Hot & Bothered 3 [Paperback]

Karen X. Tulchinsky (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

The third installment of Hot & Bothered brings together another 69 sensuous tales of love and lust between women, from wistful fantasies to one-night encounters. These sexy, deeply imagined stories are guaranteed to get readers hot & bothered all over again.

Editorial Reviews

Review

. . . a glorious gathering of very short stories that carry a very passionate payoff.
—Bay Area Reporter (Bay Area Reporter )

The stories in [Hot & Bothered 3] compliment each other in so much as they are as diverse as they are erotically charged.
—Book Reviews (Book Reviews )

. . . a successful series of very short erotic stories. . .
—Curve (Curve )

. . . this book covers a broad range of lesbian desire. . .
—Trade (Trade )

Hot and Bothered 3 offers up a treasure of writing on lesbian desire, it captures our loves, our lusts and our losses; it is sensual, romantic in the best sense, and filled with believable characters and strong emotions.
—GayLinkContent.com (GayLinkContent.com )

Short and sweet.
—Time Out (Time Out )

. . . much more than a light-hearted read.
—Herizons (Herizons )

. . . hot and sweet interludes. . .
—Diva Magazine (Diva Magazine )

From the Publisher

Karen X. Tulchinsky is the author of the award-winning novel Love Ruins Everything and the editor or co-editor of numerous lesbian fiction anthologies, including To Be Continued 1 and 2, Queer View Mirror 1 and 2, Friday the Rabbi Wore Lace, and Hot & Bothered 1 and 2.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551521024
• ISBN-13: 978-1551521022
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Karen X. Tulchinsky is an award winning author and screenwriter. Her first book, IN HER NATURE won the VanCity Book Prize, BC's largest literary award. Her most recent novel, THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES LAPINSKY was a Toronto Book Award Finalist and winner of the ONE BOOK ONE VANCOUVER PRIZE. She has edited ten literary anthologies including Queer View Mirror, the Hot and Bothered series and To Be Continued. She has had six screenplays in development. Her screenplay I SHOT THE SHERIFF a western set in 1860 is being produced this summer. She has also written for Television series, including Robson Arms, The Guard, Glutton for Punishment and Kink.

Her directorial debut, MS THING has screened in over a dozen film festivals internationally and won AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD at Queer Fruits Film Festival, Australia.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bothered, September 9, 2005

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A. Williams "blkkat" (Jacksonville FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot & Bothered 3 (Paperback)

At least half the title is perfect. I'm most certainly bothered. Bothered that I spent 15 of my hard earned dollars on something that was nowhere near erotic, more neurotic. Still trying to figure out when and how a paraplegic became the center of a love triangle and how and when I was supposed to be turned on.

Looking at the subtitle or description "short short fiction on lesbian desire" should have warned me but alas I focused on lesbian desire. Suicide is not desirable...holding a dead woman's hand is not desirable. In short this book is not about lesbian desire and more in line with lesbian heartache and disgust.

In the end that's what I felt when I placed it in on my shelf never to be seen or read again.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something here to whet a range of lesbian appetites, March 29, 2002

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M. J. Lowe "www.mjlowe.info" (Denver, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot & Bothered 3 (Paperback)

From the skillful editing of Karen X. Tulschisky comes Hot and Bothered 3: short short fiction of lesbian desire. Think of this collection of over 69 stories as a table spread with delicious finger foods. The limitation of length (1000 words or less) requires the writers to select their words carefully and results in an almost poetic quality to many stories. Although some of these stories are definitely arousing, please note this is not a volume of erotica, but of desire in its many flavors. Tulschisky has assembled a buffet of writers. Some writers are well known and others are new "chefs," offering their first sales.

Savor the imagery of that perfect autumn afternoon in Leslea Newman's "One Fine Day" which brought a smile to this reader and had her humming a tune for hours. Or nibble at the poignant stories like "Sunsets." Written by Denise Seibert, from the view point of a paraplegic, it is a very touching example of a couple connecting despite barriers to communication. While "Holding Hands" from Jean Taylor expands the definitions of making love. Or Michelle Rait's "Dinner with Jane," which evokes tempting a dieter with a decadent dessert as Regina considers the consequences of time spent with Jane.

There are a number of bittersweet tastes to sample such as "The Phase" where Susan Lee reflects on returning to the city of her youth and first lesbian love; or K. Lee's "Don't Tell" which is a letter written by a teen to her "best friend;" or the passing-for-straight coworker in Stephanie Schroeder's "Goodbye Joanna."

A porta-potty setting does nothing for this reader's palate, yet "Porta-Potty Passion" by Sarah Wiseman does have the quirky, amusing quality of forbidden, preservative and sugar laden junk food. While Cara Bruce's adult encounter with Barbie puts a whole new spin on the idea of playing with your . . . uh, food. These are just a few of the tasty treats for readers to enjoy.

Sometimes one is tempted to read short stories in quick secession, like popcorn. This reader found greater pleasure in reading only one or two of these stories at a time and suggests you do the same. Let them melt on the tongue of your mind a bit. Savor the images these writers create before you wander back to the table. There's something here to whet a range of lesbian appetites.