http://www.pinchbackpress.com Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:31:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Grounded: Communing & Colliding With Mother Nature Has the ocean healed your wounded soul? Does planting seeds make you feel sexy? What have you gathered from the great outdoors? Ever had a walk in the woods go horribly wrong? Or confronted a wild animal? The sky’s the limit here, literally. Share ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/news-updates/grounded-communing-colliding-with-mother-nature Caught: True Crime Tales of Scamming, Scheming & Sliding By Whether you’ve stolen, conned, lied, or cheated here is your chance to come clean. Tell us about the times you’ve ripped someone off, the five finger discounts you’ve taken, the little white lies you’ve told.  Confession is good for the soul ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/news-updates/caught-true-crime-tales-of-scamming-scheming-sliding-by Shades of Truth is a series of creative nonfiction anthologies published by Pinchback Press. We want to examine the humor and heartaches of real life through engaging true stories. Writers in every genre are interested in "the truth." Even when writing fiction, it's essential that stories feel believable. But how ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/headline/anthology-news We had a great time speaking at the Feminist Sex Panel this past week. Cara Bruce read a piece of erotica from Hot & Bothered 3. Next, Shawna Kenney read an essay from the book Hookers, Ho's, Call Girls & Rent Boys. Shira Tarrant finished up the reading with a ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/seen-heard/feminist-sex-panel Upcoming Readings for Hos, Hookers, Call Girls & Rent Boys Reading Friday November 6, 2009 Atomic Books 3620 Falls Rd Baltimore, MD  21211 410-662-4444 7 – 9 PM Sunday November 8th Chop Suey Books 2913 West Cary Street Richmond, VA 23221 (804) 422-8066 1 pm Tuesday, November 10th Busboys & Poets 1025 5th Street NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 789-BBAP (2227) Short readings by: David Henry Sterry (editor) Shawna Kenney  "This ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/news-updates/hos-hookers-call-girls-rent-boys-readings-in-new-york-and-dc 2640 St. Paul Baltimore, MD Tuesday, October 20, 2009 • 7:00pm Join authors Shira Tarrant, Shawna Kenney, and Cara Bruce for an evening of Feminist Sex. Reading from their latest work, these authors explore what it means to be both anti-sexist and sex-positive. Shira Tarrant will discuss pornography and masculinity from her newest book, ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/seen-heard/feminist-sex-a-baltimore-panel-discussion-on-being-anti-sexist-and-sex-positive The Pinchback Press gals made the rounds at the National Book Festival this past weekend. Rain didn't keep thousands of book-lovers away from the Mall. Stumbling across Washington, DC novelist (also a writer/producer for HBO's The Wire) George Pelecanos was a treat for us. He explained that his characters' voices ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/seen-heard/national-book-festival Tarnished: True Tales of Innocence Lost We want your true stories about your loss of innocence. Have you ever asked, “is that all there is?” When did you first realize that you were no longer a child? What happened to make you realize that life wasn’t always beautiful, and how did ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/news-updates/tarnished-true-tales-of-innocence-lost Marcy Sheiner is the editor of a dozen collections of erotica, including Herotica 4-7, Best Women’s Erotica 2000-2005, and The Oy of Sex: Jewish Women Write Erotica.  Her book Sex for the Clueless was published by Kensington Press in 2001. What is your earliest writing-related memory? Fourth grade, I was nine or ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/interviews-advice/interview-with-marcy-sheiner There's still time to sign up for our 6-week online workshop, beginning Friday September 18th. Write memoir, essays or short stories based on actual life experiences, and be published in one of our upcoming anthologies! (Students successfully completing the course have an excellent chance of being chosen for publication).  Enrollment ... http://www.pinchbackpress.com/writing-workshops/fall-workshop-begins-september-18th