Roar Softly and Carry a Great Lipstick: 28 Women Writers on Life, Sex, and Survival Book

	Introduction	xi
1	Connection	1
	Thirst	3
	Without Me, I'm Nothing	9
	(Learning How to) Get Laid	19
	Writing for the Cure	27
	One is Silver and the Other Gold	35
	The Lioness Sleeps Tonight	45
	Adventures in Cyber Snatching	53
	It's a Doggie Dog World	61
2	Attitude Adjustment	63
	My Buddies the Oysters	65
	Foreign Correspondent	71
	The Marvels of Middle Age	81
	To Be (Too) Real: The Unexpected Consequences of Living an Authentic Life	85
	Heroin/e	93
3	Mind Over Matter	107
	The Sick Girl	109
	Heroes of the House	119
	Learning to Walk	125
	Walking the Labyrinth with Mother In Memoriam: Min Kyung-Im March 26, 1936 - July 20, 2001	129
	Train Sounds	139
4	Problem? What Problem?	145
	The Flight	147
	Smells Like Perfume Inserts	151
	Stepping off the Mommy Track	155
	Just Say I Do	159
	Naked Pictures	165
5	Perseverance	171
	Border Control	173
	Baby Baby Baby Please	181
	The Cup Is Half-Empty; The Cup Is Half-Full	185
	What to Save	195
	Legends: The Daughter	195
	Readers' Group Guide	215
	Contributors	217
	Acknowledgments	225
	Copyright Notices	227