I’ve had such an immensely frustrating day. I felt like I was churning my wheels all day long, and not a bit of writing done. I needed this reminder. Some days you have to just let go and BE.
Month: January 2013
You gotta ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?
Exactly. Let’s embrace our differences. Even the Cupcake haters.
#ASMSG A little excerpt from the new Dominic&Katelyn short. Just because.
I’m sharing it because I sort of am in love with this new character I named Penny. Yes, I named her after my friend Penny. You all do realize an author reserves the right to write people, places, and events into their stories right? *wink* But, anyway, this is Fake!Penny. Totally fictional character named Penny, but is not Bad Penny. Just to clear up any confusion. And I hope Real!Penny doesn’t mind. LOL
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Copyright Genevieve Dewey, All Rights Reserved (subject to editing, etc):
A petite yet curvy woman came out of the office adjacent to the front desk with a huge welcoming smile on her face. She had shoulder length jet black hair pulled back with two sparkly barrettes that highlighted the shocking pink streak of hair over her right temple and the pearl choker she wore around her neck. She had on a black shiny leather skirt and a cashmere pink top that stretched across her well-endowed bosom. On her legs were knee high striped socks and black patent heels. She looked like a Fifties housewife fused with a Goth girl. It should have been too incongruous but the woman pulled it off somehow with an effortlessly sensual flare. Pinned to her sweater top was a name tag that read “Penny”.
“May I help you?” Penny asked in a Jessica Rabbit voice.
There was silence and Katelyn looked to her left waiting for Dom to speak. He always made reservations or ordered at supper; he never waited for her to take the lead. But Dominic was staring at the woman with a glazed expression. Katelyn stomped on his foot.
“Hey!” he looked over at her but she spared him only a brief annoyed glance.
“We’re looking for a couple that are staying here,” Katelyn began. “The man would have sandy brown hair about six foot tall, wearing a business suit and the woman – girl – would be oh about here,” Katelyn paused and put her hand up to her ear. Penny’s black eyebrows rose daintily. “And she would be wearing a completely ridiculously out of season dress.”
Penny nodded vaguely a few times then slightly tilted her head.
“Listen, I’d love to help you but I can’t give that sort of information out unless you’re law enforcement or something,” she ended the sentence looking at Dominic then slowly licked her lips and winked.
Dominic made some choking sounds and Katelyn gritted her teeth.
“No, we’re not law enforcement. He’s my brother-in-law and she’s…”
A husky infectious laugh startled Katelyn to a stop.
“I’m just messing with you,” Penny said. “I really can’t give you their room number or I’ll get fired but I could totally tell you they’re in the dining room over there.” She stopped and looked side to side then leaned forward over the counter, inadvertently giving them a full view of her cleavage. “And between you and me, I don’t really need this gig, it’s just something to pad the customer base, you know what I mean?”
Katelyn’s mouth dropped open.
“You mean… are you saying you’re… I mean… I’m not judging or…”
The infectious laugh rang out again, surprisingly loud from such a feminine and petite woman.
“No, no, don’t be silly! I’m a relationship counselor.”
Katelyn shared a look with still-silent Dominic.
“Like a marriage counselor?”
“Oh, honey, I don’t restrict myself to monogamous state-sanctioned relationships. Less clientele that way. There’s some seriously messed up people come to a hotel like this,” Penny continued. “I mean, there’s obviously vanilla folk like you—”
“I’m not vanilla! What does that even mean? Whatever it means I’m not it,” Dom finally interjected sounding offended.
Penny smiled and winked again.
“Sure, whatever. Don’t get me wrong, there’s all sorts of people come here, regular folk, experiential folks and weird folk. I’m not talking the normal kind of weird—”
“Isn’t that technically an oxymoron?” Katelyn interjected.
Penny blinked and smiled.
“I like you. You and the boyfriend ever need any helpful advice you just give me a ring,” Penny said with a deep chuckle and took a business card out of her bra.
I thought about apologizing to the people I’ve offended this week but…
I’m due for a reminder.
Wisdom from Cupcake (aka #RandomMomentofGen)
Recently (ish) I was sort of metaphorically adopted by #Naughtyville. Actually, I followed Penelope Jones home one day on Twitter and she was all “Can I keep her, huh, huh, can I keep her?” And strangely (though, now it’s not strange at all, but at the time it seemed strange) all these really nice but naughty minded people adopted me as their resident vanilla cupcake. This is great because I generally have a fairly dirty mind myself. Alright, a very dirty mind. I just *write* less naughty than most of them on the scale of naughty to puritanical. Though, as my inbox would indicate, I am still a wee bit too spicy for some. Eh. I care not. And then there’s a few, though distinctly less, who were disappointed because I often hang out with the BDSM crowd on Twitter and there was that one time I wrote some erotica (not BDSM but there *might* have been a wee bit of kinky going on, ehem…) and then they read Bird Day Battalion and they’re like….oh, that’s just…romance with sex…
SO, too spicy for some, not spicy enough for others. Must be doing something right. Ha!
You may be wondering (as usual) what on earth am I rambling about?
Penny adopting random stray cupcakes got me to thinking. You ever notice how those groups who have to battle the most fiercely against stereotypes and unfair marginalization are often THE most welcoming people on the face of the planet?
I have.
It makes me sad to think of all the many different and truly fascinating groups of people I have met online over the years not just in the course of writing but being a regular visitor to websites about books, TV shows, sports, what have you, the ones that are a part of the most powerful, mainstream or elite groups can often (yes, I’m generalizing based on anecdotal experience) be the LEAST welcoming to new people and people who don’t share their Group Think. If you offer up the dissenting opinion or encourage others to critically examine their own kneejerk opinions you are dismissed, scoffed at, sometimes even drummed out.
Sadly, it has been one of the most consistent things I have observed and experienced in the cyberworld. The groups with the most numbers, or the most clout tend not to tolerate those that think differently than they do and the groups *most* used to experiencing that very sensation of censure, condemnation, or prejudice are often the best place to find refuge when you feel like an octagonal peg in a square world.
Ah, there are exceptions to the rule, I know.
Just like I am the exception to the #Naughtyville rule.
I received the Very Inspiring Blogger Award from @JMcNamara4
Joseph McNamara nominated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award and I can’t tell you how much that means to me. He’s a wonderful man (as far as I can tell having never met him) who is quite a passionate supporter of women’s rights. I love his blog because it is a very soulful prosaic exploration of the symbiotic relationship between a Dominant & submissive. I also might have mentioned before I enjoy the love filled poetry he and Gemini write for each other and their song fests on Twitter. My husband and I don’t write each other poetry but we do the songapaloozas from time to time so it brings a grin to my face to see another couple do it. Anyway, I’m babbling again (as usual), so, back to business:
I think the list of people I would nominate in return would have probably already done this award at least once (and or are really busy writing right now) so I am going to simply list the blogs I enjoy going to on a regular basis and IF they choose to share they may, if not that’s alright as well. 🙂
Here are Seven Things about me:
1. I live a very boring life which I enjoy immensely. Drama exhausts me. I like periodic doses of drama in a book, blog, or TV show. I do *not* like it in my life. I’m a very straight forward, bluntly honest person so I tend to avoid people that can’t handle that.
2. I did my masters thesis on the Cultural Implications of Pre-eclampsia (a condition of pregnancy) specifically with regard to women’s choices/experiences within the medical paradigm they chose.
3. I’ve been married before. We don’t stay in touch.
4. I deeply enjoy writing/telling stories. I deeply *hate* having to try and sell these stories. That’s not a whine, just a self-observation. 🙂 I think it comes from the above, I’m pretty much a You Get What You See person so when I write I’m thinking, “Hey, hope you like it, if not, that’s cool, too. Whatever.” This is probably not the best approach to salesmanship. LOL!
5. I love hanging out with people who use critical thinking, who don’t take my flirting and sarcasm seriously, who don’t look down upon people who have different lifestyles than their own, and who value and practice respect for other human beings at all times. I have ZERO, and I mean zero, tolerance for those who do not. This is when I tend to lose my objective cultural relativity and get all sharptongued and viciously critical. It’s not pretty.
6. I love doing those big giant jigsaw puzzles that you leave out on the table and do in punctuated spurts. Sadly, I can’t do that much anymore with three small children, and the Apps on my iPad aren’t the same.
7. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people assume things about me without asking. Ask. I would give you that same respect.
The Blogs I visit most often (and I just realized there’s definitely a theme here — how incredibly unobservant of me as an anthropologist! — it seems I like blogs with poetry, romance, and erotica):
REBLOG: always tomorrow by @Penelope_Prose #Poemup #ASMSG
A lovely poem by (I still can’t figure out why she’s called) Bad Penny:
For @Geminiswords: Liebster answers
Ok so I already received the Liebster from my friend Penny (Http://www.thepenelopejones.wordpress.com) which I answered here:
But the lovely Gemini nominated me as well so I am going to answer her questions without nominating 11 new blogs. (Cheating! Yes I know, the Devil’s getting thirsty waitin for me to care. ;P)
What is your guilty pleasure?
Mmnnnn, so many ways to answer this. Food wise, cheesecake. Activity wise, reading blogs, especially those with romantic and/or sensual poetry.
Who is your favorite author?
Jane Austen
What would be your perfect first date?
Some sort of group activity (like a museum or party) where I would feel like I had an escape route. LOL I’m serious, I hated dating. Haaaaated. It. Deeply. Takes me a long time to warm up to people. Once I do it’s hard to get me to shut up.
Sweet or savory?
Both! Chocolate covered pretzels, brownsugar covered bacon, french fries in a smoothie…
Where would you rather be right now in the world?
Chicago, IL.
What is your pet hate?
My what now? Thing I hate the most? Or a pet I hate? I sense a Yank-Brit confusion here. The thing I hate most in the world is intolerance/prejudice.
What are you most talented at?
Writing? I honestly don’t know. That’s the thing I get the most compliments for. That and my ability to get people to look at something from a different angle.
If you were a cocktail, what would you be called?
The Cupcake. I know, cheating! Again! LOL
What is your most treasured possession?
I was going to kneejerk say my children but they aren’t a possession they’re a gift, so I will go with letters/keepsakes from my ancestors.
What is your favorite movie?
Dang it that’s hard. I would say tie between the BBC version of Pride&Prejudice (which is cheating again I know since that’s more a mini-series) and The Godfather.
Have you ever taken anything that wasn’t yours and if so what?
Yes. Slippers. In my defense I honestly didn’t realize I hadn’t rung them up at Target. My husband laughed about it for days because I wouldn’t wear them.
If you’re over 18, please go visit Gemini’s blog! She writes such beautiful D/s poetry, sometimes soulful, sometimes sexy, sometimes both, and sometimes her Joseph writes a response (maybe I should have said following their love story is one of my guilty pleasures…)
Genevieve Dewey 