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Girl Tools Update
January 31, 2007 | 
CyDy Network, Sex
I want to extend huge thanks to the people who have commented, here and on my own blog, since my last post here. It is really encouraging to me! Unfortunately I am busy this week, blah - lots of all-day training to interpret, a trip to New York over the weekend, and then it quiets down for about a week. And then I go to Las Vegas! But I haven’t really heard much about the lesbian scene there…I’m hoping my wife and I can check out some of it if it’s easy to get to.
But anyway! This is not about my fascinating schedule, this is about a Girl Tools update! I am supposed to be more involved with that site than I am currently, but I haven’t done much with it since I converted it to WordPress and set up the design. There’s a lot to catch up on, mostly featuring Lena and Lorelei. Unfortunately, those two keep stealing all the reviews I’d wanted to do! Their glass dildo feature has a couple of videos associated with it, and they also have a couple of videos to go with the Hitachi Magic Wand review written by Anna.
So my beloved Magic Wand has already been reviewed and filmed, and there have been multiple glass dildo reviews. I will have to dig around in my toy cabinet to see if there’s something really unique I can review! I actually owe the makers of Yoni Butter a review - I am way overdue for that!
Lack of Comments
January 26, 2007 | CyDy Network
I think the reason I don’t post to this blog more is because I don’t get any comments here. I don’t get many on my personal blog either, but I get a few now and then. But here, I get nothing.
I think it was the CyDy webmaster who speculated that the reason people don’t comment is because they’re afraid to say anything on an adult site. Not that this site is particularly adult…it’s affiliated with the Cyber Dyke Network, but I don’t post a whole lot of adult stuff here. Although, like I said, I don’t post much here, period. It’s just kind of discouraging when you get no comments, you know?
I’ve made it so you don’t have to leave your name and e-mail when commenting…maybe that will help? I’m also expecting to do a relaunch sometime in the next few months, we’ll see how that goes, I guess.
Age Play: Call for Submissions
January 16, 2007 | Literature
Be part of history! Contribute to the first non-fiction age play anthology!
Call For Submissions:
BIG & little: An Anthology of Age Play Dynamics
Edited by Sassafras Lowrey *
Publisher: Nazca Plains Corporation
Deadline: May 1, 2007
Payment: One Contributor Copy
Age play and those who participate in these dynamics have remained shrouded in misunderstanding despite the exponential growth of the larger leather community. “BIG & little: An Anthology of Age Play Dynamics” will begin to fill the gap in information by being the first non-fiction book to address the complexities and diversity of our community. “BIG & little” will foster dialogue within the growing age play community and provides an opportunity for “little ones” (boys, girls, princesses, etc.) as well as “big ones” (daddies, mommies, uncles, etc.) to talk about this very important and empowering aspect of their lives. It will also serve as an introduction for those unfamiliar with age play dynamics.
All those with age play experience are invited to contribute. Dynamics beyond the Daddy/boy, Mommy/girl norms (such as big sister/little sister, scoutmaster/scout) are particularly encouraged to participate. The anthology will encompass a range of perspectives, varying from individuals living in full-time dynamics to those who engage in occasional age play scenes. “BIG & little” will represent the diverse voices of age play community members across lines of race, class, gender, sexuality, geographic region and biological age.
Possible topics include but are not limited to:
Exploring the cultural misunderstanding as to what age play is (or ISN’T)
Letters to Daddy
Bedtime stories for little girls
Ruminations on the perfect Mommy
Personal accounts of the healing power of age play
Submissions should be between 1,500 and 2,500 words in length and previously unpublished. Submit your piece via e-mail in .doc format to BIGandlittle_anthology@yahoo.com. Multiple submissions per contributor are welcome. Please include a short biography and contact information with your submission. Submissions must be received no later than May 1, 2007; contributors are encouraged to submit early. All pieces published become the sole property of the publisher. Contributors whose work appears in the anthology will receive one free copy of the book.
* - Sassafras Lowrey is a writer and artist who contributes regularly to regional and international queer and leather publications. Sassafras has been active in the leather community for several years as a high femme little boy living in a 24/7 Daddy/boy dynamic.
Femmethology Call for Submissions
Literature
Femmethology.com says:
VISIBLE: A FEMMETHOLOGY
an anthology of writing on queer femme identityEditor: Maria Angeline
Publisher: Merge Press
Submissions Deadline: March 15, 2007Anticipated Publication Date: Spring 2008
Femmes are still invisible. Society can’t see past our heels to hear our stories, so we must continue to build platforms for our voices. Visible: A Femmethology, a forthcoming anthology about the power and complications in presenting femme as a gender and breaking the traditional meaning of feminine, aims to showcase blunt, personal essays exploring what “femme” means to those who claim it as an identity.
Give me your experiences, your inner dialogues, your theories and practices. Please do not send fiction, poetry, or erotica. I will not consider any material to which you do not fully own the rights. I am seeking prose that is thoughtful, analytical, raw, challenging, exploratory, and uniquely you.
Submissions must be sent as Word files with text in 12 point Times New Roman font. Essays must be previously unpublished, 1500-6000 words in length, and typed double-spaced. You may submit more than one essay.
Author maintains and controls the copyright of their essay and licenses their First North American Rights to Merge Press for publication purposes. Author retains the right to reprint the material in any publication. Contributing writers will share 25% of the net profits of Visible: A Femmethology and receive a free copy of the anthology.
Send SUBMISSIONS ONLY to Maria Angeline at femmethology at mergepress dot com. Include your legal name, pseudonym (if any) you wish to use, address, phone number, email, and the bio you would like to appear in the book if your selection is chosen for publication. Put the title of your essay in the subject line of the email. Each essay must be emailed separately.
Send questions to Maria Angeline here.
Visible: A Femmethology is expected to be released in 2008. Do not email to inquire about the status of your submission after you receive a confirmation that it has been received. It is not possible to respond to all email inquires. Once selections have been made, every person who has submitted work will be sent an announcement. Please do not submit material if you do not regularly check your email.
Please post freely!
L Word Walk-On Auction
January 3, 2007 | Pop Culture
I just received notification about this eBay auction - a walk-on role on The L Word! It’s a charity auction being sponsored by Showtime to benefit Queer Lounge, an organization targeted to queer filmmakers. The auction is currently at $5200 and the reserve hasn’t been met - I’m going to guess it’s $10,000? Who knows. But you do have to pay for your own travel to Vancouver and your own hotel…but you get a walk-on on The L Word!
