M I A No More
Celebrating My Sexuality
I KISSED A GIRL: A VIRGIN LESBIAN ANTHOLOGY RELEASED!
Missing the 80s
Accepting the “Double Life”
Why I’m Not Voting for Adam Lambert
How I Became an Erotic Romance Writer, Part 2
How I Became an Erotic Romance Writer, Part 1
In Love with Audio Books
Leading a Double Life is not always easy. Sometimes a double life is double responsibility. And sometimes when the responsibilities of one life become too great—in order to salvage my sanity—I’m forced to leave the other life behind. I’ve spent my whole life functioning in multiple roles. Most of us do. Being daughter, wife and [...]
For too many years sex remained hush-hush for me. Growing up in small town, Middle America, sexual openness was not encouraged. My mother was not liberated and turned red at the mere mention of sex. My early sex education came from whispered girl talk and later from my boyfriend in the backseat of his car. [...]
You’ve heard Katy Perry’s hit song, now read enticing stories of heterosexual women exploring new boundaries. College dormitories become breeding grounds of inquisitive minds and libidos with roommates discovering desire for each other as they relate past experiences, undress in each other’s presence, seek refuge from a storm, discover a dildo or share men. Continuing life’s path, ingenious women find ways to enhance marriage or the workplace. Champagne cellars, riding stables, tanning salons, even historical English bedchambers become hotbeds of lesbian experiments. Converting or not, all embrace the journey of sexual exploration.
I first learned of Michael Jackson’s death on Twitter. The tweet: “What a week. First Ed, then Farrah and now Jacko!” Who? I immediately opened my trusted Google to enlighten me. Of course, I’d heard of Michael, but most of what I knew about him was his recent tragic life and lawsuits. Due to the media blast that has followed his death I have now seen a Michael Jackson video for the first time. I’m enthralled. I now understand his impact—the talent, genius, work ethic, and emotion that transformed music.
My whole life, I’ve been trying to balance who I am with who I think I’m supposed to be. Years ago in a Bible study I heard a quote, but I’m sorry, I can’t find the author. “You are not who you think you are. You are not who other people think you are. You are who you think other people think you are.” It might be life’s greatest journey—figuring out our true identity.
It’s not because he’s gay. (Hello? I’m editing an anthology titled I Kissed a Girl.) It’s not because he dresses in drag. He definitely has the most talent of any contestant on American Idol, past, present and probably future. So why am I not voting for him? Because I believe being the American Idol will actually hold him back. Adam is already a star. I can’t even fathom how many recording companies are hoping he loses.
