Let Me Kiss It Better: Elixirs for the Not So Straight and Narrow

John Stanley Senior Policy Advisor Corporate Policy Branch Management
Board Secretariat.

Billeh Nickerson, a Vancouver writer born in 1972, has produced a slim
volume of short, humorous essays devoted to contemporary gay life. All
essay topics arise from his own experiences and he clearly takes joy in
communicating these anecdotes to readers. None of the essays are more
than four pages and most are half that length, so the impact arises from
the initial thought rather than from its development. While the volume
is divided into three parts, there is no discernable difference among
them. “The Classic Dong” or “Heart-shaped Pubes” in Part 1 could
easily change places with “Dildo in the Dishwasher” in Part 2 or
“The Cock in Cocktail” in Part 3.

Most essays will evoke a smile but there are no belly laughs here.
Given its length and risqué nature, the book is likely to occupy a
place in that most necessary of genres, bathroom reading.