Homecoming, with turtle / by Junot Díaz -- The last man on earth / by Wendy McClure -- Trans / by Jennifer Finney Boylan -- Exactly like Liz Phair, except older. and with hypochondria / by Dan Kennedy -- Shadow dancing / by Kate Christensen -- Runaway train / by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh -- Conversations you have at twenty / by Maud Newton -- Twenty-five to one odds / by Josh Kilmer-Purcell -- The first time / by Margaret Sartor -- The book of love and transformation / by Michael Taeckens -- Notes / by Patty Van Norman -- Texas / by Gary Shteyngart -- Love and war stories / by Michelle Green -- Leave me something when you leave me / by Brock Clarke -- The story you will tell / by Jami Attenberg -- Marking territory / by George Singleton -- The rules of repulsion / by D.E. Rasso -- Head lice and my worst boyfriend / by Lynda Barry -- Why won't you just love me? / by Emily Flake -- Dear ugly, dear fatso /by Patty Van Norman -- Just like the movies / by Pasha Malla -- Scout's honor / by Amanda Stern -- This guy who was my boyfriend for like three weeks / by Dave White -- I love you in twelve languages / by Wendy Brenner.
Summary:
A contemporary collection of true stories of seduction, heartbreak, and regret, "Love Is a Four-Letter Word" gathers essays that capture the dark side of love.
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