NOTHING
Nobody answered. Nobody at all. I’m so fucking tired. I haven’t been sleeping well. As usual, I know. But it’s so hard to write anything...
Black Lives Matter – Ferguson Update
So, remember when I said that it looked like things were looking up in Ferguson? Not so much. What can I say about it that...
Dat Spoiled Brat Lyfe – Review of “The Before Now and After Then”
The Before Now and After Then by Peter Monn Thanks to NetGalley and Pen Name Publishing for the review copy. I keep seeing article after...
What It’s Like to Go Through a Papers Checkpoint in America
Things look like they’re getting better in Ferguson now that the highway patrol have taken the lead in the area. Yesterday I wrote in passing...
Police Brutality Redux
In light of the week we’ve had, I thought it would be nice to have a little retrospective: If you are looking for a no-nonesense...
Sounds Exhausting
It’s still too hot to contribute to society. Here’s a thing I found in a bathroom. Ben: Wow, you really pulled out all the stops...
It’s Too Fucking Hot
It was over 100 degrees today, and the humidity is 60%. Why the fuck did I even move here, again? My head hasn’t stopped hurting...
New Kid Saves the Day – Review of City of Monsters by Andrea Speed
City of Monsters by Andrea Speed Thanks to NetGalley and Riptide for the review copy. City of Monsters will be out August 11, 2014 in...
How the World Will End
The other day an older lady tried to get my attention about something while I was listening to an audiobook, so I took one earbud...
The Tooth Window Conspiracy
Don’t worry. It’s not a trend in Portland. It’s a trend on the entire planet. This is just a stretched labret piercing that someone put...
Kappas are Dumb. Lizardmen Forever
Get this. A kappa is a Japanese bowl demon who can be defeated by… tipping it over. Imagine, if you will, this scene in your...
How I Met Ben
The short answer is that I came home one night and he was in my bed. The much longer answer starts the day we moved...
Bulgogi Bowl
I’m sitting in a restaurant the size of a one car garage waiting for my dinner before I have to go lead a private ghost...
This Secular House
I am so happy to announce that you are reading the blog of one of the newest contributors to secularwoman.org! Today marks the official launch...
Masochist Mine – Review of Sweetwater by Lisa Henry
Sweetwater by Lisa Henry Thanks to NetGalley and Riptide for the review copy. Sweetwater comes out on Sept. 29, 2014. From the author of the...
Play The Mouth Music
I forgot to write a blog. Below is every synonym for cunnilingus in the Sex Lexis, a dictionary of sexual terms. clitorilingus, cunnilinctio, cunnilinction, cunnilincto,...
I’d Rather Be Reading
I have this problem where I don’t consider how minor changes might affect my performance. For example, it was 90 fucking degrees in Portland today,...
Twink Back the Night – Review of “Home the Hard Way” by Z.A. Maxfield
Home the Hard Way by Z.A. Maxfield Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. I have to admit that I wasn’t that interested in Home...
Ghosts of Our Past – Review of “Second Helpings” by Charlie Cochrane
Second Helpings by Charlie Cochrane Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. Stuart is still recovering from the death of his partner, Mark while Paul...
Wasted Again
Today I got fired from the job I didn’t want. As far as I can tell, it’s because I said fuck and someone more important...
A Man, A Mech, A Mission – Review of Noble Metals by L.A. Witt
Noble Metals by L.A. Witt Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. This will be the third L.A. Witt book I’ve reviewed. The first was...
Adorable Small City Boys in Love – Review of “Maybe This Time” by A.M. Arthur
Maybe This Time by A.M. Arthur Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. I was already nearly a chapter into Maybe This Time before I...
How to Talk to Cops So They (Probably) Won’t Kill You
Don’t yell at the cops, people. Don’t gesture at the cops. Don’t look cops in the eye. Cops are more scared of you than you...
We’re not big on the 4th of July
Welcome to July 20th. The day Southeast Portland finally, finally, ran out of fireworks.
Yay?
Yesterday I lost a contract I thought I had in the bag. Today I interviewed for a job I don’t want and I got it....
Too Fat for Photoshop
[Link to the article, for the curious] Oh man. I’m too tired to think of my own topic, so tackling the wasps nest that is...
Sexas Ranger – Review of Hot on His Trail by Zavo
Hot on His Trail by Zavo Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. I never read the wild West adventure books Hot On His Trail...
Some Days Are Better than Others
How I Got This Scar: Gnarly Wrist Slash
As a lot of you guys know, when I was a kid, my mom was in and out of my life. One of those in...
Being Shitty to Service Staff Isn’t Liberal Activism
Wanna know how I know that you’ve never worked in retail? Because you do shit like this at the local Hobby Lobby: This is probably...
Favorite Food
I Said I Wouldn’t Panic Until Friday
I lied. July is looking mighty slim, and that is a damn problem. I got one good call today, and that was to invite me...
Free Album Cover Art
Up for grabs. Who wants it?
QuickFlorist Pro Is a Shareware Book – Review of First Exposure by Alan Chin
First Exposure by Alan Chin Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. First Exposure will be available for purchase on Aug. 1, 2014. This is...
How to Calm Down
I’ve had a lot of work-related stress lately. And by lately, I mean daily for as long as I can remember. I went to my...
20 Words About My Dog. Also Pictures.
Oh, you make my job so easy! This dog is fucking precious and adorable,. She’s so much happier in Portland.
I Am A Success, and How You Can Too
The other day I was sitting on my couch reading a book with a blanket over my lap while the rain pinged against the metal...
Most Interesting Quotes from the Ruffalo AMA
So, Mark Ruffalo, AKA The Hulk, personal almost acquaintance of mine from way back, did an AMA on Reddit today in an effort to drum...
Forget Me Not – Review of the River Leith by Leta Blake
The River Leith by Leta Blake Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. Out of my last four Netgalley books, The River Leith is the...
I Am Reviewing Double Up by Vanessa North
Double Up by Vanessa North Thanks to Netgalley for the review copy. Double Up is available for purchase on Aug. 25, 2014 Like I said...
Dirty, Sexy Slavery – Review of Bliss
Bliss by Lisa Henry and Heidi Belleau Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. Bliss will be available for purchase Aug. 18, 2014. Trigger warning:...
Out in the Cold – Review of SnowCoft Lost
Snowcroft Lost (Snowcroft Men – Volume 1) by Christi Snow Thanks to Netgalley for the review copy. Christi Snow is no stranger to world building....
The First Day of the Rest of Your Unemployment
I’ve only been fired once in my life. I was fourteen. The woman who fired me called me up the next month. The conversation went...
Dirty Poem
December 30, 2010 I want to sleep in your arms. In our bed. Wrapped in the L.A. heat Sweating expensive lubricant. I want to fuck...
What a Woman Really Means When She Says…
Win at Fucking in 3 Easy Steps
A lot of people are insecure about their sexual prowess. They worry how their partners or potential partners will see them, how they will treat...
Growing Pains: Secrets of Neverwood Review
Secrets of Neverwood: One Door Closes\The Growing Season\The Lost Year by G.B. Lindsey, Diana Copland, and Libby Drew Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy....
Go Ask Alice When She’s Ten Feet Wide
Yesterday’s blog was so short because I had a massive allergy attack and that was basically all I could write before spending the rest of...
That Sounds Like a You Problem
People, fellow grown-ups, I have something I need to tell you guys. If any part of your happiness, now or in the future, depends on...
Shit with the Door Open: A Guide to Intimacy
Back when we were moving, our friends Big Ben and Charles came by to help us pack. During a break, we were all in the...