On the outside of its covers the magazine carried a respectable appearance. At first glance, because of its physical dimensions it could be mistaken for a copy of Vogue or Cosmopolitan. It's name, Woman and Boy, though simple, was somewhat suggestive, raising the temptation to speculate. Its monthly cover photos were never racy. The models, both male and female, were never seen less than fully dressed--sitting together at a coffee shop, on a park bench, or side by side in the front seat of a car. A possible clue to what lay inside: the distance between the woman and the boy often seemed invasive of their individual personal spaces.
The magazine's target audience consisted of mature, post-menstrual, upper-middle class urban woman in search of something a bit out of the ordinary in their personal lives. Women who had perhaps lost their husbands, were divorced, or had been married to a corporation, yet were looking for a non-committal type of intimate relationship. The magazine had also grown quite popular as a fantasy machine for boys in their late teens.
Though the cover photos were never revealing, never suggestive, the presence of a late adolescent boy and a mature woman together always seemed to titillate the imagination of the reader. And with good reason.
Inside, the content was an entirely different story. Though most of the time their titles were understated, the collection of photo spreads were inarguably blatantly graphic. So much so that in every issue, on the first inside page appeared a disclaimer, stating that all the male subjects who appeared in the photo spreads were at least eighteen years of age. Understandable, since some of them appeared as though they had yet to reach the age of legality. Even though many were already several years into their third decade, in order to keep with the magazine's theme all male subjects were always listed as either nineteen or twenty.
Each issue of the magazine featured three such photo spreads. In the current issue one spread in particular stood out.
"MRS. CRAFT AND THE NEIGHBOR BOY"
This spread, which occupied eight pages, featured two players. The woman was blond, petite, very trim, sophisticated, and quite lovely. She appeared refined, dressed conservatively. And there was an aura of confidence about her. As far distanced from a slut as a woman can possibly be. The magazine always made it a point to state the woman's age on the first page of the spread. Mrs. Craft's age was given as 53. Her marital status was stated as 'divorced.' The boy, unnamed, was clean cut, youthfully handsome, and wore a look that suggested he suffered a perpetual hard-on.
