San Francisco, CA: Mercury House, 1993. First Edition. “The threat of nakedness and exposure has long been inherent in the essay. One of the originators of the form, Montaigne, wrote in his introductory note to his readers, ‘Here, drawn from life, you will read of my defects and my native form so far as respect for social convention allows: for had I found myself among those peoples who are said..... More