Make the Golf Course a Public Sex Forest!

by jimmy cooper (Editor), Lyn Corelle (Editor), Scott Branson (Contributor)

We did it. We won. After weeks of pitched battles with a coalition of pigs and club-wielding vigilantes, the golf course is ours. Construction has begun on the steam-rooms. Gardeners plant shea seedlings that will eventually provide us with homemade lube. Abortifacients and contraceptive herbs are sown next to cherry tomatoes, plums, and other post-coital snacks. Now the fun begins...

What started as a Minneapolis intervention has blossomed into an international movement. Now, it's grown into a shameless slutty book of porn, history, and more from your favorite viral campaign. Featuring 28 stories and essays engaging with our call to take over the golf courses of the world. Guaranteed to inflame your brain and body. 

Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Short Stories, Anthologies, Sexuality, Erotica, Environment

250 pages, Paperback

Published January 17, 2023

Reviews

[Nathan Shuherk · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sexy and fun time, with some anarchist ideology and history to make it … well … sexier

[Lars Meijer · Rating 5 out of 5]

What's not to love? Deze bloemlezing gevuld met smut, essays en scherpe vragen over de rol van seks en intimiteit in de buitenruimte was heerlijk om te lezen. Het idee om een lokale plek - in dit geval de Hiawatha Golf Course in South Minneapolis - te reimaginen en een broedplaats te laten zijn voor queer possibilities is iets wat ik ook graag in Nederland zou zien gebeuren.

[Anatoli Karapanagiotidis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four stars because I’m glad this project exists, and it was fun, funny, and sexy. As with any collection of essays/short stories by a wide variety of authors, it was hit and miss. There were some really high points, both in terms of wonderful imaginings of possible worlds, and very interesting historical narratives. I like how many stories blurred the lines of realism and fantasy. Generally the whole project was allowed to exist in this way; it doesn’t take much imagination to suspend disbelief and read it as if the golf course really is a public sex forest. I left thinking that this was not a far fetched idea. So job well done I think.

I actually think there are a few stories I left unread— I learned that I don’t have much stamina when it comes to “erotica” especially when it’s sort of intellectual in tone. I find it curious so many of the stories are from a submissive perspective and so few are from a dominant one. Of the submissive perspectives many were very self aware and reflective, which I enjoyed. It made me want the same from other perspectives. I’m sure it has to do with a relatively low pool of entries but it was sort of frustrating.

[Luca Suede · Rating 4 out of 5]

Porn as theory! Theory & porn! Manifesto and history and just plain porn. Wish there were more anthologies like this one centered around a particular organizing moment/ campaign /place. Loved a lot of the erotica but was hoping for a bit more documentation of the campaign/ accounts of organizing. A fun read that is easy to pick up & put down.

[Kristin Boldon · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an anthology. Some of the stories are hot. Some are weird and cool. Some didn't work for me. But as an imaginative project that's sex positive and LGBTQIA friendly, I think there's something for everyone here.

[Jasper J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most smart, sexy and funny books I read about cruising so far. Very great collection of texts!

[George Fischer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seriously sexy

[Misha Honcharenko · Rating 4 out of 5]

An incredible collection of lust, despair, essayist gaze, mountains of the cum, questions and the formulation to the cruising unity.

[Harper K · Rating 5 out of 5]

sexy, informative, eye-opening to those (sadly) unacquainted with cruising. highly recommend to queer perverts everywhere!

[Mathea · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a book! I picked this up at book house and didn’t know what to expect, learned a ton. Great discourse on queerness and politics

[Lua Jong · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of the most exciting and beautiful books i've read, tho i might be a bit biased ;)

[Alex Nongard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is excellent and I am so glad it exists. For fans of smut, queer theory, activism, poetry, and art. As thought-provoking as it is arousing and deeply entertaining. Read it if you dare.

[Kiki · Rating 4 out of 5]

fiery little book. great for the queer theory enthusiast or sexually inclined

[jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

an eccentric mix of essays and smut that can be a bit hit or miss but it contains enough high points that make it stand out in its intelligence and sexiness

[rat · Rating 4 out of 5]

i 💋 perverts

[AudWad · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 🌟 More educational than any college textbook I have ever read.

[Carissa Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much YES. The perfect hybrid of porn + theory and I loved the variety in this collection. I was definitely more into some sections than others, but take what you like and leave what you don't and the book will still be worth the adventure.

[Kamryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um, HELLO? A collection of essays, poems, and short stories about public/queer/accessible/kinky sex? Obviously this was great - not every piece will trip everyone’s trigger, but its breadth and variety was definitely a strength rather than a weakness.

[bibliophagy · Rating 4 out of 5]

really loved so many of these stories -- dyke cruising? yes please!

[Rachel Hellman · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a wildly erotic, hot, hilarious and also very much intellectual anthology and speculative project. I feel lucky to be one of the few with an actual hardcopy, purchased in Minneapolis. I love everything that lead to this book and the lore surrounding it. As with any collection with many authors, essays and stories were hit or miss. But the anarchist theory, smutty fun, and DIY-ness of the whole collection really did it for me.

[ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

“everything is sex,
except sex, which is power you know power, it's just sex now ask yourself who's screwing you
-Janelle Monáe”

this book made me giggle and laugh and i had so much fun reading it. always love learning the history on gay cruising

[jasper · Rating 4 out of 5]

took embarrassingly long to finish... casualty of the graduation move.... but well worth it! if anyone asks this counts as my theory for the year.

thanks Fabulosa Books in the Castro for the signed copy!

[jimmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

i may be biased, but it was such an honor to collaborate with these authors to make this exist! 🖤

[Durakov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disgusting. Depraved. Degenerate. In the fresh air. Nice!

[isobel · Rating 3 out of 5]

very strange

[Sasha]

I am not sure how I feel about this book.

[Penny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Utopian futures are in our reach.

[Meghan Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 rounded up

[Rye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, hot, smart - what's not to love!

Sorry to all who like golf but I'll never see the game as more than a land grab for areas that COULD be public sex forests ! <3

(note: still need to finish some of the smut but, like poetry, these are companions for longer periods of time, not to be finished in one sitting imo!)