“A” by Alice Joanou, © 1992 by Alice Joanou. First appeared in TOURNIQUET. Reproduced by permission of the author.
THE ISLE OF THE DEAD by Thomas S. Roche, © 2000 by Thomas S. Roche.
PURE PORN by Dion Farquhar, © 1992 by Dion Farquhar. First appeared in FICTION INTERNATIONAL. Reproduced by permission of the author.
AT ONCE by Robert Silverberg, © 1992 by Agberg Ltd. First appeared in PENTHOUSE LETTERS. Reproduced by permission of the author.
A LONG LETTER FROM F. by Leonard Cohen, © 1967 by Leonard Cohen. Excerpted from BEAUTIFUL LOSERS. Reproduced by permission of Black Spring Press Ltd/Stranger Music Inc.
DEATH AND SEDUCTION by Catherine Sellars, © 1992 by Catherine Sellars. First appeared in THE JOURNAL OF EROTICA.
TENDER FRUIT by Vicki Hendricks, © 2000 by Vicki Hendricks.
THE AUCTION IN THE MARKET-PLACE, BEAUTY ON THE BLOCK, THE PLACE OF PUBLIC PUNISHMENT and SOLDIERS’ NIGHT AT THE INN by Anne Rice, © 1984 by A.N. Roquelaure. Excerpted from BEAUTY’S PUNISHMENT. Reproduced by permission of Little, Brown, UK and Dutton Signet, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc.
OOH BABY, YOU TURN ME ON by Stewart Home, © 2000 by Stewart Home.
THE K.C. SUITE by Maxim Jakubowski, © 1990 & 1994 by Maxim Jakubowski. RITE OF SEDUCTION first appeared in a different form in NEW CRIMES 2. Reproduced by permission of the author.
HOLLOW HILLS by Michael Hemmingson, © 2000 by Michael Hemmingson.
A CARCASS OF DREAMS by Marco Vassi, © 1975 by Marco Vassi. Excerpted from METASEX, MIRTH AND MADNESS. Reproduced by permission of the author’s agent, Serafina Clarke.
NEEDLESS TO SAY by Lisa Palac, © 1992 by Lisa Palac. First appeared as STOP N’ SCHTUP in SCREW. Reproduced by permission of Black Ice Books.
BETWEEN SIGNS by Cris Mazza, © 1993 by Cris Mazza. First appeared in FABRIC OF DESIRE. Reproduced by permission of the author.
EVIL COMPANIONS by Michael Perkins, © 1968 by Michael Perkins. Excerpted from EVIL COMPANIONS. Reproduced by permission of the author.
THE GIRL IN BOOTH NINE by Adam-Troy Castro © 1994. First appeared in LOST IN BOOTH NINE from Silver Salamander Press, 1994. Reproduced by permission of the author.
THE SAFETY OF UNKNOWN CITIES by Lucy Taylor © 1994. First appeared in UNNATURAL ACTS AND OTHER STORIES from Richard Kasak Books, 1994. Reproduced by permission of Richard Kasak Books.
LESSONS IN SUBMISSION by Mark Pritchard, © 2000 by Mark Pritchard.
VIOLENT SILENCE by Paul Mayersberg, © 1991 by Paul Mayersberg. Excerpted from VIOLENT SILENCE. Reproduced by permission of the author.
THE PARIS CRAFTSMAN by Lucienne Zager, © 1993 by Lucienne Zager. First appeared in THE JOURNAL OF EROTICA. Reproduced by permission of the author’s agent, The Akehurst Gallery.
FRAME GRABBER by Denise Danks, © 1992 by Denise Danks. Excerpted from FRAME GRABBER. Reproduced by permission of the author’s agent, Scott-Ferris Associates.
MARRIED LOVE by David Guy, © 1991 by David Guy. Excerpted from THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MY BODY. Reproduced by permission of the author’s agent, the Virginia Barber Literary Agency Inc.
EQUINOX by Samuel R. Delany, © 1973 by Samuel R. Delany. Excerpted from THE TIDES OF LUST. Reproduced by permission of Rhinoceros Books.
THE BUTCHER by Alina Reyes, translated by David Watson. © 1989 by Alina Reyes. Excerpted from THE BUTCHER. Reproduced by permission of Reed Book Services.
CHAPTERS IN A PAST LIFE, © 1993 by Marilyn Jaye-Lewis, © 2000 by Marilyn Jaye-Lewis.
BAUBO’S KISS by Lucy Taylor © 1994. First appeared in UNNATURAL ACTS AND OTHER STORIES from Richard Kasak Books, 1994. Reproduced by permission of Richard Kasak Books.
DESIRE BEGINS by Kathy Acker, © 1974 by Kathy Acker. Excerpted from I DREAMT I WAS A NYMPHOMANIAC IMAGINING. Reproduced by permission of the author.
THE AGE OF DESIRE by Clive Barker, © 1985 by Clive Barker. First appeared in THE BOOKS OF BLOOD 4. Reproduced by permission of the author.
L’ENFER by Alice Joanou, © 1992 by Alice Joanou. First appeared in TOURNIQUET. Reproduced by permission of the author.
SMALL DEATH IN VENICE by Sean O. Caoimh, © 1993 by Sean O. Caoimh. First appeared in BAD SEX. Reproduced by permission of the author.