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Not since Kafka's Gregor Samsa awoke to discover that he'd turned into a cockroach has literature addressed such a traumatic transformation. In order to compileDick for a Day, scholar and feminist Fiona Giles approached hundreds of well-known writers, poets, artists, actresses, and academics and asked them to express what they might feel if they abruptly found themselves genitally altered. From Terry McMillan to Jennifer Blowdryer, from Patricia Cornwell to Linda Sexton Gray, we find unexpected answers: hygienic, erotic, metaphysical, and even spiritual. By turns playful and sociologically profound,Dick for a Dayis a milestone in sophisticated humor and feminist literature.

Fiona Giles was born and raised in Australia and educated at Oxford, where she specialized in nineteenth-century literature. She lives in New York City with her husband.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Snow White and Her Seven Dicks: A Fairy Tale of Tails	p. 3
Terry McMillan	p. 14
Penile Infraction	p. 15
A Lewd Awakening	p. 20
Size and Sensibility	p. 24
1-800-YOR-DICK	p. 31
Germaine Greer	p. 46
Pick a Dick	p. 47
Rise and Shine	p. 50
There's No Such Thing as a Plaid Jockstrap	p. 51
Patricia Cornwell	p. 57
Pact	p. 58
Salmancis	p. 65
The Lorena Poems	p. 73
Kaz Cooke	p. 77
The Gift	p. 78
Pentapod Freak Nest	p. 84
Lisa Palac	p. 89
Dildo Envy and Other Phallic Adventures	p. 90
Poppy Z. Brite	p. 110
Swollen Tide	p. 112
Marilyn Monroe Dreams of Growing Her Own Penis Under Roots of Trees	p. 124
Academic Figure Study I	p. 127
Amy's Inches	p. 128
Cheap Revenge	p. 129
Tracy Sondern	p. 141
Shhhhh	p. 142
Daily Agenda	p. 150
The Pricks in Physics: A Historical Fantasy	p. 153
Victoria Roberts	p. 161
Dick W. and His Pussy; or, Tess and Her Adequate Dick	p. 162
Marisa Acocella	p. 167
Cafe Star (Coming Soon Near You)	p. 168
Flower Girl Pinup	p. 172
Penis Parlor	p. 173
Metamorphenix	p. 185
Sydney Biddle Barrows	p. 193
My Private Eye	p. 194
Jackie O Reads Story of O and Wonders About Having Her Own Penis for a Day	p. 205
Same Difference	p. 208
Diane di Massa	p. 222
Jook Sing and the Dragon	p. 223
Broken	p. 231
Ask Isadora	p. 232
Maryanne Dever	p. 235
Superdick	p. 236
Hangin' with Sanjay	p. 243
How to Be a Great Guy	p. 249
Beeban Kidron	p. 252
The Fun Dick	p. 253
Look No Hands/One Night Stand	p. 258
Jenny Holzer	p. 260
An Evening at the Royalton	p. 261
Liberty	p. 270
Notes on Contributors	p. 271
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Dick for a Day What Would You Do If You Had One?

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