MAKING THE HOOK-UP in March 2010!

Yes, my friends - I have a new story set to be published in March 2010! I know it's months off, but it'll be upon us before you know it. And hey, after you settle down from all the Valentine's excitement, you'll need something to get you all revved up for the Spring. Nothing like some "edgy sex with soul" to pick you up from your sugar crash. This will be my first time working with Cole Riley - wow, what a sexy name!

If you'd like to pre-order or just check out the details you can go to AMAZON.COM.

I'm only a couple months away from my first HALF MARATHON. I know I'll be able to finish it...just not sure how quick I'll be...

xoxo

SHRIEKFEST 2009 - Yippee Skippee

Are my eyes closed in this picture? haha! Whatever, I had a great time at the fest this year. Tim and I saw some good flicks - short and feature length. I was a sponsor this year and am planning on sponsoring again next year. Please check out our write up!

TIM AND JOLENE GO TO SHRIEKFEST

Hope you're planning your Halloween costumes. As for me, well, I'm actually thinking about Christmas decorations already. Call me crazy.

GO BRUINS!

THANK YOU, SEATTLE!

Tim and I just returned from our trip to the Pacific Northwest. I'd like to send a big thanks to the folks at the Center for Positive Sex Culture in Seattle for welcoming me to read at their Spoken Word night at PARADISE UNBOUND 2009. I had a great time reading from both OPEN FOR BUSINESS and ULTIMATE LESBIAN EROTICA 2009. Although I couldn't see the crowd (it was late at night and we were at a campsite!), I could hear them responding. It was so refreshing to breathe in that clean, crisp, air. Ahhhhhhhh.....

The pic above is courtesy of Tim. Kind of Amsterdam-y, eh?

Also, I'd like to thank the Famous Mysterious Actor show in Portland for providing us with some quality entertainment in Portland. I had a headache when I left the theatre but was glad to have been part of the candy-throwing extravaganza. Portland had one of the best parts about our trip - music videos at Valentine's. My Marilyn Manson pick closed out the night very well for everyone. Hopefully a few nightmares were had thanks to yours truly.

I was happy to stop by a few local bookstores and sign any anthologies on their shelves that included my work. Speaking of those bookstores, Powell's was one of the best bookstores I've ever had the pleasure to visit. I bought a few books and a fantastic vintage LOLITA poster that I'm going to have to frame and hang up at my desk.

Thought I'd throw in the pic below since I AM that kind of writer. It's my attempt at being artistic.

Cheers to everyone! HAPPY LABOR DAY!!

COIL TATTOO GALLERY OPENING IN CHINATOWN!

What you see here is a seashell tattoo done by the marvelous Nathan Kostechko. He is also the master behind the work done on my arms. This piece is the beginning of a Pygmalion and Galatea theme. Pygmalion showered Galatea with tons of gifts, shells being just one of the many lovely items. I'd like to have the story done on the right side of my back connecting to the Apple of Discord on my right arm.

This is why I'm so thrilled that Nathan is opening a shop in Chinatown! It's not officially open yet but he is taking appointments. You can get in touch with him through the COIL website at www.coiltattoogallery.com or his personal site www.nathankostechko.com (I think they go to the same place right now). It's in a really convenient location and it's comfortable. I'm just super stoked that he's back in LA!

I'm glad I got this seashell out of the way because the tattooing on my butt hurt worse than any other tattooing I've ever had. Good God. And today I feel like I'm walking funny because it's starting to scab over. Not sure how I'm going to be able to run while it's healing!!

PARADISE UNBOUND

I'm sure some of you are wondering what I'm doing in my pre-school time off from employment. You're thinking- she's just sitting on a chair staring at a wall with her hair unbrushed. Aha! You are wrong! Although I DO spend plenty of time doing that (I never brush my hair), I am also going to be doing some work.

I'll be up in Seattle on Thursday September 3rd headlining the Spoken Word Night portion of Paradise Unbound. Paradise Unbound is a camp out put on by the Center for Positive Sex Culture. Check out the link for more details.

http://www.paradiseunbound.com/

Now I just need to figure out what to read....

The most confusing experience

Wow. I don't even know what to say. I am so confused right now. Wednesdays, for the past six weeks, have been my Beverly Hills community ed yoga nights. Tonight was supposed to be the last class. I marched out of the house with my yoga mat saying to Tim, "I don't really feel like going to yoga tonight but I should." Deep down inside I knew it would make me feel better and, of course, relax me. It always does. I love yoga. I was just feeling a little lazy.

When I entered the yoga room, there were three other women besides me. Our teacher wasn't there. Instead, I noticed a young ethnic woman practicing her dance moves in front of the mirror. I thought she might have just stopped off to use the mirrors or something and paid no attention. I laid out my mat and got the blankets ready. The other women did the same thing. Our regular teacher never showed. Instead, the dancing gal turned on loud music and started shouting at us to move heads and stretch our necks. She continued barking orders for stretches that were more like aerobics stretches. My face showed my deep confusion. When she yelled at us to plie down to the ground I looked over to see the older women attempt it. It was sad. Keep in mind that not only is this class community education, it's "adult" community education, meaning a lot of senior citizens take part. There were only four of us in the class and only half of us could do what she was ordering us to do. When one woman questioned, "are these yoga stretches?" She answered very firmly, "every stretch is a yoga stretch."

Whoa. Hold up. I've done enough yoga in my time to know that this is NOT true. And doing yoga to hip hop, soul, and The Police really does not work for me.

Apparently I wasn't the only one it didn't work for because the oldest woman left the class with me about five minutes into it. I had to borrow her phone to call Tim to come get me.

My brain is still in shock. What the f*** just happened?

SWING! now in print!

Even during troubled times we know one positive thing is certain - people have sex.

Join in the fun and read about it, too!

SWING! (formerly only available as an e-book) is now in print. It's available various places online including the Logical-Lust website, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.

So if you like doing things the old fashioned way, jump on this. You won't regret reading 25 swingalicious stories....

xoxo

Rest in peace, Michael...

One of my first memories is when the video for THRILLER first came out. It scared me so much that I told my parents I never wanted to see it again. They laughed and told me they were gonna hold my eyelids open with toothpicks and make me watch it over and over again. I was only 3 or 4 years old. They were such jerks! Thanks a lot, parents (I'll send my therapy bills to you).

The rest of my Michael Jackson memories are happy. My parents were both really into good music and formed my listening tastes early on. They were both fans (obviously). I remember my mother doing aerobics to Jackson 5 music. Then, for some reason, my sister and I got a hold of a MOONWALKER VHS and proceeded to watch it probably every day (at least once). Every time the ROCK WITH YOU segment came on, I'd get all flushed and worked up. "Ohmygodheissohot!!!!!!!" I'd shriek. Sometimes I'd rewind it. I've pasted a screenshot from that video below so you can see what got my 9 year old hormones going. My sister, four and a half years younger, fell instantly in love with MJ - to the point where she'd kiss her poster of him.

My sister reminded me that our little brother used to dance around to BLACK OR WHITE when it came out. Basically, we all loved all of his music at any point in his career. His videos were more than videos and his dancing was, well, uh, extremely awesome!! The best entertainer I've ever seen. Everywhere he performed girls would get hysterical and faint. Now that's charisma!

My boyfriend has a theory that people cannot help but dance or at least move around a little to DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH. His theory was proven when we were in Chicago about four years ago. We were on the trolley headed somewhere when that song came on. Every single person in the trolley started groovin'. It was an amusing sight.

Over these past few days it has been really great to see everyone from all around the world mourn the loss of such an icon. I know he meant a lot to many generations.

I have been listening to his DANGEROUS album yesterday and today and I have to say, it is fucking amazing. I'm sure my neighbors enjoyed my renditions of WHO IS IT and GIVE IN TO ME. All of his music is timeless. OFF THE WALL is still amazing and 300 times better than music today. Everyone knows THRILLER went platinum like 20 times and I always loved BAD. The thing about DANGEROUS I'm noticing is how mature it is - it has a passion about it that I never fully realized before. I will perform it many more times in my apartment in remembrance of such an unforgettable entertainer.

Thanks for all the memories, MJ - we're gonna miss you!!!!!

Oh so leggy!!

Here is one of the photos from the shoot I recently did with Los Angeles based photographer Christina Padilla. I really inherited my mother's legs. I'll post more pics as I sort through them.

I got word that the book Swing! that is currently in e-book form is going to be in print soon!

The boyfriend and I did 14 loads of laundry today. And watched Orgazmo. All in a days work, my friends. All in a days work...

xoxo

Hot Summer Sexy Time at IN THE FLESH

It's time for you to get excited. Why? Because I will be reading at Hustler next week, Wednesday, June 10th, at IN THE FLESH. The theme this month is Hot Summer Sex and I am pleased to be reading an excerpt from my story The Salsa Bar that's featured in Alison Tyler's book, Playing With Fire. 

As usual, Stan Kent will be DJing and there will be giveaways of Hustler Merchandise and some goodie samples. Remember, there is free parking behind the store at 8920 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (310)-860-9009 - See you there!

Thought I'd include this too cute pic of me and my sis on her wedding day. I think it's one of my favorite pics ever taken. 

I'm in "GOOD" and my hair looks damn good

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Proof that I work

Proof that I work - even though the first pic shows me eating a dumpster of an ice cream sundae that made me sick the rest of the night. Or maybe that was the Ducks losing so badly that made me lose my dairy until 4:30 am. Until next season...

Both photos by HAPPY PHOTOS in Costa Mesa, CA

2008 Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Awards!

The winners for the 2008 Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Awards were recently announced and I am very happy to report that I am in one of the favorite anthologies chosen!

2008 Favorite Anthology:

A Little Book of Big Christmas Tales - Anne Azel

Best Lesbian Love Stories 2009 - Simone Thorne (editor)

Chilling Tales of Terror and the Supernatural - Patty G. Henderson (editor)

Island Girls - Simone Thorne (editor)

Toe to Toe: Standing Tall and Proud - C Tierney (editor)

Wetter - Nicole Foster (editor)

My story "A Weekend in Santa Monica" is in Simone Thorne's Best Lesbian Love Stories 2009.

The entire list can be found HERE.

Sugar Overdose at the Ducks Game! (and some Fango, too)

It's almost the weekend - and God, I hope so because I made a fatal error yesterday that I would like to forget. That's right, I accidentally wore a red sweater to the Ducks v. Red Wings game last night. I'm such an idiot! Not only that, there was an argument with the cops (will not go into detail) and I seemed to get hassled all night. Let's just say it was a bad night overall for pretty much everything.

Read about it here:
JOLENE'S TAKE ON GAME FOUR OF THE ANAHEIM V DETROIT SERIES


Just because you know you want to read it, here's a recap of this year's Fangoria convention last month! And like the hard worker I am, I asked someone else to write my column for me! Eh, he did a better job anyway. He and the werewolf look very happy together.

Take a look:
THE TIM REAPER TAKES OVER PRINCESS JOLENE'S COLUMN




Have a fantastic weekend and I'll try not to melt in the heat. It's not summer yet but it certainly smells like it.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo