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18 T d e c e m b e r 16, 1994 ▼ ju s t out Continued from previous page Smokey O, by Celia Cohen. Naiad, 1994; $9.95. Lively addition to the lesbian sports genre with spunky characters and girl’s baseball. Sparks Might Fly, by Cris Newport. New Victoria, 1994; $9.95. An inspiring novel about a musician who confuses her passions in love and Villanueva’s stories are now available in Jessie s Song from Masquerade Books. Thin Fire, by Nanci Little. Madwoman Press, 1993; $12.95. This dyke can write! A military first novel. Every Woman’s Dream, by Lesl6a Newman. New Victoria, 1994; $9.95. Welcome stories and humor in this year of dreary messages about us from the straight presses. What is it that makes Newman feel lesbian right down to her semico lons? The Amazon Chronicles, by Jane E M. Robinson. Clothespin Fever, 1994; $15.95. Penthesilea is a tomboy dyke from 1240 B.C. Enormous research went into this big, engrossing historical romance. Up, Up and Away, by Catherine Ennis. Na iad, 1994; $9.95. A light romance with a lot of charm. Tasty background of hot-air ballooning, videography, and New Orleans. We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? by Achy Obejas. Cleis, 1994; $ 10.95. Smart,contemporary, bright slashes of short stories, full of humor and brutal truths. A Ship in the Harbor, by Mary Heron Dyer. Paradigm, 1994; $8.95. Novel about a married mother who comes out, in her 30s, fighting Oregon’s anti-queer, anti-choice radicals. Nonfiction art, loses both, and must find her way again. Staying the Distance, by Franci McMahon. Firebrand. 1994; $9.95. A gentle modern western romance between a horse lover and a veterinar ian. Lesbian Adventure Stories, edited by Mara Wild and Mikaya Heart. Tough Dove, 1994; $11.95. Fresh, compelling stories from veteran writers like Jane Fulcher to newer yarn-spinners like Woody Blue. Trouble and Her Friends, by Melissa Scott. Tor. 1994, $22.95. For anyone interested in com puters, sci fi and romance. Less violent than most in the genre. Chinagirls. by Chea Villanueva. Lezzies on the Move Productions, 1991; $6.00. This tale of working-class dykes in epistolary form is ethni cally diverse; done in street vernacular. D esert Y ears, by Cynthia Rich. Spinsters, 1989; $7.95.1 was late dis covering this lovely, re laxed patchwork of the dai ly life of a lesbian couple living in a trailer in the desert. Now I recommend it to everyone I know, dyke or not. Just Lucky I Guess, by Elaine Mikels. Desert Crone Press, 1993; $ 12.95. A self-published autobiog raphy of an old lesbian who has been an activist all her life. Very open and posi tive. Out of the Class Clo set: Lesbians Speak, ed ited by Julia Penelope. C ro ssin g P ress, 1994; $16.95. A major work: es says from real life. Very readable; pioneering, di verse. W ord G aym es, by Kathleen DeBold. Alyson, 1993; $8.95. Finally a puzzle book for cultural outsiders! For crossword, o th er w o rd-gam e, and queer-trivia fans. Campaneras, Latina Lesbians, edited by Juanita Ramos. Routledge, 1994; $14.95. Another major collection: oral histories, essays, poems, short stories and art work by 47 women from 10 countries. Some in Spanish, some in English. The Me in the Mirror, by Connie Panzarino. Seal, 1994; $12.95. The autobiography of a dy namic lesbian and disability activist. The Perennial Political Palate, The Third Feminist Vegetarian Cookbook, by the Blood- root Collective. Sanguinaria Publishing, 1993; $16.95. I’ve long been a fan of these restaurant- tested cookbooks. Recipes from knaidel soup to risotto. Generously illustrated and liberally sprinkled with quotations from women. Lesbians at Midlife: The Creative Transi tion, edited by Barbara Sang, Joyce Washow and Adrienne J. Smith. Spinsters, 1991; $12.95. There’s little out there for lesbians retiring from Gay and Lesbian States, A Pocket Guide of Facts and Figures, edited by Bennett L. Singer and David Deschamps. New Press, 1994; $5.95. Useful and quirky data about u, as a people. Humor being young and hip. This book is a great service. The Straight Woman’s Guide to Lesbian ism, by Mikaya Heart. Tough Dove, 1994; $5.95. We recommended this one to our questioning friend. Contains some real basic cultural infor mation. Out for Office, edited by Kathleen DeBold. Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, 1994; $12.95. How to get queers into elected office by those who’ve succeeded. Includes resources. Two Teenagers in Twenty, Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth, edited by Ann Heron. Alyson, 1994; $17.95. Revised to include a new wave of young voices. (■rowing up Gay/Growing up Lesbian, A Literary Anthology, edited by Bennett L. Singer. The New Press, 1994; $9.95. Fiction and nonfic tion work by Kitty Tsui, Pat Parker, Radclyffe Hall, many more. Putting O ut edited by Edisol W. Dotson. Cleis, 1994; $ 12.95. Third edition of a book that has helped me stay in print. One Million Strong, by Cece Cox, Lisa Means and Lisa Pope. Alyson, 1993; $17.95. The 1993 March on Washington coffee table book. Black and white photos. Long Road to Freedom, The Advocate His tory of the Gay and Lesbian Movement edited by Mark Thompson. St. Martin’s, 1994; $40. Our history in photojournalism and Advocate articles since 1967. Happily Ever After, by Stacy Chandler. Speculators Inc., 1993; $10. A wonderfully silly how-to book which will guide you and your S.O. to contented coupledom— laughing all the way. If you ever feel down, pick this up. Chandler’s better than a therapist. Stay Tooned, by Rhonda Dicksion. Naiad, 1993; $9.95. More cartoons from the very tooned- in author of The Lesbian Survival Manual. Rubyfruit Mountain by Andrea Natalie. Cleis, 1993; $9.95. Another riot from the Stone wall riots cartoonist. Hey Mom, Guess What! by Shelly Roberts and Melissa K. Sweeney. Paradigm, 1993; $8.95. As my partner said, “This book is more than funny. It’s important.” How to come out to your folks. Mysteries A Small Sacrifice, by Ellen Hart. Seal, 1994; $20.95. This year’s Jane Lawless mystery— and welcome! Nun in the Closet, by Joanna Michaels. New Victoria, 1994; $9.95. A solid first mystery about nuns, closets, sinister religious figures, a million dollars, and passion. Keeping Secrets, by Penny Mickelbury. Na iad, 1994; $9.95. Darned good police procedural. Black reporter, white cop, gay murders. The Lessons, by Melanie McAllester. Spin sters Ink, 1994; $9.95. She’s got the rhythm of a cop book down and fills it with suspense. Second Guess, by Rose Beecham. Naiad, 1994; $9.95. Set in intriguing Wellington, New Zealand, this rudimentary, entertaining mystery is peopled with deftly portrayed suspects and investigators. Self Help A lternatives for W omen with E ndo metriosis, A Guide for Women by Women, by Ruth Carol. Third Side Press, 1994; $12.95. Chronic Fatigue and Tiredness, by Susan M. Lark, M.D. Westchester Publishing Co., 1993; $12.95. Another Wilderness, New Outdoor Writ Verbal Abuse Survivors Speak Out on Re ing by Women, edited by Susan Fox Rogers. I lationship and Recovery, by Patricia Evans. Seal, 1994; $14.95. For women who love the Bob Adams Inc., 1993; $9.95. outdoors— or love reading about women adven turers. Compiled by Lee Lynch