Women on the Verge

Introduction

Excerpts:
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  • "Because I Was Born in America"
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  • "Eye of the Storm"
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  • "The Wind in My Mane"
    A Word from the Editor

    Letter From the Editor

    Editorial: Having Our Say

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    Women on the Verge Women on the Verge
    Lesbian Tales of Power and Play

     
    Edited by Susan Fox Rogers



    Women on the Verge is a lively, eclectic collection of essays that explores the "ecstatic moment" in lesbian life -- those clarifying and defining experiences that often bring life into sharp focus. Including work from Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Marcia Munson, Karla Jay, and Linnea Due, among many others, this collection covers a range of subjects - from "being" Superman as a kid to getting arrested for political activism to the overwhelming and complicated urge to procreate.

    Seeking to represent the unexplored territory in modern lesbian life, these personal essays and memoirs, with their sharp insights and complexly rendered moments, pairing humor with serious political thought, make up a wholly original and utterly compelling anthology.

     
    Contents  

    Editor's Introduction

    P. F. Witte
    Because I Was Born in America

    Linnea Due
    Ship of Fools

    BK Loren
    Eye of the Storm

    Eileen Myles
    The Big Island

    Judith Nichols
    Naming and Other Tricks of Learning

    Meredith Maran
    Throw Like a Girl

    Robin Bernstein
    Trick: An Absolutely True Story with Complete Details

    Donna Steiner
    Connect the Dots

    Su Penn
    Air, Gravity, Earth

    Gretchen Legler
    Lake One, Lake Two, Lake Three, Lake Four

    Mary Beth Cashetta
    The Rest of the Party

    Andrea Cohen
    A Pool Supreme

    tatiana de la tierra
    Jail Time for Beginners

    Mary Hussman
    North

    Karla Jay
    The Cave of the Flying Vagina

    Germaine W. Shames
    World's Highest Bungee Jump

    Theresa Carilli
    Aftershocks

    Susan Fox Rogers
    Traverses

    Marcia Munson
    Burger King Baby

    Lucy Jane Bledsoe
    On Being At Sea

    Kelly Barth
    Step-side-together

    Franci McMahon
    The Wind in My Mane

     

    Copyright © 1999 St. Martin's Press.


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