Strange Bedfellows (APA)/Issue 004

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Strange Bedfellows 4 was published in February 1994 and contains about 156 pages. 
There are 37 members sharing 24 subscriptions. 
Not all letters are listed in the index.
It was distributed after Escapade, and some of its lateness was due to the recent earthquake in California.
==From the OE==
==Some Topics Discussed in "Notes from Tomorrow"==
* this fan says they are spending too much time on this new-fangled thing called email
* mentions a Julian Bashir story
* a comment on Heat-Trace
* do shows that generate a lot of slash fanworks, also generate a lot of other genres?
* some pimping for Bakersfield PD and Wiseguy
* inquiries about Zine Scene and its publisher
===Excerpts from "Notes from Tomorrow"===
Technology: 
Mention of a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine story: 
About a zine: 
Do shows that generate a lot of slash fanworks, also generate a lot of other types as well?: 
A show that has plots that "read like Prime Time Slash from Hell]]: 
Regarding Zine Scene: 
Suggestion: some Wiseguy: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Strange Tongues"==
* some speculations on "fans"
* photocopying fans
* some mentions of The Blake's 7 War
* SF, Trek, and K/S, and slash commentary
* slash vs porn
* mid-stride actor replacement and fan acceptance
* comments on Valjiir
* Teot's War, comments on power dynamics and males
* comments on f/f
=== Excerpts from "Strange Tongues"===
Science Friction and porn: 
Slash, science fiction, and imagination: 
Other kinds of slash?: 
Mid-stride actor replacement and fan acceptance: 
Slash and wider variety: 
Valjiir: 
F/F: 
Teot's War, comments on power dynamics and males: 
Slash and Star Trek: The Next Generation: 
Slash and academic study: 
Photocopying zines: 
Some speculations on "fans": 
Roddenberry "sold his birthright": 
Left Hand of Darkness: 
A... er... request: 
Would like to know more: 
More space: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Menage a Deux (by H J)"==
* comments on several academic books and journals, including: a quote from an interview with Samuel Delaney in "The Discourse of Cyberculture (a special issue of The South Atlantic QuarterIy) Fall 1993, "Camp Grounds: Style and Homosexuality," "J.D.'s" (includes articles "which targets lesbian Kristy McNichol fans, includes original fiction, personal fantasies, artwork and telepics which read her tomboy character on Family as a closeted dyke trying to make her way through a straight world."), "Uranian Worlds," (a book on queer SF), "Mondo Barbie" (a book of original fiction, some sexual, by well-known writers projecting their fantasies onto the molded plastic dreamgirl")
* discussion of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and what this fan believes to be disrespectful commentary that attempts to commercialize a more organic fandom
* the "Bat Book" - The Many Lives of the Batman
* Robert Bly's "Iron John's" men movement
* the effect of the internet and technology on fandom
* a rant on the term "politically correct"
* the slashiness of the show Homicide: Life on the Street
* What would Dorothy Sayers have thought of slash?
* males in female fannish spaces
===Excerpts from "Menage a Deux (by H J)"===
A quote from an interview with Samuel Delaney in "The Discourse of Cyberculture (a special issue of The South Atlantic Quarterly) Fall 1993"—comments which focus on the Gaylaxians and on slash: 
H J comments on a chapter in "Camp Grounds: Style and Homosexuality" (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1993) edited by David Bergman: 
Genderfucking and Mattel: 
Males in female fannish spaces: 
Dorothy Sayers and slash: 
Separating an author's views and voice from their character's: 
No, zines are not sold in bookstores, but...: 
An example of visibility and fandom: 
Mystery Science Theater 3000 and its downfalls: 
Comments on slash, fan films, and academics: 
Being a spokesperson for fandom in the mundane world: 
The Observer Effect: 
More on the "Iron John" movement and masculinity: 
The impact of the internet and technology on fandom discourse and fanworks: 
The term "outing" and slash: 
A long, long comment about "political correctness," of which this is just a tiny part: 
That Picard episode: not enough comfort with the hurt: 
The slashiness of Homicide: Life on the Streets: 
Enjoying Juilan Bashir: 
"Lesbian Slash": 
The Many Lives of the Batman: 
==Some Topics Discussed in "Menage a Deux (by C J)"==
* lengthy comments on the 1992 essay by Shoshanna: Angst and emotional dynamics in slash, as exemplified in Helen Raven's "Heat Trace"
* Is a slash story read outside fandom still slash?
=== Excerpts from "Menage a Deux (by C J)"===
Is a slash story read outside fandom still slash? 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Cat's Darkling Zine"==
* comments on the movie "Saturn 3"
* comment on another fan's review of Ember Days
===Excerpts from "Cat's Darkling Zine"===
About the Ember Days review: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Vice Files"==
* characters' ages in St. Seiya
* filing off the serial numbers and fic
* The X-Files
* zine binding pros and cons
=== Excerpts from "Vice Files"===
A fan explains: 
About filing off the serial numbers of a fic: 
Commenting on letters to Penthouse Forum: 
About a War of the Worlds episode: 
On zine bindings: 
Have you seen this new show called The X-Files: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Ghost Speaker"==
* regarding a fic and sharing
* comments about the movie The Fisher King
* a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine plotline (unknownst to this fan, it will also be a plot of a later Babylon 5 episode)
* similarties between Margeret Thatcher and Servalan
=== Excerpts from "Ghost Speaker"===
Sharing fic: 
Margaret Thatcher and Servalan: 
I write it, but I don't believe it: 
A female character and fan reactions: 
A comment about Crying Game slash: 
Regarding a trope: 
Insinuations about fic "not having enough Doyle": 
A Star Trek: Deep Space Nine plotline: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Yamibutoh"==
* explanation and description of Comiket (which this fan spells as "Comicate"): slash, profit, permission
* discussion about the term "androgynous"
* MUCH about Japanese shows and characters
* much about the differences between manga and slash zines
* much about the characters: Fuma and Atari
=== Excerpts from "Yamibutoh"===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Mardi Gras Favors"==
* mostly about the controversial Starsky & Hutch story, Surrender
=== Excerpts from "Mardi Gras Favors"===
About the Starsky & Hutch story, Surrender: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Lunatic Fringe"==
* thanking some people who helped make Escapade a success
* comments about photocopying zines
* included is the pocket program for Escapade
=== Excerpts from "Lunatic Fringe"===
Regarding photocopying zines: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Sukebei"==
* original characters and Mary Sue
* double standards and fan comments regarding slash
* photocopying fic for friends
* comments on K/S zines, comments on the controversial zine Science Friction
* comments on awards
=== Excerpts from "Sukebei"===
Original characters and Mary Sue: 
Regarding Harry/Johnny: 
Some more double standards: 
Photocopying fic: 
A bald escape: 
Some comments on Trek slash: 
Regarding Science Friction: 
Some speculation about awards: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Desert Blooms"==
* a slashy song on the radio: Bono/Frank Sinatra
* songtapes
* fandom and visibility and wanting to keep fandom a private, elite club
* Babylon 5 first episode and looking "to see how much input/impact fans have on the evolution of the show (via the networking with the creator)"
* some comments on slash fics
=== Excerpts from "Desert Blooms"===
A slashy Bono/Sinatra song: 
This new show, Babylon 5: 
Songtapes: 
Fandom and visibility: 
Regarding the story The Earth That They Inherit in Paean to Priapus #5: 
Regarding Ember Days: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Notes of a Neophyte"==
* personal fannish description
* The Crying Game and choice of words to describe gender
* "media studies is not the only discipline where people whose relationship to the studied "object" is in question if their interest is more than clinical"
===Excerpts from "Notes of a Neophyte"===
The Crying Game and choice of words to describe gender:
== Some Topics Discussed in "With Friends Like These..."==
* an origin for the term "fan slut"
* is slash misogynist?
* much about Blake's 7 pairings
* comments about some songvids
=== Excerpts from "With Friends Like These..."===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Women of Houston in Pornography" by L S==
* many football fan thoughts
=== Excerpts from "Women of Houston in Pornography" by L S===
 if you are a DLC democrat and he is a liberal democrat; there is no obstacle—even gender—too big to overcome. It is more romantic for Bodie and/or Doyle to recognize "this is it" and to have them stumble through getting together. What is this thing called, love? as Benny Hill once said. Also, I am not sexually attracted to gay men/characters. I went through a learning phase of being totally fascinated with gay books, etc. but on a gut-grabbing level, without being first sexually attracted to Bodie and Doyle, I could not write them being sexually engaged with each other. That they are heterosexual is part of the attraction for me. By viewing them as gay I am removing them from the realm of my sexuality.}}
== Some Topics Discussed in "Women of Houston in Pornography" by K==
=== Excerpts from "Women of Houston in Pornography" by K===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Two Heads Are Better Than One" by M F G==
* . a long review of The Terranova Situation, see that page
* Sebastian's fic Siren
* getting pickier about fanfic
=== Excerpts from "Two Heads Are Better Than One" by M F G===
Men and slash and an upcoming panel: 
About a story: 
About a lot of stories: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Two Heads Are Better Than One" by N==
* not a fan of songtapes
* publishing "PC" stories and rapefic
=== Excerpts from "Two Heads Are Better Than One" by N===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Untitled by M G"==
* hurt/comfort and its origins in mainstream canon material
* fandom and profit
* fan casting
* why fanfic rather than original fic
* being "fan-shaped"
=== Excerpts from "Untitled by M G"===
Won't you draw me a picture? 
The source of hurt/comfort: 
Fic for fun: 
Profit and fandom: 
Fanfic instead of original characters?: 
Comments by a recent speaker about physical stereotypes of female fans: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Lavender Lilies"==
* discussion about the recent anti-porn articles and books, specifically "Only Words" by Catherine McKinnon
* some baseball rpf thoughts. some comments about figure skating
* comments about the Michael Crichton book "Disclosure," and the subject of sexual harassment done by women to men
* the slashy elements of "Cyteen" by C.J. Cherryh, and Teot's War
* whether Sebastian's story, Siren, feminzed Doyle or not
* sick of female victimization in mainstream media, would like to see more male victimization
* a recent discussion at ZebraCon about the "feminization" of male characters in slash
* what is slash, and the topic of gatekeeping
* slash and "political correctness"
=== Excerpts from "Lavender Lilies"===
Baseball RPF: 
Regarding Teot's War: 
Whether SIREN feminized Doyle or not: 
Comments on a recent discussion at ZebraCon: 
What is slash, and the topic of gatekeeping: 
Slash "political correctness": 
== Some Topics Discussed in "When Correctly Viewed"==
* comments about British poet Patricia Beer, Mrs. Beer's House—about her youthful fascination with the characters in The Flight of the Heron by D. K. Broste
* much about hurt/comfort and the topic of Romantic Sadism and how these things are portrayed in mainstream media (writer includes MANY examples)
* comments about Camille Bacon-Smith and her book Enterprising Women
* movies by David Chiang and Ti Lung
* MUCH about slash
=== Excerpts from "When Correctly Viewed===
== Some Topics Discussed in "Phoning From the Margins"==
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=== Excerpts from "Phoning From the Margins"===
== Some Topics Discussed in "For the World is Hollow and I Fell Off the Edge"==
* many comments on pornography, and how wrong a lot of the public discourse about it is
* no elves in Robin of Sherwood
* explanation about a term used in this apazine: "The point of "RAEBNC" is not to inform the apa writer that there are no comments to her zine, but to assure her that she is not being deliberately snubbed."
* comments on the essay, Slashing the Borg: Resistance is Fertile, and its "poaching" of the term "textual poaching"
* comments on the zine Science Friction
* fanwork love vs respect
* wishing for a fannish home for Angst and emotional dynamics in slash, as exemplified in Helen Raven's "Heat Trace"
=== Excerpts from "For the World is Hollow and I Fell Off the Edge"===
Grumpiness about some appropriation of some terms: 
No elves here, move along: 
Regarding Science Friction: 
Nitpicking grammar editing: 
A Hellhound comment: 
Disinterest on both sides: 
Hoping for a home for an essay: 
Respect vs love: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "It's Not So Much the Apocalypse, It's the Humidity"==
* a short con report for Visions
* soulmates and bonds that transcend all else, both in slash fic and in traditional m/f pro romances
* many other similarities between pro romance novels and slash fic: exclusivity, honor, jealousy, virginity
* comments about this fans previous comments on Virgule-L about all-female spaces
* AU theory and fandoms
* variety on the internet
* comments about the essay Romantic Myth, Transcendence, and Star Trek Zines
=== Excerpts from "It's Not So Much the Apocalypse, It's the Humidity"===
Comments on some essays, including Romantic Myth, Transcendence, and Star Trek Zines: 
Complexities and some future speculation: 
Acafans and slash: 
Exclusivity in pro romance and slash fic: 
Virginity in pro romance and in slash fic: 
An apology, and a refusal to apologize: 
AU theory: 
About free speech: 
The internet: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "To Be Announced"==
* comments on the movies "Reservoir Dogs" and "My Private Idaho"
* many comments on pornography and sex positivity
* many comments on organized religion and the status of women
* academic analysis and fandom
* too many fandoms, not enough time
===Excerpts from "To Be Announced"===
A reading surprise: 
"Monogamous vs slut": 
Academic analysis and Fandom: 
== Some Topics Discussed in "Bad Girls Go Everywhere"==
* vampire fiction and HIV
* Anne Rice and how success fosters mediocrity
* most of the content is about sex, politics, gender, and expectations
* porn vs erotica
=== Excerpts from "Bad Girls Go Everywhere""===
== References==
Category:Slash Zines