"If Tom Robbins and Exene Cervenka had sex in a back alley, their lovechild would be Amy Guth. Her debut novel is touching and terrifying, hopeful and demented," says Eric Spitznagel, author of Fast Forward: Confessions of a Porn Screenwriter. But would the book live up to such expectations? Gracie reviews Three Fallen Women, by Amy Guth.

Jingle balls, jingle balls, boobies bouncing all the way, oh what fun it to ride a well hung man in a one horse open sleigh...

Read this week's TMI Tuesday and find out...

Though they can be mean, catty and nasty, a Circle of Sisters can also support, uplift and love.

Much is written on the effects of porn and female body image. Some complain fearfully of men who will, upon viewing porn, expect all women to have those bodies; others that women themselves fall into this trap and try to emulate such unrealistic things with their own bodies. Of course, these accusations and reservations aren't only reserved for pornographic materials, but magazines, television, any media. And while you may think that I'm going to rant about how stupid this is, how silly it is to believe that people will be so affected by these images that they'd let ~ no force ~ them to be their realities, I'm not. I can't.

Welcome to the world of selective hearing loss...

The best of this week's blogs by the bloggers who blog them.

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The start of a new year brings many awards for 'best of' the last, so this is the episode in which I pander for your votes. (I wouldn't be much of a whore if I didn't!)You can vote for me, Gracie Passette, as Best Magazine/e-zine Editor (for Tit-Elation.com) ~ and you can also vote for Ephemera Bound (my publisher) as Best Book Publisher, and Tit-Elation (my erotica site) as Best Fiction Zine.You may also vote for several of Ephemera Bound's books:Decomposition, by J Eric Miller as Best Novel (non genre)andMichael, by Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc, as Best Horror Novel.

Time to brag about our authors:Louise Bohmer is in the spotlight at Author Scene.Jeremy Edwards has a story, Heels, Stockings, Girdle, Bra, Face, you can read for free.Nikko Lee won "The Most Erotic of Them All" with her story, Greta.Gwen Masters debunks the Myths of Erotica Writers.J.M. Snyder & Louise are part of an interview on How They Got Started.

We are pleased to announce the winners in the Please The Baroness Contest:The First Place story is 5-16 by Tobly McSmith which will be published in celebration of The Baroness's birthday, on Halloween.In Second Place, Mastering Stefan by JM Snyder. This story marks our first publication in our new category, "Gay", and will be published on October 28th.Congrats to both winners & a thank you to those who entered!

I guess before we can answer that question, we must look at why folks in general buy Girl Scout cookies.#1 Folks like cookies. And while they may be more expensive than some other cookies, these are "traditional favorites."#2 Folks like to support Girl Scouts. The funds help the programming and individual girls build skills, pride and hey, they get a neato badge.#3 Folks owe the family favor. Maybe it's a purchase for a purchase, as in family A bought oranges from little Bobby, so little Bobby's family must by something from family A. Or maybe they gave 'em a lift to the work on a frigid winter morning. Whatever. They owe the family a favor.Now, why I ask...I'm not selling cookies. But I am selling something. Always ;)This month, it's subscriptions to Tit-Elation.com. You may ask yourself why you should subscribe, or buy my cookies, and my answers are thus:#1 You like erotica. TE provides damn find high quality erotica, on its way to becoming a traditional favorite.#2 You like to support me. The funds help pay for my programming (websites, writings etc) and I build skills, pride and hey, if I sell the most I will get a neato badge. (Really!)#3 You owe me a solid. Maybe I've supported you somehow ~ be it in spirit, a referral, or with a purchase of my own from you. It's time for you to pay it back.So if this at all sounds like you, buy my goodies this October, will yea? I really want that badge...

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It had to happen, but I'm not happy: Rosie O'Donnell to leave "The View" mid-June. Will I continue to make my 10 a.m. appointment to watch The View? I hope I make all the Rosie shows (which depends upon me knowing about them), but likely no... Pending who they add, of course....

Authors of erotic romance need to know what couples want and how to give it to 'em... So maybe you want to ask them relationship questions?...

The best of this weeks blogs by the bloggers who blog them. Highlighting the top 3 posts as chosen by Sugasm participants. Want in Sugasm #71? Submit a link to your best post of the week using this fo...

A Fish Story, by Jenny Corvette, won first place in our Humo-erotic Contest...It was my boyfriend's idea to go fishing with our friends Dan and Emily. I'm not the outdoors type but I figured I'd made ...

An interview with 25+ year traditional publisher regarding erotica as a genre. Fascinating.

The best of this weeks blogs by the bloggers who blog them. Highlighting the top 3 posts as chosen by Sugasm participants. Want in Sugasm ..68? Submit a link to your best post of the week using this f...