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Fables of the Erotic Other

- Abstract

In a third-rate motel in Venice, California, Jacob Gershom is being nudged out of afternoon sleep. How can he mind? Marya (rhymes with aria) sweeps her long golden hair over his chest.



About the Author

John J. Clayton is the autor most recently of Kuperman’s Fire (Parmanent Press), a novel, and Wrestling with Angels (Toby Press),  a collection of stories, several of which first appeared in COMMENTARY.