Moving out of New York
Tomorrow afternoon I’ll be getting on a plane with all my worldly possessions and heading back north to Toronto. I’m moving because of personal circumstances that I won’t be getting into here, but I believe the move is the best thing for me. It’s not saying goodbye to beautiful NYC, however — I anticipate being back in town for business trips and the like, and hope to be able to make the Dirty Girls launch party in March.
With that in mind, here are two lists: 10 things I will miss about New York, and 10 things I will not miss.
10 Things I Will Not Miss About New York
1. Canal Street
2. Getting pawed in clubs
3. People who say “isn’t this city just so fucking amazing?”
4. People who say “this city is dead, it’s over“.
5. The unbearable crowds in all the good bars and restaurants
6. The terrible (terrible!) hot dogs from street vendors
7. $10 drinks
8. The three flights of stairs to my apartment
9. Being made to feel like a criminal at customs, even though I’m here legally
10. One dollar bills
and now that I’ve torn you down, New York, I’ll build you back up:
10 Things I Will Miss About New York
1. The food
2. The food
3. Cheap cab rides
4. The unexpected beauty, everywhere
5. Trader Joe’s
6. The Metropolitan Opera
7. In The Flesh reading series
8. The excitement
9. The subway system
10. My friends
My Story “Reclaiming the Sofa” to Appear in Anthology
“Reclaiming the Sofa” will be appearing in an anthology titled Yes, Sir: Erotic Stories of Male Dominance
Here’s the full table of contents:
The Art of Darkness by Alison Tyler
Dear Professor Pervert by Donna George Storey
A Necessary Connection by Debra Hyde
The Editor by Amanda Earl
Ribbons by Kathleen O’Halleran
The Day I Came in Public by D.L. King
Lunch by Liz Coldwell
When Penny Met Harry by Stan Kent
The Power of No by Teresa Noelle Roberts
In The Corner by Sommer Marsden
Stuck at Work and Late for a Date by Chelsea Summers
Running Wild by Shanna Germain
Pink is the Enemy by Jocelyn Bringas
Sitting on Ice Cream by Lisette Ashton
Under His Hand, I Blossom by Nikki Magennis
Make Me by Rachel Kramer Bussel
Body Electric by Lisabet Sarai
Reclaiming the Sofa by Maddy Stuart
How Bad Do You Want It? by Gwen Masters
“Opera Gloves” to appear in Dirty Girls: Erotica For Women
My story “Opera Gloves”, which was originally to appear in the canceled Alyson Books anthology Second Skin, will be appearing in the upcoming anthology Dirty Girls: Erotica for Women
“Opera Gloves” is about a lesbian sexual encounter in a box at the Wiener Staatsoper, and features a pair of very long, very shiny black PVC gloves.