Elizabeth Black

Thursday, October 16, 2014

David Bowie - Life On Mars

Jessica Lange sang this on "American Horror Story: Freak Show". I love David Bowie!

Fiona Apple - Criminal

I heard this playing on "American Horror Story: Freak Show".

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Tuesday's Tales - A Scavenger Hunt For Love

Welcome to Tuesday's Tale, free reads for all to enjoy. I've been away for a very long time but now I'm back with Eric and his sweetie's latest adventure. This week's prompt is "letter". What does he have up his sleeve this time?

To read the rest of the stories by some fine authors, go to the Tuesday's Tales Web Site.

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I woke up just after dawn to find Eric was not in bed. Curious, I got up and put on my kimono.

"Eric?" I called. No answer.

I figured he was in the bathroom doing crosswords on the toilet so I headed there.

No Eric.

I used the bathroom and then wandered about the house looking for him. Where could he be at 7 am on a Saturday morning? He wasn't called in to work. Maybe he was at his computer playing World Of Warcraft, but when I looked he wasn't there. So where was he?

I followed the delicious smell of freshly brewed coffee into the kitchen to find a red envelope leaning against the French press. Curious, I opened it. There was a letter inside. It read as follows:

My love,

Pour yourself a cup of joe and head to your computer. A surprise awaits. :)

Your true love,

Eric

Now I really wanted to know what trick he had up his sleeve this time. Knowing Eric, it would be fun. Might even be sexy. So I walked to my computer, eager to see what awaited me.

I found a pink carnation in a vase and another red envelope leaning against it. The letter inside read as follows:

Tootsie,

I see you know how to follow instructions. Bring your coffee with you into the garden. Another surprise awaits you.

Your huggy bear,

Eric

Ah, so he was sending me on a scavenger hunt. I love scavenger hunts. I picked up the carnation and walked with coffee in hand to the garden. Good thing I wore my kimono because it was a tad chilly outside.

To my surprise, Eric was not in the garden. I saw a huge bouquet of pink and red carnations in a vase on our favorite table beneath a weeping olive tree. That was our outdoor place to hang out. Resting against the vase was yet another red envelope. The letter inside read as follows:

Sweetie,

Good! You aren't bored yet. :) Enjoy the flowers. Come back into the house and go to the bedroom. Your final surprise awaits.

Your Cookie Pie,

Eric

I brought the carnations inside and sat them on the kitchen table. I didn't want the local wildlife to eat them or knock them over. Our cat Lucky jumped on the table, sniffed the flowers, and then wandered away, bored. The other three cats sat in a fur pile on the couch, staring at me, wondering why I was wandering about the house in the dead of morning.

I walked to the bedroom to find Eric sitting in bed beneath the blankets, holding a small package wrapped in red paper. He must have wrapped it himself since every corner was geometrically perfect. He was CDO that way. He prefers to call it CDO rather than OCD because he prefers the letters be in the correct order.

"How did you like your little adventure?" Eric asked, with a huge smile on his face.

"It woke me up. I love the flowers. Thank you." I finished my coffee and sat the mug on a dresser.

He held out the package. "Now, for your final surprise."

I took it from him and ripped off the paper. On the box was a picture of a rabbit vibrator.

"Is this what I think it is?"

"Yes. I wouldn't be so cruel as to use a box with a sex toy on the front and stick a cucumber inside it.'

I opened the box and pulled out a crimson vibe nearly a foot long. I weighed its heft in my hand.

"It's heavy. I couldn't possibly wield it on my own."

Eric pulled the blankets aside, inviting me in. "Then let me help you with it. But first – one more surprise." He picked up a sheet of paper from the dresser. "Take a look. I hope you like it."

I read the paper, not sure what I was looking at. "Is this a receipt for a stay in a hotel?"

"It sure is. Next weekend. A short little get-away. For fun." He grinned. "We can check out all the brew pubs in the area."

"You are wonderful!" I said as I tossed off my kimono. I placed the paper back on the dresser, and then crawled into bed beside him. "We need a vacation. I bet we'll see the leaves turning. It's that time of year."

"Yes, it is. And thank you. Now let's figure out how to use that vibe." He giggled.

We enjoyed the rest of the morning in bed doing things with that rabbit I had only dreamt about. What a great way to spend a Saturday.

Monday, October 6, 2014

Deep Care - Blacks (Daniel Kandi Lifted Remix)

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Someone Like You - Adele

For infinitelooper:

Looking Too Closely - Fink

I heard this on the episode of "Scorpion" about the governor's kid with the bio-hacked disease.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Writer Profile - Phoenix Johnson

Phoenix Johnson is an Australian erotic romance writer. I interviewed her to learn more about her. She writes for Naughty Nights Press. Enjoy learning about her life and interests, and buy her books which are listed at the end along with where to find her on the web.

Tell me about yourself, your life, where you grew up, schooling, etc.

I grew up in a tiny town of 1100 people, where it was safe to walk to primary school (we lived down the bottom of the hill, it was on the top, 3 houses away). I was teased relentlessly, so I wasn’t too fond of school most of the time, and by the time I was half-way through primary school, both of my older sisters had moved out of home, so I was pretty lonely. Some of those whom I thought were friends weren’t really friends. Yet I still had some sense of a happy childhood, so it wasn’t all that bad.

How did you come to be a writer?

I always kind of have been, on and off, but it was through encouragement from my aunt and a celebrant that I got back to it this most recent time (in 2009).

Do you think Bono is a pretentious twunt?

Hahaha that’s a new one. I do think so, sometimes, yes. Talented, passionate and smart, but yes, also often pretentious.

Who are you influences as a writer? Favorite writers?

Who influences me: Stephen King (Eyes of the Dragon), Anne Bishop, Kim Faulks (awesome Aussie author), Cassandre Dayne (fellow NNP author), James Clemens. Favourite authors? Well, I’d have to say the same, plus a few more: Tolkien, Rowling, Martin Middleton, Fiona McIntosh… So many, really, it’s hard to narrow the list down. I’m passionate in my love of the books I enjoy.

Which person(s) encouraged you the most as a writer?

Well there’s Gina (Kincade, owner of Naughty Nights Press), of course, who’s always there with a supportive word or kick up the backside as needed. And most of my fellow authors, obviously. Plus my family is all pretty supportive and interested. But I think the most supportive person has been my fiancé; when he knows I’m in the zone, he’ll try to push me to the next word count goal, and the next… A good spur on.

Do you like pizza?

Almost as much as I like chocolate and scotch (not together!). I particularly love Barbecue Meatlovers and chicken, ham and pineapple (Chicken Hawaiin we call it in Aus). Just so wonderfully yummy. Though duck is awesome on pizza. Seriously, try it.

With or without anchovies?

Only seafood I accept on my pizzas is prawns. Oh jees yummy.

(Interviewer's note: doesn't anyone out there like anchovies?)

What advice would you give an aspiring writer?

Well, besides the obvious “write, write, write,” the best piece of advice I ever got is one I’m happy to pass on: feel it. If you can feel it, then so will the reader. Don’t feel silly if you get upset, scared, aroused or laugh your butt off at your writing. That is a good thing!

If you could be a color, which one would you be and why?

Easy: Black. Black is not emo or goth (though I do like goth styling). It holds all the colours at once. It is everything at once. Just as I am more than one persona at once. Mother, student, fiancée, writer, daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, friend… I’m never just one at a time. Black is not a single colour. Therefore it is me.

Why did you choose to write erotic and do you have familial and friend support?

I didn’t choose it, my characters did. I had an inkling The Wolf in the Neighborhood would be a little spicy, since it starts with naked sunbathing. But it’s a fun, hot ride as an erotica writer. I do have support from those around me, as well, though my mother won’t read *those* scenes.

Cats or dogs?

Horses *chuckles*. They’re my favourite, and I couldn’t pick between cats or dogs. They’re both wonderful animals.

Name your favorite books that you've written.

While it’s not released yet, Persephone is my favourite. It’s a sweet fantasy, not like what I’ve written so far, but I put so much into the story that I can’t help but love her. She’s just scored a contract as well, so she will be published and others can fall for her.

Where can we find you on the web?

I’m on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Goodreads, my own site, Authorgraph, Amazon Central, Authorsdb and many more places. I flit around. I’m even about to restart my blog, The Naughty Pages of The Phoenix!