In a collection of original stories, essays, artwork and photography, Nan Goldin, Eileen Myles, bell hooks and other cutting edge artists explore their use of art to survive abuse, madness, incest, depression and the impulse towards self-destruction. The diverse array of contributors - novelists, poets, cartoonists, artists, photographers, dancers, playwrights and burlesque performers - traverse the pains and passions that can both motivate and destroy women artists.