From Sioux Falls to Khartoum, from Kyoto to Reykjavik; from the panchayat
forests of India to the Giant's Causeway on the coast of Northern Ireland; in
taxis and at bus stops, in kitchens and sleigh beds, haystacks and airports
around the globe--people are kissing one another. The sublime kiss. The
ambiguous kiss. The devastating kiss. The kiss we can't take back. The kiss we
can never give. The kiss that changes a life. In this anthology, writers and
thinkers share their thoughts on a specific kiss--the unexpected and
unforgettable--in an attempt to bridge the gulf, to connect us to one another on
a deeply human level, and