So two weeks ago I put out a call for help on a costume for a party I was going to. I didn’t have a clue what to be. I asked if I should buy a cheap old costume or try and make something (with so little time!) Well everyone threw out some ideas, a bit part being why pay $60 on a costume you’ll never wear again?

Sooooo I took up Sasha White on her suggestion and decided to be an Autumn Nymph and create my own costume. I made my own headpiece (and had a blast using a glue gun for the first time), bought a dress on Ebay for $20 that I can wear again outside the party, and bought wings for $10. I would have borrowed Lacy’s orange wings for free, but the day I planned to pick them up we got hit with a big nasty storm so I stayed home. So overall, the costume was about $45 with part of it being reusable. And the overall result??

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Don’t watch if you have a weak stomach

It’s October, and that means pink, pink and more pink. October is National Breast Cancer Month. If you don’t know that, you’ve probably been living on another planet for the past few years. Personally, I’m thrilled that this horrible disease has so infiltrated the public conscience. Both my grandmother and mother developed breast cancer. My mother died from it. I want to see a cure in my lifetime, and since I’m not getting any younger, the powers that be better damn well hurry up and find that cure.

However, October is also Domestic Violence Awareness month. Personally, I wish the two didn’t share the same month. Each is too important, and one shouldn’t overshadow the other. That’s why I’m guest blogging here today, to help make as many people as possible aware that Domestic Violence is also a disease that desperately needs a cure.

Last February Freya’s Bower released Dreams & Desires, an anthology of nineteen stories by nineteen authors. The stories range from sweet to spicy to sizzling and cover a variety of romance sub-genres. So what does this book have to do with domestic violence? Everything. All the net proceeds — that’s 100% of the profit — from the sales of this anthology go directly to a battered woman’s shelter in Florida. That’s right. I said ALL. Not only did every author involved contribute their stories but all the editing and cover art were also donated. There have been other charity anthologies published in the past, but as far as I know, this is the first to contribute all of its profit.

Did you know that 95% of abuse victims are women? Every year four million women are assaulted by their spouses or partners. When Freya’s Bower invited me to participate in the Dreams & Desires anthology, I jumped at the chance to add my voice to a cause that can help break the cycle of abuse. By doing something I do all the time — writing — I can make a difference. Maybe the money raised will only help one person, but that’s one less abused person, and that’s a huge achievement.

But Dreams & Desires has already helped much more than one person. The anthology has been so successful that Dreams & Desires, Volume 2 will be released in February 2008, with another shelter receiving the proceeds of the sales.

Wouldn’t you like to make a difference? You can by purchasing a copy of Dreams & Desires. And as an added bonus to contributing to such a worthy cause, you’ll be rewarded with 19 great short stories by some of today’s rising authors. Freya’s Bower has made it easy with a price to fit all pocketbooks, whether yours comes from Wal-Mart or Fendi. Dreams & Desires is available as an eBook for $7.99 (ISBN: 1-934069-36-1), a paperback (ISBN: 1-934069-22-1) for $19.95, and a hard cover (ISBN: 1-934069- 23-X) for $29.95. The paperback and hardcover are available from Barnes & Noble at Barnes and Noble. The eBook is available through Freya’s Bower at Freyas Bower.

My contribution to the anthology is The Reluctant Bridesmaid, a humorous contemporary story set in New Jersey. Here’s a short blurb:

It was bad enough when Paige’s cousin Tara stole her boyfriend. Now Tara and the creep are getting married, and Paige is stuck wearing a bridesmaid’s gown that makes her look like a jaundiced Holstein — make that a jaundiced, dateless Holstein.

I hope the story makes you laugh out loud.

Thanks for stopping by, and may you all have your own dreams and desires come true.

Award-winning author Lois Winston writes humorous, cross-genre contemporary novels and issue-driven romantic suspense. Her latest book, Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception, was a June 2007 release and deals in part with domestic violence. Visit Lois at www.loiswinston.com.

when faced with the double penetration question?

So as some of you know I wrote my first ménage story this month. Finished it, sent it off. Bye bye, boys. See you later.

So then I was talking to Manroot about my story and he was like, “What? Chicks fantasize about double penetration? With two men?”

Me: “Um. Yeah.”

Him: “I thought a woman would like it in her vagina and her mouth.”

Me: “Well, maybe. But usually it’s the ass and vagina.”

Him: “Huh.”

So it got me thinking. What do readers want? If you had to pick two orifices to be filled by two men at once, what would they be? (Answer as a reader, a writer or a fantasizer.) Choices are: anal, vaginal, or, um, mouthful. Anyway, you know what I mean, so tell us. Plus, Manroot really wants to know.

I have something to confess. Something I feel kinda really naughty about. I watched a movie this weekend. I really enjoyed it, I thought it was scary and entertaining (I like scary movies). Yet while I watched it, all I could think is, “Man, he’s kinda hot.”

And then I’d remind myself how wrong that was - to think the lead actor is hot. I used to watch him with oldest when he was on Even Stevens on Disney. When he was a big goofy kid who was kinda funny.

Yeah I have a teeny tiny crush on Shia Labeouf

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So remember a few weeks ago when I posted about hang-ups? And Feisty posted this link in the comments to OhMyBod? Frankly it’s genius! And it’s going to the top of my Christmas list!! Santa take note. And please….under the pillow, not in the stocking.

Well for those of you interested in sprucing your Kitty up but not denuding it, I’ve found the perfect solution! It’s called Betty and it’s color for the hair down there…you can choose to match…or go hog wild and hot pink (hot pink coochie hair totally gets my vote–i mean, can you IMMAGINE?! )

And right now, for a limited time, they’re even giving away stencils free with purchase. Halloween Stencils!

From the website:

Introducing the first safe color specially formulated for the hair down there.
Colors naturally, covers gray, and enhances to match your glorious locks above. Whether you’re blonde (be a true blonde now!), radiant auburn, brunette, or black, our easy-to-use, no-drip formula gives you the perfect finishing touch.
From now on, when you highlight or color your hair, don’t forget your betty color for the hair down there.

So go forth and be Bettyfied!!!!!!!!

Seriously though, how many of you have tried it, or would try it?  How’d it work?  :evillaugh:

So the other day I was writing and had the news on in the background (of course) and I heard something that made my jaw drop. No it wasn’t particularly newsworthy or crazy or sad (normal news stuff) it was…well, kind of just crap. I heard them start talking about the list of ‘ugliest actresses in Hollywood’ or something. Basically the ugly list.

I guess I’m not surprised there was a list, but more so who they put on it. It made my innards shrivel and twist. I mean, these women aren’t ugly. I think they’re pretty hot. I think they were labeled ugly because they don’t look like the cookie cutter Hollywood actress–and seriously, there’s a formula for looks there. And sadly it tries to get passed on to the rest of the world.

Anyway, tangent. Here’s just a few women that made the list…

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