by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Nov 23rd, 2010
THE HUNTER AND THE HOOKER by Lyn Nave
Once upon a time Guido, a hunter (cacciatore), was out in the wilds of the Tuscan hills trying to roust up some dinner. He was wily. He was intrepid. He was a good shot. But this day he was unlucky. The rabbit (coniglio) made a run for it. The deer (cervo) [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Jul 25th, 2010
TYING UP TOMATOES WITH MISTRESS GINGER by Maria Finn
Mistress Ginger Monroe was a blond beauty with an hourglass figure. She stretched across her sofa with the languor of a cat. A woman in her mid-40’s, she has never doubted her own desirability and she has a job she loves. Men pay her $250.00 an hour [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on May 19th, 2010
“The Japanese gangster, Ryu, appeared to be dead. He lay naked, face-up on the heart-shaped bed of the Shakayama Love Hotel. I could see Miura, or what was left of him, a giant looming over the bed, leaning ominously over my lover’s inert form. Both men were reflected in the mirror above the bed. Ryu, [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Apr 29th, 2010
We have our not-so-Victorian knickers in something of a pleasant twist over The Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt as the imperious Queen. What’s not to love about Emily’s spunky portrayal or the oh-so-amorous attentions of her Albert, picture-perfectly portrayed by heartthrob Rupert Friend? And as if that weren’t enough, the aging 58-year-old Prime Minister, Lord [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Apr 24th, 2010
Would you like to know the secrets to attracting your soul mate and feeling profound love every day? With this hip and fun guide, you’ll learn to use the rules of attraction, magic, astrology, and your intuition to attract the partner of your dreams and experience true, soulful love.
Join the throng at the Left Coast [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Mar 22nd, 2010
“Large brown velvet moths settled upon each of her breasts. An orchid opened on one shoulder, a striped gecko displayed the inside of its mouth on the other. South Sea islands showed up on her belly and disappeared into the shaved split between her legs. A sea serpent slid down her thigh. Constellations unfurled on [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Feb 16th, 2010
Oh, yes, it IS Fat Tuesday and that is a day of absolute deliciousness.
So in honor of Fat Tuesday and the Big Easy, we offer up a tasty bit of Amy Thigpen’s yummy look at Maw Maw and the Treme and the steamy music scene in “the City that Care Forgot.” This is just an [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Feb 15th, 2010
Love in the dark??? Here’s a little excerpt from DEAD LOVE, due out this Fall from Stone Bridge Press. Check it out at www.deadlovebook.com. There’s a limited edition hardcover with a Manga supplement available too!
“You might imagine, as I would have if it had not happened to me, that a near-zombie girl would just stand [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Feb 4th, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010, 5:30pm
@Book Passage in the San Francisco Ferry Plaza
Left Coast Writers® and Book Passage host a reading and pre-Valentines Day treat.
Editors Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Laurie McAndish King introduce the Hot Flashes Sexy Little Stories & Poems writers in
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Jan 31st, 2010
Join Lone Morch, acclaimed Dare to be Beautiful photographer, filmmaker and founder of Lolo’s Boudoir on February 13th, at one of the most beautiful resorts in Northern California, The Claremont Hotel Club and Spa, and get the new feminine super powers every modern day woman needs…
MADLY IN LOVE WITH ME DAY
the day you make taking [...]