I woke up to a nifty email today, at the start of our almost-week-and-a-half vacation, from "H.L." Shaw from Fishnet magazine. She wants to buy my erotic story about young love and a video camera entitled "Repeat Performance." Sweet!

This story first started out as an exercise from a workshop hosted by Gardner Dozois and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Usually I don't like doing writing assignments, as they always feel forced. But this one was a challenge -- you were supposed to write about sex.

The first assignment was to write about the most embarrassing sexual experience you ever had, and the second assignment was to write about the most romantic sexual experience you ever had. I'll let you decide for yourself which assignment I followed for "Repeat Performance." :)

A story sale is always a great way to start off a weekend, and a vacation as well! Later!