The Best American Erotica 2004

Appealing to every taste and type of sexual arrangement, nothing is taboo and anything goes in this cutting-edge collection edited by Susie Bright — America's tastemaker of erotica.

Book Magazine called her "America's ranking connoisseur of sex, porn, and freedom of physical expression." Tristan Taormino exalted, "The absolute bomb" in The Village Voice. More discerning than any judge and far ahead of the curve, Susie Bright plucks the best stories from every genre to create her much-anticipated annual collection.

In The Best American Erotica 2004, Broadway superstar Alan Cumming tells of the deep knowing offered by one stranger to another after casual sex; in science fiction hotshot Geoffrey Landis's bawdy fairy tale, we learn about the very first penis; Touré's breathless prose poem sets us up with an evening's worth of erotic visitors; and in Jerry Stahl's story, a man recalls his boyhood fascination with his mother's friends and their elaborate undergarments.

Always taking her readers to undiscovered places, Bright never disappoints in giving them an uninhibited, something-for-everyone collection of the year's most divine erotica.

Contributors include:

• Claire Tristram
• Steve Almond
• Sharon Wachsler
• Rachel Kramer Bussel
• Alan Cumming
• David R. Enoch
• Dawn O'Hara
• Jerry Stahl
• and more!

"[T]he quality of the writing is generally high, and Bright's quick-hit format offers plenty of instant gratification." Publishers Weekly

"With stories that portray every kind of sexual encounter imaginable, there is always something to stimulate the mind and more. Sit back, take a bite, and enjoy." In Touch

This edition is in keeping with Bright's mission to bring to the masses the latest trends in erotica, trends that have often been developing underground or at small presses. Taboo themes barely exist anymore, bisexuality is everywhere, boomers dominate, and Ivy League alumni are writing some of the most erotic stuff.

APPEALING TO EVERY TASTE AND TYPE OF SEXUAL ARRANGEMENT, NOTHING IS TABOO AND ANYTHING GOES IN THIS CUTTING-EDGE COLLECTION EDITED BY SUSIE BRIGHT — AMERICA'S TASTEMAKER OF EROTICA

Book Magazine called her "America's ranking connoisseur of sex, porn, and freedom of physical expression." Tristan Taormino exalted, "The absolute bomb" in The Village Voice. More discerning than any judge and far ahead of the curve, Susie Bright plucks the best stories from every genre to create her much-anticipated annual collection.

In The Best American Erotica 2004, Broadway superstar Alan Cumming tells of the deep knowing offered by one stranger to another after casual sex; in science fiction hotshot Geoffrey Landis's bawdy fairy tale, we learn about the very first penis; Touré's breathless prose poem sets us up with an evening's worth of erotic visitors; and in Jerry Stahl's story, a man recalls his boyhood fascination with his mother's friends and their elaborate undergarments.

Always taking her readers to undiscovered places, Bright never disappoints in giving them an uninhibited, something-for-everyone collection of the year's most divine erotica.

CONTRIBUTORS

CLAIRE TRISTRAM, STEVE ALMOND, SHARON WACHSLER, RACHEL KRAMER BUSSEL, ALAN CUMMING, DAVID R. ENOCH, DAWN O'HARA, BILL NOBLE, JOHN YOHE, A. W. HILL, SUSANNAH INDIGO, MAGGIE ESTEP, JAMESON CURRIER, R. GAY, RACHEL RESNICK, SIMON SHEPPARD, GEOFFREY A. LANDIS, JOY VANNUYS, TOURÉ, DOMINIC SANTI, JERRY STAHL, I. K. VELASCO, LISA MONTANARELLI, JAMES STROUSE

Susie Bright is the editor of the Herotica books, which evolved into the Best American Erotica series. A former columnist for Playboy, Salon, and Libida, she is the host of a weekly audio show, In Bed with Susie Bright. An internationally renowned lecturer on sexuality and feminism, she won the 1999 Erotic Award for Best TV Documentary, Susie Bright, Sex Pest. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.

Introduction — susie bright
Confessions of a Japanese Salary Man — claire tristram
The Cool Cat — steve almond
The Pitcher — sharon wachsler
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Porno Movie — rachel kramer bussel
The Disabled Loo — alan cumming
Sex in Space: The Video — david r. enoch
Dicks, Digits, Dildos — dawn o'hara
Recent Reports on Progress Toward Fusion — bill noble
They're for My Husband — john yohe
The Conductor — a. w. hill
A Red Dress Tale: La Jodida Guarra — susannah indigo
The Devil in Her Eye — maggie estep
Snow — jameson currier
A Cool Dry Place — r. gay
Man and Woman: A Study in Black and White — rachel resnick
The Boy Who Read Bataille — simon sheppard
Old Tingo's Penis — geoffrey a. landis
Spawning — joy vannuys
A Guest! — touré
The Audit — dominic santi
Girdle Boy — jerry stahl
Wax — i. k. velasco
Vegan Lesbian Boarding School Hookers in Bondage — lisa montanarelli
Joanie — james strouse
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