The Gilda Stories

A 1991 collection (sort of novel) by Jewelle Gomez, from Firebrand Books; in the Gilda series. It is the story of Gilda, an African-American lesbian vampire born in the 19th century.

Contents

• "Joe Louis Was a Heck of a Fighter" (originally published in The Village Voice: Voice Literary Supplement, December 1986)
• "...Night" (originally published in The American Voice, no. 4 (Fall 1986))
• "No Day Too Long" (originally published in Lesbian Fiction: An Anthology, edited by Elly Bulkin, Watertown, Mass., Persephone Press, 1981)

Editions

• 1991: Firebrand Books
• Adapted for the stage as "Bones and Ash"

Further reading

• Book discussion group on feministSF mailing list (June 2000)