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There she blows! A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

A seductress accumulates victims in the cafés of Beijing and Shanghai.

The mistress. A short story

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The joys of commanding more than one woman.

The mean and the angry. A short story

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A provocation on the Beijing subway.

What you know, you know. A short story

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When we must resort to the whip.

A little accident. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 4 Comments )

The Chinese art of “pulling noodles.”

Paradox. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 2 Comments )

The female students of a university class discover they are featured in a nude painting exhibition for which they never posed.

Restaurant time warp. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 3 Comments )

A distressing experience in a Beijing restaurant that keeps slipping back in time.

Good teacher, bad teacher. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 3 Comments )

A Chinese English department grows ever more dependent on a foreign teacher found not to its liking.

The catch. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 3 Comments )

The more is known about a Shandong woman, the more unknowable she becomes.

Jia (Home). A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 4 Comments )

A visit to a Chinese home boggles the imagination.

Let the sunshine in. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

A foreigner turns a Chinese girl on, a bit hastily, to LSD.

The hickey. A play in one act

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

An orally induced tattoo has consequences for the woman administering it.

Reset. A play in two acts

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

 A sexbot needs returning to the shop for recalibration.

Injaculation. A short story.

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

A hermaphrodite explains the Tao.

Lust & Philosophy. A novel (ch. 1)

By Isham Cook on November 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

“I first saw her one spring day on my way to afternoon coffee near People’s University.”

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The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai. A novel: “Readers who enjoy quirky, erotic mysteries will savor this tale.” — BookLife Reviews by Publishers Weekly

Confucius and Opium — China Book Reviews: “An offbeat, erudite work of China-centered literary criticism.” — Kirkus Reviews

The Kitchens of Canton. A novel: “An insightful, unconventional, and risqué view of present-day culture.” — Kirkus Reviews

American Rococo — Essays on the Edge: “Food for thought, elegantly prepared.” — Kirkus Reviews

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