I have a lot to say on this subject and it's too late to go into right now. So, what I'll say for now is that I'm suspicious of these essays that purport to tell us THE reason that women write and enjoy slash. I think there are most likely a number of different reasons that vary with the person involved and some of the academic opining I've seen seems pretentious and not very accurate. In some ways it's simple: two men together are hot. In others, maybe more complicated. I'll see if I can dig up my essays I wrote on the subject and send to you. Btw, that is a great title for the book of essays.