Remnants of Passion is a collection of essays that examine one woman's search for love, sex, and a sense of belonging from adolescence into middle age. It's equal parts queer and quotidian, ranging in its focus from lesbians fighting over the politics of penetration to first kisses, from apologies never made to a marriage held together with spaghetti.

Sarah Einstein lives with her husband, Dominik Heinrici, in Athens, Ohio, where she is pursuing a PhD in creative writing at Ohio University. Her work has previously appeared in journals such as PANK, Ninth Letter, the Fiddleback, and Fringe magazine. She has been awarded a Pushcart Prize and a Best of the Web and been listed in the "Notable Essays" section of Best American Essays. She is currently at work on a full-length memoir about her fascinated friendship with a homeless veteran.

Einstein and Heinrici maintain a blog, and you can find Einstein on Twitter at @sarahemc2. This is a short audiobook published by Shebooks - high-quality fiction, memoir, and journalism for women, by women.