The space is very small, but the food is well worth any discomfort.  I do wish they'd turn up the light a bit, though.  Personally, I like being able to read the menu and see my food, especially when it's so well prepared and plated.


It was great to see Donna again.  She doesn't make it to New York nearly often enough for my taste and it was great getting to know Emerald better!


I called for three separate cars to get people back to Manhattan from the restaurant (So many Manhattanites are so lost in Brooklyn...).  Of course one of them was for me because, even though I live in Brooklyn, I don't live anywhere near the restaurant and none of the subway lines in the area would get me home remotely easily...  All I can say is Arecibo, my go-to car service, rocks!

November 3, 2010

Call for Submissions!


Daddy’s Little Girl: Butch/Femme Erotica
Edited by D. L. King
To be published by Cleis Press
Deadline: January 15, 2011
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the anthology

D. L. King is looking for your hottest butch/femme erotica.

What is it about a pretty girl in a tight skirt bent over to retrieve something she’s dropped?  Or that hotter-than-hot butch, swaggering into the bar like she owns it, eyes undressing every pretty girl in the place?

Do butches all worship at the alter of their femmes fatale; do little girls all have a need to serve their, big, strong daddies?  Tell me about girls salivating at the sight of well-filled and packed jeans and bois dreaming of having a beautiful girl’s red lipstick smeared across their mouths. 

Are all little girls good, or are some of them naughty?  Do some butches need the discipline only their lady can provide?  Tell me stories of daddies opening doors for their girls, feeding them morsels of the finest pâtes, cherishing and protecting them.  Then tell me stories of sexy sirens, luring unsuspecting butches to their demise on rocky shores, hot, confident women in silk and lace during the day who will do anything to serve their daddy’s needs at night--anything.

Send me stories that are sweet, kinky, sexy, romantic and/or dangerous but most of all, send me stories that will singe my sheets.  All characters must be at least 18.

Stories should be between 2,000 and 4,500 words, double-spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman or Courier New.  Please indent the first line of each paragraph one-half inch and do not include extra lines between paragraphs.  Please number your pages.  No fancy fonts, no weird sizes, no bizarre formatting, no strange colors, please.

Send your story as a .doc (NOT .docx) attachment and include the title, pseudonym (if applicable) and your legal name and mailing address to butchfemme-antho@yahoo.com.  Subject line should read:  Submission: TITLE.  Please include a bio of 50 words or less. Direct any questions to the same address.  Original stories only.  (If you are absolutely unable to send a .doc attachment, I will accept a .rtf.)
   

September 22, 2010

Lesbian Lust, Love and Sex

Intriguing?  Sounds pretty good, huh?

I got invited to read with some heavy hitters in lesbian erotica.  I'll be joining Sacchi Green (Lambda Literary Award Winner--Lesbian Cowboys, Girl Crazy, Lesbian Lust, etc.) and Kathleen Warnock (Best Lesbian Erotica 2010 and 2011) at Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia this Sunday, September 26.  The reading is set to begin at 5:30 but come early as it will all be over by 7:00!

Check out the event on the Giovanni's Room website!

I'll be reading my story, "Walk Like a Man" from the upcoming Best Lesbian Erotica 2011.  This will be its first time out in public, so come by and let me know what you think--but be nice.

September 7, 2010



I'll be signing and selling books with my very good friend, Beth Wylde, at the Crucible in Washington, DC on Saturday, September 11 at their Leather Fleamarket and Play Party.  Beth's doing more, though, and I thought you might find this of interest: 

Literary Foreplay at Sugar
Summer is coming to a close, and the temperatures are dropping, but there's still time left to get hot and wet and totally turned on. When and where, you ask? At Sugar, of course.
 
That's right! Beth Wylde is bringing her erotica reading series, Literary Foreplay, to Sugar. She'll be hosting the HOT event on this coming Friday night at 8PM September 10th at Sugar's store located at:
927 West 36th Street Hampden Baltimore, Maryland
 
This is Beth's first trip to Sugar so you won't want to miss it. Here's the list of who will be joining her.
KI Thompson
 
After the readings there will be time for a Q&A session with the authors and chances to purchase autographed books as well as get some free promo goodies. Beth will be running some special buy one get one deals and a special goodie basket raffle too plus the goodie box will be there. ^_^ For any questions feel free to email her at b.wylde@yahoo.com
 
The semi-annual Fetish Flea and Play Party -
The Crucible in DC
 
It's September which means it's time for the LF&P at The Crucible in DC once again. Beth will have a booth set up to sell books along with authors DL King (That's me!), Jhada Addams and Nobilis Reed. They will be raffling off a goodie basket with lots of fun adult goodies including two tickets to Saturday night's play party. The only way to enter is to purchase a book from one of the four authors at the table. The basket of goodies is provided by Beth. The drawing will take place at 5:30 and you must be present to win.
 
Beth will have free swag bags and goodies at both events plus other specials but you'll have to be present to take part in them. Below is the website for The Crucible. If you have any questions or want to reserve an autographed copy of a book(s) with Beth email her at b.wylde@yahoo.com
 
Ok I hope to see lots of you there.
Beth
Erotica Unrestricted by Genre or Pairing

And don't forget to keep following the Spank! Blog Tour

September 1, 2010

Spank! Blog Tour Kicks Off



On Septmeber 15th, my new anthology, Spank! will be released by Logical Lust Publications and today kicks off a twenty-one-day-long blog tour.  (A little later in the post, I’ll publish the schedule, with addresses.)

I’ve told people to write about whatever they want, so I’ve no idea what they’ll talk about.  It should be interesting to follow along.  I’m pretty sure there’ll be a few excerpts posted.  Maybe some pictures, too.

            What kind of pictures???
            I’m sure I don’t know…

But what are you going to get from me?  Well, I’m winging it so, here goes nothin’:

Most people know me as a domme or a top.  That means I spank—I don’t get spanked—usually.  Last month I attended a really cool BDSM convention called Floating World.  I went to several workshops and learned some nifty, new things.  I spent a few hours enthralled by one of my absolute idols.  I chatted with the likes of Cecilia Tan and Laura Antoniou.  I bought a new corset—one that is just a little steampunk—for later.  I played in the humongous dungeon (man, they had some furniture I’ve been lusting after for years…) and then…

And then…  I allowed myself to be flogged (because it’s a great form of massage and I really needed a massage) and then—wait for it—caned.  It’s not something I usually allow, but sometimes it’s exactly what’s needed. 

I’m not into pain; I’m not into being spanked, but I am into sensation.  And let me tell you, that light caning felt wonderful.  It was exactly what I needed to relax away all my tension and stress.  It wasn’t the kind of caning that leaves bruises, not like the one I’d given earlier in the night; it was the kind of caning that got me ready for a really good night’s sleep.  What can I say?

My story, in Spank!, actually fits in with this post.  I swear, I didn’t know where I was going when I sat down to write—seriously—so it’s serendipitious.  Here’s a brief excerpt:

Richard’s Reward

Richard made her wet; there was no getting around that.  The act of spanking him, first with her hand and then with leather, could become a religious experience.  The scent of his arousal, the sight of his marks, and the feel when she ran her fingers lightly over them, could almost cause her to climax, at times.  

She brought the strap down again, just above the first stroke, and he bounced against the bed and grunted.  Quickly she gave him a third just below the original stroke.  This time he cried out.

Suzanne gazed at the three perfect red stripes on his rosy bottom and ran her fingertips over them lightly.  She heard him wince.

“Please, please, please,” he moaned.

“Open your legs for me,” she said.  She reached between them and fondled and massaged his balls until he groaned and sighed.  “Just three more now.  Are you ready?”

“Please, please, please,” he whispered.

“Please what, Richard?  I’m waiting.  You need to tell me to finish your spanking.”

“Please…”

“Yes?”

“Please, Suzanne, please finish my spanking,” he groaned.

“All right then, if that’s what you want…  Close your legs for me now; we wouldn’t want any accidents.”

Suzanne quickly finished up with a vertical stroke on each side and a final stroke across his sweet spot.  The last stoke wrenched a scream from him and he was actively crying when she put the strap down and gathered him into her arms.  He came willingly and buried his face against her neck.

Suzanne sat next to him on the side of the bed, gently rocking and holding him close. Although shaking with sobs, she could tell he was much calmer than when he had arrived.  A good spanking tended to relax him and relieve his stress.  This particular spanking would, hopefully, keep him stress-free for most of the coming week. 

She handed him a box of tissues and waited until he regained his composure.

            This is just a small excerpt taken from somewhere in the middle of the story.  Read it all in Spank!  Available in ebook and print on September 15th.  You can find it at most sales venues, including Amazon, or perhaps you’d like to buy it from Logical Lust, an independent publisher.

And see, spanking’s a stress reliever…  Relieve some stress today!


9/1       D. L. King                           
9/2       Cervo                           Logical Lust    
9/3       Sommer Marsden       
9/4       Anna Black              
9/5       Jean Roberta                       
9/6        Tara S. Nichols           
9/7       Maggie Morton            Logical Lust    
9/8       Kathleen Bradean       
9/9       Lee Ash                  Logical Lust    
9/10     Lisabet Sarai               
9/11     Evan Mora               Logical Lust    
9/12     Allison Wonderland   
9/13     Sean Meriwether            Logical Lust    
9/14     Roxy Katt                
9/15     Donna George Storey
9/16     Beth Wylde            
9/17   Sacchi Green             Logical Lust    
9/18     A.D.R. Forte               
9/19     J. Z. Sharpe             Logical Lust    
9/20     Jessica Lennox           



August 26, 2010

Spank! Blog Tour Schedule

I'm going to be kicking off the blog tour for my new anthology, Spank! on September 1st. All 20 authors (and Cassandra Park, who wrote the introduction) will be blogging about all things spanking. An interesting and entertaining time will be had by all, so I thought you might want a sneak peek at the schedule, along with all the links.

9/1. D. L. King http://dlkingerotica.blogspot.com
9/2. Cervo http://www.logical-lust.com/blog.html
9/3. Sommer Marsden http://sommermarsden.blogspot.com/
9/4. Anna Black http://jennareynolds.com/journal/
9/5. Jean Roberta http://www.jean-roberta.livejournal.com
9/6. Tara S. Nichols http://tarasnichols.blogspot.com
9/7. Maggie Morton http://www.logical-lust.com/blog.html
9/8. Kathleen Bradean http://kathleenbradean.blogspot.com
9/9. Lee Ash http://www.logical-lust.com/blog.html
9/10. Lisabet Sarai http://lisabetsarai.blogspot.com
9/11. Evan Mora http://www.logical-lust.com/blog.html
9/12. Allison Wonderland http://aisforallison.blogspot.com/
9/13. Sean Meriwether http://www.logical-lust.com/blog.html
9/14. Roxy Katt http://roxykatt.blogspot.com/
9/15. Donna George Storey http://sexfoodandwriting.donnagerogestorey.com/
9/16. Beth Wylde http://bethwylde.wordpress.com/
9/17. Sacchi Green http://www.logical-lust.com/blog.html
9/18. A.D.R. Forte http://adrforte.blogspot.com/
9/19. J.Z. Sharpe http://www.logical-lust.com/blog.html
9/20. Jessica Lennox http://www.jessicalennox.com/
9/21. Cassandra Park http://www.mscassandrapark.com/


Don't forget~~Come by on Wednesday, September 1st! (There'll be pictures...)

August 4, 2010

Is this a cool cover, or what? I love it, love it, love it and it's all due to fetish photographer extraordinaire, Stacie Joy!

This is the cover for my new anthology, Spank!, from Logical Lust. The release date is set for Wednesday, September 15th but you should be able to pre-order the book soon. It will be released in ebook and print, simultaneously and will be available through several sales outlets, including Amazon.

Thought you might like to see just who and what you'll find between the covers, so here's the Table of Contents:

1. Just a Spanking by Lisabet Sarai
2. Apple Bottom Hard Cider by Kathleen Bradean
3. Anthropology by Donna George Storey
4. Anything But Ordinary by A.D.R. Forte
5. The Royal Montague by Cervo
6. Elementary, My Dear Sir by Anna Black
7. The Accidental Spanker by Sean Meriwether
8. Necessary Roughness by Beth Wylde
9. The Good Soldier by Sacchi Green
10. The House on Oxford Street by J.Z. Sharpe
11. Finally by Jessica Lennox
12. Fit to be Tied, Bound to be Gagged by Allison Wonderland
13. Thin-Skinned by Jean Roberta
14. Slippering by Lee Ash
15. A Well-Red Bottom by Maggie Morton
16. Just Rewards by Tara S. Nichols
17. Sugar by Sommer Marsden
18. The Trumpet of Destiny by Roxy Katt
19. Richard's Reward by D. L. King
20 What Jackie Gives Me by Evan Mora

Oh, and the print book will have a kick-ass back cover, too! Just wait 'till you see it...

July 30, 2010

Author Chat for Like A Sacred Desire: Tales of Sex Magick


I'd love it if you'd come help celebrate the release of the book in Circlet Press's Livejournal Community this coming Sunday August 1st through Saturday August 7th. Several contributors to the anthology will be making posts throughout the week to discuss the book and answer your questions. There will be giveaways and discussions with authors such as David Sklar, Angela Caperton, Jana Denardo, Elizabeth Schechter, and the editor of the anthology, Jennifer Williams, not to mention Yours Truly.

My chat day will be Wednesday, August 4th. Please come by. I've got some questions for you. I do, however, believe in tit for tat (that always sounds dirty, doesn't it?) so ask me anything you like. I'm probably answer. I really have no boundaries. Just sayin'...

Dark Diva Reviews recently had this to say about Like a Sacred Desire:

I could easily see this collection being used in a discussion group on mythology and sexology. Joseph Campbell would have had much to say about the characters and situations found here.

Check out the chat. It starts on Sunday and runs through the 7th. And remember, come by to see me on my day: 8/4/2010.

Buy the book here:

Fictionwise (all formats)

Amazon (Kindle)

Smashwords (mobi, LRF, epub, pdf, HTML)

All Romance eBooks (epub, prc, pdf, HTML)

Scribd (PDF, epaper, read online)

Oh, and my story? "Perhaps A Worthy Offering" Femdom, BDSM, hot and scary, slightly out of control and hardcore. What else would you expect from me?


July 16, 2010

Reading and Signing

I'll be participating in a panel discussion on spanking, along with Ms Cassandra Park , at the TES Sapnking Group. The group will meet at Paddles on Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Both Cassandra and I will be talking about, and reading from, our new books. Her's titled, It’s SUPPOSED to Hurt! and mine, the upcoming Spank! from Logical Lust. We will also have books on hand to sell and sign. (Spank! will not be available until next month, but I will have copies of the Melinoe books, as well as my other anthologies.

The meeting is at Paddles, 250 West 26th Street, NYC, Basement, between 7th and 8th Avenues

The doors will open at 7:30 and the meeting begins at 8 p.m. Members $4, Students with ID $4, Other fetish group members $4, Non-members $8. I hope to see you there!

By the way, just wait until you see the cover for Spank! Oh, my!