In the Flesh is a monthly reading series held the third Thursday of every month at the appropriately named Happy Ending Lounge, and features the city's best erotic writers sharing stories to get you hot and bothered, hosted and curated by erotic writer/editor Rachel Kramer Bussel (Best Sex Writing series, Do Not Disturb, Spanked, Dirty Girls, etc.). From erotic poetry to down and dirty smut, these authors get naked on the page and will make you lust after them and their words. Themed nights have included True Sex Confessions, Revenge of the Sex Columnists, GLBT Night, and Comedy Sex. Readers have included Laura Antoniou, Mo Beasley, Susie Bright, Lily Burana, Jessica Cutler, Stephen Elliott, Martha Garvey, Gael Greene, Andy Horwitz, Debra Hyde, Maxim Jakubowski, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Tsaurah Litzky, Suzanne Portnoy, Sofia Quintero, M.J. Rose, Danyel Smith, Grant Stoddard, Cecilia Tan, Carol Taylor, Veronica Vera, Zane and others. In The Flesh debuted in October 2005. Contact rachelkramerbussel at gmail.com for bookings, press, or questions. Click here In The Flesh: Los Angeles. “…writer and host Rachel Kramer Bussel welcomes eroticism of all stripes, spots and textures to the Happy Ending lounge on the Lower East Side.,” New York Times UrbanEye newsletter, August 15, 2007 email rachelkramerbussel at gmail.com for booking or other information or interview requests

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

In The Flesh comes to Dallas

As you may or may not know, there is a monthly LA version of In The Flesh hosted by the esteemed erotica writer/rocket scientist Stan Kent.

Now In The Flesh is coming to Dallas via erotica writer Vanessa Vaughn! From her announcement:

After searching in vain for a sex-themed reading series in Dallas, I have decided to host my own. I am committed to doing whatever it takes to develop a vibrant community for erotic writers here. Cities like New York and LA offer many wonderful opportunities for authors to showcase their work--but so far Texas is falling sadly behind.

I decided to contact Rachel Kramer Bussel (the founder of the original In The Flesh, New York) for advice, and she graciously invited me to open a new branch of her famed reading series here! At this moment, I am still in the process of searching for a perfect venue and locating authors who are interested in reading. I am focusing on Dallas at the moment, but have big plans for the future, and would love to organize readings in Austin at some point, as well.

I will post updates here as I nail down more of the specifics. My goal is to kick off the Dallas In the Flesh in Spring of 2010. If you are interested in reading at In the Flesh in Dallas, please email InTheFleshTexas@yahoo.com. Thank you so much for your interest and support! I will keep you posted!

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posted by Rachel at Wednesday, September 30, 2009