Ageless Erotica

On Saturday, April 27^th, I went to a reading of Ageless Erotica, a collection of pornographic stories written by senior citizens about senior citizens. 

The experience was really interesting for me—naturally, I went into it expecting to be a little uncomfortable, simply because the erotic literature market is and almost always has involved young, attractive men and women. However, all of the contributors were incredibly charismatic, and despite the risqué subject material, they all seemed confident in their readings. While I can’t say I enjoyed every excerpt that was read, and “old age” is a long time away for me, each of the contributors took a clear delight in what they had written, and that was interesting for me to see.

 

Joan Price, the editor, was in particular a delight to see and hear speak. Though she didn’t contribute any fiction to the collection, she was well-versed in the subject, and she had an obvious passion for spreading awareness about the topic. I don’t want to buy the book, simply because it’s not something I’m particularly interested in, but the reading was definitely eye-opening and I wouldn’t mind reading books about alternate portrayals of sexuality, even if I never actually read the products of these alternate portrayals.