A woman from the audience asks: ‘Why were there so few women among the Beat writers?’ and [Gregory] Corso, suddenly utterly serious, leans forward and says: “There were women, they were there, I knew them, their families put them in institutions, they were given electric shock. In the ’50s if you were male you could be a rebel, but if you were female your families had you locked up.”Stephen Scobie, on the Naropa Institute’s 1994 tribute to Allen Ginsberg (via thisisendless)
Guest Author: Readers choose their own erotic adventures in Angora Shade’s Dragon’s Gift
It’s cold and blustery in my neck of the woods, making it the perfect whether to warm up with a hot read. So it’s my pleasure to introduce this fascinating new release from erotica author Angora Shade. Based on her earlier story The Dragon’s Gift, this version allows readers to forge their own path, choosing from various plot twists to work toward the ending they most desire.