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Photography by Robert PetrieScenes from a post-teenage wasteland. /photography/
Lucy & Rachel by
Lisa Carver " . . . they were being entered for the very first time, on the same cold ground, mere feet from each other." /fiction/
Clean by
James Frey Every time he had sex, he was drunk or high. Could he learn to do it sober? /personal
essay/
Dirty by
Daphne Gottlieb "The world's worst coke whore buys the coke and fucks you anyway. I mean, I've read about stuff like that." /poetry/
The Night Visitor by
David Amsden A couple alone, a hit
of Ecstasy, a stranger at the door. /personal
essay/
James by
Bruce Benderson "Those
who have had sex with junkies know about their hypersensitivity." /fiction/
Amanita Virosa by
Jenny Boully "Lightning
bugs among so many different idols and flickerings, please
undress /poetry/
Quickie — 7 Days to Better Sex Through Recreational Drug Use by
Carrie Hill Wilner Monday is for MDMA, Tuesday is for tripping. /regulars/
One, Two by
Ian Spiegelman "A spanking isn't just a couple whacks on the ass and then you go have a Pepsi. These things have rhythm, these things take time." /fiction/
Romancing the
Stoner by Ondine Galsworth She was hooked on chronics. /personal
essay/
Sexy Dancer by
Sean San Jose & Erin Cressida Wilson "Hyped
out my head . . . I am on the mission to find a baby. A baby
momma, for real." /fiction/
I Did It for
Science: Drugs by Grant Stoddard Five
substances, one girlfriend, three days. /regulars/
Tweak by
Nicolas Sheff "'I rented Fantastic
Planet ,' I say. 'That movie and acid were made for one
another.'" /fiction/
Dirty
and Sober by
Em & LoHow
to have uninhibited sex without getting trashed first. /advice/
A Life of Substance by
Richard Hell The writer,
poet and rock icon looks back. /personal
essay/
Slippy for President by
Steve Almond "Dana reached into the pocket of her pajamas and drew out the Zip-Loc bag. 'Slippy,' she said. 'You've been a naughty, naughty boy.' /fiction/
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