(In parens) or how to be a writer and have really bad sex

(In Parens) is about Barnard alumna Megan Honig's first lesbian relationship and the turmoil it caused in her. She writes about having "R.B.S" (Really Bad Sex), safe sex, and the abuse that she wasn't able to put a name to until late into that relationship. This zine contains journals entries, prose and an annotated poem about both Megan's relationship with "M."