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Volume 2, Issue 5, May 20, 2004
This is an independently published newsletter, edited by Ronald L. Donaghe. The views expressed herein are solely those of the writer of each review, article, or column. Writers' work is accepted solely at the discretion of the editor. All material is copyrighted by the submitting writer or Ronald L. Donaghe and cannot be reprinted without the express permission of The Independent Gay Writer© or the submitting writer. To submit material or to be added to the mailing list for this newsletter, contact the editor.

Contributors
 From the Editor
 Books Reviewed
  • Cheri Rosenberg, p12
  • Chris Hubble, P11
  • Gene Hayworth, p10
  • Jak Klinikowski, p9, p13
  • Jay Mandal, p8
  • Jeffery Williams, p7
  • Jerry Flack, p6
  • Johnny Charles, p5
  • Lori L. Lake, p4
  • Peter Mitchell, p3
  • Tony Heyes, p2

Articles
IneedaAre My Nylons on Straight  by Jak Klinikowski (Episode 2 from The Adventures of Ineeda Willingbottom)

Last Time in Bruges by Jay Mandal

Out of Africa by Jeffrey Williams (Part 2 of From Kenya with Love)

The Children of OM by Peter Mitchell (novel Serialisation)

The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival 2004 in New Orleans, LA, is over. Organizers say twice as many participants attended than last year. Publishers, writers, magazines, and sponsors filled the three day conference at O'Flaherty's Pub on Toulouse. Among the most instructive and helpful events were the master classes that were presented the first day of the conference by such well known writers as Felice Picano, Patricia Nell Warren, and relatively new, but well known writers like Christopher Rice.

The other two days of the conference were filled with panel discussions on many aspects of the writing life to author websites and readings by an eclectic mix of glbt writers.

Others will have to write about the parties and the dinners.
In This Issue
We have another quite interesting issue with book and film reviews from Cheri Rosenberg. Chris Hubble (author of Lord Given Lovers) has given us his first review, Why You Should Give a Damn About Gay Marriage, and we have another review from the scholarly Gene Hayworth, who was a welcome addition to our reviewers last issue. Johnny Charles is again a contributor with both book and film reviews, along with the tireless reviewer Lori L. Lake, and our man from England, Tony Heyes, with two more reviews.

Jak Klinikowski gives us a book review as well as the second installment of his story of the Continuing Adventures of Ineeda Willingbottom with: "Are My Nylons on Straight," and Jay Mandal has provided another short story: "Last Time in Bruges." Peter Mitchell, author of The Peculiar History of Oliver Trent, is generously providing a serialized novel in three parts: The Children of OM. And we finally have Jeffrey L. Williams' second installment of his two part narrative, "From Kenya with Love" titled "Out of Africa."
Kenya School
A note about Jeffrey's contributions. He has become one of our social commentators on the world he encounters, whether in talking with a homeless gay teen or writing about the hardships of being gay in a third-world country like Kenya.

WhyDamnGay
by Davina Katulski

Reviewed by Chris Hubble


VanAllen
Van Allen's Ecstasy
by Jim Tushinski

Reviewed by
Gene Hayworth


  • Ultimate Gay Sex, p6
  • SS Mann Hunt, p5
  • Geography Club, p4
  • The Price of Fame, p4
  • Walking Wounded, p4
  • Wizard of Isis, p4
  • Latter Days...the Book, p2, p12
  • The Master, p2
  • Male Model, p9

Films Reviewed

All Over the Guy, p5, p12

Carrington, p5

Latter Days, p12

Queer as Folk - Season 1, p12
YossiJaggerYossi and Jagger, p12

Reviewed by
Cheri Rosenberg


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