The Best American Erotica 2002

Prepare to enter an erogenous zone.

Enlightenment and arousal await you inside with the best erotic writing of the year.

In The Best American Erotica 2002, Jane Smiley illustrates the singular escapism found in the gentlest caress, Maggie Estep relates the surprising sexual happenings in a detox clinic, Francesca Lia Block explores the aquatic fantasies haunting a surfer, and Ernie Conrick introduces a tennis star and sex symbol who surrenders to an unusual coach. In these twenty-five stories you will also find cutting-edge work from other luminaries and from the Internet, where the next wave of erotica has matured into some of the most enticing writing around.

Susie Bright's experienced eye and wide-open mind deliver exceptional writing that will satisfy all tastes and preferences — and the merely curious.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jamie Callan, Maggie Estep, Simon Sheppard, Debra Boxer, Andi Mathis, Adelina Anthony, Pam Ward, Francesca Lia Block, J. T. LeRoy, Laurie Sirois, Robert Devereaux, Stacey Richter, Gary Rosen, Lucy Taylor, Anne Tourney, Jane Smiley, Ernie Conrick, Nell Carberry, Nalo Hopkinson, Poppy Z. Brite, Paula Bomer, Michael Stamp, Tsaurah Litzky, Alma Marceau, Shaun Levin

Bright, who first brought erotic literature into the mainstream almost 20 years ago, is back with another collection of surprising, sexually charged stories.

The latest installment of the bestselling series from Susie Bright, a woman who has been labelled, 'The widest read, reviled and revered sex expert in America.' Susie Bright, who first brought erotic literature into the mainstream almost twenty years ago, is back with another collection of surprising, sexually charged stories. With an eye for exceptional new writing and a completely open-minded point of view, Bright brings together works that cut accross all sexual mores and preferences. This selection of the best stories of the year features cutting-edge erotic writing from luminaries such as Jane Smiley, Maggie Estep and Poppy Z. Brite. The book also contains the best from the Internet, where sites like nerve.com and cleansheets.com are home to the next wave of erotica writers and readers. As always, there is something here for everyone - gay and straight, black and white, married or single, kinky or just curious.

Susie Bright, called "the avatar of American erotica" by The New York Times, is the bestselling author of seventeen books on sexuality and erotic

Contents

Introduction

Talk About Sex: An Orientation

Jamie Callan

Joe

Maggie Estep

In Deep

Simon Sheppard

The Lesson

Debra Boxer

Penny Candy

Andi Mathis

Cowboy

Adelina Anthony

A Clean Comfortable Room

Pam Ward

Mer, from Nymph

Francesca Lia Block

Driving Lesson, from Sarah

J. T. LeRoy

Orange Phone

Laurie Sirois

On the Dangers of Simultaneity, Or, Ungh, Mmmm, Oh-Baby-Yeah, Aaah, Oooh...UH-OH!

Robert Devereaux

When to Use

Stacey Richter

Champagne Tastes on a Crystal Budget

Gary Rosen

Stiletto

Lucy Taylor

Ropeburn

Anne Tourney

From Horse Heaven

Jane Smiley

Backhand

Ernie Conrick

Night Train

Nell Carberry

Ganger (Ball Lightning)

Nalo Hopkinson

Homewrecker

Poppy Z. Brite

Two Years

Paula Bomer

Trolls

Michael Stamp

Reading Lolita on the 9:25

Tsaurah Litzky

From Lofting

Alma Marceau

The Whole Bloody Story of My Life from Beginning to End

Shaun Levin

Contributors

Reader's Directory

Credits

Reader Survey