"Motherfucker" by Aimee Bender

     "Motherfucker" by Aimee Bender is about a man who's soul desire is to seduce and have sex with mothers.  Once the seduction and the sex actually happens he never sees them again.  I guess it is the thrill of pursuit that gives this man such a rush.  When I question why he goes after only mothers my best guess is that they represent love, responsibility, and they know what it is like to love unconditionally.  Mothers have a lot more issues than women without children, when mothers meet a man they have to think "Is this man good for me, and more importantly, will he be good for my kids?"  This might make the seduction just a little bit more difficult, having to basically earn the trust of someone who can't just trust every man she meets.  It seems a little cruel to me that he seems so genuine and trustworthy just for sex, for that feeling of desire that he gets when he has sex with a person for the first time.  He teaches an actress mother about containing her desire and condensing it so it becomes stronger and stronger.  Of course once he has sex with her he disappears but he taught her a lesson about owning your desire and this leads to her becoming even a greater actress.

Michael Savage