TY - BOOK AU - Levy, E. J. TI - Tasting life twice: : literary lesbian fiction by new American writers SN - 0380781239 U1 - 813.54 PY - 1995///] CY - New York PB - Avon Books KW - Lesbians KW - Fiction KW - Lesbians' writings, American KW - Gay fiction KW - lcgft N1 - Posting-up / Stephanie Grant; Anna in a small town / Mary La Chapelle; The profound theory of complementarity / Jan Ramjerdi; The escape artist / Judith Katz; Tiny, smiling daddy / Mary Gaitskill; Not quite Peru / Lee Ann Mortensen; No soap radio / Pamela Shepherd; Lover boys / Ana Castillo; Joshua's visit / Kristina McGrath; The jetsams / E.J. Graff; The house with the horse and the blue canoe / Cheryl Strayed; Ibiza / Jane DeLynn; Excerpts from the Sapphic diary of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz / Alicia Gaspar de Alba; Lattitude / Stacey D'Erasmo; Every day and every night / Rebecca Brown; This early / Mei Ng; A quiet acre / W.W. Riley; Swimming upstream / Beth Brant; Angels and ministers of Grace / Blake C. Aarens; The butterfly / Jenifer Levin; Tattoo / Carla Tomaso; Dreaming birth / Linsey Abrams; Old souls / Carol Anshaw; The bay of angels / Carole Maso N2 - Versed in sexual politics and fluent in the language of alienation, these 25 short works chart new territories without the maps or compasses of social convention. This bravura collection showcases the fierce power and startling diversity of contemporary lesbian writing. Includes early work by acclaimed emerging talents such as Cheryl Strayed, Stephanie Grant, and Mei Ng, as well as stunning pieces by Carole Maso, Mary Gaitskill, Ana Castillo, Rebecca Brown, and others ER -