"Mom was born in Zion, Illinois. Her path to Mexican-Hooker is a tale of deceit, ill-gotten money and Midwestern innocence." - Excerpt from "My Mother The Mexican-Hooker" "I leaned further toward the road, feeling my bellbottom Levi's flapping against the pavement. I picked my foot up a couple of inches and the foot-peg began to spark with the sparks shooting out behind me." - Excerpt from "Motorcycles" "If someone had walked into the room right then with a gun-in-hand it would have been tempting to end my personal torture." - Excerpt from "It's A Wonderful Life" "I felt her hand grope my upper thigh performing an obvious search for what she knew had to be there. "I can make it worth your while."" - Excerpt from "Pick-Up" "The door opened to a dark, smelly mess that was my second introduction to the junkie lifestyle. It was in sharp contrast to Roseann's house." - Excerpt from "Junkie"