The first book to empower older women writing about erotic experiences in life, the bedroom, and beyond With concrete tools for writing bawdy, fun, and empowering erotica, Aphrodite’s Pen celebrates sexuality and creativity. The book includes approachable activities designed for novice and seasoned writers and guides readers in creating saucy characters and plot, sensual dialogue, poetry, memoir, and more. Author Stella Fosse, founder of the Elderotica Writers group, offers games and fun writing exercises to spark your imagination. She also provides expert advice for creating a writing circle, getting published, and reading in public.

Can a horse bring two lost souls together? Sheltered by her parents while growing up, Miller is the epitome of a city girl. Her life changes drastically when her parents die in a car accident. In need of a guardian so she doesn't end up in foster care, Miller is sent to Alberta to live with an aunt she has never seen before. At her aunt's ranch, Miller faces an entirely new reality and falls in love with horses. The secret she also kept from her parents is now accepted by her aunts and her new crush. But as time goes by, Miller finds out heartbreak, another family's secret, and at what length some people go for money. With her soul scarred by a failed love, she meets the mysterious and gorgeous Shane and her horse: Aphrodite’s' Brush. It's love at first sight. But Miller is reluctant to let another woman hurt her. As Shane and Miller become closer, Miller finds out about Shane's secret. A secret that can destroy their lives. Especially because someone from Miller's past is targeting them and trying to ruin their happiness. Will Miller and Shane's love survive or aren't they meant to be together no matter how much they love each other? Follow Miller as she tells you her side of her love story and gives us glimpses of her tragic and dangerous past. Aphrodite's Brush is a tale of love, second chances, family, and self-discovery.

Are you a woman who believes in your own beauty? Do you love your sensuality and live it fully? Aphrodite's Magic is a journey into seven aspects of women's sexuality. Enter the Temple of Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and explore the layers of your most private, feminine self. This book will guide you to resolve and heal past trauma, grief and abuse so your sexuality is set free from the past. You will be inspired to honor and celebrate your unique embodiment of the feminine and allow the magic of the Goddess to enter your body with every breath you take. Visualizations and rituals are included to support each step of your journey. Rediscovering seven strands of your sexuality, dancing, journaling and creative processes lead the reader to weave a spell that culminates in a powerful affirmation of self-honoring and sexual embodiment. You can also create your own magical girdle, like the one worn by Aphrodite herself. Aphrodite's Magic will release you from the past and inspire your sexual and spiritual self for the future.

The complete roadmap to craft and promote late-life love stories. Covers every aspect from writing to marketing and selling. Launch your author journey in late-life Romance. Half of Romance readers are over fifty, yet few Romance novels reflect their vivid lives and experience. Write & Sell a Well-Seasoned Romance is your roadmap to craft and share a vibrant late-life love story. Build an enticing story that meets genre and reader expectations. Master proven editing techniques to polish your final product. Learn how to choose the best publishing pathway to success for your novel. Finally, build and execute a marketing and publicity plan tailored to your strengths. Your adventures as a late-life Romance author begin here.

Goddess Girls follows four goddesses-in-training – Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis– as they navigate the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy, where the most priviledged gods and goddesses of the Greco-Roman pantheon hone their mythical skills. In each book, readers get to see how each goddess became who we know today. These much-beloved classic myths are given a modern twist and follow storylines familiar to modern tweens, from dealing with bullies (Athena and Medusa) to first crushes (Persephone and Hades). Athena the Brain follows Athena's first days at Mount Olympus Academy. She always knew she was smart and special, but she didn't realize that she was a goddess! When she's whisked away to MOA, she worries about fitting in and dealing with her dad (Zeus). Luckily, she meets the Goddess Girls and finds the best friends she's ever had. In Persephone the Phony, Persephone develops a crush on bad-boy Hades. Her mom (Ceres) doesn't approve, and neither do her friends. Persephone finds herself sneaking around to see him, but he ultimately tells her that she should tell them the truth and it's revealed that he isn't all that bad, just misunderstood! The GG support her and eventually her mom comes around too. Aphrodite the Beauty features Aphrodite, goddessgirl of love, as she deals with jealousy after giving Athena a makeover (godboys pay more attention to her!), and dealing with a crush from an unlikely place -- the nerdy Hephaestus (god of the smith).

Acclaimed in an international critics poll as one of the ten best films ever made, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey has nonetheless baffled critics and filmgoers alike. Its reputation rests largely on its awesome special effects, yet the plot has been considered unfathomable. Critical consensus has been that Kubrick himself probably didn't know the answers. Leonard Wheat's Kubrick's 2001: A Triple Allegory reveals that Kubrick did know the answers. Far from being what it seems to be—a chilling story about space travel—2001 is actually an allegory, hidden by symbols. It is, in fact, a triple allegory, something unprecedented in film or literature. Three allegories—an Odysseus (Homer) allegory, a man-machine symbiosis (Arthur Clarke) allegory, and a Zarathustra (Nietzsche) allegory—are simultaneously concealed and revealed by well over 200 highly imaginative and sometimes devilishly clever symbols. Wheat "decodes" each allegory in rich detail, revealing the symbolism in numerous characters, sequences, and scenes. In bringing Kubrick's secrets to light, Wheat builds a powerful case for his assertion that 2001 is the "grandest motion picture ever filmed."

Richard would go up to the roof of the tenements after school, lay down and look at the stars. Every night you would find him up there, it was quiet and peaceful. He would often hear all kinds of noises coming up from the street. He knew he could blank them out. Then, one night, he heard a noise he had not heard before. He got up and looked over the wall. He could see three of the local gang members on one side of the street, and two others on this side of the street, and they seemed to be following a girl.