HELLO BEAUTIFUL

Where’d the stories all go!?

xxxevilgrinxxx — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:58:59 +0000

Gah! Don’t fear, the stories aren’t gone, they’re all still here, it’s just the dratted links to the stories! It’s being fixed as we speak All will be right again soon…. phew, okay, “Lies” has been fixed. I’ll tackle the rest over the weekend. I had a snafu with the latest blog update but I’ll get it sorted [...]

15 Shocking Tales of How Sex Laws Are Screwing the American People

xxxevilgrinxxx — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:07:14 +0000

AlterNet / Ellen Friedrichs In the land of the free, the freedom to express your sexuality can land you in prison. The older I get, the luckier I feel not to have been busted for breaking a sex law. It’s not that I have been doing anything particularly scandalous. Public sex sure isn’t my thing, [...]

Drive [14]

xxxevilgrinxxx — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:51:04 +0000

Just cus I said I don’t got to call nobody anymore don’t mean I don’t got nobody to call if I need to. Right now I need to. Crossing the border never used to be a big deal. Still isn’t most of the time, but Rita doesn’t even have ID and that could jam us [...]

Vampires, Werewolves, and “Scary” Female Sexuality: the Sexist World of Twilight

xxxevilgrinxxx — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:37:31 +0000

AlterNet By Carmen D. Siering, Ms. Magazine. Posted May 19, 2009. Adults have an obligation to start a conversation concerning the darker themes and anti-feminist rhetoric in the extremely popular Twilight series. In Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga, a wildly popular four-book series of young adult novels, the protagonist Bella Swan — by all accounts [...]

Woman fought robbers with chili, broom

xxxevilgrinxxx — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:24:49 +0000

They’re going to need those blood pressure pills after the razzing they take, getting chased off with a broom and some chili…Fear The Bean! ———- Woman fought robbers with chili, broom – UPI.com TAZEWELL, Tenn., May 19 (UPI) — Authorities in Tennessee said a woman whose home was invaded by two men “fought them off” with a bowl [...]

Navigation thingie

xxxevilgrinxxx — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:20:38 +0000

The wacky navigation issue with “Lies” has been fixed *crosses fingers*. If you see any other missing tables for completed stories, give me a shout E.

Outing [11]

NJRD — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:03:09 +0000

::OUTING:: Chapter 11 **Present Time** Gabriel’s POV “Stop doing that shit, you’re gonna give yourself a stiff neck.” I frown at Vin but keep craning my neck in all directions at once. “Where are they? I can’t see them.” I’ve been trying to spot Vin’s parents among the people that crowd the terminal but to no avail. There’s no sign [...]

Outing [10]

NJRD — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:16:34 +0000

::OUTING:: Chapter 10 **Present Time** Vin’s POV As I close the door of the house I see Gabe talking with Lorna, our neighbor. I still don’t know how old she is, anywhere from 50 to 80 is my guess. She won’t tell us, anyway. Lorna doesn’t believe in ages, she says that knowing how old a person is limits [...]

Virginity Fetish: How Our Obsession With “Sexual Purity” Hurts Women

xxxevilgrinxxx — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:21:42 +0000

AlterNet By Jessica Valenti, Seal Press. Boys are taught that the things that make them good are universally accepted ethical ideals; women are told our worth lies between our legs. Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti, published by [...]

Outing [9]

NJRD — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:49:06 +0000

::OUTING:: Chapter 9 **Present Time** Gabriel’s POV As usual, I’m dressed and ready to go before Vin found his underwear. It’s a constant source of amazement to me that anybody can take as long as he does to get dressed. And it’s not like he spends an extraordinary amount of time primping in front of the mirror or anything, it’s [...]