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 Oct 16th, 2009
It’s a month of masks and disguises when secret sides emerge. Our not so secret passion is the work of artist, Jacqueline Miyata. Jacqueline works in semi-precious gemstones and metal. She specializes in unique, organic designs inspired by the beauty of the natural world. Her versatile pieces are truly a blend of technique and inspiration. [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Aug 10th, 2009
We love Bill Keener’s poetry … and he really knows his chocolate. He has a new book out: Gold Leaf on Granite. Sample his work with this:
Taste the Heart of Darkness
In the hall of the mountain chocolatiers,
I saw their creamy magic, stared down at
giant shining paddles dipping in tandem,
churning great vats into a molten brown
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Aug 1st, 2009
Lolo’s Boudoir in connection with Joy of Romance, Inc. is offering a series of Love Lessons this fall: Love Secrets: Archetypes, Chemistry and Passion.
• Reconnecting with your sensual self
• Revealing your full self
• Remaining YOU in relationships
on Thursday evenings from monthly. They culminate in a Sensual Symposium on January 14th.
For dates, cost and to register, [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Jul 29th, 2009
We have fallen in love with composer/pianist Tiana’s debut CD, Butterfly in the Snow. It is dreamy, romantic, and passionate and it wraps listeners in a kind of magic. Great on a cold gray day; a spring morning; a sultry summer’s eve; a starry, starry night; alone or with favorite companions—you will find it addicting.
“Often, [...]
by Linda Watanabe McFerrin on Jul 23rd, 2009
A stimulant and aphrodisiac perhaps, delicious certainly—chocolate has been pleasing people for thousands of years. The Aztecs and Mayans called it the gift of the gods and served it in a drink called cocoatl made from the beans of the cacao tree which flourished in the Amazon. Aztec emperor Montezuma was reputed to drink 50 [...]
by Laurie McAndish King on Nov 10th, 2008
It was only a matter of time: The Hot Flashes 2 cover image is now available as a poster, or on a mug. While these sexy products are not guaranteed to fulfill your wholesome hankering for everything hot and steamy, warm and juicy, fragrant and tasty … they just might help! Visit our intimate little [...]