The Penguin book of lesbian short storiesThe anxiety of unresolved desire is present in many stories - Radclyffe Hall's Miss Ogilvy is unable truly to find herself in this world, Djuna and Lillian hold back from each other in Anais Nin's "Cities of the Interior," and the energy and commitment that should go into a loving relationship are stifled by convention in Jane Rule's story of passion outside marriage. But here are brave spirits, too - Renee Vivien's Sarolta and her Prince(ss) live forever in a vision of ideal tenderness, Colette's heroines preserve the sanctity of their little white bed, and Jewelle Gomez's bulldagger society survives far from the haunts of men. There are coming-out stories, stories about cross-dressing, vampire tales, science fiction, parody, and romance. |
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Now, I must dance. Just then Georgie passed me. 'Why are you so pale?' she
asked and looked at me. 'Georgie,' I said, 'have you ever been in love?' Georgie's
dark eyes gloomed and glowed. I could see her breath quickening. 'Yes,' she ...
Now, I must dance. Just then Georgie passed me. 'Why are you so pale?' she
asked and looked at me. 'Georgie,' I said, 'have you ever been in love?' Georgie's
dark eyes gloomed and glowed. I could see her breath quickening. 'Yes,' she ...
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If she smiles back, immediately approach her and ask her to dance (ritual # 6). If
she does not smile back, proceed to ritual # 4. Ritual # 4 The Approach Walk over
to where she is sitting. Be sure to be casual and swing your arms as you walk.
If she smiles back, immediately approach her and ask her to dance (ritual # 6). If
she does not smile back, proceed to ritual # 4. Ritual # 4 The Approach Walk over
to where she is sitting. Be sure to be casual and swing your arms as you walk.
Page 303
Solitary male submissives prowled around the dance floor and the two large
bondage frames in the corner, up the stairs to the bathroom, down the stairs,
toward the back and down the hall which opened into half a dozen tiny cubicles
with ...
Solitary male submissives prowled around the dance floor and the two large
bondage frames in the corner, up the stairs to the bathroom, down the stairs,
toward the back and down the hall which opened into half a dozen tiny cubicles
with ...
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Contents
SARAH ORNE JEWETT Marthas Lady 1897 | 1 |
RENEE VIVIEN Prince Charming 1904 translated | 20 |
The Wise Sappho r 191618 | 26 |
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| Title | The Penguin book of lesbian short stories |
| Editor | Margaret Reynolds |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Viking, 1993 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0670843210, 9780670843213 |
| Length | 429 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors) Literary Collections / General |
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