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Lesbian Funk: A Journey Into the Oblivion is the third book in the Orchids series. New lesbian erotica from the author known as The Lesbian Goddess (aka Kimberly Q) is always a treat. While Orchids 1 & 2 are collections of short stories, Lesbian Funk follows the adventures of Kaili Michelle Blithesome.

After watching her parents’ marriage crumble and her own attempt at matrimony turn into a disaster, Kaili believes she is finally ready to move on. She has a new job, is moving to a new city, and has one last appointment with her therapist. Just as it seems Kaili has taken control of her life, the foundation she has worked so hard to build gives way. A voice from the past literally reappears:

I knew it was that voice that I’d tucked away. That secret voice that was mine and mine alone. She wasn’t someone or something I ever mentioned in our sessions because it was only one time. I had brushed that episode off as a night of drunken fun.

Guided by–and at times frightened of–this new presence, Kaili’s journey of self-discovery is just beginning. Desires that she has fought to suppress resurface and she finds herself spinning out of control.

You can’t have a sexual awakening without sex and Lesbian Funk is filled with a variety of vivid, highly imaginative sexual encounters. Keep in mind that this is a somewhat reluctant journey. In many scenes, Kaili gives dominion of her body to others–or do they seize it–resulting in scenarios that are both highly charged and unsettling.

Mirroring the first 2 entries in the series, Lesbian Funk is split into seven episodes–each launched by a sensual poem sure to inflame your passions. However, the dialogue is not split into alternating paragraphs. When Kaili is talking to someone else, it can be difficult to keep up with who is speaking to whom.

If you relish the fantasy of being taken, of being the object of affection of a sexual force that will not and can not be denied, Lesbian Funk: A Journey Into the Oblivion is the book for you.

April 15th was the last full update of Kuma2.net. The decision to stop working on Kuma was hard. It’s been a great 10 year run–from an idea sketched in traffic to a monthly (and then quarterly) ezine–but we feel it’s time to explore other projects/ideas.

You should know what’s going to happen to the website…

• We are not taking Kuma2.net down – we just will not be adding more stories/poetry/etc to it. All the pieces that you love in the archive will still be here. All of the information in the other sections–relationships, spirituality, domestic violence–that’s not going anywhere.
• We will, however, occasionally post new content here in the blog. (Adding media reviews, lgbt events, announcements, calls for submissions, etc.)
• Any post that appears here on the blog, will also be posted to the Kuma2.net facebook page.

In place of the July 15th update, we are compiling a list of sites and podcasts that we suggest Kuma readers should visit. If you have or know of a good website, podcast, Youtube channel, whatever that you’d like to suggest, please leave a note in our comments section.

Thank you for a wonderful decade of writing and sharing your words with us.

Puff & Sip are a black lesbian couple who–lucky for us–started podcasting. Their show includes a little bit of everything: comedy, commentary, confessions, etc.

Check out the podcasts: Podcast Alley, iTunes, TalkShoe, RSS Feed

Visit them on MySpace

Homo Harlem: A Film Retrospective
Friday, June 19th-Saturday, June 27th

In honor of the 40th Anniversary of The Stonewall Rebellion and the subsequent Gay rights movement, the Maysles Institute celebrates the cinematic representation of Gay life and culture in Black America’s fabled homeland with Homo Harlem: A Film Retrospective.

$10 Suggested Donation For All Screenings

MAYSLES CINEMA

343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue
(between 127th and 128th Streets)

Box office opens 1 hour before show time.

Homo-Harlem Schedule (pdf)

Authors & Artists

• Alexis Pauline Gumbs
• Almah LaVon Rice-Faina
• Anondra “Kat” Williams
• Azure D. Osborne-Lee
• Daniel Alexander Jones
• Desiree Evans
• Diamond Stylz
• Dorothy Randall Gray
• Dr. Stephanie Andrea Allen
• Fiona Zedde
• Janyce Jones
• Kiese Laymon
• Martina Downey
• Red Thorn Art
• Samiya Bashir
• Sangodare – Art & Spiritual Practice
• Tawanna Sullivan
• The Black Speculative Arts Movement

Books & Publications

• Black & Published
• BLF PRESS
• Onyx Lee Publishing
• Queer | Women of Color | Books
• Red Thorn Art
• We Published, Beloved

Health & Wellness

• Shades Retreat, The Rebirth

Movies & Film

• Black Rainbow Love (Documentary)

Organizations

• Beyond Bold And Brave
• Nomadic Archivists Project
• Shades Retreat, The Rebirth
• TransLash
• ZAMI NOBLA

Podcasts

• Black & Published
• Cannonball With Wesley Morris
• Fanti (archived)
• In The Telling: Black Family Podcast
• Marsha’s Plate
• September: A Podcast For Loveships
• Still Processing (archived)
• TransLash Podcasts
• We Published, Beloved

Spirituality

• Sangodare – Art & Spiritual Practice
• September: A Podcast For Loveships
• Unity Fellowship Church of Columbia (MD)

Trans* Resources

• Marsha’s Plate
• TransLash
• TransLash Podcasts

Writer's Resources

• Literary Liberation

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Skyeview: A Sistah’s View of the World

has officially moved to

http://skyeviewtraveler.wordpress.com

Update your links, add her to your blogroll, and spread the word!

Consequences, the sequel to Choices, is an action packed, drama filled novel that is a fast and enjoyable read. The story revolves around three relationships that are in various relationship stages: Lena/Denise, Cooley/Misha, Carmen/Nic. These ladies have a hard enough time dealing/communicating with each other, but then add to the mix a husband, ex-lovers, a stalker, and a host of secondary characters–it’s the perfect recipe for conflict.

Each leading lady in Consequences has either one of two issues: she’s not satisfied with the life that she has but doesn’t know what she wants, or she yearns for a relationship she can’t have while settling for less. Both situations lead to an atmosphere that is ripe for heartache and heartbreak.

Though not perfect, the characters are multi-faceted and, even when they are doing wrong, you still hope that they see the light and do what’s right.

This Saturday, I’ll be part of a panel on butch/butch lesbian relationships:

The Forbidden Project…
Is Butch-Butch Lesbian Dating, the New Down Low?

On April 11th from 3p.m. – 5p.m. EST, Kat Williams, Naya’Hri N. Zaire-Suhalia, and Shonia Brown will host Episode 1 of The Forbidden Project. This live on-line broadcast will include featured guests, Kaysen Jaymerson Jordan and Tawanna Sullivan and other LGBTIQ community leaders. Listeners are encouraged to tune in, call in (646-378-0402), or visit the chatroom at Sippin On Ink Blog Talk Radio.

To find out more about the series and episode 1 participants, click here.

To hear/participate in the show on Saturday, visit Sippin On Ink Blog Talk Radio.

GirlChild Press
presents
Woman’s Work Writing Workshop
Saturday, May 2, 2009 – 10:00am – 1:00pm
Facilitators: Yael Flusberg and Michelle Sewell

This interactive 3-hour workshop is designed to strengthen your ability to access your original voice, take creative risks, and move your writing to a deeper level. Writing exercises and feedback from your instructors and fellow writers will allow you to expand your powers of observation, imagination, and language. The workshop is perfect for writers at all stages of development.

THE WORKSHOP WILL FOCUS ON

Writing Exercises to Produce Draft Work

Discussion on:
Writing Habits and Tools
Craft Elements
Revision Techniques

EACH WRITER WILL RECEIVE:

* A Workbook
* A copy of Just Like A Girl: A Manifesta!
* After workshop opportunity to submit up to 2 excerpts/pieces to GirlChild Press for a written critique

The final hour of the workshop will allow for discussion and review of existing projects. Writing should take no more than 10 minutes to read aloud.

Class size is limited to allow for maximum feedback and review. Registration will close when the class is full.

ADDRESS: 2548 university place NW, community room
(use side door)

The $45.00 workshop fee is due by May 1, 2009.

For more additional info, visit: http://www.girlchildpress.com/workshops.html