First Best Sex Writing 2010 reading, Eugene, Oregon

We had a lovely reception last night at Tsunami Books in Eugene, Oregon, where I read the introduction to Best Sex Writing 2010, Janet Hardy read "The Portal" about cunts, I read Kirk Read's AMAZING essay "It's a Shame About Ray" and Kerry Cohen read her essay "The Anatomy of An Affair" and talked about her now-open marriage. We had a Q&A following the reading that covered everything from sexual outlaws to The Vagina Monologues and sexuality and morality. We had a pretty good crowd because of the Eugene Weekly review -fingers crossed for good turnouts tonight in Portland and tomorrow in Seattle. I don't think most readings feature free cupcakes plus we're a pretty feisty, powerful group.

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Loose Girl author Kerry Cohen, The Ethical Slut co-author Janet Hardy and me





February 22, 7:30-8:30 pm

Best Sex Writing 2010 reading
Featuring editor Rachel Kramer Bussel and contributors Kerry Cohen, writing as Michelle Perrot, reading from "Anatomy of an Affair," about the affair she plans to have and the difference between married sex and an affair, and Janet Hardy, reading from "The Portal," about cunts and their relationship to sexuality. FREE and free cupcakes!
Powell's Books
1005 W. Burnside, Portland, Oregon
Info: 503-228-4651

February 23, 7:00 pm

Best Sex Writing 2010 reading
Featuring editor Rachel Kramer Bussel and contributors Kerry Cohen, writing as Michelle Perrot, reading from "Anatomy of an Affair," about the affair she plans to have and the difference between married sex and an affair, and Janet Hardy, reading from "The Portal," about cunts and their relationship to sexuality. Free and free custom cupcakes from Trophy Cupcakes.
Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 South Main Street, Seattle, WA 98104

Portland, I heart you

Portland has been nonstop - stayed at Hyatt Place, because I was antsy about coming to a residential neighborhood at 1 am sans phone, and had a lovely time. For $85 I got a giant room with couch and bed and there was a pool - obviously if I forgot my phone I didn't think to bring a bathing suit, but anyway, then I took the light rail to the Apple Store, got a new phone that is so fancy I barely know what to do with it, went to Saint Cupcake for a meetup, hung out with my friend Douglas who showed me some of the many food carts in Portland and we caught up.


Hello Kitty greeted me in the mall (I am a Jersey Girl at heart so of course my first stop was in a mall to get a new phone)

Then my friend Irena picked me up - I spent almost all of the summer of 1999 hanging out with her and her then-girlfriend having the time of our lives. Now she lives in a house that reminds me of a friend's in Silverlake, completely with cute little dog and guest room and we go to catch up and hang out with her wife and talk baby names, good (and bad) tattoos, cupcakes and life. And eat at Mio Sushi, where I was introduced to sushi pizza! Yum.



Tonight our pro-affair, pro-cunt sexual outlaw Best Sex Writing 2010 mini book tour with me, Kerry Cohen (Loose Girl) and Janet Hardy (The Ethical Slut) hits Tsunami Books in Eugene from 7-8, Monday night we're at Powell's on Burnside at 7:30 in Portland and Elliott Bay in Seattle at 7 on Tuesday (the latter 2 with free cupcakes). You don't want to miss it, I promise. I'll be talking about the book and what I think it means to be a "sexual outlaw."


Loose Girl author Kerry Cohen ("Anatomy of an Affair")


The Ethical Slut co-author Janet Hardy ("The Portal")