THE COLOUR OF LUST by M. Christian, © 2002 by M. Christian. First appeared in SPEAKING PARTS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

WILD ROSES by Mary Anne Mohanraj, © 2002 by Mary Anne Mohanraj. First appeared in RIPE FRUIT. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE VIP ROOM by Nicholas Kaufmann, © 2002 by Nicholas Kaufmann. First appeared in DECADENCE. Reprinted by permission of the author.

CACTUS ASS by Cheyenne Blue, © 2002 by Cheyenne Blue. First appeared in CLEAN SHEETS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE SHAPE OF CITIES by Maxim Jakubowski, © 2002, 2003 by Maxim Jakubowski. First appeared in different form in 13 and in a revised version in EROTIC TRAVEL TALES 2. Reprinted by permission of the author under dire threat of blackmail.

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF EDWARD GRABLE by Adhara Law, © 2002 by Adhara Law. First appeared in MIND CAVIAR. Reprinted by permission of the author.

ALCHEMICAL INK: SHATTERED ANGEL by Morgan Hawke, © 2002 by Morgan Hawke. First appeared in SUSPECT THOUGHTS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

MAKING WOOFIE by Lilian Pizzichini, © 2002 by Lilian Pizzichini. First appeared in THE EROTIC REVIEW. Reprinted by permission of the author.

SIX BEFORE NINE by Michael Crawley, © 2002 by Michael Crawley. First appeared in SMOKE SIGNALS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

MOTHERING by Jacqueline Lucas, © 2003 by Jacqueline Lucas. Reprinted by permission of the author.

DIVER’S MOON by E.M. Arthur, © 2002 by E.M. Arthur. First appeared in TOUCHWORD. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE LITTLE AMERICAN by Sage Vivant, © 2002 by Sage Vivant. First appeared in PEACOCK BLUE. Reprinted by permission of the author.

FUGU by Bianca James, © 2002 by Bianca James. First appeared in THE BEST OF THE BEST MEAT EROTICA. Reprinted by permission of the author.