▁The ▁Most ▁Beautiful ▁Woman ▁in ▁Town ▁& ▁Other ▁St ories ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁an ec dot al ▁short ▁stories ▁by ▁American ▁author ▁Charles ▁B uk owski . ▁The ▁stories ▁are ▁written ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁third - person , ▁in ▁B uk owski ' s ▁tra dem ark ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁short ▁pro se ▁style . ▁In ▁keeping ▁with ▁his ▁other ▁works , ▁them es ▁include : ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁bar ▁culture ; ▁alco hol ism ; ▁g amb ling ; ▁sex ▁and ▁violence . ▁However , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁stories ▁contain ▁elements ▁of ▁fant asy ▁and ▁sur real ism . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁initially ▁printed ▁as ▁E re ctions , ▁Ej ac ulations , ▁Ex hib itions , ▁and ▁General ▁T ales ▁of ▁Ord inary ▁Mad ness ▁. ▁The ▁stories ▁originally ▁appeared ▁in ▁Open ▁City , ▁N ola ▁Express , ▁Knight , ▁Adam , ▁Adam ▁Re ader , ▁P ix , ▁The ▁Ber keley ▁Barb ▁and ▁Ever green ▁Review . ▁ ▁Cont ents ▁Kid ▁St ard ust ▁on ▁the ▁Por ter house ▁Life ▁in ▁a ▁Texas ▁Wh ore house ▁Six ▁In ches ▁The ▁F uck ▁Machine ▁The ▁Gut - W ring ing ▁Machine ▁ 3 ▁Women ▁ 3 ▁Ch ick ens ▁Ten ▁Jack - Off s ▁Tw elve ▁F lying ▁Mon keys ▁Who ▁W on ' t ▁Cop ulate ▁Pro per ly ▁ 2 5 ▁B ums ▁in ▁R ags ▁Non - H ors esh it ▁Hor se ▁Ad vice ▁Another ▁Hor se ▁Story ▁The ▁B irth , ▁Life