Table of Contents

The most beautiful woman in town; kid stardust on the porterhouse; life in a Texas whorehouse; six inches; the fuck machine; the gut-wringing machine; 3 women; 3 chickens; ten jack-offs; twelve flying monkeys who won't copulate properly; 25 bums in rags; non-horseshit horse advice; another horse story; the birth, life and death of an underground newspaper; life and death in the charity ward; the day we talked about James Thurber; all the great writers; the copulating mermaid of Venice, California; trouble with a battery; swastika; politics is like trying to screw a cat in the ass; my big-assed mother; the beginner; the fiend; the murder of Ramon Vasquez; a drinking partner; the white beard; a white pussy.

About the Author

Charles Bukowski was born in Andernach, Germany in 1920 and brought to Los Angeles at age three. Using the city as a backdrop for his work, Bukowski wrote prolifically, publishing over fifty volumes of poetry and prose. He died in San Pedro, California on March 9, 1994. His books are widely translated and posthumous volumes continue to appear.