About

Fire Down Below began as a blog, where writer Erik Raymond talked about dating, love, and yes… sex. Now with TheFireDownBelow.com, the stories, advice and more will continue, answering questions like, Ever cracked your head open during sex? Ever gotten an STD & the person who gave it to you denied it? Dating an abusive man? Tired of all the games involved with dating? Not sure if you should do a threesome? Read how to deal with these & many other issues most people don’t talk about. You’ll laugh, you’ll tear up, you’ll want to take a shower. Think Sex & The City meets Roseanne.

TheFireDownBelow.com is also your nightlife concierge. Who’s got the best happy hour prices? Who’s hosting trivia this week? Who’s performing where?

Visit TheFireDownBelow.com for your source of entertainment stories, reviews, photos from about town and even a little local gossip.

Raymond has interviewed such stars as Elvira, Shirley MacLaine, Kylie Minogue, Once Upon a Time’s Lana Parrilla, comedian Pam Ann, Clay Aiken, Paloma Faith and Rose McGowan. His work has appeared in Baltimore OUT Loud, So So Gay UK, HotSpots, Get Out NY, San Diego LGBT Weekly, South Florida Gay News, Open Downtown Magazine and Watermark.

Awards:
2009- 3rd Place – Watermark’s WAVE Awards – “Favorite LGBT Blog – Orlando” – “Fire Down Below”
2010 – 1st Place – OUT Magazine‘s Style Contest
2010 – Winner – The Daily City’s “Most Stylish Co-Worker” Contest
2010 – 1st Place – Watermark’s WAVE Awards – “Favorite LGBT Blog- Orlando” – “Fire Down Below”
2011 – 2nd Place – Watermark’s WAVE Awards – “Favorite LGBT Blog- Orlando” – “Fire Down Below”
2012 – 2nd Place – Watermark’s WAVE Awards – “Favorite LGBT Blog- Orlando” – “Fire Down Below”
2nd Place – Watermark’s WAVE Awards – “Favorite LGBT Blog- Tampa” – “Fire Down Below”
2nd Place – Watermark’s WAVE Awards – “Favorite LGBT Writer/Journalist- Tampa”
2nd Place – Watermark’s WAVE Awards – “Favorite LGBT Writer/Journalist- Orlando”

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