Life is rearing it's ugly head. My honey's (Guiseppe) father has taken ill. For those of that don't know, my honey is from Sicily. So that's where I will be, right by his side. We are leaving tomorrow morning and it's like a ten hour flight.
Anyway I can't tell you how my heart breaks seeing the rock of my universe fall to pieces. I don't blame him, that's not my point. But seeing him cry shakes me up a bit. I feel helpless at times and I just clam up and let him have his moment. I don't know what to say to him. I've known him for 19 years and something like this has got me tongue tied!
He told me just being there was enough. I guess that's what I will have to except.
Right now we are concentrating on his mother who is 93, Papa Spalino is 97. They have been married for a little over 70 years! We both have to be strong for her.
I will keep you posted, we don't know what to expect when we land and I don't know how long I will be there. Papa Spalino is a well respected man in his town, so it's going to be interesting.
Stephanie
Monday, October 31, 2005
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Fetishes in Black and White.
When I first started reading IR romances, they were your typical garden variety fare: Boy meets girl; problems with friends and family due to the make-up of the relationship. Boy and girl struggle with themselves and society; they tell friends and society to kiss off; they get back together-HEA!
We’ve come a long way baby! Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVED those books, I was hungry for them. But like everything else—you grow and so did the IR Romance Genre.
We have Historical, Paranormal, Vamps and Werewolves, Gay and Lesbian and yes THREESOMES—M/F/M!! (May fave if you haven’t noticed LOL)!!!
There is also another genre out there—Fetish.
What is Fetish you ask? Well, think about your love of shoes. (I’m sure every woman reading this can relate)! Now take that love and add some kink to it. Ex: You have to have sex in the latest pair of Manolo Blahnik pumps. Your walls in your closet are stacked with heels from floor to ceiling. You only wear certain pairs for certain sex acts. You get the picture.
There is also lifestyle Fetishes-Bondage, Spanking, Stockings and other things I care not to go into.
Where does IR Romance fit into all of this?
Well look at your favorite e-publishers. Adrianne Kama, Eve Vaughn, Jaci Burton and Marilyn Lee, just to name a few.
We are now seeing more IR relationships participating in these ‘delights’.
Is this a good thing? YOU BETHCHA!
Will it offend some, especially those that associate BDSM with the old slave master mentality? Let’s face it, seeing a Black woman with a collar on and a chain with a White dude (no matter how fine—Hubba Hubba) standing over her can be controversial at best.
But remember, these are consenting adults in trusting loving relationships.
So having said all of that, I’m asking women of color this (those of the lighter persuasion can put in their two cents also LOL!!!):
1. Do images and stories like these offend you?
2. Do you enjoy reading (or seeing) these images?
3. Would you like to see more of the genre, especially on the bookshelves?
4. Do you entertain the idea of participating in these pastimes? (This is a rhetorical question of course LOL)!!
Let’s hear what you have to say!
We’ve come a long way baby! Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVED those books, I was hungry for them. But like everything else—you grow and so did the IR Romance Genre.
We have Historical, Paranormal, Vamps and Werewolves, Gay and Lesbian and yes THREESOMES—M/F/M!! (May fave if you haven’t noticed LOL)!!!
There is also another genre out there—Fetish.
What is Fetish you ask? Well, think about your love of shoes. (I’m sure every woman reading this can relate)! Now take that love and add some kink to it. Ex: You have to have sex in the latest pair of Manolo Blahnik pumps. Your walls in your closet are stacked with heels from floor to ceiling. You only wear certain pairs for certain sex acts. You get the picture.
There is also lifestyle Fetishes-Bondage, Spanking, Stockings and other things I care not to go into.
Where does IR Romance fit into all of this?
Well look at your favorite e-publishers. Adrianne Kama, Eve Vaughn, Jaci Burton and Marilyn Lee, just to name a few.
We are now seeing more IR relationships participating in these ‘delights’.
Is this a good thing? YOU BETHCHA!
Will it offend some, especially those that associate BDSM with the old slave master mentality? Let’s face it, seeing a Black woman with a collar on and a chain with a White dude (no matter how fine—Hubba Hubba) standing over her can be controversial at best.
But remember, these are consenting adults in trusting loving relationships.
So having said all of that, I’m asking women of color this (those of the lighter persuasion can put in their two cents also LOL!!!):
1. Do images and stories like these offend you?
2. Do you enjoy reading (or seeing) these images?
3. Would you like to see more of the genre, especially on the bookshelves?
4. Do you entertain the idea of participating in these pastimes? (This is a rhetorical question of course LOL)!!
Let’s hear what you have to say!
Monday, August 22, 2005
Welcome! I'm Finally Here!! /An Introduction
First off I would like to welcome everyone that stops by here!
I've been talking about getting a Blog to promote myself and share ideas about IR eroitca and romance, but I never got around to it - until now!
So a little about myself.
I am an up and coming writer in the genre of IR (Interracial Romance). I was first just an avid reader, trying to get my hands on every IR book I could find. It could be romance, espionage mystery or erotica, you name it, it was on my shelf!
Well as you know the pickings were slim. It's just been in the past five years that this genre has picked up but we have a long way to go!
That' s where I come in and a lot of others that are already out there making their mark!
It has only been in the past two years that I really considered writing - period. Not just Romance but anything for that matter.
Well now I have four books in the works! Two Erotica one Mystery Romance and one Espionage Romance. The first two I am sbumtting to e-publishers the last two to mass market. But more on that in my next post.
Right now I just wanted to give you an idea about what this blog is about and what I'm about. I hope you join me in my journey to becoming published and watching other stories develop. Who knows, you guys might have some ideas that you want to see out there in print! LOL!
I've been talking about getting a Blog to promote myself and share ideas about IR eroitca and romance, but I never got around to it - until now!
So a little about myself.
I am an up and coming writer in the genre of IR (Interracial Romance). I was first just an avid reader, trying to get my hands on every IR book I could find. It could be romance, espionage mystery or erotica, you name it, it was on my shelf!
Well as you know the pickings were slim. It's just been in the past five years that this genre has picked up but we have a long way to go!
That' s where I come in and a lot of others that are already out there making their mark!
It has only been in the past two years that I really considered writing - period. Not just Romance but anything for that matter.
Well now I have four books in the works! Two Erotica one Mystery Romance and one Espionage Romance. The first two I am sbumtting to e-publishers the last two to mass market. But more on that in my next post.
Right now I just wanted to give you an idea about what this blog is about and what I'm about. I hope you join me in my journey to becoming published and watching other stories develop. Who knows, you guys might have some ideas that you want to see out there in print! LOL!
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