AquaErotica edited by Mary Anne Mohanraj
Reviewed by Mick in DC
isbn no.B000069K7B

AquaErotica edited by Mary Anne Mohanraj

I kind of liked this collection, but I don't want anyone to know it. I'm still pissed at Mary Anne Mohanraj, the editor of AquaErotica , who rejected my submissions for both this and the forthcoming Volume II. I sent the same story both times. The second year, it survived the first cut, so I guess it improved with age!

I define erotica as literary smut-a well-written story that could stand alone, enhanced by a sexual presentation, an erotic element meant to arouse you. My writing may lean toward stroke fiction (stories intended to provide fuel for masturbation), but much of this collection goes the opposite direction: stories about fucking that try not to turn the reader on. Okay, enough about what I didn't like.

It began with such promise: I Want is a scorcher by Mary Maxwell about a detour in the middle of a deserted desert road. New House by Daniel James Cabrillo is hot, and it makes you wonder. Then there's Hydrodynamica, Diane Kepler's clever tale about a fantasy induced by a picture of Daniel Bernoulli the narrator encounters while cramming for an exam involving fluid dynamics. I had to stop reading that one in the check out line before any fluids dynamically appeared on the front of my jeans.

Then came the scuba divers left for the sharks on the Great Barrier Reef. Watercolor by Thomas S. Roche lifted my spirits, and Movements by Michael Hemmingson had its moments, but it also had marital difficulties. I read erotica to escape, not to relive real life disappointments.

Hot Springs by Carol Queen lived up to its name, and Kristine Hawes' Velvet Glove gave me a hand, but the rest of AquaErotica reminded me of kugel-made up of good stuff, but it's just not desert, at least not in the sense of a chocolate cake, with rich, creamy, thick fudge frosting. Most of it left me limp. The waterproof package is a plus, though-no embarrassing come stains if your girlfriend finds it under you mattress!

I've probably pissed off about everyone who is anyone in erotica (I may have to change my pen name before submitting to another anthology), but I recommend sitting down at the bookstore to skim through this compilation. Make sure it's what you want before you take it home. Why buy erotica that leaves you limp?

 

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