In his fiction, Chekhov seemed to say that if you're not actively experiencing your suffering, then you're not really alive. A similar message echoes through PUSH , though poor old Chekhov would indeed have been bewildered by this edgy lesbian zine.
Some contributors discuss desires for men, for example.
But the most interesting reading in the current issue is a thought-provoking interview by Franci Romeo with the director of the NW Network for Bisexual, Trans, and Lesbian Survivors of Abuse, Connie Burk. Impressive and dynamic, Burk discusses the complexities of human cruelty, including the benefits white women reap from racism and sexism. SAID IT is a less accessible zine, though it contains some good international news and info. Sorry Missy, no way are women gonna give up our bags. Elizabeth Hardwick has written a delightfully breezy critical biography of Herman Melville.