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Love and Air-conditioning

Flirting, spying, doing speed, hooking up, and getting hitched. In camp, hotels, and a Vinegar Hill tent. Twelve writers on their most memorable summer flings.

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Published Jun 21, 2009

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Simon and Jessica Kissing in the Pool, Avignon, 2001

(Photo: Nan Goldin)

The Girl Who Cursed My Sex Life: By John Wray

My Dealer’s Girlfriend: By Richard Hell

Wet T-Skirt Contest: By Shalom Auslander

“Don’t Worry. I’ll Get You Riled Up.”: By Darin Strauss

King for a Summer: By Wesley Yang

How I Met My “Career Pornographer” Wife: By Geoff Nicholson

My Guy. And His Friend.: By Kate Christensen

Holed Up in Gramercy Park: By Jill Eisenstadt

Ménage à Trois. With Chien.: By Rivka Galchen

Sex With My Boss, and His Brother: By Stacy Horn

Shore Leave: By Julie Klam

Love in the Time of Shock and Awe: By Lily Burana

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