"You are part of the answer!"

That's what Erika Lust says to Erobintica—and I can certainly see why. Visit Robin's blog to read her in-depth discussion with Erika about her important, paradigm-challenging book Good Porn: A Women's Guide.

Essence of Essensuality

It was such a fun privilege to be part of Saturday's Essensuality event in New York!

It's difficult to summarize the extraordinary variety of sexy entertainment I got to see and hear... it ranged from luscious erotic poetry to delightfully bawdy songs to upliftingly raunchy comedy to exquisite burlesque and inspired genre-defying performance pieces. My darling Helia Brookes wowed me—and them—with her squirmingly hot "Over the Line" (we were squirming and drooling; Helia was poised and polished).* Amy Ouzoonian, Andy Izenson, Ariel Jacobson, Essence Revealed, Judith Z. Miller, Kim Weeter, Rob Lytle (and other people whose names I can't find now but, damn, how fabulous they all were!); featured performers Epstein & Hassan, Aimee Herman, and Lydia Love; and host-performer Monica Day each had a different method of setting the night on fire with sex and art and laughter. The space was great; and, thanks to MD and the backstage crew, everything ran smoothly as sensuous silk. Plus we got to hang out with Erobintica!

As for my bit: I had sooooooooo much fun presenting the quiz-show scene from Rock My Socks Off as an audience-participation happening. My audience volunteers were absolutely amazing—it's largely thanks to those brave and supertalented individuals that the whole crazy thing worked!

Future dates for Essensuality are listed here.


*We thought we had pictures of Helia reading. When we checked her camera, however, it turned out that the guy whom she'd asked to operate it while she read (cough-cough) succeeded merely in pushing the shutter hard enough to focus but not snap. He has asked me to tell you all how sorry he is.

Tonight in New York: Rock My Socks Off Goes Theatrical!

Details here.

Gotta Have More Rachel Radio!

Last week's online-radio book club discussion with Rachel Kramer Bussel was tons of fun... and Rachel will be continuing the fun this Saturday afternoon, March 19, from 2–3 p.m. EDT. Go here to tune in for Rachel and her contributors—and, if you're listening live, remember that listener call-ins are welcome!

I've Got Answers!

Pop over to Oysters and Chocolate Erotic to read my answers to their Nice Girls, Naughty Sex contributor-interview questions—including that appealingly audacious "If you could have sex with any famous character..." question.

Follow all the contributor interviews here.

Thanks for having me, O Oysters!

This Week! Essensuality and The Sexual Act

My featured reading/performance at Monica Day's Essensuality is coming right up this Saturday, March 19, in New York! Excitement is running high; avant-garde dancer Lydia Love has been added as a guest performer; and all manner of talented people have been signing up for open-mike slots . . . including our own Helia Brookes, who will be reading "Over the Line," her exquisitely seductive story from Gotta Have It!

Essensuality will take place at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, at the WOW Cafe Theatre, 59-61 East 4th Street (between Bowery and 2nd Avenue), 4th fl., NYC. Featured performers are Aimee Herman, Epstein and Hassan, Jeremy Edwards, and Lydia Love. The full program can be found here, and the program for the entire four-day Passionate Persuasions series The Sexual Act (March 16–19) is here.

P.S.
Essensuality tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at door
To sign up as an open-mic performer, call 215.901.1327 or write to monica AT thesensuallife DOT com .
No cover charge for performers who reserve ahead. (Limited space available.)

Get Yer Archived Radio Show Here!

Here's a handy widget encapsulating last night's radio show about Gotta Have It! The program featured (in order of appearance) editor Rachel Kramer Bussel, Elizabeth Daniels, Heather Lin, your friendly neighborhood Jeremy here, and D. L. King. I had a wonderful time listening, chatting, and reading. Enjoy!

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Live chat TONIGHT, 7-8 EST!

Editor Rachel Kramer Bussel will be joined this evening by authors Elizabeth Daniels, Heather Lin, and Yours Truly for a live radio chat about Gotta Have It ! Tune in here at 7:00 PM EST TONIGHT for an hour of discussion and readings. (Additional info can be found at Goodreads.)

EDIT: Also D. L. King!