People approach me often about my tattoos. Mine are so bright they’ve been mistaken as clothing or body paint. Generally, people are curious about them, the process, the story behind the tattoo, and how badly it hurt. I’ve always welcomed conversations about them, because with anything else a better educated person makes wise decisions. I’m Read More
Author: Sidney
It can never be said that Sidney Bristol has had a ‘normal’ life. She is a recovering roller derby queen, former missionary, and tattoo addict. She grew up in a motor-home on the US highways (with an occasional jaunt into Canada and Mexico), traveling the rodeo circuit with her parents. Sidney has lived abroad in both Russia and Thailand, working with children and teenagers. She now lives in Texas where she splits her time between a job she loves, writing, reading and belly dancing.
Teaser Tuesday: Alien Revealed
Teaser Tuesdays are a book meme hosted by Should be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! Read More
Grocery Shopping Made Awkward
Dear Reader, You might think I’m a social butterfly, and in the right circumstances I am – but grocery shopping is not a social experience in my bubble world. Typically I like to stick in some ear buds and listen to my iPod. I live in an eclectic area where many different cultures mesh in Read More
Gluten Free Cupcakes?
I watched a lot of Cupcake Wars last week and really wanted to make some. Since Sunday is the monthly Writer Chicks get together I thought I’d bake some up, but after remembering one of the girls has to stick to a no gluten diet I panicked a little. Thankfully there are a lot of Read More
Dangling Bits
Dear Reader, Have you been to the movies recently? Have you left the theater wondering what you just watched? My brother and I went to see Bridesmaids. Yes, my manly brother went to see a raunchy chick flick. We expected to see lots of dirty humor, crazy wedding scenes and maybe a few body parts. Read More
Friday Finds
Welcome to Friday Finds! The idea is to share the books you’ve discovered over the last week. Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh (paranormal romance) Miranda’s Rights by KyAnn Waters (steamy BDSM novella) With or Without You by KyAnn Waters (novella of second chances) Bottoms Up by Miranda Baker (very Read More
Recipes: A Summer Parfait
It’s spring and in Texas, summer is almost here. It’s the season to eat foods that are cooler and taking advantage of seasonal fruit is always a good idea. When I lived in a Chicago commune we regularly had tubs of plain yogurt around and several of the members liked to make and share home Read More
Blow Me, Baby
So tonight Suzan Butler and I had a twitter conversation. Here it is for your entertainment: Suzan: I need @Sidney_Bristol to write a gambling scene for me in which hot guy makes woman blow on his dice. #notaeuphemism Me: ……why am i doing this? #notaeuphemism Suzan: Because I want to read it. #notaeuphemism Suzan: Also, Read More
Romance = Porn
Dear Reader, A lot of people are discussing the article written by a LDS Life Coach wherein the writer cautions people away from reading romance books because, In fact, some marriage therapists caution that women can become as dangerously unbalanced by these books’ entrancing but distorted messages as men can be by the distorted messages Read More
Teaser Tuesday: Kiss of Snow
Teaser Tuesdays are a book meme hosted by Should be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! Read More
