Conversation William M. Gaines by Jeff Goldberg. Features "Little Horny Women" by Susan Squire.

Judith Krantz Gael Greene Erica Jong Rosemary Rogers "The Friends of Gary Gilmore" by Peter S. Greenberg.

"Learning to Love the Liberated Chick" by Lowell Miller.

Model Brigitta Cimarelli photographed by Peter Weissbrich.

"Towns Without Pity" by Hank Nuwer.

Newburgh, New York Barrow, Alaska Oceanside, California Harlan, Kentucky Lake Charles, Louisiana Butte, Montana Pine Ridge, South Dakota Phenix City, Alabama Rio Grande City, Texas Rock Springs, Wyoming Photos by Erich Klemm and Jeff Dunas.