"Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry and "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus, as sung to us by Rakesh Satyal

These videos are my gift to all of you who supported In The Flesh Reading Series for five years! The rest are on YouTube and I'll be posting them soon. Also working on an essay about why I ended the series, which I plan to post on The Nervous Breakdown, where I last wrote about bailing on the $1,000 Erica Jong essay (editors, take note: it's a new year, new and improved me and I would looooove to write for your anthology, regardless of pay). I am hoping to do an event in April or May with lots of hotness and humor so stay tuned and sign up for my mailing list at rachelkramerbussel.com for details. Do make sure to visit Rakesh's site and read his Lambda Literary Award-winning novel Blue Boy!

Also? What Rakesh said about me being a character? Meant so much to me. And is very in tune with my photocomix profile by Seth Kushner on CulturePOP...and, synchronicity, he was also a performer at the last In The Flesh!

If you were there, you also caught the awesome interplay among performers based on Samara O'Shea's letter to a certain anonymous novelist. THANK YOU to everyone who showed up and made me feel like everything was right with the world for one night. There is no roadmap when you start a reading series, at least, there wasn't for me. I was kindof flailing at first and somehow things clicked and I figured it out, or was lucky, or whatever, and I'm so glad that I met such amazing people, performers and audience. So truly, thank you for all those hosting highs I wound up with, and I hope to further all the things I learned about putting on fabulous events.


Rakesh Satyal sings "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry


Rakesh Satyal sings "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus (I requested this! My cousins introduced me to it last summer on Martha's Vineyard in a ride that is inspiring the YA novel will be writing as soon I'm done with this one)

Fan me on Facebook!

Just a reminder that you can become a fan of me and a fan of In The Flesh (free hot dogs, free cupcakes, free lube at Sex & Food Night January 21st!) on Facebook:

Rachel Kramer Bussel fan page

In The Flesh Reading Series fan page

Become a fan of In The Flesh on Facebook

If you've ever attended and enjoyed In The Flesh, please become our fan on Facebook. (I'm switching from a group to a page to make it easier to communicate with people.) I just added a bunch of great photos and have literally hundreds more to add. Feel free to add your own too. Thanks! Rachel

Octopus at La Barra Cevicheria

I'm probably not the most fun dining companion, unless you're also a food blogger, because I'm constantly all "Wait, I need to take a picture." Or even more annoying, "Wait, I need you to take a picture." Nevertheless, my dinner date patiently took this photo at La Barra Cevicheria the other night, before we dug into the delicious octopus. Also awesome: their spicy guacamole. We ordered the $20/person special and it was all very good, but way too much food. I recommend some guac, maybe the octopus and maybe a taco. Here's their dinner menu. Perfect place to dine after In The Flesh Reading Series (now with its very own URL), as it's just down Broome Street about 3 blocks.

Fan me on Facebook

I get a lot of Facebook (yes, I got my vanity URL, whatever that's worth) friend requests from people I don't know. I don't add them back (sorry, just a personal preference).

However, you can also become my fan on Facebook. I haven't done much with that yet just because it's so new, but you can also join the In The Flesh Reading Series group on Facebook, which I send updates to every month. (I've heard some people have had trouble joining, so if you do have trouble, email me at rachelkb at gmail.com and I'll see about fixing it.)

Counting down to Virgin Night April 16th...

No need to RSVP to Virgin Night at In The Flesh Reading Series, just show up at Happy Ending Lounge on April 16th at 8 for delicious free cupcakes and snacks, porn DVD and book giveaways, contests to win prizes such as a JimmyJane massage candle and the game Sexy Slang, and more!


View all Happy Ending events at Eventful

My new shoes and stockings

One of many photos from In The Flesh last week by Stacie Joy

I also have these shoes in gray and purple and I wear them with these great grayish/lilacish tights and a purple dress, just don't have a photo of them yet.

In The Flesh Tonight!

A few changes: Kyria Abrahams was in a car accident (she's okay) so is moving to April 16th, Virgin Night.

And I messed up and forgot to secure Mobile Libris but if you buy any of the authors' books today or tomorrow (online or off, but online is easier) and send me the receipt to rachelravenous at gmail.com I'll send you a free book of mine (at my discretion, depends which ones I have left). Sorry about that! We WILL have Mobile Libris on April 16th and May 21st. And we are showing the Do Not Disturb book trailer on the big screen!

IN THE FLESH EROTIC READING SERIES
March 19th at 8:00 PM
AT HAPPY ENDING LOUNGE, 302 BROOME STREET, NYC
(B/D to Grand, J/M/Z to Bowery, F to Delancey or F/V to 2nd Avenue, http://www.happyendinglounge.com)
Admission: Free, 21+
Happy Ending Lounge: 212-334-9676
http://inthefleshreadingseries.blogspot.com

March brings an eclectic mix of true sex stories, erotic romance, hotel sex, a graphic novelist and a former Jehovah’s Witness to In The Flesh! Featuring Paula Derrow, editor of the anthology Behind the Bedroom Door, along with contributors Anna Marrian and Pari Chang, graphic novelist Koren Shadmi, author of the fabulously titled In The Flesh, first-time novelist Victoria Janssen (The Duchess, Her Maid, the Groom and Their Lover) and Tess Danesi and In The Flesh host/curator Rachel Kramer Bussel reading from Rachel’s latest anthology Do Not Disturb: Hotel Sex Stories. The Do Not Disturb book trailer will also be shown. Mobile Libris will be selling copies of the authors’ books. Free candy and cupcakes will be served.

In the Flesh is a monthly reading series hosted at the appropriately named Happy Ending Lounge, and features the city's best erotic writers sharing stories to get you hot and bothered, hosted and curated by acclaimed erotic writer and editor Rachel Kramer Bussel. From erotic poetry to down and dirty smut, these authors get naked on the page and will make you lust after them and their words. Since its debut in October 2005, In the Flesh has featured such authors as Laura Antoniou, Mo Beasley, Susie Bright, Lily Burana, Jessica Cutler, Stephen Elliott, Valerie Frankel, Polly Frost, Gael Greene, Andy Horwitz, Debra Hyde, Maxim Jakubowski, Emily Scarlet Kramer of CAKE, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Edith Layton, Logan Levkoff, Suzanne Portnoy, Sofia Quintero, M.J. Rose, Lauren Sanders, Danyel Smith, Grant Stoddard, Cecilia Tan, Carol Taylor, Dana Vachon, Veronica Vera, Susan Wright, Zane and many others. The series has gotten press attention from the New York Times’s UrbanEye, Escape (Hong Kong), Flavorpill, The L Magazine, New York Magazine, New York Observer, Philadelphia City Paper, Time Out New York, Gothamist, Nerve.com and Wonkette, and has been praised by Dr. Ruth.

Rachel Kramer Bussel is an author, editor, blogger and reading series host. She is Senior Editor at Penthouse Variations and a former sex columnist for The Village Voice. She’s edited numerous anthologies, most recently Do Not Disturb: Hotel Sex Stories, Best Sex Writing 2009, Tasting Him, Tasting Her, and Spanked. Her writing been published in publications such as Clean Sheets, Cosmopolitan, Fresh Yarn, Huffington Post, Mediabistro, Newsday, New York Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Tango, The Village Voice, and Time Out New York, and in over 100 anthologies, including Best American Erotica 2004 and 2006. She has hosted In The Flesh since October 2005.
rachelkramerbussel.com

Pari Chang is a former litigator whose personal essays have appeared in the New York Times, Self, Glamour, and The Bark. She lives in Manhattan with her family.

Tess Danesi is writer of erotic fiction with a D/s twist, who also blogs about her varied experiences and often tumultuous life at Urban Gypsy (www.nyc-urban-gypsy.blogspot.com) as well as a sex toy reviewer for Edenfantasys.com. Tess was a winner of Babeland's erotica contest and has been published in Time Out New York.

Paula Derrow is the editor of Behind the Bedroom Door. She has worked for more than twenty years at a variety of magazines and other media, including Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, and Lifetime Television. She is the articles director at Self magazine and teaches writing workshops for MediaBistro.com. She lives in New York City.
behindthebedroomdoor.com

Victoria Janssen's first erotic novel, The Duchess, Her Maid, the Groom and Their Lover, is a December 2008 release from Harlequin SPICE. Her second, The Moonlight Mistress, is a December 2009 SPICE release. She enjoys playing with genre tropes. Frequent themes in her stories include role reversal and empowering women, usually through unconventional means. Under her pseudonym, Elspeth Potter, she's sold more than thirty short stories to various anthologies, including Best Lesbian Erotica, Best Women's Erotica, Best Lesbian Romance, Periphery, and The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica. She's also sold to Fishnet Magazine. Her latest publication, a one hundred word story titled "Unlimited Minutes," appears in Alison Tyler’s Frenzy: 60 Stories of Sudden Sex; and Never Have the Same Sex Twice: A Guide For Couples.
www.victoriajanssen.com

Anna Marrian has written essays, articles and reviews for Newsweek, The Observer, the Village Voice, Jane, Glamour, the New York Post, and Modern Bride. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship, teaches creative writing at Hunter College, and is currently at work on a memoir.

Koren Shadmi was born in Israel, where he has worked since his early teens as an illustrator and cartoonist for various magazines. At seventeen, his graphic novel was published in Israel, followed by another book collecting his work from children’s magazines. He then proceeded to serve as a graphic designer and illustrator in the Israel Defense Forces. Upon completion of his service Shadmi relocated to New York to study in the School of Visual Arts, where he acquired his bachelor’s degree. His graphic work has appeared in numerous international anthologies, and his books Cours intérieures and Dissymétries have recently been published in France. His illustration work has appeared in publications such as Spin, BusinessWeek, The Village Voice, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Progressive, San Francisco Chronicle, and many others. He is the author and illustrator of In The Flesh: Stories.
www.korenshadmi.com

You'll be hearing from these books:

More from February's In The Flesh

The rest of the February In The Flesh Reading Series readers on YouTube!

Paula Bomer:



Martha Garvey:



Tsaurah Litzky:

In case you missed Susie Bright at In The Flesh, watch her here

In case you missed the one and only Susie Bright last month at In The Flesh, here we have her reading from her erotica story "The Best She Ever Had" from the new Chronicle Books anthology X: The Erotic Treasury, as well as part of her Q&A about appearing on Six Feet Under. And just for you: her scene on Six Feet Under!

And of course be sure to join us for our outstanding lineup on March 19th, with the usual free cupcakes and candy!

Susie Bright reads her story "The Best She Ever Had" at In The Flesh Reading Series:



Susie Bright talks about appearing on Six Feet Under at In The Flesh Reading Series:



Susie Bright, bong wrangler, on Six Feet Under:



Read "The Best She Ever Had" in X: The Erotic Treasury.

In case you missed these Spanked videos...

Out of all the books I've edited, Spanked is pretty much my favorite (for now, anyway). I'm so proud of the contents and the trailer and the response we've gotten to it, so for those who are also interested in spanking, I wanted to share some video content here.

The Spanked: Red-Cheeked Erotica book trailer (and my new book trailer for Do Not Disturb: Hotel Sex Stories debuts next week, when the book's out!). The readings are from, of course, In The Flesh Reading Series. One of my many goals for 2009 is to get a Best Of clips file made from In The Flesh; there's been some great stuff since we started taping. Obviously I want to wait until after Susie Bright appears for that! The introduction to Spanked is on the Spanked blog



M. David Hornbuckle reads from his Spanked story "Still Life with Infidels #56."



I read from my story "The Depths of Despair" (there's a way better audio version over at Nobilis Erotica read by Danielle A. Neslon if you want to hear the whole thing)



Madlyn March reads from her story "Reunion" part 1:



and part 2:



And the next spanking anthology, Bottoms Up: Spanking Good Erotica, hits bookstores in August! (The table of contents hasn't been finalized yet, but when it is, I'll share it.)

New Yorkers: Want snail mail?

If you live in or near New York, or think you might be here and attending my reading series In The Flesh, then please do send me (rachelravenous at gmail.com) your mailing address and next week when the new 2009 postcards come in, I'll mail you one! You get to feed my post office fetish at the same time.

U.S. addresses only. And, you know, since it's a postcard, it says "erotica" on it so if you get mail where you wouldn't want that seen, skip this.


In The Flesh logo by Molly Crabapple

from the Susie Bright reading at Books Inc.

At the X: The Erotic Treasury reading at Books Inc. on January 29th!

Susie Bright in front, then me, Susie O'Hara, Donna George Storey and Greta Christina (thanks to Donna for the photo).

Don't forget: February 19, 7:30, catch Susie Bright LIVE at In The Flesh Reading Series, Happy Ending Lounge, 302 Broome Street, NYC.

I'm gonna ask her if she'll burn her sexy New York Times playlist so we can play it before and after!

How to get your free copy of Do Not Disturb: Hotel Sex Stories

I'm giving away 25 copies of Do Not Disturb: Hotel Sex Stories. Yes, really. Plus throwing a book party sometime in late March in NYC and hopefully in a few other cities as well. You can hear me read my story and Tess Danesi of sex blog Urban Gypsy read hers on March 19th at In The Flesh, and we're gonna have one of the stories recorded by Nobilis Erotica. You can read the introduction here. And the book trailer debuts at the end of next week!



So, how do you get your free copy? All you have to do is agree to (and then, you know, actually do it) review the book on Amazon.com within a month of receiving it. I'll take the first 25 eligible addresses. As soon as I get my copies in (should be by the end of this month), I'll send them out via media mail, then you'll have a month to leave your review. It can be long, it can be short, it can be whatever you want. You must have an Amazon.com account and have made a purchase with it, however; that's their rule, not mine, but they will not let you review a book unless you've made a purchase. U.S. addresses only (sorry).

All I need from you (sent to rachelravenous at gmail.com) is:

1. Name and mailing address

2. Amazon.com profile page (the URL, here's mine) showing you've made a purchase or review in the past

3. Your Amazon.com review within a month of receipt of the book

It's that easy to score free smut! I'll update this post once I have 25 addresses and this offer is over.

Rachel

Susie Bright NYC book tour

I will be heavily plugging the next In The Flesh on February 19th, with Susie Bright. Just heard from the venue, Happy Ending Lounge, and you'll be happy to know that we'll have sound upstairs and downstairs, so if you can't squeeze in, grab a drink downstairs, listen (there will be video online TK from the reading too) and come upstairs to meet Susie and get your book signed.

Big thanks to Bust magazine for plugging and giving me Susie's other tour dates (I changed it cause we are actually starting In The Flesh at 7:30 to accommodate the crazy huge lineup):

Tuesday Feb. 17, 8pm
Susie Bright’s Celebrity Kink Tour
Babeland SOHO, 43 Mercer St., New York 10013; 212.966.2120
Join sex doyenne Susie Bright for a titillating evening of celebrity sex gossip. Find out what it was like to be raised in a Hollywood Colony, and how Susie’s sex expertise ultimately led her to advising directors on sex scenes, as well as selling sex toys to celebrities. You’ll get the dirt first-hand on what really happened on the sets of Bound, The Matrix, and Six Feet Under, plus insight into celebrities ‘closed door’ shopping experiences!

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7pm
Meet Susie Bright at Babeland’s Erotica Series Kickoff!
Babeland Brooklyn, 462 Bergen St., Brooklyn 11217; 917-865-2813
Susie Bright reads from X: The Erotic Treasury. In addition to signing copies of her book, Susie will introduce Babeland’s new erotica series with a mini workshop about sexy writing.

Thursday, Feb. 19, 7:30 pm
In the Flesh Erotic Reading Series
Happy Ending Lounge, 302 Broome St., New York; 212.334.9676
Susie Bright reads from X: The Erotic Treasury along with contributors Paula Bomer, Ernie Conrick, Martha Garvey, Nicholas Kaufmann, Tsaurah Litzky, Marcelle Manhattan, Lisa Montanarelli, Chelsea Summers, and host/curator Rachel Kramer Bussel.

What really happens before In The Flesh

I don't know who all the hands belong to, but the boobs are Mollena's. She was a surprise guest at In The Flesh, and I'm hoping to see her again and talk for more than 2 minutes when I'm in San Francisco, which is coming up soon - readings in the Bay Area 1/29, 1/30, and 2/2, details TK (or on my site) but all are awesome events. Photo by Stacie Joy

Check out my new In The Flesh Flickr account. All I want is to make sure Flickr leaves it as is. A mighty thing to ask, yes, but I think I'm up for the task. I still don't know how to set privacy/safety settings on individual photos, but I'll deal with that later.

In The Flesh is this Thursday, 1/15!

So soon, I know...We're not taping this one, so be there to catch it live.

We're ushering in the new year with a fabulous lineup! I'm gonna do my best to get cupcakes from Sugar Sweet Sunshine but either way there will be great snacks and we have some porn DVDs and other goodies to give away!

And February 19th we're starting at 7:30 to accommodate the mega-lineup and Susie Bright's visit!

IN THE FLESH EROTIC READING SERIES
JANUARY 15th at 8 PM
AT HAPPY ENDING LOUNGE, 302 BROOME STREET, NYC
(B/D to Grand, J/M/Z to Bowery, F to Delancey or F/V to 2nd Avenue, http://www.happyendinglounge.com)
Admission: Free
Happy Ending Lounge: 212-334-9676
http://inthefleshreadingseries.blogspot.com

Usher in the new year with an eclectic mix of readers, including comedian Jeff Mac (author of Manslations), Cristy C. Road (author/illustrator of Bad Habits), novelist Diana Spechler (Who by Fire), J.L. Scott (contributor to Nerve: The First Ten Years), and podcaster Mia ("I Want Your Sex").. Hosted and curated by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Best Sex Writing 2009, Spanked). Free candy and cupcakes will be served.

In the Flesh is a monthly reading series hosted at the appropriately named Happy Ending Lounge, and features the city's best erotic writers sharing stories to get you hot and bothered, hosted and curated by acclaimed erotic writer and editor Rachel Kramer Bussel. From erotic poetry to down and dirty smut, these authors get naked on the page and will make you lust after them and their words. Since its debut in October 2005, In the Flesh has featured such authors as Laura Antoniou, Mo Beasley, Lily Burana, Jessica Cutler, Stephen Elliott, Valerie Frankel, Polly Frost, Gael Greene, Andy Horwitz, Debra Hyde, Maxim Jakubowski, Emily Scarlet Kramer of CAKE, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Edith Layton, Logan Levkoff, Suzanne Portnoy, Sofia Quintero, M.J. Rose, Lauren Sanders, Danyel Smith, Grant Stoddard, Cecilia Tan, Carol Taylor, Dana Vachon, Veronica Vera, Susan Wright, Zane and many others. The series has gotten press attention from the New York Times’s UrbanEye, New York Observer, Escape (Hong Kong), Gawker, Flavorpill, The L Magazine, New York Magazine, Philadelphia City Paper, Time Out New York, Gothamist, Nerve.com and Wonkette, and has been praised by Dr. Ruth.

Interesting packaging for Nerve: The First Ten Years

My copy of the Nerve.com book Nerve: The First Ten Years (Chronicle Books) came in the mail today, in very interesting wrapping. The publicist told me they've had some concerns over the book getting stolen because of it - it was sent in see-through bubble wrap...with a (Trojan) condom and (Good Vibrations) lube! You can also check out the content online and vote for your favorite pieces. It has work by tons of artists and writers like Kevin Keck (on handjobs) and Em & Lo and others, and I'm looking forward to checking it out further (contributor J.L. Scott reads from the book Thursday, January 15th at In The Flesh).

Kicking myself, repeatedly, or the great irony that is my life

I just agreed to move the Susie Bright reading from January 15th to February 19th, mostly because I didn't really have a choice. And then I get invited to debate at Oxford! Sigh...in reality, it probably would have been too expensive and used up too many vacation days, but still, I would in a heartbeat have looked into flights and had a guest host, were I not having Susie Bright come to read at In The Flesh.

I guess there is always an upside and a downside, the upside of moving the date being that the fabulous Marcelle Manhattan can now read her work immortalizing In The Flesh. Another downside is that I cannot have Live Nude Girl author Kathleen Rooney, who happens to be in town that night. Obviously, I realize that there are worse choices to have in the world, but for a girl who likes to say yes to everything, it pains me to have to turn down an honor like this, because the fact is, it likely won't come again.

Who knows what might have happened if I'd gotten this a month ago? I think I would have just gone for it, practicalities be damned. I'll get over it, and it's still an honor, and I also am a horrible debater, so I will look at the bright side, which is that I still get to host the one and only Susie Bright at my reading series. Part of me is tempted to give the reins over to Susie and just go, but then I'd be shirking my duties on that end and again, I have a job and bills and all that. Just wanted to share this since it certainly doesn't happen every day. When I went to London last New Year's, I went to Coffee, Cake and Kink and Sh! which both stocked my books and were very kind, and I have it on my "list of things I want to do someday" to go back and read, plus one of my Cleis publishers is there (I managed to be an idiot and miss meeting her at the Tate Modern on that visit).

Anyway, all of that is outside my control. I realize I couldn't have known this invitation was coming, but I feel like this is karma or whatever informing me to stand up for myself in the future and not kowtow to any random publisher's (or whoever's) requests. Well, aside from the fact that I'm not going to work with publishers directly, only authors, for In The Flesh anymore, I think that is good advice, part of my Big Life Lesson this year in standing up for myself (more on that later). And it's not anyone's fault, in the end, just fate I guess that these two events, both about female sexuality, to a large degree, fall on the same date so so far away from one another.

The letter I just received from the president of the Oxford Union:

Dear Ms. Bussel,

I am writing as President of the Oxford Union to invite you to speak in a debate which I am hosting on Thursday 19th February. The proposed motion is:

‘THIS HOUSE BELIEVES PROMISCUITY IS A VIRTUE NOT A VICE’

Whatever one thinks of sexual promiscuity it is undeniable that there remains a manifest discrepancy in our attitudes toward male (encouraged with positive terms such as “player”) and female sexuality (condemned with derogatory terms such as “slut”). To many feminist thinkers, therefore, it is a virtue for women to reclaim the legitimacy of female sexuality and stand proud of their sex lives. To some, however, casual sex between many partners is yet another example of the subjugation of women by men. Others would argue that promiscuity, whether among men or women, is inherently immoral and a key factor in the degradation of our society. Is the continued stigmatisation of the sexually promiscuous a sign that we remain repressed as a nation, and should we step back and appreciate the virtues of free love? Or is promiscuity an evil that
should continue to be scorned and vilified?

As you may be aware, the Oxford Union enjoys a reputation as the world’s oldest and most famous student debating society. Over the years, it has gained a reputation as the most prominent debating platform outside Westminster and contains the world’s oldest purpose-built debating chamber. Throughout our 180 year history, we have regularly hosted high-profile international figures here in Oxford to discuss contemporary and controversial issues. We are proud to be able to count amongst our past guests Mother Theresa, Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Michael Jackson and Her Majesty the Queen to name but a few. Last term alone, for example, we were lucky enough to host the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, along with the leader of the British opposition party, David Cameron. We would be delighted to be able to add you to the long list of pre-eminent speakers who have visited this prestigious society.

The evening usually starts with a drinks reception at 6.30pm, followed by dinner and the debate, which begins at 8.30pm. Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail: xxx@xxx, by mobile telephone: xxx or by
using the details at the foot of this letter.

At any rate, I can guarantee you unstinting hospitality and the warmest reception in Oxford. The Society would, naturally, be happy to cover your domestic travel expenses, as well as hosting you at the dinner preceding the event, the drinks reception afterwards and providing accommodation if required.

It would be an absolute pleasure to welcome you to the Union for this debate and I very much look forward to hearing from you soon.

Gawker's coming to In The Flesh - are you?

Gawker's Sheila McClear (do yourself a favor and see her in her sexy lingerie photos here) wrote up Thursday's In The Flesh, and says she'll be there "with bells on."

Then Neal Boulton wrote in with:

"you forgot to mention that claire will have her hot girlfriend with her, and I will have my 21 year old boy toy with me and we will all be nude. :-) "

And did you know that former Governor Eliot Spitzer was also at Happy Ending Lounge, the home of In The Flesh, recently? Maybe I should have asked him to read!

Here are the details again (plus the Top 10 Reasons to Attend):

IN THE FLESH EROTIC READING SERIES
TRUE SEX CONFESSIONS NIGHT
December 18th at 8 PM
AT HAPPY ENDING LOUNGE, 302 BROOME STREET, NYC (look for pink awning that says "health club")
(B/D to Grand, J/M/Z to Bowery, F to Delancey or F/V to 2nd Avenue, http://www.happyendinglounge.com)
Admission: Free
Happy Ending Lounge: 212-334-9676
http://inthefleshreadingseries.blogspot.com

Hear the latest round of our popular True Sex Confessions—and share one of your own! Featuring Rachel Resnick (author of the memoir Love Junkie), Neal Boulton (editor of Bastardlife.com), Kiki T. (astrosexologist for TheFrisky.com), playwright Christen Clifford (reading from (What I Know About) My Parents’ Sex Life), and blogger Rex Sorgatz (Fimoculous.com). Hosted and curated by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Dating Drama columnist, TheFrisky.com, Editor, Best Sex Writing 2009, Spanked). Audience members will have the chance to anonymously share their True Sex Confessions on index cards to be read aloud. Free candy and cupcakes will be served. Books will be for sale from Mobile Libris.


And I've upped the price to $125 cause I'm still without a videotaper, Found someone! and missing Sara Schaefer more by the second!