Sex for America: Politically Inspired Erotica (28 page)

our Girls
(Alyson). She is the author of more than twenty-five erotic novels and the editor of more than thirty explicit anthologies, including
A Is for Amour
,
B Is for Bondage
,
C Is for Co-Eds
, and
D Is for Dress- up
(all just out from Cleis). Please visit www.alisontyler.c
om for more information.

ABOUT THE EDITOR
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STEPHEN ELLIOTT is a former stripper and the author of six books, including
Happy Baby
, a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lion Award, as well as a Best Book of 2004 in Salon.com,
Newsday, Chicago New City
, the
Journal News
, and the
Village Voice
. In addition to writing fiction, he frequently writes on politics. In 2004 he wrote a book about the quest for the Democratic presidential nomination titled
Looking Forward to It.
His most recent book is an almost all-true sexual memoir called
My Girlfriend Comes to the City and Beats Me Up.

Elliott’s writing has been featured in
Esquire
, the
New York Times, GQ, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Best American Erotica,
and
Best Sex Writing 2006.
He was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, and he is a member of the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. He is also the founder of the Progressive Reading Series, which helps authors raise money for and participate on behalf of progressive candidates across the country.

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ALSO BY STEPHEN ELLIOTT
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Novels

Happy Baby

What It Means to Love You A Life Without Consquences Jones Inn

Erotica

My Girlfriend Comes to the City and Beats Me Up

Anthologies
(editor)

Where to Invade Next

Stumbling and Raging, More Politically Inspired Fiction Politically Inspired

Credits
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Designed by Justin Dodd Cover design by Anja Schutz

Copyright
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Table of Contents

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Jerry Stahl

Michelle Tea

Mistress Morgana

Avital Gad-Cykman

Anthony Swofford

Jami Attenberg

Lydia Millet

Daphne Gottlieb

Jonathan Ames

Eric Orner

Alison Tyler

James Frey

Charlie Anders

Nick Flynn

Rick Moody

Tsaurah Litzky

Michelle Richmond

Stephen Elliott

Keith Knight

Vanessa Norton

Liz Henry

Peter Orner

Susan O’Doherty

Steve Almond

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About the Editor

Also By Stephen

Elliott Credits

Cover Copyright

About the Publisher

INTRODUCTION

FEAR AND LOATHING IN CHELSEA