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International Femslash Day is here! Welcome to my contributions for the day:

• Just For Now Uber. Rating: NC17. A museum curator seduces a visiting researcher hoping to convince her to stay.
• Feeldoe Fantasy Original. Rating: NC17. A pair of lovers enjoy a new toy.
• Avatars Femslash 'shipper icons suitable for IM or LJ use.

Labels: femslash, IDF, new, stories

July 19, 2008 has been designated by the online community as International Femslash Day. Femslash refers to writings of female pairings in various TV shows, even books and movies (Sam/Janet, Xena/Gabrielle, or Janeway/Seven).

I have been a writer all my life, enjoying the many places my imagination could take me, but I definitely got my start as a writer for public consumption by writing femslash, aka f/f, or lesbian relationships for two particular fandoms, Xena: Warrior Princess and Star Trek: Voyager. The communities, like J7Faction, born of these fandoms are a wonderful, supportive environment and shape writers of many stripes, providing vast types of feedback, from 'cheerleading' to more constructive. You may have seen the terms "bards", for the writers (most often originating in the Xena fandom) and "beta readers" (readers who might check a story before it is posted--ranging from having editor skills to in-depth series knowledge for picking out inconsistencies). Both terms are ones which were happily worn by many now-published authors of print and e-book lesbian and bisexual women's fiction.

Anyway, there are fan-made videos, fan-made graphic art, and fan-written stories, celebrating and expanding on something we like to call "subtext" (although in some series, like Bad Girls or ER it was definitely from time to time "maintext") which many sites will unveil on July 19. Surf the web starting at any of the above links, and see them for yourself.

Finally, be sure to come back here on July 19, for at least one new short story, possibly two, from me, to you.

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Note: The links above go to some of the more popular sites for those fandoms, but they certainly are not all that's available. Share your links by posting in Comments!

Labels: fanfiction, femslash, J7, stories, Xena

I have begun a new topical discussion blog, titled "Thoughts on Motherhood" for lesbian and bisexual mothers.

Please visit, read and share your own thoughts on the topic. Pass the URL around to others who might be interested in the discussion as we go forward.

I'm hoping to build a community out of this, and an anthology. So share your motherhood stories!

Guest bloggers:
This blog will have guest bloggers from time to time. If you are interested in guest blogging, please contact me.

Labels: motherhood, mothers, news, project, stories

I contributed to the Royal Academy of Bards Valentine's Invitational this year, so follow this link for a completely new story, with two new characters having a very special day, "Floridian Valentine".

And here's a small blast from the past, written in 2001, Janeway and Seven's "V-Day".

And finally, a J/7 video I made. "You'll Never Know": Janeway explains that her love for Seven has been showing all along...

Labels: stories, valentines, videos

Crossing into the new year always sparks me to clean something. In the disorganized space which is my laptop, I've come across some bits that could be considered SHORT short stories. Smiles. Vignettes. Little more. Probably from a freewriting done here or there when I couldn't get focused on something else. Here's the first: a bit of J/7 sweetness, rated: G, "Change in Plans".

Then there's a long-awaited update to "Unimatrix Zero", essentially part 2. What went on between Janeway and Seven in the Unimatrix (other than fighting for the drones' freedom ), rating: NC17. It fits between "Unimatrix Zero One Part 1" and "From Love Comes Strength". You'll find links to them on the story's page.

There's a couple more here (looks through files), and I am still trying to complete the draft for "Turn for Home". My new year's resolution was to turn most of my attention to writing, instead of other things. Hopefully it will meet with everyone's satisfaction.

Labels: J7, new, stories

Click here to enjoy a flash from the past:
A Janeway/Seven Christmas story.
Or visit Capt. Mary and Anne for A Caribbean Christmas,
or go WAY back and visit with Xena as she, Gabrielle and Autolycus discover an Old Silk Hat.

I hope each and every one of you get time for love, and laughter, this holiday season.

Labels: Christmas, excerpts, greeting, holiday, stories