I have a new article up at Sirens Magazine: “Doing the (Post-Divorce) Deed.”

Again, I think the title sums it up quite nicely. It’s never too late to get some action.

[Update 12.1.09: AlterNet re-printed (posted) my article.]

I have a new article up at Sirens Magazine: “Give It Up for Masturbation.”

I think the title is fairly self-explanatory.

[Side note: One of the perks of writing this article? One free We-Vibe.]

I have a new article up at Sirens Magazine about (what else?) unemployment, specifically among the overly-educated female population.

It’s not a particularly happy subject, but I do try to give it a more hopeful slant.

Let me know if I succeeded.

I’ve been busy. I know everyone says that, but I mean really busy. I’ve lucked out with some freelance work; things have fallen into my lap at just the right time. And I’ve said yes to everything, because, well, I’m unemployed and can’t afford to say no.

In the midst of my busyness, however, I managed to score a full-time job. An absolute miracle in this economy. Though my full-time gig doesn’t officially begin until February 2, I’ve had to prove my worth and be “brought up to speed.” What does this mean exactly? More work.

I’ve spent the last 10 days or so working, on average, 12 hours a day. I haven’t slept much. I’m on an every-other-day shower schedule, which means that I smell great. And my back is so tense that I’ve taken to (lamely) pounding on it myself.

Last Wednesday, I attended a freelance-writing seminar. It attracted the usual oddballs—both actual writers and the people who think that because they have cats/ride horses/live in their mother’s basement and love to make up stories, they, too, can be writers. One woman asked dozens of bizarre-o questions, though one question in particular was somewhat useful to me: What should you do when you’ve overcommitted yourself? Is it okay to turn down a project?

The presenter, a published freelance writer and editor, said that as a rule, unless the project sucks big balls (my words, not hers), she never passes on a writing gig. “Some weeks will go by, and you have no work,” she said. “Then other weeks are just insane, so I tell myself that those weeks are just going to be about work. But, really, having too much work as a freelancer is not a bad problem to have.”

In other words, take work where and when you can get it, and thank your lucky stars for it. 

So I am and I will. Even if it lands me in traction.