The Scent of Cedar

So... fully eight days later, I finally get this story edited and fixed up.

I wrote a piece of super-sensual, slightly romantic, BDSM erotica for Sara.

She thought it was wonderful - which just made my heart sing - but also said it was really clear that I'd never been flogged and, as such, had no idea what I was talking about when it came to describing what it's like to have an orgasm from flogging.

So I asked her, and she explained what that kind of climax feels like (for her, at least). And I've finally gotten around to re-writing that scene (and fixing a couple of other Issues) and so I'm posting it. :-)


The Scent of Cedar.


Concrit and fanmail are both eagerly saught out. :-)


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Progress - Maybe - On the Job Front. :-)

So...

I turned down a going-to-permanent-after-three-months job in Kanata, mostly because it's in Kanata -- $12/hr (even if I could negotiate for $13 or $14 once it went permanent) isn't quite enough to justify (A) the very long, very crowded commute and, more to the point, the $85/month (and rising) bus pass required to get me out there. Not for a "for ever" job that, from the sounds of it, is basically the office version of assembly-line: making sure a particular set of forms have been correctly filled out.

On the plus side, I just heard from Deb, my boss at my previous contract (who is awesome, as is her boss -- I like working with them) who has recieved my resume (again) and was just checking to see if I was working somewhere else or not.

So.

HOPEFULLY this means that I'll have another contract with them, walking to work, dealing with people I *like*, and getting a little bit of excersise every day. For the same $12/hr, but that goes a bit further (like an entire month of coffee and spoken-word event covers and brunches and stuff) when I don't have to spend a big wodge of money on a bus pass.

So I am feeling hopeful. This is good. :-)


In other news: Haven't heard from the dude who wants to shoot tomorrow. This is not entirely horrible, but it would be nice to hear back from him some time today so that I know what I'm getting into, how many outfits I should bring, how I should do my hair and makeup, etc. etc. and, y'know, what time I should show up.

Still, I figure I'll dye my hair and shave my legs (and maybe rag my hair, just to see if I can. :-)


Anyway, before I do that, though, I want to hit the grocery store, pick up milk, icecream, OJ, and a few other bits and bites (and pay the nickle for a plastic bag or two, so that I have something to cover my hair with when I dye it!)


Other things to do today:

Dishes

Laundry(?)

Write something short and erotic -- possibly to do with vampires (possibly a gal vampire and a Victim whose gender is ambiguous, so that the readers can see whatever they want to see? Don't know how well I'd do that... But it could be an interesting thing to try).

Start on the River Girl story for my sweetie-pie. Mwahahahaha. Now... to make this 'Married Sex' or 'Hot Stranger Rides Into Town Sex'... (Decisions, decisions...)

Polish a couple of already-started/written poems and maybe try to write another one.


Wish me luck! :-)


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Yo! Check This Out!

Radical Vulvas is Still Accepting Submissions

"The Radical Vulvas" originated in 2007 in Halifax, at the Dalhousie University Women's Centre. It is a community response to the vagina monologues: a play that started a necessary dialogue that should absolutely not end there, or be limited only to a certain kind of woman, or limit itself to women at all. The Radical Vulvas aims to be a multi-disciplinary art and discussion forum, enabling further discourse about women's experiences and gender issues.

As such, we are inviting anyone and everyone to express themselves, through any medium (song, monologue/dialogue, poetry, visual art, dance, performance, etc) on the subject of women. As a "write your own" production, the Radical Vulvas is whatever the community makes of it. Since its original performance in Halifax, it has been performed in Victoria, BC, Montreal, and here in Ottawa last summer as well! We hope that this summer's incarnation will be an empowering evening of respectful communication and a celebration of women everywhere.

The event itself will take place on August 14th at 7:00 PM, at the Mercury Lounge in the Byward Market. If you would like to perform or participate, that's wonderful! We are accepting submissions by email until July 30th. Please send either a copy of your text or a sound recording to radicalvulvasottawa@gmail.com.
If your piece does not include text, or if the bulk of the piece is made up of some other element, a description of your piece and what you are communicating would be ideal. You can perform original work or someone else's work, or they can perform yours; whatever makes you feel comfortable. We would also like to include the visual arts at the Ottawa show, and are looking to display paintings, photography, etc.

Performance submissions should be under ten minutes. If you are interested in performing but are unable to meet the July 30th deadline, please contact us anyway, as soon as possible, so we can do our best to include you! Questions or comments can also be directed to us via email.

radicalvulvasottawa@gmail.com

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I think I will submit "strut", "sister/self", and "swallow". (Lots of Esses...) Thank you to Ami_B for sending this my way!1 :-D


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