Women on the Verge : Lesbian Tales of Power and Play

by Rogers, Susan Fox

• ISBN13: 9780312209711
• ISBN10: 0312209711
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-31
• Publisher: Stonewall Inn Editions

Summary

In this lively, eclectic collection, veteran anthologist Susan Fox Rogers explores the passionate experiences of lesbians that exist outside of sex and/or romance. From an essay on "being" Superman as a kid to ones on rafting and sky-diving; from getting arrested for political activism to the overwhelming and complicated urge to procreate, these pieces seek to represent the unexplored territory in modern lesbian life. Including work from Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Marcia Munson, Karla Jay, Linnea Due, among many others, these personal essays and memoirs with their sharp insight and complexly rendered moments, pairing humor with serious political thought, make up a wholly original and utterly compelling anthology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
P.F. Witte
Because I Was Born in America	1	(4)
Linnea Due
Ship of Fools	5	(16)
BK Loren
Eye of the Storm	21	(14)
Eileen Myles
The Big Island	35	(6)
Judith Nichols
Naming and Other Tricks of Learning	41	(12)
Meredith Maran
Throw Like a Girl	53	(16)
Robin Bernstein
Trick: An Absolutely True Story with Complete Details	69	(4)
Donna Steiner
Connect the Dots	73	(14)
Su Penn
Air, Gravity, Earth	87	(8)
Gretchen Legler
Lake One, Lake Two, Lake Three, Lake Four	95	(28)
Mary Beth Caschetta
The Rest of the Party	123	(18)
Andrea Cohen
A Pool Supreme	141	(12)
Tatiana de la tierra
Jail Time for Beginners	153	(10)
Mary Hussmann
North	163	(10)
Karla Jay
The Cave of the Flying Vagina	173