Literary Boutique Now Open, Free Book Offer

I've just spent all morning redesigning my online boutique. You can find my two self-published books there: my short story anthology, and also The Smell of Gas, my crime fiction novel. There are also book-related gifts, from bumper stickers to beer steins, many of which are under $20. Please stop by and give it a peek, even if you're not interested in shopping there.

My boutique is at www.cafepress.com/aeess.

If you have a CafePress shop, please let us know so we can visit your boutique, too!

Special Offer: If you do decide to buy something from my shop, forward your CafePress receipt to me at erinoriordan@sbcglobal.net, and I'll send you back a Smell of Gas PDF e-book, free! There is no time limit on this offer.

Change of Plans

Okay, loyal readers, there's been a "change of plans" with my e-book "Bomb Pop." It was published on the Fourth of July, 2009, by Erotique Press. Unfortunately, Erotique Press has gone out of business. It is no longer part of Echelon Press, and its blog, The Allure of Passion, has been removed.

The good news is that you can still buy "Bomb Pop." You can download it for Kindle from Amazon.com. The purchase link is http://www.amazon.com/Bomb-Pop-ebook/dp/B002G1ZT84/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1249520476&sr=1-1.

And don't forget, you can also download Beltane for Kindle and other e-book readers.

New, Original Writings on the Web

If you're not using Gather.com, you may have missed some of my latest, freshest writings. In case you did, let me catch you up:

My tribute to the late Betty Page: A Film Review
In honor of the passing of model Betty Page at the age of 85, I've decided to share my review of the 2001 DVD Betty Page in Bondage. If you are a Betty aficianado, you can rent the film from www.dvdavenue.com. Not one of my personal favorites, really, but here's the info you need to know before you rent the DVD:

"Actually, my favorite part of this DVD was when I first took it out of its sleeve. The picture on the disc itself is a pretty one. Betty Page had a really nice body. To truly enjoy this video, though, one would have to be a hard-core Page fan. It's composed entirely of antique "stag reels" of her . . . interesting 1950s costumes and music, but only mildly naughty by today's standards. Scenes of girl-on-girl bondage that were probably quite titillating in the mid-20th century are just rather quaint and even bizarre now."

Other Recent Posts:
Original Short Story, "God and The Devil Are Married" at http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754375

Reprint of "Chocolate Jesus and the Oral Thing" at http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754159

Review of Witch's Heart, a book by Tabitha Shay at http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977741950

And don't forget to take the latest Facebook quiz and find out "Which Beltane Character Are You?" You can find it at http://apps.facebook.com/whichbeltanesowgpc/?_fb_fromhash=3bb3bf9c249e2c69417dfeae82690e0c.

If you love Beltane, buy "Bomb Pop" from Erotique Press at www.erotiquepress.com. (Note: the website may be down for a redesign for a day or so, but keep checking back!)