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Trying to survive as a writer in New York City, Wally joins Ern Billions, Bonita Guggenheim, and Tad Browning as a staff writer at Porn/Prose, where, on spec and on commission, they write porn for hire. And "for hire" is part of the title of the pseudonymous Wally's best-known effort, This Body for Hire, which also has a place within the pages of Valerio's Confessions. Things are hard and soft in so many ways and directions. Among the hard are the winter of 1979, the rules of copyediting that Wally learns at Ern's knee, the lead of the Number 2 pencils he uses to ply his trade as a writers and editor, the concept of one-way staircase that disappears behind anyone who climbs it, the black laces of Sister Morisella's hard-soled black shoes. Among the soft we can group the heart of Anonymous, the hooker Wally invents as the first-person narrator of This Body for Hire, the pillowy arms and bosoms of the women his single mom Caroline surrounds herself with, the rounded characters of the notes Caroline the wordless uses to express herself. Pastiche reigns supreme as genre in this book that pivots between hard and soft, between first and third person narrator, between the writing hand and s
142ober, dignified copyeditor's font and type. Delightful and witty, Confessions of an Aspiring Pornographer is unafraid to own its Times Square-in-the-1970s setting.<br>Prof. E. Nerenberg, Wesleyan University</h1> 143<h2 class='sb_subTitle'>About award-winning novel Confessions of an Aspiring Pornographer</h2> 144</a></div> 145 146</div> 147</div> 148<div class='nav-wrapper clearfix'> 149<nav class='sb_site_nav'> 150<div class='collapsed-menu-wrapper'> 151<a class='collapsed-menu-link' href='javascript:void(0)' id='js-collapsed-menu-link'></a> 152</div> 153<ul class='nav-menu show' id='js-nav-menu'> 154<li> 155<a href="/index.htm">Home</a> 156</li> 157<li> 158<a href="/works.htm">Works</a> 159</li> 160<li> 161<a href="/bio.htm">Biography</a> 162</li> 163<li> 164<a href="/events.htm">Events</a> 165</li> 166<li> 167<a href="/newsletter.htm">Newsletter</a> 168</li> 169<li> 170<a href="/disc.htm">Discussion</a> 171</li> 172<li> 173<a href="/blog">Blog</a> 174</li> 175<li class='active'> 176<a href="/contact">Contact</a> 177</li> 178</ul> 179</nav> 180 181</div> 182</header> 183 184</div> 185<div class='sbx_wrapper_main' id='sbx_wrapper_main'> 186<main> 187<section class='main-body'> 188<aside class='column column-sidebar-01'> 189<div class='column-sidebar-01__content-wrap'> 190<div class='sb_region'> 191<div class='sb_region small_primary_before_global'> 192<div class='region-contents'> 193<div class='content-wrap'> 194<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> 195<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> 196 197 198</div> 199<div class='content clearfix text-block'> 200<div class='image-block-align-left small'> 201<image alt='' sizes='(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 750px) 25vw, 100vw' src='/images/face.jpg' srcset='/images/face.jpg 480w, /images/face.jpg 320w'></image> 202 203</div> 204</div> 205</div> 206 207 208</div> 209</div> 210</div> 211 212<div class='sb_region small_primary_global'> 213<div class='region-contents'> 214</div> 215</div> 216 217<div class='sb_region small_primary_after_global'> 218<div class='region-contents'> 219</div> 220</div> 221 222 223</div> 224<div class='sb_region'> 225<div class='sb_region small_secondary_before_global'> 226<div class='region-contents'> 227</div> 228</div> 229 230<div class='sb_region small_secondary_global'> 231<div class='region-contents'> 232<div class='content-wrap'> 233<div class='content-container-wrapper'> 234<div class='content selected-works clearfix'> 235<div class='global_content_header_wrapper'> 236<div class='global_content_inner_wrapper'> 237<h3 class='MediumHeader here'>Selected Works</h3> 238</div> 239</div> 240<!-- / Handled as per https://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/125911081/comments/171467607 - LMS --> 241<div class='category_name_wrapper'> 242<h4>Baseball. Bart Giamatti. Pete Rose</h4> 243</div> 244<div class='work-block'> 245<!-- sort order index is 3 --> 246<div class='work-title'> 247<a href="/bart__a_life_of_a__bartlett_giamatti__by_him_and_about_him___illustrated__134725.htm">BART: a Life of A. Bartlett Giamatti, By Him and About Him - Illustrated </a> 248</div> 249</div> 250 251<div class='category_name_wrapper'> 252<h4>Sports. Baseball. Bart Giamatti</h4> 253</div> 254<div class='work-block'> 255<!-- sort order index is 5 --> 256<div class='work-title'> 257<a href="/bart__a_life_of_a__bartlett_giamatti__by_him_and_about_him___illustrated_134716.htm">BART: a Life of A. Bartlett Giamatti, By Him and About Him - Illustrated</a> 258</div> 259<div class='work-description'>Inspired by Shel Silverstein. Must say Bart's writings on baseball one of the best!</div> 260</div> 261 262<div class='category_name_wrapper'> 263<h4>Dante Alighieri. Vita Nuova. 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Anthony Valerio's version really makes it new.--Rebecca West, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor Emerita, University of Chicago.</p></div> 273</div> 274 275<div class='category_name_wrapper'> 276<h4>Immigrants. Rescued dogs & cats.</h4> 277</div> 278<div class='work-block'> 279<!-- sort order index is 9 --> 280<div class='work-title'> 281<a href="/immigrants___according_to_anthony_valerio___volume_1__amp__2_134723.htm">IMMIGRANTS - according to Anthony Valerio - volume 1 & 2</a> 282</div> 283<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg">This single volume contains 36 stories of the hit series IMMIGRANTS according to Anthony Valerio. There are riveting portraits of famous and not-so-famous men and women who sought refuge in countries not their own. Travel with Valentino, Caruso, Garibaldi. The neighborhood butcher and house painter. Top notch critics, authors and teachers contribute memorable stories and memories. This volume is also illustrated. Meet Meena, refugee from Afghanistan. Orfeo from Italy,Lucky from Romania.</p></div> 284</div> 285 286<div class='category_name_wrapper'> 287<h4>
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