Have you ever won an award of any kind for your writing?
If you count making crossword puzzles (my old career) as writing, then I won a Wynner award (a guy named Wynn created the first crossword) three years in a row: Best Constructor of a Crossword Series, Best Puzzle in a Magazine, and I forget what the third one was for.
Eric Albert is the author of one of the most beloved BAE stories of all time,“She Gets Her Ass Fucked Good,” written with Rose White, which appeared in Best American Erotica 1997. He also wrote “The Letters” in Best American Erotica 1996, and the novella Charmed I'm Sure, which was published as part of the Three the Hard Way volume.
Have you ever won an award for another one of your “talents”?
National Merit Scholar.
How many books have you published?
Simon & Schuster published 5 books of my crossword puzzles.
Did you attend college? If so, which one? What was your major?
Brown University. I got a B.A. in Computer Science, which is a very unusual degree to get from a university such as Brown that also gives out the much more common B.S. in this field. I also have a Masters in Counseling Psychology.
Have you worked as a teacher?
Yes, I've taught sign language to hearing adults.
What other occupations do you hold, or have you held, besides being a writer?
Interpreter for deaf people, computer scientist, crossword puzzle constructor, sex researcher.
Are you now, or have you been a sex worker?
Not in the sense that someone has paid me to have sex.
How old are you?
44.
Are you a parent? A grandparent?
I have an 11 year old son.
Do your children and/or parents know about your erotic writing? Have they read it?
My son knows. My mother had read my BAE story "The Letters" before she died.
Any interesting felonies or misdemeanors you'd like to mention?
I've committed "abominable and detestable acts against nature," according to both Rhode Island and Massachusetts sex laws. I've never ingested an illegal drug. I've never drunk a cup of coffee.
When not writing, what are you likely to be doing?
Reading, seeing friends, going to movies, watching Boston Celtics basketball games on TV, dancing East Coast swing, reading to my son, having sex with my girlfriend, eating out.
Do you have any noteworthy hobbies, regimes, pursuits, or collections?
My house looks like a library, with every wall lined with bookcases containing thousands of books. I have more than 1,200 LPs and CDs. I have around 5,000 porn videos, including Robert Rimmer's collection. I have a bottle of almost every brand of commercial sex lubricant that was available in the US in 1998.
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