Introduction: reflections from a late bloomer / Paula Derrow --
In praise of one-night stands / Susan Cheever --
Tomcats in love / Cheryl Strayed --
Turn me on, turn me off / Bella Pollen --
Overcome / Lauren Slater --
Ouch, you're lying on my hair! / Valerie Frankel --
Turning the other cheek / Deanna Kizis --
Pregnant pause / Pari Chang --
Under the influence / Anna Marrian --
The sweetest sex I never had / Hope Edelman --
Look both ways before crossing / Meredith Maran --
Lost in space / Julie Powell --
Out of reach / Martha Southgate --
Toys in the bedroom / Suzanne Paola --
The overnight / Susanna Sonnenberg --
Confessions of a former sex geek / Abiola Abrams --
Mommy lust / Lori Gottlieb --
Looking for Mr. Snickers / Jenny Lee --
Procreational sex / Brett Paesel --
Do not enter / Betsy Stephens --
My not-so-kinky sex life / M. P. Dunleavey --
Fantasy man / Susan Shapiro --
Kiss poker / Stephanie Dolgoff --
The great pretender / Jane Juska --
In the beginning / Ali Liebegott --
Sex with a (much) younger man / Elizabeth Cohen.
