FOR THOSE IN NEED The Mammoth book of Best New Erotica volume six is one to read in bed.  Technically, this is the 13th edition of the book, as earlier compilations were individually ... Continue Reading →

A WEEK OF BOOKS Lê Thi Diem Thúy, author of the highly praised novel The Gangster We Are All Looking For, is coming to the campus of the University of California at Riverside ... Continue Reading →

THE ARCHEOLOGY OF ANGST MORTIFIED BY DAVID NADELBERG Imagine you’re rummaging through an old cardboard box salvaged from the storage shelf in your parent’s garage, and ... Continue Reading →

WARMLY, ORMLY  Here's a story I tell every Christmas and even sometimes in mid-year!  I put on my Santa Claus hat with the flashing lights in the white fur trim, and ... Continue Reading →