Wild Women: Contemporary Short Stories by Women Celebrating Women ed. Sue Thomas (The Overlook Press, April 1994, 0-87951-514-7, $14.95, 336pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.
- xi · Preface · Sue Thomas · pr
- xv · Introduction · Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D. · in
- 1 · One: Who Is the Wild Woman?
- 3 · The Tiger’s Bride · Angela Carter · nv The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, Gollancz, 1979
- 19 · Woman from America · Bessie Head · vi A Woman Alone by Bessie Head, Heinemann, 1966
- 22 · The English Disease · Nina FitzPatrick · ss Fables of the Irish Intelligentsia by Nina Fitzpatrick, Penguin, 1993
- 33 · The Smile of a Mountain Witch · Ohba Minako · ss Japanese Women Writers ed. & tr. Noriko Mizuta Lippit & Kyoko Iriye Selden, Routledge, 1991
translated from the Japanese (“Yamauba no bishô”, 1976).
- 45 · Two Words · Isabel Allende; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden · ss Mother Jones January/February 1991
translated from the Spanish (“Dos Palabras”, Cuentos de Eva Luna, Sudamericana, 1989).
- 52 · The Débutante · Leonora Carrington; translated by Angela Carter · vi Wayward Girls and Wicked Women ed. Angela Carter, Virago, 1986
translated from the French (“La débutante”, La débutante: Contes et Pieces, 1939).
- 55 · Two: The Dark Intruder/Mate
- 57 · Liking Men · Margaret Atwood · vi Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood, Coach House, 1983
- 59 · Simmering · Margaret Atwood · ss Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood, Coach House, 1983
- 62 · In the Garden · Darcey Steinke · vi
originally published in connection with an exhibit of paintings by Beth Shively at the Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts in Virginia in 1992.
- 64 · The Odalisque, Extinct · Diana Hartog · vi Polite to Bees by Diana Hartog, Coach House Press, 1992
- 66 · Bloodmantle · Tanith Lee · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1985
- 77 · Sleeping Beauty, Revised · Jill McCorkle · ss Crash Diet by Jill McCorkle, Algonquin Press, 1992
- 87 · All Strapped In · Sue Thomas · ss
- 93 · Three: Empowerment, Self-Esteem
- 95 · Orchids to You, Dear · Fiona Cooper · ss I Believe in Angels by Fiona Cooper, Serpent's Tail, 1993
- 102 · “Really, Doesn’t Crime Pay?” · Alice Walker · ss In Love & Trouble by Alice Walker, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973
- 111 · Stone-Eating Girl · Meena Alexander · ex from Fault Lines, Feminist Press at The City University of New York, 1993
- 122 · The Raw Brunettes · Lorraine Schein · ex Wordcraft of Oregon, February 1994
- 128 · I Like to Look · Kathy Page · ss As in Music and Other Stories by Kathy Page, Methuen, 1990
- 133 · Planetesimal · Keri Hulme · ss The Windeater: Te Kaihau by Keri Hulme, Hodder & Stoughton, 1987
- 136 · Perma Red · Debra Earling · ss The Last Best Place ed. William Kittredge & Annick Smith, Montana Historical Society, 1988
- 143 · Four: Sex
- 145 · The Queen’s Chamber · A. N. Roquelaure · ss The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A. N. Roquelaure>, E. P. Dutton, 1983
- 156 · Her Thighs · Dorothy Allison · ss Trash by Dorothy Allison, Firebrand Books, 1988
- 160 · Four Bare Legs in a Bed · Helen Simpson · ss Four Bare Legs in a Bed by Helen Simpson, Heinemann, 1990
- 170 · How to Save Your Own Life · Erica Jong · ex Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1977
- 175 · Five: Extreme Behavior
- 177 · It’s Bad Luck to Die · Elizabeth McCracken · ss Here’s Your Hat, What’s Your Hurry by Elizabeth McCracken, Random House, 1993
- 190 · MindMovie · Christine Slater · ss Stalking the Gilded Boneyard by Christine Slater, Gutter Press, 1993
- 205 · A Day at the Peep Show · Veronica Vera · ss The Portable Lower East Side 1991
- 211 · Roses · Evelyn Lau · ss Fresh Girls and Other Stories by Evelyn Lau, HarperCollins, 1993
- 216 · Julia and the Bazooka · Anna Kavan · ss Julia and the Bazooka by Anna Kavan, Peter Owen, 1970
- 221 · Six: Creativity, Life Phases
- 223 · Silver Water · Amy Bloom · ss Story Autumn 1991
- 231 · In My Next Life · Pam Houston · ss Cowboys Are My Weakness by Pam Houston, Washington Square Press, 1992
- 242 · Many Mothers · Beverley Daurio · ss Hell & Other Novels by Beverley Daurio, Coach House Press, 1992
- 253 · Suicide · Mariarosa Sclauzero · ss Narcissism and Death by Mariarosa Sclauzero, Station Hill Press, 1984
- 256 · Autobiography · Carol Emshwiller · ss Joy in Our Cause by Carol Emshwiller, Harper & Row, 1974
- 263 · Seven: Righteous Rage, Scars and Survivors
- 265 · The Gift · Josephine Hart · ss
- 269 · Lucrece · Janice Williamson · ss American Voice #22, 1991
- 280 · Into the Roots · Janice Galloway · ss Blood by Janice Galloway, Secker & Warburg, 1991
- 284 · I Do What I Can and I Am What I Am · Fay Weldon · ss Moon Over Minneapolis by Fay Weldon, Harper Collins, 1991
- 291 · Lightning Rod · Melanie Tem · ss Skin of the Soul ed. Lisa Tuttle, The Women's Press, 1990
- 300 · The Unsatisfactory Rape · Bev Jafek · ss Bachy
- 307 · Eight: Initiation, Endurance, The World of Female Knowledge
- 309 · How I Came West, and Why I Stayed · Alison Baker · ss The Atlantic Monthly October 1991
- 319 · Our Brother’s Keeper · Lucia Berlin · ss So Long: Stories 1987-1992 by Lucia Berlin, Black Sparrow Press, 1993
- 324 · Indian Rubies · Patti Smith · pm Wool Gathering by Patti Smith, Hanuman Books, 1992
- 326 · Knower of Birds · Rachel Pollack · ss Tarot Tales ed. Rachel Pollack & Caitlín Matthews, Legend, 1989
- 339 · The Wild Cherries of Lust · Andrea Dworkin · ss The New Womans Broken Heart by Andrea Dworkin, Frog in the Well, 1980
- 342 · Keep Your Guts · Karen Karbo · ss Trespassers Welcome Here by Karen Karbo, Putnam, 1989
- 354 · Birds of the Moon · Lisa Tuttle · ss Fantastic Stories January 1979
- 363 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg
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