The two women glared at each other even as they scooped ice cream into their mouths. In creamy spittle, they cast shade. "What an asshole," declared Mabel. "You saw that that was my chair," she complained bitterly into the crowded space, hoping someone would corroborate her claim. But finding such a soul was even more … Continue reading hot times at the ice cream social
Author: angela
thoughts on rice’s the claiming of sleeping beauty
Ever since I devoured Anne Rice's vampire and witch stories in my twenties, I've been curious to read her erotica, written under the pseudonym A. N. Roquelaure. I finally got around to it with The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty. I assumed Rice had eschewed Disney's version of Sleeping Beauty in favor of something more like … Continue reading thoughts on rice’s the claiming of sleeping beauty
considering a project i probably shouldn’t
Detroit has an annual erotic art show that I hope to submit something for. The problem is that time has slipped away from me. The deadline for submissions is in two weeks and I haven't finalized my ideas. This is a routine problem for me, waiting until the last possible minute (for various reasons) to … Continue reading considering a project i probably shouldn’t
blessed mistakes
I'm a lousy consumer. Especially when it comes to buying products online. There are too many variables outside my control. Too many steps that could break in the process. And thanks to all the neurotic voices in my head I have little faith that things will go smoothly. A recent and rare online order is … Continue reading blessed mistakes
time flies
You look away for five minutes and two weeks have passed! No, I'm not quite that bad. Not yet, anyway. In the past few weeks, I celebrated my wedding anniversary, there was Thanksgiving, we spent almost one week at my uncle's place in eastern Kentucky, I read two novels, I celebrated a birthday, my sister … Continue reading time flies
occam’s razor
Honestly, it's been one thing after another with my car. The shifter got super stiff on humid days. There was an annoying clicking sound in a tire well (not anything serious like bearings or a half-shaft, but still...) The engine stalled when in idle on hot days... etc. etc. etc. I took it to a … Continue reading occam’s razor
please wake up
It's thrilling that Michigan voted to end gerrymandering, automatically register voters when they get their state IDs, and legalize marijuana for recreational use. Woohoo! Also, as many predicted, Democrats won the Majority in the US House of Representatives which should put a wedge in the stranglehold Trump Republicans have had on all branches of the … Continue reading please wake up
midterm elections
Midterm elections take place in the States today. We get to vote for U.S. Senators and Representatives in addition to state and local officials. Here in Michigan, we get to choose a new governor and attorney general, among several other posts, and we get to decide on proposals that deal with marijuana, gerrymandering, and voting. … Continue reading midterm elections
a scattering of leaves
The skies are grey here in Michigan. It's damp and the wind is tickling the trees, shaking loose an occasional leaf. In years past, a thick carpet of leaves obscured the ground by now. This year there's only a light scattering of them. I'm trying not to panic. Today is Halloween, a day that many … Continue reading a scattering of leaves
thoughts on fante’s ask the dust
Ask the Dust is John Fante's 1939 novel. The story follows Arturo Bandini, a young struggling Italian-American writer in Los Angeles, who tries to gain the life experiences he thinks he needs to write the great American novel. He falls in love with a Mexican-American waitress who is in love with a bartender who despises … Continue reading thoughts on fante’s ask the dust
life in jello 