Daily affirmations of a word mercenary
I decided the writing faq was such an interesting exercise that I’d open the floor to other questions. I realize that I don’t write Electrolicious with much of a narrative, so if there are gaping holes that you’ve never quite understood, half written stories I’ve forgotten about, oddities you’ve always wondered over, ask away.
Ever since Dre and I moved back into the gayborhood where we can walk to get coffee (him) or tea (me), we’ve suddenly found ourselves in need of more commuter mugs. I can’t STAND the idea of regularly getting tea in a to-go cup, but the idea of actually buying one makes me shiver. You’d […]
If only they were all like this.
All weekend I kept getting asked about my dresses — and no, I’m not making that up. The bloghers love to talk fashion, darlinks, and people asked. And so here I am to tell: all three dresses were made by my beloved 3Free. (Followers of my wardrobe remix shots know I’m addicted.) There’s no ecommerce […]
Confidential to Wendy McClure: I’m sorry. I stand behind my opinion, but I will admit to not quite thinking all the way through the whole “ungrateful whore” thing. Sorry about that. Seriously: that was really inconsiderate of me, and I apologize.
Sincerely,
Ungrateful Whore
Last night I watched this documentary about the Peoples Temple and the group’s ultimate demise at Jonestown. I’ve had a longstanding fascination with the story, primarily because it scares the shit out of me. Why? Because unlike the Branch Davidians or Heaven’s Gate, the Peoples Temple was built on progressive politics that on a certain […]
So hey: I’m going to Vancouver later this week. I loooove going to Canada, where the money is pretty, the shoes are fabulous, and the people are hot, smart, and have free health insurance. Also: fabulous accents!
I’m doing two readings while I’m up there, the first one on Thursday night at a Salon of Shame-like […]
I’m a little behind on posting this, but last week kicked off a fund raising initiative over at Scarleteen, a sex-ed website for teens run by my friend and colleague, Heather Corinna. Scarleteen has been offering solid, straight-forward information about sexuality and health to teens since 1998, which is practically forever in Internet years. You […]
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Courtesy of my favorite dirty girl, Ellen.
We’re in the final days of The Mr. Bento Porn 1 Year Anniversary Contest. Seriously, you have never seen lunches so lovely.
Go check out the nomination thread and vote for your favorites by “faving” the lunches you love.
Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, is in bookstores now.
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