A treasury of earlier works by one of the world's most influential and respected gay writers, this collection was originally written between 1975 to 1981 whilst Picano was becoming famous for writing the now-classic novels 'The Lure' and 'Eyes'. Originally published in a collection called 'Slashed to Ribbons in Defense of Love,' they have been previously long out of print and unavailable to readers who have only recently discovered Picano's writing through the international bestseller 'Like People in History'.