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What I'm Watching (David Lynch)
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We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars
The front of Larry Edmunds Bookshop in Hollywood. For more of my photographs, follow me on Instagram.
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Books I Read: 100 Demons
I’ve read Lynda Barry’s One! Hundred! Demons! before, but I wanted to read it again because I find it so inspiring. My first encounters with Barry’s work were with Ernie Pook’s Comeek, and I’ve been a fan ever since. I love One! Hundred! Demons! for a variety of reasons: the work is beautiful, the stories are moving, the message is about persevering regardless of what anyone else’s thinks or what happens to you. My favorite strips in this series are the ones focusing on her childhood, how maligned she was yet kept insisting that she might one day have something to say. I read this slowly so I could savor how precious these artworks are.
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Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Image credit: Beatrice Neumann
In my latest newsletter: let’s all play footsie, you can have a piece of Britney Spears for $25,000, butt cracks are trending, a stripper has a cookbook, I hear from an aspiring male porn star, and more. Make sure to subscribe.
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The Rise of Creature Cocks
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In the latest edition of my newsletter, The Reverse Cowgirl, I interviewed Rebecca Weinberg, the president of XR Brands, which produces Creature Cocks, a line of monstrous sex toys. From tentacle dildos to alien eggs, these adult products are really out there. Why are they so popular? It has to do with romantasy literature.
“If you read to imagine relations with a creature, why not have an actual creature to take your experience to the next level? One can never get bored, as the imagination is limitless.”
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West Hollywood Billboard
A woman looks down from on high in West Hollywood. For more of my photographs, follow me on Instagram.
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What I'm Watching (Nostalgia)
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Books I Read in February: Favorite and Least Favorite
This year, I decided to read only books with pictures. In February, I read seven books. (You can find those books and my short reviews here.) My favorite book was Mimi Pond’s Over Easy, a fascinating look at a San Francisco Bay Area diner scene of days past. My least favorite was Manu Larcenet’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, which was a disservice to the source material and narratively disjointed.
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Fuck You, Pay Me #20: What I'm Doing These Days
This is part 19 of “Fuck You, Pay Me,” an ongoing series of posts on writing, editing, and publishing.
I’ve got various things going on since the beginning of the year. In 2025, I’m focusing on experimenting. This isn’t the same as strategizing. It’s more intuitive. It’s about trying things, and pivoting, and not overthinking. For me, this process involves work and play, nonfiction and fiction, writing and newslettering and more.
My Novel
So far, my novel-in-progress is 25% drafted. It’s set in the adult movie industry. The main character is a man. I’m really, really enjoying working on this project. It brings me a great deal of satisfaction, and there’s no editor telling me what to do or contract to which I’m beholden. This process is all about reconnecting with what I want to do as a writer: be funny, be creative, be bold.
My Nonfiction Book
I’m also working on a narrative nonfiction book about the porn business. In a way, this book is a project I’ve been working on for nearly 30 years. 2027 will mark three decades since I first set foot on an adult movie set. The story intertwines a first-person narrative, investigative journalism, and creative nonfiction. This is probably my most challenging undertaking, but it’s worth it.
My Short Story Collection
I’m also putting together a short story collection. These intertwined stories take place in the San Fernando Valley and focus on the lives and experiences of those who work in a myriad of sex-related businesses. This will be my second short story collection. My first was You’re a Bad Man, Aren’t You? Soon, a new short story I wrote that will be included in this collection will be published in an O.G. literary magazine and accompanied by a photo I took. So I’m looking forward to sharing that when it’s available.
Consultancy
My consultancy, The Fixer, is doing really well. I have some great clients, most of whom are in the VC / tech / entertainment spaces. As usual, all my clients are men and either CEOs / founders or otherwise C-suite executives. To work with me, contact me here.
Where I’m Applying
Recently, I applied for an investigative journalism fellowship; I’ll find out whether or not I was chosen in a couple months. I also applied for a writing residency; I think I’ll hear about that one in the spring, as well. Over the months to come, I’ll likely apply for other things, but that’s it so far.
Doing the Reverse Cowgirl
Since the start of the year, I’ve been concentrating more on my newsletter: The Reverse Cowgirl. This coming week I’ll be sharing an interview that I think will be a wild read for my readers. I’ve been trying out different formats for this newsletter: listicles, interviews, personal experiences. I’m not sure where the sweet spot is yet, in terms of format and frequency. Eventually, I will know.
Hobbies
I started coloring in adult coloring books, which sounds immature and regressive, but I’ve been enjoying it. I highly recommend this one featuring the art of Edward Gorey.
Exercise
I switched to a new Pilates studio. In addition to in-studio classes, this studio offers instructional videos you can do at home. This has been really helpful to my practice. My abs are strengthening.
Reading
Last year I read a bunch of books, and I didn’t like quite a few of them. This year I decided to only read books with pictures in them. I post short book reviews on my blog. All the books I’ve read this year and last year are here. To date, my favorite book from this year’s line up is Pierre Le-Tan’s A Few Collectors, which I described as “a wunderkammer of a book.”
The Porn Library
I’m still updating The Porn Library. An invaluable resource, for the prurient.
Comics
For the first time in maybe 20 years, two of my most famous erotic comics are available online. They are My, My American Bukkake and My, My American Bukkake Too. I intend to create a third installment for this bukkake comic series—My, My American Bukkake III—by the end of the year.
My Memoir
I sold the foreign rights to my memoir, Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment—to a foreign country. It’ll be translated into that country’s language. I’ll share that information when it’s public.
Art Club
I went to a nude figure drawing class. That was a cool experience. I still can’t draw, though.
Porn Star Book Signing
I also went to a porn star book signing. It was a scene.
My Photographer Friends
One of the highlights of the year so far is being able to publish photographs taken by cool photographers, some of whom are my friends, in my newsletter: Clayton Cubitt, Dina Litovsky, Steve Diet Goedde, Nikola Tamindzic, Alejandra Guerrero, and Dave Naz, to name a few. I pay $100 for the one-time use of the photo; all rights remain with the photographer. Know someone who’s interested? HMU.
Transcendental Meditation
I started doing transcendental meditation. I learned through the David Lynch Foundation. This is proving to be an incredible, invaluable tool. I’ll probably write more about it when I’ve been doing it longer.
Bang That Gavel
I participated in an art house auction for the first time—through Bonhams—and it was a really cool experience. I won a pair of delightful watercolors by a really amazing person. If you dig around in my Instagram Stories Highlights, you can read something I wrote about the experience.
Eat This
My current food obsession in L.A. is The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills. The sandwiches are the best, and the La Zucca is to die for. I strongly recommend getting it with fried Mortadella if you’re a meat person.
The Blue Glow
My favorite series on TV right now is The White Lotus Season 3, obviously.
My Pics
As usual, I’m taking lots of pics. Follow me on Instagram.
Anyway, that’s it for now. Contact me here. Work with me here.
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Life in L.A. (Walk of Fame)
From the Walk of Fame to the Melrose Hill art scene, photos from my life in L.A. Follow me on Instagram.
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Books I Read: My Most Secret Desire
I’ve read Julie Doucet’s work before and liked it, but My Most Secret Desire didn’t quite work for me. It is very strange, and I like strange, but this book is primarily a series of renderings of freaky dreams. Dreams in which she has a penis or is pregnant with something weird or odd people do frightening things. Is this the female unconscious or just chaos? I felt it leaned heavily into grotesque without any accompanying insight.
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Mickey & Chewie
Mickey and Chewie work the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For more of my photographs, follow me on Instagram.
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The Day Before Hump Day
Image credit: Dave Naz
Hooters considers bankruptcy. Trump has a foot fetish. MUBI streams porn. And more in my newsletter.
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Books I Read: The Saga of the Swamp Thing 1
I don’t usually read superhero comics, but I picked up The Saga of the Swamp Thing 2 and then realized I needed to read The Saga of the Swamp Thing 1 first. I chose this series because I was dazzled by the art and also because I’m aware that Alan Moore is considered a comic book god. I liked parts of Book 1—I mean, it’s weird as fuck—but the story feels fragmented, and I think I had a hard time having an emotional connection with a plant, aka The Swamp Thing, which, by his (its?) own admission, is what he is. Anyway, I can never follow these action driven plots with so many characters. A mixed bag experience for me, I guess.
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This Ain't Your Daddy's Book Reading
I went to a porn star book signing. I wrote about that experience in my latest newsletter: The Reverse Cowgirl.
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Definitely / Definately
My favorite dictionary asked what word you’d respell if you could. My pick? Definitely = definately. [BuzzFeed]
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The Ghostbusters of Porn
When you’re a porn star and your content gets pirated, who you gonna call? Takedown Piracy. Read it here.
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The Last Showgirl
Really enjoyed The Last Showgirl. Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis are wonderful. Sweet, atmospheric.
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Black and White
Have you subscribed to my newsletter, The Reverse Cowgirl? The latest edition is out, and it’s a real good time.
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