On Being Alone
I recently had a conversation with someone who told me they felt funny going to dinner or to the movies by themselves. When I told...
And the Song Remains the Same: Stranger on the Shore by Josh Lanyon
Stranger on the Shore by Josh Lanyon Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. This book is for anybody who ever stared wistfully out a...
I’m Sorry, This is Supposed to Make Me Like Soccer?
If you didn’t know that the World Cup is upon us, you must be living under a rock somewhere in the American mid-west because it...
Space Princess – Chapter 3
Chapter 1 – Love’s Luther’s Lost Chapter 2 – Chins up Why I Stabbed that Guy “Everybody’s a critic” I told Raffi once I’d cleared...
Masks by E.M. Prazeman
Masks by E. M. Prazeman Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. When I first started Masks, I wondered if the author was trying to...
Everything Tastes Better Than Crazy Feels
Your wish is my command. But first: Regular readers know that I suffered from anorexia and bulimia between the ages of 11 and 13. I...
Writing Erotica for Fun and Profit Part Two
Back in January, I interviewed erotic book author Brock Wilder just as he was starting out. I knew a lot of you guys have aspirations...
Straight Bartenders. Yuck.
I had one more Facebook request yesterday after I’d already written my blog: Which, of course, I will be honoring. Although I don’t know if...
On the Floor and in the Flowers
SHOWS/MOVIES: I’m having a hard time with shows right now. They basically fall into three categories. 1. I’m waiting for the next season to come...
5 Things Everyone Should Do to Overthrow the Gender Binary Right Now
1. Ditch all media that’s specifically made for your gender. 2. Look at yourself naked. Tell yourself you’re perfect just the way you are. 3....
Go Mimis*
Who’s got two thumbs and thought it would be a good idea to stay awake all night reading? This dumb bitch. I am a wreck....
Now is the Time to Turn and Fight: My Feelings on #YesAllWomen
I’ve been reluctant to participate in the #YesAllWomen thing, namely because my experience is not the experience that “all women” have. Yes, one in four...
The Brass Ring of Fire: Why You Don’t Have to Get RT-ed by Amy Poehler to Be a Successful Woman
Ordinarily, I love Amy Poehler, and on any other night I would probably be totally into her RTing tweets from accomplished women, recent grads especially....
Up From a Past: What I Owe To Maya Angelou
Just as there will always be people to tell you that you can’t do things, there will also be people who tell you that you...
I Knew This Would Happen – or – STOP STEALING MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR
I knew this day would come. I knew that, despite how great this city is overall, and how much happier I am here than I...
Tired Fat Girl Loves Portland, Blue Walls
I know, you guys never watch my videos. My last video has 4 views, and three of them are mine. I feel like I’m cheating...
Writing Porn eBooks for Fun and Profit
This Memorial Day, we’re talking about how to write porn for the e-reader market in this holiday repost of my interview with erotic book author,...
What Does a Sexually Empowered Straight Man Look Like?
Because, to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever met one. You guys have all heard this story before. When my dad gave me the...
Everybody Calm Down, Paid Menstrual Leave Isn’t Real -OR- Should Boring Non-Story Writers Get Shot Into Space?
The Atlantic is making news with this paid menstrual leave story, obviously it’s been a slow week for us all. For those of you concerned...
You Bra Crazy Fools
So I was reading this article written by a butch girl on her recent bra shopping experience, wherein she laments her paltry collection of only...
Gay Marriage in Oregon – Hooray, Finally, Etc.
I don’t even think I addressed it when gay marriage became legal in California. Or when it became legal again. As it seems to go...
No Whammy, Not Stop, Gay Marriage in Oregon
Today we drove down to Corvallis for a belated Mother’s Day celebration. We made dinner for Ben’s parents. Or, more accurately, Ben made his parents...
Pretty Women
Since we moved to Portland, we’ve felt it necessary to start watching Grimm again. After a two or more year break, most of the minor...
On Being a Risk Taker
Ben and I were talking about this the other day. He was comparing himself, an extremely risk averse person, to me and some other more...
My Head Hurts
So this is all I have to give you tonight. Actually I had a really good day. I took off early to play video games...
Freelanciversary: One Year into Stupid, Crazy, Freedom
If you’re trying to get a handle on things, this day last year I was significantly more manic and probably at least a little bit...
Mr. War Goes to… War? Review of Eye of the Storm by Aimee Kuzenski
Eye of the Storm by Aimee Kuzenski Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. Imagine if the spirit of war, an ancient force as old...
It’s My Life, I’ll Get Raped if I Wanna!
Friend Tiffany asked me this the other day: Okay so I’ve been meaning to ask you to do a blog post about this for some...
The Power of Lowered Standards
If you want to get laid, or have a great day, the solution is the same: lower your fucking standards. The real problem with lowered...
Smelly
Oh man. That is a loaded topic. The thing about the mentally ill that I didn’t learn until this damage was done is that they...
The Best Book in the World aka The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing
The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. Hot on the heels of the most appalling thing I’ve...
Space Princess Diaries – Chapter 2
I’m thinking the way this will work is that every time I want the hero to do something other than what they do in a...
Heat Wave
It was a bazillion degrees in Portland today. You ever get so hot your nose runs? I feel like my snot is melting. And I...
Charisma Uniqueness Nerve And Talent – Can RuPaul Have Cunt?
Tuesday’s blog touched on RuPaul’s use of the anti-trans slur she-male, and my problem with the fight that ensued over its removal from the show....
The Worst Book in the World
Clipped by Devon McCormack Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. Seeing as how this is a first book by a new writer, I don’t...
Being Mean to People You Think Have Been Mean to People to Prove That Being Mean to People is Mean?
Lately I’ve been noticing that the Internet has a sort of waltz it does. 1. Somebody says or does something that someone or a group...
Feminine Appetites: What Keeps Us from Self-Care
I was just watching this TED Talk on intuitive eating… [ted id=1900] … and it reminded me that 80% of American girls have been on...
The Time I Accidently Avoided Caffeine… for a Year
From August 2011 to September 2012, I quit drinking caffeine. I basically spent an entire year underwater. I initially stopped because my therapist (who turned...
Hello, I am About to Puke
So the dog is fine now. But I’m still on and off nauseous. I’ve been working through, taking breaks when it gets really bad, but...
We Had A Better Day
The dog seems to be better today. There was very minimal shrieking, and most of that happened in the morning. She’s even starting to do...
We Had A Bad Day
Sunday Night Pepper went chasing after a neighborhood cat, flipped around on her harness, and immediately started shrieking in pain. She would act normally for...
Jake and Jessica – A Daring Rescue
Jake and Jessica Chapter 5 Chapter 1 – The Annihilator (NSFW -Explicit sex) Chapter 2 – The Annihilator is Dead Chapter 3 – It Was a...
Butt Stuff (SFW)
I didn’t know what to write about, and it’s almost 11. So I just google image searched the butt gifs. You’re welcome. (source)
13 Common Misconceptions About Feminism
1. Feminists can’t ask for directions. Feminist National Conference Rule 347 subset J states that we can totally ask for directions if death is imminent....
Spoiler, It’s Poland: Review of “Where the Devil Can’t Go” by Anya Lipska
Where the Devil Can’t Go by Anya Lipska Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. This one may be my fault. I didn’t notice that...
Budweiser Can Eat My Mexican Asshole
I didn’t look for this. This was in front of a Niki Minaj video. I was still cussing at the screen well into the first...
Jake and Jessica – The Jake Must Go On
So, you guys remember that Jake and Jessica poll I put up in… oh… October? Well, I completely forgot about it. Sorry. But I’m back....
Throw Up Thursday: Last Year I Was Sad
I know, to you guys it’s Friday, but I’m here in Thursday right now, and I make the titles, so I say what day it...
Oh, You Got Fired for Being a Bigot? My Heart Bleeds for You.
Recently, a bigot lost his job. You may have heard about it. And, in typical liberal fashion, we feel badly for him. We say things...
Imagination: Core Strength So Good
In the shower this morning Ben and I imagined a lady warrior so awesome that she could squish unwanted pregnancies back into periods with the...