Susie Bright is constructing a new volume, this one to be an object d'art involving erotica with a gothic theme.  Chronicle Books is putting it out in the fall of 2009.  Recently, she said "The Gothic and the Erotic (working title) is a special project of mine to make an elegant book with a classic cache of stories by my favorite authors.  We're looking at designs right now for a clothbound hardcover, perhaps with a lock and key."

And I'm pleased to say that my own brand new story, "The Rookery", will be included.

I haven't written erotica in a while but I'd do just about anything for Susie, and love to do just about anything with Susie.  I also don't just dash things off and send them out -- my novels take at least 9 full drafts -- and I didn't have anything to just pdf and send. But I was honored to be asked so I flung myself at it.

The best part of the whole experience is that Susie is a fabulous editor, not a project manager or a spell-checker, but an honest to god editor who astutely and graciously worked with me to get the story into something that actually works, she says.  Working with her was one of the best literary experiences all year.

"The Rookery" is set in my current fav period: the 1300s, featuring a falconer and... well, stay tuned.