Homewrecker An Adultery Anthology

by Gottlieb, Daphne

• ISBN13: 9781932360936
• ISBN10: 193236093X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-17
• Publisher: Soft Skull

Summary

"Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader is the world's first literary anthology about sneaking and cheating, getting caught and getting laid, and even having your heart broken just when you thought you were safe. Major shapers of contemporary writing share space with fresh talent, each with a different take on desire and its aftermath. Stephen Elliott remembers the dominatrix who two-timed him with a square, while Lori Selke spins steamy erotica about just how quickly queer marriage can degenerate into queer extramarital activity. Neal Pollack recalls the early days of the Internet when anything seemed possible - even destroying the marriages of people you've never met - while Matthue Roth wonders if it's possible to cheat on God. Cris Mazza, Susannah Breslin, Kevin Sampsell, Gina Frangello, Merri Lisa Johnson, and nineteen other writers prove that here there are no victims, no villains, and no innocent bystanders. Only lovers, with all the responsibility the word implies."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Daphne Gottlieb is the award-winning author of ten books including her recent collection of short stories, Pretty Much Dead. Previous works include Dear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos in her Own Words, a collection of letters from Death Row by the “first female serial killer” to her childhood best friend. She is also the author of five books of poetry, editor of two anthologies, and, with artist Diane DiMassa, the co-creator of the graphic novel Jokes and the Unconscious. She has relentlessly toured coast to coast, headlining solo tours as well as appearing with Hal Sirowitz, Lydia Lunch, and Maggie Estep. She has appeared at SXSW, Bumbershoot, and LadyFest Bay Area, and her poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in more than 50 anthologies.

Daphne is the winner of the Acker Award for Excellence in the Avant-Garde, the Audre Lorde Award for Poetry, the Firecracker Alternative Book Award, and is a five-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She lives in San Francisco, where she is frequently seen with her three-pound, toothless, humpback chihuahua, Doomsday Honeymoon, nestled in her arms.

Table of Contents

DAPHNE GOTTLIEB	9	(2)
Let's Just Get This Out in the Open
MICHAEL HEMMINGSON	11	(6)
How to Have an Affair
DAVID A. HERNANDEZ	17	(2)
How to Commit Adultery
FELICIA SULLIVAN	19	(10)
The Business of Leaving
HEATHER SHAW	29	(4)
Laurel
JONATHAN HARPER	33	(8)
After Hours
BARRY GRAHAM	41	(14)
All the Bad Stuff
LENELLE MOISE	55	(8)
Cuck(h)olding a Stranger
THOMAS HOPKINS	63	(2)
The Blind Tiger of Love
KEVIN SAMPSELL	65	(8)
Homewreckers
LORI SELKE	73	(6)
Sex and the Married Dyke
ELI BROWN	79	(2)
Break-Up Sex
STEPHEN ELLIOTT	81	(6)
The Other Man
S. BEAR BERGMANN	87	(2)
Protection
GINA FRANGELLO	89	(20)
Stalking God
MERRI LISA JOHNSON	109	(4)
Making Adultery Work
CHRISTINE HAMM	113	(2)
Animal Husbandry
SCOTT POMFFRET	115	(14)
Chicken
STEVEN BURT	129	(4)
The Paraphilia Odes
NEAL POLLACK	133	(6)
Confessions of a Dial-Up Gigolo
PHIL WEST	139	(2)
The Art of Rebound
CRIS MAZZA	141	(16)
Change the World
MAGGIE GREENE	157	(10)
The Sixteen Parts
MARTY McCONNELL	167	(2)
Miniature Bridges, Your Mouth
MATTHUE ROTH	169	(6)
Beating Around the Burning Bush
SUSANNAH BRESLIN	175
Belonging Impossible, Longing All There Is