Organ Thursday

I need a cock.

Hmm…perhaps that statement demands clarification. What I should have said is that I need a strap-on harness and dildo set.

Can you believe I don’t already own one of these bad boys? Not for lack of desire—I’ve always had a strong craving to fuck my partners—but until now, I’ve never had a partner who was receptive to the idea of being fucked up the ass.

And now you’re asking yourself, “Doesn’t Giselle have a girlfriend? Haven’t we skipped a step, jumping straight to ass-fucking?”

Remember that my Sweet is a trans woman, so we’re limited when it comes to orifices. From her perspective, anal sex can’t begin to compare to her conception of how it would feel to acquire a pussy and get it fucked. Penis/dildo-in-vagina sex is in a class all its own, to her. She dreams about it, fantasizes of it—hell, we both do—but that’s not where we’re at. For the time being, she’s happy to accommodate my desire to screw her the only way I can.



So begins my online shopping expedition. Here’s what I’m looking for in a product:

a) Good value for the money always tops my list. Who wants to spend money hand over fist (oooh…hands and fists…dirty…) on an inferior product when you can usually get a pretty reliable toy at a reasonable price?

b) A harness that’s not going to break the first time we use it. The straps on some harnesses out there look pretty flimsy. I’d hate to get all excited only to break my new toy fresh from the box. (hmmm…also dirty…or am I just super-horny today and seeing double-entendres everywhere?)

c) A dildo that won’t send Sweet running out the door. I’m talking size, here. She’s never dabbled in anal play, so a giant toy is going to freak her out. Better to start small and get her adjusted to the idea and the feel of having something rammed up her backside.

d) I hate to say it—being one of those “looks don’t matter” feminist types—but I want a set that looks reasonably attractive. No harnesses that look like granny panties, please. As for the dong…nothing too realistic. Sweet likes to remind me that she’s not into guys, so no sense in jarring her with a big veiny cock.

e) While I’m spending money, it’s time for some new lube. Add a good bottle of anal lube to the shopping list to ease along the proceedings.

Happy Shopping to all you fine people out there on this lovely Organ Thursday*
Hugs,
Giselle Renarde
Canada just got hotter!

*Devout CBC Radio Two listeners will remember where that term comes from. No offense, Jurgen Petrenko, but I was glad to see an end to that segment. It’s not you, it’s me. I never did like organ music.

FREE READ! Getting it on, Getting on...

Seems like every time I sit down to blog these days, I've got another FREE READ to offer up.

Getting it on, Getting on is a feature article over at one of my all-time favourite erotica sites, THE EROTIC WOMAN.

Do you have an older sexual partner? A guy who's getting up there in years? Concerned about what the future might hold for you and the mister? Ah, the future's not so bleak!

Read Getting it on, Getting on, about what older men can do...and the might not even know it!

Bright Blessings,
Giselle Renarde

Coming Together: Against the Odds

Happy Victoria Day!

As I listen to the fireworks igniting across the street, I reflect upon everything we have to celebrate. In and amongst the long list I'm compiling in my mind is the fact that today is a special release day!

Today is the day Coming Together: Against the Odds becomes available! If you're a print anthology lover, you'll have to wait until June, but you can get your hands on the e-book today.

I'm a proud contributor to three volumes in the Coming Together series, and I'm delighted that the fabulous Alessia Brio selected my poem Will She Kiss Me? to open the collection.

About Coming Together: Against the Odds...

All behavior is communication. The trick is to figure out just what it's saying. No behavior communicates as clearly or on as many levels as sex. All the physical and emotional senses are engaged. Add the element of intrigue, and the intellect is engaged as well.

Phaze Books, in partnership with editor, Alessia Brio, is proud to announce the release of Coming Together: Against the Odds, a collection of erotic fiction with a mystery theme, with an introduction written by the one & only Maxim Jakubowski.

All proceeds from the sale of this special anthology will benefit Autism Speaks.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction (Maxim Jakubowski)
• Will She Kiss Me? (Giselle Renarde)
• Under a Moving Star (Angela Caperton)
• Blind Tasting (EllaRegina)
• Undercover Angel (Alessia Brio)
• Always a Bridesmaid (Andrea Dale)
• Choke (Gregory L. Norris)
• The Booty Call Caper (Kathleen Bradean)
• Sen-Sen (Alicia Night Orchid)
• It Had To Be You (GS Wiley)
• Missing Pieces (Jasmine Black)
• Claim Mate (Brenna Lyons)
• Sixth Sense (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
• No Boundaries (Moondancer Drake)
• The Arch (Eva Batonne)

My Friend Emily: Another FREE READ!!!

I'm back with another freebie for those who appreciate lesbian poetry of the erotic variety!

My Friend Emily is hot with a bit of a twist that leaves you both stinging and amused. And, truth be told, this one's based on a true story...

Be sure to check out My Friend Emily at Oysters and Chocolate. While you're there, why not peruse their wonderful collection of free erotic fiction, poetry, and articles? O&C is one of my best-loved sites, and I'm pleased to be able to both contribute and share it with you!

Love & Hugs,
Giselle

No News is Trans News

Yesterday, my girlfriend was telling me about an upcoming court case that’s currently the talk of the transgender community in St. Catherines, Ontario.

According to Sweet (and if my girlfriend’s word isn’t reliable enough for you, this story is corroborated in a staff article by The St Catherines Standard), a human rights complaint has been filed against the owner of a local health club by a trans woman* who was denied access to a women-only portion of the gym.

*For those who aren’t fluent in my incessant trans-speak, when I say “trans woman” I’m talking about a person who identifies as male-to-female transsexual.

This infringement occurred two years ago, when the trans woman was pre-op. She has since undergone gender reassignment surgery. The Health Club owner, John Fulton, is scheduled to appear before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in June, and Sweet tells me he’s prepared to fight the case to the Supreme Court if he loses.

The club owner denied the trans woman access for fear her presence would make “female clients” uncomfortable. (Because a trans woman isn’t a REAL woman, right? Without a vagina, you’re just a dude in a dress. *shakes head and mutters expletives under breath*)

As an ardent ally of the trans community—and, of course, the partner of a trans woman—I’m sure I don’t need to explain my position. Of course I believe that trans women must be afforded the same rights as…well, I was going to say “all women” but we women still have such a long way to go in the human rights department. What I’m trying to convey is that trans women should be accepted for their gender identities and not set upon for their physical non conformities.

But you know how I feel. I won’t bash my views into yours head.

My point today is that trans news is non-news. The only way I heard about this violation of an individual’s rights—and right here in Southern Ontario!—was via my affiliation with the transgender community. An internet search yielded only one short newspaper article on the topic.

Why don’t we get to hear about these things? Is it because the rights of trans people don’t matter? The civil liberties of those with non-normative gender identities are less significant than "normal" men and women?

Maybe I’m being melodramatic.

What I really want to bring to the fore here is that, if widely-distributed by news-media outlets, news stories like these about the trans community would prompt informed discussions about matters of concern for transsexuals and transgender people. Informed discussions could, in turn, foster greater understanding of trans life.

Greater understanding would benefit everyone.

Bright Blesssings,
Giselle Renarde

I Confess!

There's a new "mammoth" book on the market, and if you pick up a copy you just might get lucky! Why? It includes a few confessions of my own...

The Mammoth Book of Erotic Confessions
ed. Barbara Cardy

The largest ever collection of true erotic confessions � by real women and men.

Over 100 first-person accounts of the most daring and ‘outrageous’ sex experiences the contributors have ever had. From a good old-fashioned spanking to bondage, from solo to foursomes, from watersports to… and more.

Some will make you laugh, some will lift your brow, some you will find downright outrageous, but all unfailingly arousing.

Confessions include:

My guilty, hopeless secret - Suzy, Baltimore.

Milking my lover - James, Oxford.

On the beach - Kitty, Los Angeles.

My mother's fiancée - Selena, Usa.

Confessions of a sex therapist - Pricilla, Usa.

Three R's for the New Millennium

As I walked to the subway this afternoon, I passed a couple dudes who obviously thought they were pretty cool. When they got out of their spic and span fancy-ass vehicle, they finished off some juice and threw the plastic bottles on the ground.

And then they laughed.

They were littering and laughing because HA HA HA killing the planet is SO TOTALLY AWESOME!

My blood boiled and I caught one guy’s gaze. I caught it and held it and looked at those bottles on the ground and he did NOTHING. So I—because I’m a crazy cat-lady-lesbian-feminist-environmentalist who does this sort of thing—called to him, “Hey, pick that up!”

He didn’t, of course. That guy is way too cool to recycle. That guy is only interested in destroying every beautiful gift this planet has to offer. Well, this is no joke to me. His devastating apathy spits in the face of every effort you and I are making to heal our mother earth. And she’s in bad shape, my friends.

Environmentalism and creativity go hand in hand. We have major problems on this planet, and they’re problems we have made for ourselves. Improving the health of our planet demands creative solutions, and not just from scientists and government regulators—from everybody.

It’s time to educate ourselves in the Three R’s of the New Millennium:

Recycle
Reduce
Reuse

RECYCLE

The key is to know what’s what. Different items are recyclable in different regions. One constant is the amount of confusion we all have about what goes in the blue bin and what doesn’t.

Find out!

Most of this info is available online and it’s worth the minimal effort required. Throwing non-recyclables in the blue bin puts a strain on resources (because all that stuff needs to be separated out and disposed of), whereas throwing recyclables in the trash means those items can’t be reused.

Remember why recylcing is important: when you’re finished with an item, it is transformed into something else. Your orange juice container becomes tissue. Your plastic bottles become rugs, polar fleece, and park benches. Your glass bottles become roads, tiles, and surfboards. Your cardboard boxes become…different cardboard boxes.

REDUCE

It saddens me when I visit my mother’s house and open her fridge full off rotting, expired foods. When I was growing up, this never would have happened. We watched our pennies and purchased only what food we could afford. Now that my mother has the money to buy more, she does…she buys more than she needs.

One of the huge problems with abundant societies is the truly excessive waste they generate. There is more than enough food on earth to keep everybody’s bellies full; it’s the DISTRIBUTION of food that trips us up. We in North America consume far more than we need, and we are stealing from the mouths of poorer nations.

From an environmental perspective, our gluttony means disaster for landfills. We buy super-sized packages of food products and most of it ends up in the trash. Reducing demand—for food, fuel, power, and STUFF—will make our mother earth smile.

REUSE

When I was a child, it was like Christmas morning every time a neighbour or aunt came to our house with a great big garbage bag full of clothes. In my family, we didn’t care that these clothes were hand-me-downs. It was so exciting to get new things!

My sisters and I have carried this feeling of wonder into adulthood. We still swap clothes. In these times of economic concern, it’s cool to be a frugal fashionista. And if your old clothes are from the “what was I thinking?” era, at least give them to Goodwill. I know more than a few costume designers who would LOVE your god-awful duds.

Reusing is where creativity comes into play. Pretty much everything has multiple uses. My mother saved everything from egg cartons to popsicle sticks and thought up crafts we kids could use them for. If you’re artistically challenged, there are lots of kids crafts books at the library and tons of info on the web.

This is all about keeping stuff out of landfills. Consider large items, as well. Furniture items can go to second-hand shops. Free electronic waste recycling events are few and far between, but it’s well worth seeking them out when you consider how many old computers, TV’s and antiquated electronics end up in landfills. Here’s an example of a California service: http://www.unwaste.com/event-calendar.php If you can’t find one in your area, ask your local politician or business complex to organize a free e-waste recycling event.

Some of us try so hard. We want to make a difference on this planet. We want our children and grandchildren to be able to swim in rivers and lakes. We don’t want them to be affected by the massive health concerns pollution causes.

Right now, we’re on a downward spiral and the only way to turn this planet around is to lead by example. “Be the change you want to see in the world,” as Gandhi said. Because it doesn’t work to simply stare down the dudes throwing their garbage on the pavement and tell them they’re assholes. Trust me; I’ve tried that.

We're all in this together, friends.
Love and Hugs,
gigi

Coming Together: Al Fresco

Earth Day is coming up this Wednesday--April 22nd, 2009--and that means the release of Alessia Brio's latest work of wonderfulness...

All Romance eBooks, in partnership with editor, Alessia Brio, is proud to present Coming Together: Al Fresco. The theme of this collection is sex in the great outdoors. All proceeds from the sale of this special anthology will benefit Conservation International.

Coming Together is erotic altruism at its finest!

CONTENTS:

* Adam & Eve on a Raft (Robert Buckley)
* Afternoon of a Faun (Helen E.H. Madden)
* Anal Alley (Sommer Marsden)
* Ask for It (Jude Mason)
* Blonde on a Harley (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* For Want of a Woodpecker (Ripley Patton)
* Foreign Parts (Rachelle Le-Monnier)
* Hailey's Comet (Jae Knight)
* Happy Endings (Jamie Hill)
* Hidden in Fog (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* Mahalo (Allison Wonderland)
* Making Rain (Angela Caperton)
* Midnight Ménage à Trois (Heather Lin)
* Natural Tease (Arya Rewan)
* Outside in the Rain (Andrea Dale)
* Pantheism 101 (Alessia Brio)
* Paradise Valley (Michelle Houston)
* Reclining Buddha (Lisabet Sarai)
* Rites of Consummation (Nicole Gestalt)
* Silver Bells and Cockle Shells (Shanna Germain)
* Slow Burn (Sophie Mouette)
* Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Rita Winchester)
* Sparrow Takes Flight (Giselle Renarde)
* The Journey Home (Jasmine Black)
* The Roof (Selena Kitt)
* Untouched Perfection (Moondancer Drake)
* Wet as Spring (Robin Elizabeth)
* Wildlife (Randy Foster)

Can you believe the number of stories in this compilation? And did you notice one of my works buried in there? Yeppers, Sparrow Takes Flight appears in this tremendous work. How could I--the "eroticist, environmentalist, and pastry enthusiast"-- not contribute to an anthology benefiting an environmental cause? Unthinkable! *smile*

To find out more about Coming Together: Al Fresco and the entire Coming Together series, please visit www.eroticanthology.com

This e-book is available exclusively from All Romance eBooks. Pre-order now, or get your copy April 22/09.

Thank you all for your support!
Bright Blessings,
Giselle Renarde

Three Tongues? Yes, Please!

It's been a while since I've revisited my first Dark Fantasy, BENEATH THE ICE, but when Midnight Seductions announced a "favourite line" contest, I gave my paranormal e-book another read in search of...well...a favourite line.

Oh my! I'm *gasp* a tad breathless...

BENEATH THE ICE is an erotic adaptation of the Inuit folktale of the Qallupilluit (which I have transcribed Kaloopalooit just for fun. Either way, it's a pretty cool word to look at) who lives between the cracks in the sea ice and devours small children who get too close. It's a cautionary tale elders told the young ones to keep them away from dangerous springtime cracks in the ice.

As I meditated on the idea of a three-headed sea monster, I became more and more excited. What would happen if the Kaloopalooit encountered a woman? Could she teach the triple-tongued creature to acquire a taste for her juices? Just imagine floating underwater as three mouths caressed your body!

That's how BENEATH THE ICE came into being. I had forgotten how sensual this story is. It's focused entirely on a woman's body, sensuality, and pleasure. This is a story about receiving without a sense of guilt or reciprocity, just receiving and enjoying.

So, who's feeling receptive today?

*smile*

I narrowed down my choice of favourite lines to these three. Brace yourself; they're for adult eyes only:

“There’s a whole body here to be consumed,” Enooya offered. “Fingers to toes. It’s your choice where to begin.”
*
She couldn’t actually see the monster whose smooth skin traced the perimeter of her pussy; the two sparkling blue heads sucking her tits blocked the way.
*
She writhed and coursed at the slick friction in her ass, the strong suction on her clit, until she was crying out, her shrieks of pleasure muffled by the mouth kissing her unrelentingly.

You can read my top pick from this story, along with other authors' favourite lines from their work, at the Midnight Seductions yahoo group.

You can snap up a copy today--it's only $2!--from loveyoudivine or

THE GOOSE GIRL--New Illustrated Story!

Silly, sexy, and full of really terrible poultry puns, this fairy tale might take you to bed, but it won't put you to sleep.

This week, my erotic adaptation of THE GOOSE GIRL, a little known fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, is featured at RUTHIE'S CLUB--that great site that not only posts some of the best erotica on the web, but illustrates it too! Who doesn't love a good erotic fairy tale? And, let me tell you, this one is especially hilarious.


En route to meet her handsome prince, princess Svana begs her waiting-maid Rosamunda for a quick cuddle. Rosamunda complies, then taking by force the princess' royal apparel. Before Svana can say, "Identity Theft," the waiting maid marries her prince and the poor princess is forced to take a job minding geese. When the pervy goose boy vexes her, the aged king hatches a plan to get Rosamunda to reveal her true identity.

If you're not a member of RUTHIE'S CLUB yet...hmm...maybe you should be!