Date:	2009-03-25 10:02
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I have a brand new story out from Torquere today. :)

The Case of the Missing Boa is one of six novelettes in the wonderful book Animal Attraction 2 edited by Vincent Diamond. The book is available either as an ebook at $5.95US or as a print book at $13.95US.

Here's an excerpt from Boa:

( totally worksafe )

Date:	2008-12-20 10:20
Subject:	New Christmas releases!
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Mood:	cheerful
Music:	White Christmas

Well, this is quite a day. I have not one, but two new stories out today at Torquere. :)

The first one is It's Tradition -- here's a short summary:

"Justin isn't much for Vegas Christmas parties, especially when his sister is throwing them. She always wants to set him up with someone, and this time is no different. Justin thinks Reggie is hot, but he's been hurt too badly to trust someone so quickly, and he decides to leave before he can get too interested. Can meeting up with Reggie at his sister's house for dinner change Justin's mind?"

And under the cut, a ( a short excerpt )

It's Tradition is available here for $1.29 US.

The second story is a novelette -- Secret Santa. Here's a summary:

"Ollie Dickinson, the office Scrooge, hates company parties, especially the yearly Secret Santa gift exchange. Except this year he's drawn Matt Robbins, the hot new junior accountant, who just happens to be the object of loner Ollie's very secret fantasies. Great, right? Not exactly. Matt is the protégé -- and some say boy toy -- of Ollie's cougar boss, and totally out of poor Ollie's middle management league.

Ollie finds out his secret crush on Matt isn't quite so secret when he gets gift-giving advice from co-workers who seem to be pushing him in Matt's direction. Can Ollie find the perfect Christmas gift and win Matt's heart without getting himself fired? Christmas is, after all, the season of miracles."

And under the cut, ( a short sample )

Secret Santa is available here for $2.49.

Both stories feature one old and one younger guy. I'm sure you all know what my inspiration was in writing them. ;)

Date:	2008-12-16 12:19
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This poor journal. I tend to ignore it for weeks on end, then log on to catch up with friends who only post over here these days. That makes it difficult, since I can only skip 20 on my flist, and have to look up journals individually, but it's my own fault. I'll try to be better.

So, random things in no particular order:

~~It was 6 degrees F this morning when I woke up. That's -14C. We have snow and ice, neither of which is going to melt anytime soon.

~~I only have an inch or two of snow in my yard, but it was enough to show bunny tracks this morning. *g* Poor bunny. When we put up our Christmas decorations a little over a week ago, we first had to rake leaves and mow the lawn since it was still green and growing. Now all that green grass the bunny was munching on is covered by snow. I'm sure it will cope.

~~I have two holiday stories coming out from Torquere this month. The Sip -- "It's Tradition" -- will be out this Saturday. I'm not sure when the Single Shot -- "Secret Santa" -- will be published. I'll post links.

~~I've also revamped the novella I wrote for the last Viggorli 'zine into an original story which Torquere will be publishing sometime next year as part of their High Ball line. "Comstock" is a mystery/suspense story set in the late 1800's in Virginia City.

~~I've finished one of my holiday fic exchange stories and am over halfway on the other. Now I need to get cracking on the novelette that's due the middle of next month since I'll have a workshop assignment (that I don't have yet) which will also be due in January.

~~I'm enjoying the heck out of Big Bang Theory, a half hour sitcom on CBS here in the U.S. Highlights from episodes are available at the link. If you've ever been, or known, extremely smart, extremely geeky, extremely non-socially adept science fiction/computer/science nerds, this is a most excellent show. The last two minutes of last night's Christmas episode had me laughing so hard I might have snorted. *g* I know I freaked out the cat. ;)

Date:	2007-12-20 21:28
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Remember Wiseguys, my original fic at Torquere Press? Torquere just published my Christmas sequel, Wiseguys: Christmas in Idaho.



Yes indeedy, the wiseguys have a naughty tale for Christmas. ;)

Here's the summary:

Wiseguys Tony and Carter are back, and they're in Idaho for Christmas, thanks to the snow. When Carter decides he wants to learn to ski, they head for the local supply shop, bonding a little with the owner. Things go awry for the pair, though, and they're not sure they'll even survive the holiday. Can Tony and Carter make it through?

And here's a little snippet:

( Tony decided to stay in Idaho a while when he woke up that first morning, still dog-tired from driving, and saw Carter standing naked by the room's lone window, the drapes cracked open, watching the snow fall. )

Date:	2007-10-31 09:57
Subject:	Halloween pimpage
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Mood:	busy

Happy Halloween! And what better way to celebrate than with a sexy story -- or twenty-six sexy stories. ;)

This year I'm part of Torquere's Halloween Sip Blitz, a group of twenty-six short stories, each with a spooky theme. All twenty-six stories can be purchased for $27.95 (a savings of 15% over individual cover price), or if you'd like, you can buy them one at a time, like my short story Haunted which is available here for $1.29.

Here's the summary for Haunted from Torquere:

Marc and Vic get one night a year together. Just one night when Marc comes back just like he has for the last ten years. When Marc starts thinking about how it must hurt Vic to have so little time with him, he knows he has to do something to stop the cycle, that he needs to give Vic a chance at a better life. Can Vic convince him that there's way for them to stay together?

Everyone who knows my writing should know the answer to that question, mushybutt romantic that I am *g*, but it's how they get there that makes the story.

And if you squint real hard (okay, not so hard), I bet you can figure out who Marc and Vic really are. *g*

Date:	2007-08-21 09:57
Subject:	so...
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I'm really not down with the orange smiley in the corner, but hey -- I got used to the goat and the other LJ icons. ;)

I think I've friended everyone who's friended me. I check periodically, so if I haven't friended you yet, give me a nudge here and I will.

For the new people on my flist, I wanted to let you know I created a community here -- jasmineskie_fic -- for posting my stories. It's a friends-only, moderated community, so you'll have to join in order to read the stories. Don't worry - I'll still be posting my stories over on LJ too, but since I know some people are ending their relationship with LJ, I'll be posting on the comm here as well.

Date:	2007-07-24 15:31
Subject:	so...
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Mood:	weird

Because one can never have too many journals, now when I say I've gone insane from this writing project or that dollie debt, I can point here as proof. ;)

InsaneJournal. Definitely different. :P