Brushstrokes Pleasures, an LGBT adult entertainment store in Atlanta, is expanding its space to that of its neighbor, The King and I Thai restaurant.
Located in Ansley Square mall, the new space adds another 500 feet this March to the adult store that sells and rents DVDs, magazines and books.
"We’re very excited to add 500 square feet to our Pleasures shop and will implement a new layout with new product in the expanded space,” said Mark Jackson of Brushstrokes in a press release.
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What happens when a high school senior takes a university writing class and falls in love with a fellow student who just happens to be a vampire? Find out as Brushstrokes hosts Atlanta author K. Murry Johnson reading his debut novel, "Image of Emeralds and Chocolate," at Mixx on Thursday night.
Johnson spent years writing the gay vampire love story while also pursuing his technology career. He chatted with GA Voice about the writing process, what makes vampires so compelling, and how two greats of black gay literature helped inspire him.
Your novel, “Image of Emeralds and Chocolate,” was years in the making. What is it like to finally have the book in the hands of readers?