Before the notion of "political correctness" encroached on the ways people spoke, wrote, and conducted themselves in public and private, some of America's best writers embraced unsafe sex, excessive alcohol, and a good cigar. From the classically libidinous Henry Miller to the hilariously contemporary Fran Lebowitz, Drinking, Smoking and Screwing includes novel excerpts, essays, poems, and short stories in a bawdy and thoroughly entertaining anthology with no warnings -- and no apologies.
Bob Shocochis is the award-winning author of several short-story collections and novels, including Swimming in the Volcano.
Sara Nickles is a screenwriter and author who lives in Berkeley, California.
Bob Shocochis is the award-winning author of several short-story collections and novels, including Swimming in the Volcano.
Sara Nickles is a screenwriter and author who lives in Berkeley, California.