Sunday, August 15, 2010

FAST GIRLS

   
by Maria C. Ferrer


“Fast is a (Sexy) State of Mind” ---Rachel Kramer Bussel



Fast Girls.

You know who I mean. Those women who are always dressed to the nines: their skirts a little too short, their blouses a little too tight, their cleavage a little too exposed. Their eyeliner is black and sharp, their lipstick bright and confident, and they walk with the greatest of ease on towering heels. Men flock to them, take them home and call them the next day.

You see them at work, on the trains. You remember them from high school, college where they seemed to know something you did not. They still do.

If you haven’t guessed, I was not a “fast girl” growing up. I wasn’t a wallflower either, as I preferred the label, G.D.I. -- God Damn Independent. But, I dreamed. I wanted to send up a signal and have Billy Joel throw me a line but Catholic guilt was better at stamping out hot-blooded passion than a cold shower.

Now as a grown woman, I AM a Fast Girl in that I am in control of myself, my body, my desires and, especially my reading material.  I just read FAST GIRLS: EROTICA FOR WOMEN, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Cleis Press). It’s an excellent collection of short stories about strong, confident women in control of their sexuality and their fun.

Like Tracy, in Kayla Perrin’s “Temptation,” who at 37 isn’t afraid of getting it on with a 20-year old stud with the hots for her. Like Kirstie, who makes room in her dorm shower for three extra guests in “Communal” by Saskia Walker. (Talk about conserving water!) Like “That Girl” by Cherry Bomb, who offers no apologies for being promiscuous because she enjoys being “hot and spent, tangled between sheets, skin on skin….”

Even in their submission, Fast Girls are in control for nothing will happen without their consent. Take Claire in Rachel Kramer Bussel’s “Whore Complex.” Her lover Adrian treats her like his private whore, and she allows it. She even allows him to offer her services to others. Why? Because Claire enjoys the rewards just as much as he does.

And, finally, how about a good-girl Fast Girl like the heroine in Charlotte Stein’s “Married Life”? This wife is horny and frustrated by her missionary-position-once-a-month husband. She wants sex and she wants it now, but no one will do but her hubby. So when she discovers her husband is a closet hedonist, there is really only one thing to do -- punish him, wickedly!

Yes, Yes, Yes!!!

As Rachel Kramer Bussel states in her introduction to FAST GIRLS: EROTICA FOR WOMEN, “Fast is a (Sexy) State of Mind.”

Fast Girls are bold, free, confident and in full control of their lives and their beds. Fast Girls doesn’t mean naughty or slutty…unless they want it to.  Are you a Fast Girl?♥

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Maria C. Ferrer enjoys reading all about fast girls, daring men and deep, dark, mouth-watering desires. If only her life were full of the same. There’s a New Year’s Resolution waiting to happen!

5 comments:

  1. Very witty post, Maria! Of all the stories you mention the one that intrigues me the most is "Married Life," about the faithful, though frustrated wife. I think I prefer my romance heroines "good" rather than "naughty", though overall, the idea of women in control of their lives and their sexuality is very appealing.
    Am I a Fast Girl? I don't think so. Slow and plodding is my usual tempo!
    Fast Girls sounds like a fun anthology!

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  2. Ah, my memories of being a fast girl (back in my torrid youth, of course)! Not as much fun (or as hot) as FAST GIRLS, though, it would appear Maria! What an array of naughtiness! I love your take on the various stories, and the overall power of a woman to be whatever she chooses, sexually, is certainly beautifully embraced by this collection. Brava, Ms. Bussell, and Ms. Ferrer! I'm anxiously awaiting your own tales of women taking what they want!

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  3. Great post, Maria. You've definitely made me want to take a peek at the anthology--covertly, of course. ;)

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  4. Maria, this is very well-written, sassy, and fast! Fits the topic at hand, with strength, confidence, and power. Enjoyed it!

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