The Wedding March Is On

February 5, 2010

With This Ring, the second volume of To Love and To Cherish, is now available.

Mosey on down to co-editor Lara Zielinsky's blog to read more about this awesome installment of the anthology and to enter a contest to win an e-book of With This Ring.

Curiouser and curiouser,
Allison Wonderland

I'd go gay for Hargitay.

February 4, 2010

No one was able to identify the lovely, lacy bride in these photographs?

Wow. I didn't think I'd stump everyone.

All righty, well, it's time to reveal her identity. The envelope, please. And the winner for Best Actress in a Dramatic Role is...

Mariska Hargitay!

(Otherwise known as the most stunning woman on this and any other planet.)

I totally want a T-shirt that says what it says in the subject line. The proclamation "I'd go gay for Hargitay" would be emblazoned on the front and on the back there would be this little jingle that I wrote to the tune of the Oscar Mayer wiener anthem.

It goes a little something like this:

"My Meloni has a first name. It's C-H-R-I-S."

Curiouser and curiouser,
Allison Wonderland

Going Down On...

January 31, 2010

...Bended Knee!

What, you thought I was going to say something smutty? Tsk, tsk, tsk. There are two things you need to keep out of the gutter, folks: your mind and your bowling ball.

Anywho, To Love and To Cherish is traveling through cyberspace and today is my day to blog about the book. My story, "The Felicity of Domesticity," is housed in volume one of the collection, On Bended Knee, published as an e-book on Friday.

To Love and To Cherish is a collaboration between Sapphic Planet and loveyoudivine. All proceeds from the sale of the e-books (On Bended Knee, With This Ring, Lives and Wives) and the print book (the anthology in its entirety) will support marriage equality through Marriage Equality.

So, why did I want to be involved with this project?

Because I think this deadlock over wedlock is, quite simply, silly.

Because I believe that love is a many-splendored and a many-gendered thing.

Because I consider all types of relationships to be valid and authentic.

Because I think that opponents of marriage equality really need to stop fretting that the LGBT community will do it better.

Curiouser and curiouser,
Allison Wonderland

Matrimony & Cheese

January 28, 2010

Only one more day until the release of On Bended Knee, volume one of To Love and To Cherish: An Anthology of Lesbian Love and Marriage.



In the meantime, check out this compilation of excerpts from the collection and savor a sample of each and every story selected for the anthology.

Plus, when you reach page 55, you'll see a discount code for 10% off the price of On Bended Knee.

Curiouser and curiouser,
Allison Wonderland

P.S. Who can identify the lovely, lacy bride in these photographs?

Truly, Mad Lib, Deeply

January 24, 2010

I am positively mad about mad libs.

It's an enduring love affair, ongoing since junior high, when an English teacher used them to help her students understand the parts of speech.

The other night, I was doing one with a friend and when she requested a noun, I offered up the word dominatrix. So, at the end, when all the blanks were filled in, she read the first sentence and we discovered that in the 1800's, two brothers invented the world's first "electric dominatrix."

That kept us in stitches for a good five minutes.

I just love taking liberties.

Curiouser and curiouser,
Allison Wonderland

Put a lyd on It

January 22, 2010

Only one more week until lyd releases the first installment of To Love and To Cherish!

Are you ready to take the plunge?

Curiouser and curiouser,
Allison Wonderland

P.S. Enchanting engagement ring from Love and Pride. I wouldn't mind if somebody slipped that on my finger.

The Secret's Out

January 19, 2010

Coming Together: Into the Light is now available!

This collection, with its theme of revealed secrets, is edited by Alessia Brio.

Want to try before you buy?

Below is a snippet of my piece, "Smut Puppy," which appears alongside a lustrous line-up of contributors.

"Shannon, um... you know that I write, right? I mean, you know that I'm a writer?"

Her nod is deliberate, almost in slow motion.

"And you know what I write, right?"

"Yeah, short stories mostly."

"Well, for the past year, I've been writing, um, a certain kind of short story. Stories of a... sexual nature. It's called, um, it's called... erotica."

"Oh?" Shannon inquires, and I swear I see her eyes smiling.

"Just an FYI, my stories aren't based on actual events or anything," I hasten to point out. "I'm just... translating fantasy into fiction. And, um, anyway, I sold a story awhile back and... well, they published it and... it's in print."

There. I did it. It's done. Now comes the waiting. Waiting for Shannon to wig out and walk out. Waiting for all heck (she disapproves of the word hell) to break loose.

I hear giggling. I look at Shannon, since the sound seems to be coming from her.

"I don't like erotica," she shares.

"You don't have to read it," I assure her.

"No, I mean, I don't like the term erotica," she clarifies. "I think it should be called something else. Like, uh, flesh fiction. Or maybe literature for the loins. Something like that."

If you'd like to own this anthology of erotica, flesh fiction, or literature for the loins - choose your pleasure - it's available as an e-book from All Romance Ebooks, 1 Romance EBooks, and Smashwords. The collection's editor, Alessia Brio, recommends that readers purchase the book from All Romance or 1 Romance to ensure that 100% of the proceeds benefit the anthology's designated charity, V-Day, an organization that strives to silence violence against girls and women.

Curiouser and curiouser,
Allison Wonderland