Dispatches from lesbian America : 42 short stories and memoir by lesbian writers

Dispatches from Lesbian America is a collection of more than forty works of short fiction and memoir from contemporary writers, some newly emerging and some well-known. Unique in recent lesbian anthologies, these thoughtful stories address themes meaningful to us in the modern world. Featured Authors: Charlene Allen, Mari Alschuler, Joan Annsfire, Roxanne Ansolabehere, Terry Baum, Xequina Maria Berber, Elizabeth Bernays, Lynn Brown, Giovanna Capone, Susan Clements, Elana Dykewomon, Haley Fedor, Joanne Fleisher, Pippa Fleming, Judy Grahn, Felicia Hayes, Lois Rita Helmbold, Chante Shirelle Holsey, Toke Hoppenbrouwers, Happy/L.A. Hyder, Bev Jafek, Bev Jo, Lenn Keller, Heidi LaMoreaux, Alison Laurie, Mo Markham, Arielle Nyx McKee, Heal McKnight, Helena Montgomery, Dr. Bonnie J. Morris, Ashley Obinwanne, Artemis Passionflower, Tonya Primm, Francesca Roccaforte, Lilith Rogers, Ruth A. Rouff, Heath Atom Russell, Barbara Ruth, Mary Saracino, Cheela'Rome'Smith, Tess Tabak, and Polly Taylor. Where Are You Sister? / Artemis Passionflower -- Carry Me Home / Charlene Allen -- Patsy Cline Rolls Around In Her Grave / Mari Alschuler -- Rough Drafting / Joan Annsfire -- When Laura Met Christina / Anonymous -- Soliloquy / Roxanne Ansolabehere -- Dutiful Daughter / Tery Baum -- Unnatural Love / Xequina Maria Berber -- Love In A Motor Home / Elizabeth Bernays -- That Delicate Blue Streak / Lynn Brown -- New Shoes / Giovanna Capone -- Summer Soundtrack, 1977 / Susan J. Clements -- Paddling Slowly For Another Coast : A Youth In Movements / Elena Dykewomon -- My Olive Green Coat / Haley M. Fedor -- Married To A Man And In Love With A Woman / Joanne Fleisher -- Excerpt From A Simple Revolution : The Making Of An Activist Poet / Judy Grahn -- The Road To Freedom / Felicia Hayes -- A Mad Kansas City Woman / Lois Rita Helmbold -- From Tomboy To Woman To Feminist To Radical Lesbian : My Life's Journey / Chante Shirelle Holsey -- Her Handmade Kente Cloth Jacket / Toke Hoppenbrouwers --^ On Being Lesbian Femme In A Heterosexual World / Happy/l.a. Hyder -- Malena The Maddened One : An Excerpt From A Novel, The Sacred Beasts / Bev Jafek -- Lifelong Lesbian / Bev Jo -- A Feminist Butch Is Not An Oxymoron / Lenn Keller -- First Kiss / Heidi Lamoreaux -- Organizing Lesbians In Aotearoa/new Zealand, Including American Influences / Alison J. Laurie -- The Day Maya Went Missing / Mo Markham -- Where Are My People? / Arielle Nyx Mckee -- Other : Driving The Land In Between / Heal Mcknight -- Sealed With A Kiss / Helena Louise Montgomery -- Mothertongue / Dr. Bonnie J. Morris -- Let It Be Known : My Coming Out Story / Ashley Obinwanne -- Prison Dykin' : She Wore A Different Uniform / Tonya Primm -- Beyond The Wooden Spoon : Excerpt From An Italian-american Memoir / Francesca Roccaforte -- Lost On The Lava / Lilith Rogers -- Mess With Texas / Ruth A. Rouff -- Fighting Back : The Struggle To Reclaim My Womanhood / Heath Atom Russell -- Constantine, Michigan 1959 / Barbara Ruth --^ Telling / Mary Saracino -- High Tide / Cheela Rome Smith -- Provincetown / Tess Tabak -- My Urban Forest / Polly Taylor. Edited By Xequina Maria Berber, Giovanna Capone, Cheela Romaine Smith. Dispatches from Lesbian America is a collection of more than forty works of short fiction and memoir from contemporary writers, some newly emerging and some well-known. Unique in recent lesbian anthologies, these thoughtful stories address themes meaningful to us in the modern world. Featured Charlene Allen, Mari Alschuler, Joan Annsfire, Roxanne Ansolabehere, Terry Baum, Xequina Maria Berber, Elizabeth Bernays, Lynn Brown, Giovanna Capone, Susan Clements, Elana Dykewomon, Haley Fedor, Joanne Fleisher, Pippa Fleming, Judy Grahn, Felicia Hayes, Lois Rita Helmbold, Chante Shirelle Holsey, Toke Hoppenbrouwers, Happy/L.A. Hyder, Bev Jafek, Bev Jo, Lenn Keller, Heidi LaMoreaux, Alison Laurie, Mo Markham, Arielle Nyx McKee, Heal McKnight, Helena Montgomery, Dr. Bonnie J. Morris, Ashley Obinwanne, Artemis Passionflower, Tonya Primm, Francesca Roccaforte, Lilith Rogers, Ruth A. Rouff, Heath Atom Russell, Barbara Ruth, Mary Saracino, Cheela Rome Smith, Tess Tabak, and Polly Taylor.