How it All Started

In a discussion with one of my closest friends, I realized I wanted something more. It brings together things I am passionate about. Writing. Great bits to read. Interviews with fascinating people. Wonderfully creative people….putting pieces together to create something fabulous. I think sex should be something fun….so the name is meant to bring about the light hearted approach…..

Pink Nighties is a quarterly ezine focusing on all sides of love and lust from the psychological to the physiological. We’re looking for inspired and inventive works, so please send us your love stories of candles and wine as well as your tales of lust from handcuffs and threesomes and more. Content will include poetry, short stories, flash fiction, serials, informational articles, opinion pieces, interviews of positive sex industry individuals, and reviews.

Staff

Editor in Chief & Founder: Deb Smouse

Deb Smouse loves to compartmentalize the pieces of her life in neat and tidy spots….only to feel inexplicable pleasure when she is given the opportunity to merge the pieces together. By Day, she is a self-employed consultant….but by night, she writes. She loves the way words come together to form sentences….and sentences become paragraphs. She loves to travel and has a great appreciation for beautiful lingerie, good food and excellent company.

Creative Director: Lorissa Shepstone

A South African designer, photographer and the co-founder of Expressions - a hosted photoblogging service, Lorissa currently lives in Oxford, UK with her husband and their feline-brat, Pelei. Her work has been featured in various publications, including PC Magazine, Digital Camera Shopper, Small Spiral Notebook, 28mm, U&I Magazine, unbound press, Kudos Magazine and Create Your Own Photoblog.

Senior Editor: Melissa A. Bartell

Freelance writer, blogger, improv comedian, and caffeine addict, Melissa A.Bartell writes in her pajamas most of the time. Her previous incarnations include amateur cellist, mortgage underwriter, and cafe barista. She shares her home with her husband and two dogs, and likes froufrou pink drinks, dark chocolate, and microbrew beer. Her website is www.melissabartell.com.

Short Story Editor: Samantha Haven

Samantha loves to study the human mind, heart and the body’s sexual organs. Thinking of the way a piece of chocolate melts on a tongue and oozes around teeth gets her typing fingers going. Samantha prefers bondage that involves silk scarves to handcuffs, and always baths in candlelight. She is on a literary quest to find the betwixt and between where fiction ends and erotica begins.

Non-Fiction Editor: Chauna Myles

Chauna Myles is a hopeless romantic. Her romanticism extends beyond near-perfect romantic relationships with just a hint of page-turning drama. She is an eternal optimist when it comes to the idea of living in a diverse, multicultural society where equality among ethnicities and the sexes is a staple. Not a dream.

An ideal relationship and an ideal society require growth and soul-searching on the part of its members. Perhaps that she is most intrigued by stories of people – particularly women – on a journey of self-discovery. Chauna’s fiction embraces diversity; features a heroine who has much to learn about who she is and plenty of sizzling-hot rendezvous. Her non-fiction writings embrace inclusion and a celebration of the unique beauty that every woman possesses.

Cover Photography & Contributing Photography: Rebecca Wachtel

Rebecca Wachtel is an accomplished make-up artist of 12 years and has worked on such movies as Letters from Iwo Jima and Master and Commander. Her passion for photography arose from her love of seeing the world with curious eyes. She has been working in the medium since 2002 capturing whatever interests her in the moment. Loving to play with contrasting colors Rebecca’s work in infrared and cross processing allow her to engage the viewer at a deeper level. Her work has appeared in an independent exhibit; Daydreams, a group exhibit; L.A. Seen, and a self produced mixed media art show; Rise and Shine, the counterinagural ball all based in Los Angeles where she currently resides. You can view more work and contact Rebecca at www.rebeccawachtel.com

Contributing Editor: Callida Lake

Callida Lake is a writer, dreamer, thinker, and lover of all things decadent and delicious. This will be her downfall, but what a lovely way to go. Ms. Lake dreams of trying all 1001 of her fantasies at least once. Or twice. She delights in the taste of sun-warmed figs and honey, preferably served by an attentive lover. Just the thought of hot wax down her spine makes her smile. Adoring fans may send organic dark chocolate, red wine, and notes of love to callida@mac.com.

Contributing Editor: Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis is pleased to offer a masculine perspective to Pink Nighties’ readers.

He likes red Italian wine with dinner, coffee and the newspaper on Sunday mornings and hot, sweaty lovemaking just about anytime. Luckily for him, his wife likes those things, too.

Contributing Editor: Bella Kole

Bella Kole, a domestic diva, spends her days in the realm of art. At night, when the lights go off, Bella delves into the world of feathers, vibrators and sexual mishaps. Conquering the world one AA battery at a time, she brings her years of experience (and inexperience) to you!