Copyright © 2007 by Steve Almond
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Some of the essays in this work were previously published:
“Heart Radical” originally published in Bat City Review, Spring 2006; “How to Write Sex Scenes” originally published in The Boston Phoenix, May 2003; “Cash Cowed” originally published in The Boston Phoenix, March 2005; “Death by Lobster Pad Thai” originally published in Death by Pad Thai, edited by Douglas Bauer (New York: Crown Publishers, 2006); “You’re What?” originally published in Blindsided by a Diaper, edited by Dana Hilmer (New York: Crown Publishers, 2007), as “Blindsided by a Sonogram” “Chestfro Agoniste” originally appeared at www.Nerve.com, September 2005; “My First Fake Tits” originally appeared at www.Nerve.com, May 2006, as “Plastic Not So Fantastic” “How Reality TV Ate My Life” originally published by Ninth Letter, Spring/Summer 2005; “Blog Love” originally appeared at www.Salon.com, October 2005, as “Me and My Blog Bitch” “Tesla Matters (Dude)” originally published in Virginia Quarterly Review, Summer 2005, as “Heavy Metal Will Save Your Life” “Pretty Authors Make Graves” originally published in Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 2005.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Almond, Steve.
Not that you asked: rants, exploits, and obsessions / by Steve Almond.
p. cm.
1. Almond, Steve. 2. Authors, American—21st century—Biography. 3. United States—Social life and customs—20th century—Humor. 4. UnitedStates—Social life and customs—21st century—Humor. I. Title.
PS3601.L58Z46 2007
813'.6—dc22
[B] 2007005616
eISBN: 978-1-58836-654-2
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