Santa Cruz, CA -- War brings out some strange emotions -- even in erotica.

That's according to Susie Bright, editor of "The Best American Erotica 2004" (Touchstone), a collection of literary pornography by authors as diverse as "Rolling Stone" music critic Toure and actor Alan Cumming.

Bright says every time the U.S. goes to war, she gets a flood of stories in which the man is the submissive partner to a sexed-up superwoman who sweeps him off his feet.

She says last year's war in Iraq brought dozens of these stories her way, and theorizes it might be a reaction to the macho man posturing of U.S. politicians declaring war.

Other erotica trends Bright has observed include straight, middle-aged housewives writing the kinkiest guy-on-guy porn you can imagine and political porn which imagines the turn-ons of buttoned-down public figures like Dick Cheney.

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