This ebook (and future volumes) consist mainly of Stories and Interludes (which are commentaries on the stories). Most stories end with an optional Read more link to an Interlude (see the example below). Alternatively, the reader can skip the Interlude and just go to the next page and begin the next story.
If you do decide to read the Interlude, at the end of the Interlude are two options: Return (to the original story) or Next Story (go to the beginning of the next story). Below is how it looks in the ebook:
Story Teasers
Here are short one line descriptions of stories.
Introductory Note. (Screenshot)
The Deal. (screenshot) A man and woman talk. They make a deal. The adventure begins.
The Porn Star and the Choir Boy. A college student’s real-life encounter with a porn star causes his erotic imagination to go wild.
Germs. A girl studies abroad in Heidelberg and two college students discover passion at the wrong time.
Miniature Golf. Quick comic tale of two horny high school teens talking endlessly about sex. “Besides philosophy, John and Jeffrey talked about sex. And girls. Sex, girls, the same thing.”
A Marriage Counselor Reminisces About the Future. “The woman I love is not the woman in my arms.” Why does a man desire a woman he does not love? Such a simple question, such a metaphysical dilemma.
Teenage Girl Masturbating – Multiorgasmic. A video of a teenage girl’s masturbation becomes an Internet sensation … and also an enigma.
Elementary School Amore. Not erotic in the conventional sense, this story asks what life was like before sexual desire. “Jaded adults may scoff, but affections in elementary school are no less intense than later passions.”
The Immaterial Woman. A college girl seduces her boyfriend by playing a game with unusual rules.
The Kinkiest Thing You Can Imagine. Has visiting a convenience store ever inspired your erotic imagination?
The Good Pussy, the Bad Short Story. A woman shows her husband an erotica story she wrote; how will he react?
The Reluctant Lover (for Male Readers). A bold sexual proposition creates uncertainty … and excitement. (Also: The Reluctant Lover (for Female Readers)
Was the Door Locked? (screenshot) A visit to a newlywed couple’s apartment provides hints of sensual escapes.
The Revolting Breast. A man lusts after a beautiful woman. Years later, he meets her again, determined to sleep with her. Is it too late?
Yes, I’m Beautiful Too. (Listen to Audio) An airline stewardess disrobes and dreams. An ex-stripper meditates on desire and beauty.
Negotiating Tactics. (screenshot) Lawyers in love argue about consent and perversity.
September 27 7:00-8:00 PM EST. A young man’s erotic letter to a married woman invites her to partake of forbidden dreams.
The Ice Cube. A young man has titillating dreams of bikinis, beautiful sweaty limbs and ice cubes.
The First Time, the Last Time. 11 Episodes of Lust and Disillusionment.
Interlude Teasers
(All these Interludes are associated with one of the above stories).
A Friendly Beheading. Lisa and the narrator argue about story frames. “Did we really worry that Scheherazade might lose her head?”
Especially When. Lisa has second thoughts about the deal. The narrator reassures her. Or does he?
If it’s not important … Why? Lisa asks, “Why write erotica when people are dying in the Middle East?” The narrator tries to answer, but stumbles.
One Lesson. Lisa and the narrator share contradictory views on the erotic life of a college student.
Alexander Portnoy vs. Carrie Bradshaw. The narrator and Lisa discuss the male and female versions of sex-obsessed protagonists. Is Carrie Bradshaw the female Portnoy?
Behavioral Adaptations in the Chapada. A young entomologist in Brazil writes a letter to her boyfriend back home about the vagaries of the human heart.
30 Love. Lisa and the narrator debate the sexiness of chasing balls.
The Magic Created. Lisa disparages the appeal of the one night stand … while admitting to having succumbed to its allure.
The Problem with Mental Fucking. Do erotica stories really need a plot too? “Don’t confuse sexual tension with dramatic tension,” Lisa warns.
Age Differences. In erotic fiction, how old should the characters be? Lisa and the narrator disagree.
Confessions and their Dangers. Lisa and the narrator debate the value of passionate confessions. “They are a sign of weakness,” she says.
Sexy Impersonations. Are male writers or female writers better at writing stories with sexy females? Lisa and the narrator disagree.
Safe Words. Lisa and the narrator debate whether sexual submission is really a turnon. “Isn’t it sexier to have two people actively participating?” Lisa asks.
Backup Dreams. Should you avoid dating someone who writes erotic stories? Aren’t they too cynical about matters of the heart?
Other Stuff
Pleasure Manifesto. Why pleasure can serve as a guiding principle for artistic creation and even for living. Part rant, part analysis.
Erotic Worlds of Marco Vassi (Essay). A long introduction to a long forgotten U.S. author of controversial highbrow erotica who died of AIDS in 1989.