I Ll Show You Mine

Kate Elliot isn't trying to fit in that's the whole point of being a goth, isn't it? Everything about her from her hair to her clothes screams different and the girls at her school give her a wide berth. How can Kate be herself, really herself, when she's hiding her big secret? The one that landed her in boarding school in the first place. She's buried it down deep but it always seems to surface. But then sometimes your soul mates sneak up on you in the most unlikely of places. Like Norris Grammar Boarding School for Girls, where's she's serving a life sentence, no parole, because her parents kicked her out. So, how do you take that first step and reveal your secrets when you're not sure that people want to see the real you?"

Like a no-holds-barred game of Truth or Dare, I'LL SHOW YOU MINE collects the intimate oral histories of everyday people who were bold enough to offer up their innermost secrets to the exceedingly practiced ears of the noted underground poet and social observer Greg Gerding. *For so many years, I felt like I was the one with the problem. *It was the first time we had sex. I literally did not know he had entered me. And when he said he was done, I was like, "Done what?" *Then you're laid on a bed and all these different things are done to you. Finally, they remove your blindfold. You open your eyes and see a gigantic wall full of photographs of people. *He said: "I know you're pregnant." And I said, "There's no way. I'm on birth control." *It was kind of scary because I was like, "This is fun, but do I really want to go down this road?" *There are some things you need to understand about my past to understand me. My mother was murdered when I was six years old. The immutable need for intimacy connects us as humans yet also tears us apart; each of us defines our own needs differently. By creating a safe space for personal reflection, and by casting a wide net of inclusion-male, female, gay, straight, and people who'd rather not be labeled-Gerding has ventured upon a deep well of human truth, some of it rivetingly eccentric, some of it profoundly universal. *I answered a personal ad that was "seeking a model for an alternative website." It turned out that they were looking for a butt model for a spanking website. I'd always been complimented on my ass, so I went and "auditioned," if you want to call it that. *We were at a crab house. I was giving her shit and acting jealous about something, and she finally just had it. She picked up one of the crabs from the pile and threw it at my face and walked out the door. I felt like a total ass. Everybody knew I was a jerk. *There was this guy, I didn't even like him, but I had him in my bed and was riding him when I heard Mitch come in. *I like showing off my cleavage because Paul always grabs my boobs. I like him in his boxers. Or just naked. I'LL SHOW YOU MINE is the seventh book by Greg Gerding, who founded the University of Hell Press in 2005 as a platform for unconventional artistry. He has since collaborated on projects with both musicians and visual artists, and is well known for organizing poetry readings on both coasts. This is his first book with The Sager Group. By coaxing into the light the small truthful voice people carry inside, Gerding helps us understand ourselves and the others around us.

When Alyssa Warren meets Shane McNeill at a wedding, sparks fly. He's hot, he's looking her way, and he knows nothing of the years-old mistake no one else will let her forget. She can't resist indulging in one amazing night...one that leaves her hungry for more. She's not ready to let her past scare him off, though, so she proposes a casual arrangement. Shane's on board with that. No-strings, kinky sex with a beautiful woman who has no interest in his regrettable history-and with a libido that matches his own? Hell yeah. But as they delve deeper into each other's kinks, trust and intimacy are unavoidable. Before they can take see what the future holds, they're both going to have to come clean about their pasts... and hope their confessions don't drive them apart. This novel was previously published.

The University of Iowa is a leading light in the writing world. In addition to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop for poets and fiction writers, it houses the prestigious Nonfiction Writing Program (NWP), which was the first full-time masters-granting program in this genre in the United States. Over the past three decades the NWP has produced some of the most influential nonfiction writers in the country. I’ll Tell You Mine is an extraordinary anthology, a book rooted in Iowa’s successful program that goes beyond mere celebration to present some of the best nonfiction writing of the past thirty years. Eighteen pieces produced by Iowa graduates exemplify the development of both the program and the field of nonfiction writing. Each is accompanied by commentary from the author on a challenging issue presented by the story and the writing process, including drafting, workshopping, revising, and listening to (or sometimes ignoring) advice. The essays are put into broader context by a prologue from Robert Atwan, founding editor of the Best American Essays series, who details the rise of nonfiction as a literary genre since the New Journalism of the 1960s. Creative nonfiction is the fastest-growing writing concentration in the country, with more than one hundred and fifty programs in the United States. I’ll Tell You Mine shows why Iowa’s leads the way. Its insider’s view of the Iowa program experience and its wealth of groundbreaking nonfiction writing will entertain readers and inspire writers of all kinds.

Subsequent to seeing the movie ‘Hysteria’, this book explores our modern society and how we arrived here, what is accepted and expected and offers some simply alternative ways of viewing our current and future life. Based on the personal life journey from the mid 1950’s to now, the contents includes some disturbing instances of bias, at least, through to cruelty and abuse. Humour is part of life and it is part of this work, alongside genuine philosophy and natural truths.

From the USA Today bestselling author of Reel comes a powerful, "achingly beautiful" (A.L. Jackson) novel of one woman on the brink of making a decision that will change her life forever. Kerris Moreton knows how to make things work. Bounced from foster home to foster home as a kid, she adapted; when opportunity arose, she thrived. Now, about to open her own business and accept a marriage proposal, Kerris is ready to build the life she's always wanted. The only thing missing? A passionate connection with her would-be fiance, Cam. Kerris wants to believe that sparks are overrated-until Walsh Bennett lights her up like the Fourth of July. As one of the East Coast's most eligible bachelors, Walsh enjoys financial independence, fulfilling work with his family's nonprofit, and plenty of female attention. But lately he's been distracted by the one woman he can't have. Lovely to look at and even sweeter to know, Kerris is the soul mate Walsh never thought he would find. The problem is, his best friend found her first.