"Speaking of Lust" - the novella

This is a novella, “Speaking of Lust,” written as the foundation of an anthology with the same title. Its only other appearance was as a stand-alone story in a UK paperback.

It’s a return to a very old-fashioned type of storytelling, with four archetypal characters interrupting their endless bridge game to recount stories from their own experience. Boccaccio, Chaucer—the form has a long history, and I had great fun with my attempt at it.