I can say with certainty 2008 has been a tremendous year.

From the triumph of Barack Obama, the first elected African-American president, to the ever increasing saga of this country’s recession, the year 2008 has seen its share of ups and downs. We’ve seen anti-gay legislation, such as California’s Proposition 8 and Florida’s Amendment 2, become victorious in ensuring marriage remains between a man and woman only, while languishing in the pride that funnywoman Wanda Sykes finally came out the c… Continue

Greetings all!

I want to share with you my latest interview and feature. Hosted by Shon Bacon, The Original ChickLitGurrl, I'm part of a December feature focused on homosexuality and writing.

Eternity Philops Feature

The trio of questions are:

How have your works been received by readers of all orientations?

In the stories you have written and are planning to write, what ideas and themes do you see reoc… Continue

Greetings readers!

I'm holding a short special for my book, Visions of a Cryptic Mystery: Volume One. I have six copies of my book left that I am selling for only $10, with shipping decreased to $3. That means you'll only pay $13 for a personally autographed copy of my debut title, Visions of a Cryptic Mystery: Volume One.

This began at approximately 4p (eastern) so it will run until 4pm (eastern) Thursday, May 29th. If this goes well, I might decide to make it a monthly thing, but that depend… Continue

Today I went to see the movie Street Kings. It was an action and suspense movie. Although it was good it seemed to run along the theme of the Departed, Serpico or Training Day. Good cop, bad cop, corrupt police system, only one person looking out for the best interests of the city and the world.

Friends before lovers.

Such an interesting concept, but rarely one we put into practice.

Case in point, there’s the old running joke about what lesbians bring on a second date — a U-Haul. We tend to move quickly in women-to-women relationships, making bonds hurriedly, sometimes without much forethought. And in these fly-by-night affairs, the thing that’s missing?

True friendship.

By that I mean, the kind of connection that was there before the bedroom and will last way after the love is gone… Continue