A showcase of te best writing of America's most prolific, versatile, award-winning lesbian writer. Collecting the best of Newman's writing, spainning 1988 through 2002, this volume explores a dazzling array of themes including long-term relationships, one-night stands, family-of-origin angst, motherhood, friendships with gay men, AIDS, breast cancer, aging, loss, bisexuality and Jewish identity, each story told with newman's trademark wit, honesty, talent and compassion.