Strange Bedfellows (APA)/Issue 015

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Strange Bedfellows 15 was published in November 1996 and contains about 94 pages. 
There were 28 members sharing 20 subscriptions. 
 
==Some Topics Discussed in "Strange Tongues" ==
* The X-Files, comments Scully and Mulder in fiction
* "SLASH AND WOMEN WHO DESERVE TO BE IN IT": since "characters in slash represent a new literary gender role. These aren't "heterosexual men" or "gay men" but "slash characters." They are not even "sensitive new age bisexual guys," why can't women be automatically as important and included in our fanworks and discussions?
* Forever Knight: Natalie or Janette or both or neither?
* Babylon 5 and Deep Space Nine, and "cross-species mating" in fic, female characters in fic, speculations and analysis of other pairings
* female characters in Due South, the the DtWOF test (The Bechdel Test)
* the vanillia-ness of Due South fic
* deep analysis of Benton Fraser, Meg Thatcher, and Ray Vecchio's sexuality and psyches
* Sailor Moon, War of the Worlds
* dislike of "Star Trek: The Noxious Generation" and of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and this fan's "pigheaded refusal to tolerate stupid scripting"
* comments about Deuce Double #2, see that page
* writing dutyfic
* discussion of Hetslash in Beauty and the Beast (TV)
* opinions about the Mulder/Krycek fic by Bren Antrim, Slick
* feminist academic discourse and symbolic penises
* episodic television, closure, dead girlfriends of the week
* comments on the story, Blood and Shadows, on the story, Chains of Being, see those pages
* issuefic, or writing to teach fans something, or writing as a duty
===Excerpts from "Strange Tongues"===
 
 
==Some Topics Discussed in "Cat's Darkling Zine" ==
* why lack of Highlander slash?
* the internet as overwhelming
===Excerpts from "Cat's Darkling Zine"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Twinbear" ==
* some examples of pairs that include non-white characters
* disabilityfic
===Excerpts from "Twinbear"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Babylon 5 Security Transmissions" ==
* lots about Babylon 5, the episode, "Z'Ha'Dum"
==Some Topics Discussed in "Ghost Speaker" ==
* a scold about a show spoiled
* comments on Highlander
* comments about the Bren Antrim story, "Slick"
* explaining the term hatstand (but getting it wrong)
* the differences between vampires (Forever Knight) and immortals (Highlander)
===Excerpts from "Ghost Speaker"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Yamibutoh" ==
* starring pairs and ensembles: differences in other countries
* Dorothy Dunnett's character, Lymond, and his voluntary homosexual relationship
* comments about From Eroica with Love
===Excerpts from "Yamibutoh"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Mardi Gras Favors" ==
* some early description of the X-Files archive Gossamer
* Babylon 5 fic on the net
* a long description and review of the Babylon 5 story, Balance of Power, see that page
* a reprint of the Babylon 5 story by elfin called "Nights" (was posted to The Slash Cafe)
===Excerpts from "Mardi Gras Favors"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "The Magic May Return" ==
* living in Japan as a Canadian
* differences in Japanese expectations about fiction
* Babylon 5, Due South, Star Trek: TNG
* black men in slash fics
* much about yaoi
===Excerpts from "The Magic May Return"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Wide-Eyed and Breathless" ==
===Excerpts from "Wide-Eyed and Breathless"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Desert Blooms" ==
* description of a terrible plane flight
* description of a slashy scene in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
==Some Topics Discussed in "Thoughts of Love... Power... Lust" ==
* the cancellation of Due South
* revising her opinion about Xena: The Warrior Princess
* comments about The Same River, see that page
* Riptide, Magnum P.I., Homicide: Life on the Streets
* not being a fan of Poppy Z. Brite
* analysis of Forever Knight characters and episodes
* comments about the Space: Above and Beyond novel, Chains of Being
* long comments about the film, Thelma and Louise, and how it was ultimately "very depressing from a feminist stance"
===Excerpts from "Thoughts of Love... Power... Lust"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "With Friends Like These... " ==
* comments about Mulder/Krycek vids
* comments about the rumored sequel to The Best Lies
* a list of Vila/Tarrant stories, compiled by Randym, Carol McCoy, and Sarah Thompson 
* no fan support from Mom
===Excerpts from "With Friends Like These... "===
==Some Topics Discussed in "Two Heads Are Better Than One" ==
* comments on the Simon and Simon zine, "crossing the line" collected, see that page
* the effect of the internet on fandom
* comedy and slash writing
* JMS, Babylon 5
* personal desire and the limits of trying to talk another fan into enjoying a pairing
===Excerpts from "Two Heads Are Better Than One"===
==Some Topics Discussed in "For the World is Hollow..." ==
* DVS and Garak/Bashir
* Babylon 5, Space: Above and Beyond, Forever Knight, Xena: The Warrior Princess, EZ Streets
* JMS's immaturity
* explanation of a Hatstand
* a mention of The XXX-Files: A Personal Fantasy
===Excerpts from "For the World is Hollow..."===
==Some Topics Discussed in "To Be Announced by T H" ==
* Babylon 5
* description of a trip to western Canada
==References==
Category:Slash Zines