Fanny Press releases Life on the List: Assorted Sordid Tales and Unsavory Revelations, by Jeffrey Essmann.
Life on the List: Assorted Sordid Tales and Unsavory Revelations is an episodic account of the author’s experience with online sex hookups. The author is a well-known comedian and performance artist on the New York downtown scene, and the heat of these stories is frequently equaled by their humor. There’s also a bit of literary daredevilry here, and aficionados of erotica will notice sly nods to the fragmentation of the Satyricon, the size obsession and attention to phallic detail of Fanny Hill, and the sex spiritualism of Lady Chatterley’s Lover. But the nods stay sly and never get in the way of the (very hot) sex: the humor’s just an aid to arousal. The effect is like having a stand-up comic at a circle jerk.
Rainbow Reviews has this to say:
“The various stories offer numerous insights into Essmann’s experiences and these range from raunchy and educational to humorous and outrageous. This collection could easily serve as a guide to those new to the List hookups. If even half of all these encounters are true, then Essmann has lived a fascinating and varied life. The humorous touches and obsession with phallic size offer delightful details in between explicit and repeated sex escapades. Although there is more sexual content than anything in the collection, the wry wit of the narrative comes through to break up the potential repetitive nature.
Those looking to read a set of entertaining, irreverent, and delightful encounters from the vast world of The List will enjoy this sexy, often hilarious collection. Be sure to pick up a copy and see for yourself, you won’t want to miss it.”
Jeffrey Essmann was a fixture on the New York downtown performance scene in the 80s and early 90s. His one-man show Artificial Reality was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, and he was featured in the video New Wave Comedy. His cult hit Triplets in Uniform at La MaMa marked his transition to playwriting. In the early 90s, Essmann left New York for Chicago, where he was a featured performer in a performance series at Steppenwolf and became a regular contributor to the Chicago NPR affiliate. 2005 saw the production of his short piece Johannes, Pyotr & Marge at the Humana Festival, as well as his return to New York. His one-man show Skin Deep was commissioned for the 2006 HOT! Festival, which, along with The Usual Freak Show at La MaMa a year later, marked his successful return to the New York theater scene. He is currently working on a new play, The Indifferent Narrator. Life on the List is his first book.
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