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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.”

Lust & Philosophy. A novel (ch. 2)

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“To seize the event, lock its meat and bones in my jaws and relax into the thing.”


Lust & Philosophy. A novel (ch. 3)

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“Success is never haphazard but only ever proceeds from comprehensive and systematic attack.”

Lust & Philosophy. A novel (ch. 4)

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“Kind of like Hot Wheels and tits and the Day of Judgment all rolled into one.”

Lust & Philosophy. A novel (ch. 5)

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“Each new walk down the stretch was charged with expectation, at once a cornucopia and a minefield of possibilities.”

Lust & Philosophy. A novel (ch. 6)

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“In the town center lawn is a crazy quilt of motley freaks smoking pot and playing guitar.”

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