Rachel Kramer Bussel

Ahead of Father’s Day, the latest Open Secrets essay is “Daddyo” by Robert Hudson , about being a father to Schuyler. Here’s a snippet: If I allowed myself to sink without a fight, I s...

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Out and About in Zambia What’s it like to be gay in Zambia? Read Katherine King’s powerful essay from last week at Open Secrets , and stay tuned for more queer content this Pride Month and...

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The Potential for Ants : The latest essay at my Substack personal essay publication Open Secrets fits right into National Mental Health Month. I’m grateful to Meg Weber for sharing this insi...

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I’m thrilled to have been interviewed with my boyfriend, abstract artist Drew Griffiths , on CBS Sunday Morning this past Sunday, about having separate bedrooms. I wrote a Refinery29 essay in ...

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Secret Keeping : Ahead of Mother’s Day, here’s the latest essay at my Substack personal essay publication Open Secrets is “Secret Keeping” by Carla Bruce, about her daughter’s diary...

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The Stroke of a Pen : I started a new personal essay publication, Open Secrets , on Substack last week, that will publish a new personal essay through at least early December (longer depending ...

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ittakestwobook : > Publishers Weekly  > had wonderful things to say about It Takes Two: Couples Erotica >  edited by > Rachel Kramer Bussel, which Cleis Press will publ...

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bestwomenseroticaoftheyear : > Happy International Women’s Day! Head on over to Goodreads >  > to enter to win 1 of 5 copies of Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, >�...

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I’m doing a giveaway at Goodreads of 5 copies of How to Write Erotica! U.S. only. Enter by March 19.

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Open Secrets is launching in April 2023 : I’m launching a self-funded Substack newsletter called Open Secrets that will run personal essays every Monday from April-September 2023, and hopeful...

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There's no such thing as "too embarrassing to write about" : My latest newsletter includes a 10% discount code for my classes and some thoughts on essay writing and news about a new personal es...

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“ I’m proud of this relationship, not in a parading way, but an internal one. I’m proud of becoming the kind of person who can love well by working through, enough as I could, all that was...

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I’m teaching some Erotica Writing 101 Zoom classes leading up to the How to Write Erotica release. Classes are Sunday, January 29, 3-5 pm ET and Saturday, February 4, 1-3 pm ET. $25/class, each...

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**BOOK ALERT** My nonfiction guide How to Write Erotica will be published February 14, 2023 in print & ebook from Cleis Press! I’ve distilled everything I’ve learned about the erotica genr...

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bestwomenseroticaoftheyear : > We have 8 hot volumes of Best Women’s Erotica of the Year for you > to give! All are out in print and ebook, with Volumes 1-7 in aud...

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Can you tell I’m excited that Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 8 is finally out in the world?

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bestwomenseroticaoftheyear : > Thanks for making this a wonderful release day and catapulting the > Kindle edition  of Best Women’s > Erotica of the Year, Volume 8 > �...

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bestwomenseroticaoftheyear : > Happy release day to Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 8 > ! Details below > about what’s in this super sexy book of 21 BRAND�...

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newsmutproject : > CUNNING LINGUISTS AUTHOR INTERVIEW: RACHEL KRAMER BUSSEL >  >>  I keep my eyes closed until I feel the tablecloth fall back into >>  place, already ...

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Looking for a Wedding Favor? Try the Best-Seller List : My latest article is for The New York Times on books as wedding favors. This was a lot of fun to report and if you like books I think you...

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