When was the last time you read a good bedtime story? I have several books sitting on my nightstand waiting for me, but somehow my recent selections have just put me to sleep. I like a late night book to draw me in and at some point turn me on.
When I was asked to edit, Lyrotica: An Anthology of Erotica Poetry and Prose, I reluctantly said yes. I feared this project would be an endless series of the same story—something to put me to sleep rather than wake me up. But, when I finally picked up the draft, I could not put it down.
This article appears in Jul 14-20, 2011.