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J«*»t «Mit T D *M n fc« r 1 M 1 T 17 Original gay v o ic e s Fifteen recently published books fo r gay men Dog and cat grooming Pet supplies Cat boarding Pet food by Robert Friedman his has been another boom year in gay publishing, and the following list of books is by no means definitive. Rather, it reflects my preference for fiction and my taste for the exotic as well. The books differ greatly, but if you pick up any of the following, I guarantee you’ll be en gaged by an original gay voice, and a true vision. Brother To Brother, edited by Essex Hamphill, Alyson. A se- ■ quel to 1986’s In the Life, ed ited by the late Joseph Beam, a c o lle c tio n o f writings by Af rican-American gay m en, in cluding an essay by Marlon Riggs, “Black Macho Revisited: Reflections of a Snap! Queen.” The Candles o f Your Eyes, by James Purdy, City Lights. Purdy is one of the best writers we have, and his unique sensitivity is at play in new collection of short stories. Close to the Knives: A Memoir o f Disintegra tion, by David Wojnarowicz, Vintage. Essays by the artist whose plaguetime canvasses were too honest and raw for the National Endowment for the Arts, testimony to the “Fear o f Diversity in America.” The Faber Book o f Short Gay Fiction, edited by Edmund White, Faber & Faber. A superb collection, including Paul Bowles ’ classic “Pages From Cold Point” and an excerpt from The Swimming-Pool Library, Alan Hollinghurst’s 1988 novel. T • *.o ’ « * • * •%' » • O * I------- — - - r» * Indivisible, edited by Terry Wolverton and Robert Drake, Plume; and Certain Voices edited by Darryl Pilcher, Alyson. Two new entries in the burgeoning field of anthologies of short gay fic tion; the former devoted to West Coast gay and lesbian writers, such as Michael Lassell and Eric Gutierrez, the latter including stories by Ley Raphael, Larry Duplechan and yours truly. The Language We Use Up Here, by Philip Gambone, Dutton. An impressive first collection o f stories which reads like 16 calling cards from his world, gay circles as they intersect straight circles in contemporary bourgeois Boston. Life Drawing, by Michael Urumley, Grove Weidenfeld. We lost a major talent when the author succumbed to AIDS in 1988; his novel, a coming-of-age story in elegantly styled prose, comes with a controversial introduction by Edmund White and an afterword by George Stambolian. IAMS • • Ä v SCIENCE DIET r __ flquarian Astrological Services Offering clearly written, accurate and fascinating reports and chans. NATAL REPO RT:A computerized report of your birth chart providing insight into your personality, Talents and relationships with other people. $22.50 TRA N SIT REPO R T: Reveals the influences affecting you during the period of the chart. 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To order chart, send name, address, place of birth, time of birth, (daylight savings time?), and current place of residence along with check or money order payable to: Aquarian Astrological Services PO Box 14441, Portland, OR 97214 Perfect gift for the holidays === E verything F or Y our O ld H ouse • .y '. .£,*.• . PORTLAND'S OLDEST & FINEST STORE FOR HOUSE RENOVATORS • •. *1 • . Y ' • o ’ • * • *' •• •- • •. TV* * • • « * • * • # , . * ,• • ?•* • ' • Pei Yu, Boy Actress, by George Soulie de Morant, Alamo Square Press. A novel based on the life o f the hsiang-k’ ung, a boy who acts the part of women on the stage, during the last dy nasty o f China. Originally published in 1925 in France, reissued in a new edition with English translation and lovely ArtNoveau illustrations by Nemi Frost. Frisk, by Dennis Cooper, Grove Weidenfeld. Cooper goes where most gay writers fear to tread, and his latest novel is an unblinking exploration of the shared borders o f sex and horror. Hometowns, edited by John Preston, Dutton. Short stories by gay men writing about where they came from and where they now belong, proving once again that we are everywhere. The Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon, by Tom Spanbauer, Atlantic Monthly Press. A rousing story o f life in the Wild West with a twist: its hero is a half-blood bisexual named, alterna tively, Duivichi-un-Dua or Shed, who falls be tween categories and worlds. The Whistling Song, by Stephen Beacy, Norton. This unusual first novel, of a footloose orphan on the road, is distinguished by its author’s lyrical flights o f fancy and punch-drunk word- play. William S. Burroughs A t the Front, edited by Jennie Skeri and Robin Lyndenberg, Southern Illinois University Press. Burroughs once com pared writing to bullfighting, saying that unless writing had the same danger and urgency, it didn’t rate. This collection of 30 years of critical re sponse to his work shows how the world has received this gay, mad matador. Landscape: Memory, by Matthew Stadler, Scribners. An unabashedly romantic tale of teen agers in 1914 San Francisco. A Place I've Never Been, by David Leavitt, Viking. New stories of twentysomething gays and their pals from college, spiced up with the European idle rich. • LIGHTING • PLUMBING • HARDWARE •ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS •VINTAGE DOORS * W e B uy & S ell * Free Lighting catalogue available. We are the largest manufacturer of early 20th century lighting in the United States. R ejuvenation H ouse P arts C o . 901 N. Skidmore Portland, OR 97217 (503) 249-2038 Open Mon Thru Sat, 9 to 5:30