The Femme MystiqueLesléa Newman "Written by femmes, former femmes, femme wanna-bes, femme admirers, and, of course, femme fatales, The Femme Mystique offers a fascinating look at the world of femme identity within the lesbian community. Through poetry, essays, short fiction, and photography, The Femme Mystique reveals and celebrates the world of lipstick and lingerie, while providing insight into this newly mainstreamed style of lesbian self-expression."--Page [4] of cover. |
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Page 43
... door open behind me . " Wow , you look great ! " she says . I nod , tapping a small pile of tooth powder onto plastic bristles . The mirror frames a dentally concerned sex goddess : dark eyebrows slipping under a black - fringed ...
... door open behind me . " Wow , you look great ! " she says . I nod , tapping a small pile of tooth powder onto plastic bristles . The mirror frames a dentally concerned sex goddess : dark eyebrows slipping under a black - fringed ...
Page 99
... door . Inside the back room , I toss my flowery dress on the bathroom floor and quickly change . I look in the little bathroom mirror to darken my lipstick . I can hear voices and music blaring on the other side of the wall , and it ...
... door . Inside the back room , I toss my flowery dress on the bathroom floor and quickly change . I look in the little bathroom mirror to darken my lipstick . I can hear voices and music blaring on the other side of the wall , and it ...
Page 115
... whispering about Elizabeth Taylor and waking up to a woman in a slip . Or perhaps it's still there draped on the back of the door . A sinuous shadow . A moan in the dark . Lesléa Newman A Femme Shops till Her Butch Drops o 115.
... whispering about Elizabeth Taylor and waking up to a woman in a slip . Or perhaps it's still there draped on the back of the door . A sinuous shadow . A moan in the dark . Lesléa Newman A Femme Shops till Her Butch Drops o 115.
Contents
The Letter | 57 |
A Woman Wearing | 107 |
How Lovely to Be a Woman | 143 |
Copyright | |
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