Abstract by Kieran F. Kennedy, Jr., Ph.D.
Best of the Best Gay Erotica culls material from five years (1996-2001) of an anthology series that began with In Awe and Mysterious Skin edited by Michael Thomas Ford and introduced by Scott Heim. Richard Labonté became editor of the series in 1997. The Best Gay Erotica anthologies of 1997 and 2000 were selected by guest judges Doug Sandownick, Christopher Bram, Felice Picano, and D. Travers Scott. Best of the Best is a further distillation of the series. Labonté picked "stories which epitomize the perfect blend of the literary and the lusty," he says. The anthology includes colorfully titled stories such as "See Dick Deconstruct," "Cocksucker's Tango," and "The First Branding Journal."
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