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→Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5
{{Quotation2|[zine]: I've recently acquired a No Holds Barred (it's the one with the QL cover), which is enjoyable as far as I've read it. And the Heyes/Curry story looks okay, I'm just not sure which one is the horse... <ref> from [[Barbara T]] in [[Strange Bedfellows]] #6 (1994) </ref>}}
{{Quotation2|[zine]: I've recently acquired a No Holds Barred (it's the one with the QL cover), which is enjoyable as far as I've read it. And the Heyes/Curry story looks okay, I'm just not sure which one is the horse... <ref> from [[Barbara T]] in [[Strange Bedfellows]] #6 (1994) </ref>}}
{{Quotation|[zine]: I am enjoying it to the hilt.
The Moriarty/Holmes (Before the Fire) is foremost in my mind. The secret of being a good top is to have
imagination, conviction in what you're doing and authority. No wonder so many people prefer to play the masochist. It is so much easier. I enjoyed the story very much, and Holmes' shame and his abject yielding was
part of what I enjoyed so much. It could not have worked so well without there being a homosexual-cultural issue: otherwise, there would have been no reason for Holmes to abase himself so.
NIGHT OF THE RAPINE
(Wild Wild West) (Charlie M. Clint): the tone is right for the time, and it's got the "weaker one" on top. That worked for me as well. The description of West's state of mind, I liked as well. It is also a story of abject
yielding, but a friendlier one.
FIRST CONTACT (Jane Mailander): Guessing to the end: the punch-line of the
(?/?) caught me by surprise, and I loved that.
QUANTUM LEAP: QL pushes al my buttons, so I devoured those stories. Except that I skipped the bits with Sammi Jo, because I have not seen those episodes yet.
ALIAS SMITH
AND JONES (Myself): Aren't Heyes and Curry cute?
UNCLE. The STORY-TELLING AFFAIR (Mary Milard) and A FINE DAY (Khylara) were both nice, cute and interactive. Liked them.
WHY ME (Airele): One of the best stories I've ever read. It shows the scope of the genius of the mind who conceived it... Well, I loved the humour.
DUST; ASHES, (Kitty Fisher): Effective, moving, hard, has both dark and light. And as the first story ended, there was no hope that there was a way out of the dark. Ooooh. More.
CROCKETT'S CHOICE, by Ida Vega: I had to make an effort to finish it because Crockett and Castillo's motivations and ways of thinking grated on me. Crockett getting hysterical about letting Castillo go undercover? And such a cheap cop-out when he had to make a choice between Partner and Lover. But then, Castillo/Crockett is not a very hot combination for me. (but then, neither is West/Gordon, and I had to make no effort to finish that one.)
JUST FOR DUCKS (Simon and Simon) (Robbie): cute, real cute.
Robin of Sherwood (poetry) (Linda Frankel): Robin of Sherwood and Friar Tuck?????? And it WORKS?????? Maybe I've been in fandom too long.
WATERLOO BRIDGE (The Crying Game) Joan Enright: Now that was well written, and for that fandom, it needs to be, because it is all moods and inner thoughts and learning. I'm impressed.
MEMORY OF A SMILE (Star Wars) (Khylara): how very sweet. All the more enjoyable because Star Wars slash is not seen often.
RENFIELD (DRACULA) (Brendan O'Cullane): Nice, Nice, NICE, NIIICE!!!! At first I was doubtful, but it explains so much. How pathetic. Never thought I'd actually LIKE Renfield!
WISEGUY: the parodies ([Gayle F], Marie Blackpool) were brilliant, and the HARD TRUTHS and PLAYING WITH FIRE ([Gayle F]) got me real hot (but then Vinnie/Sonny pushes my buttons). Love the tactile descriptions on how it feels to have a cock into somebody else. Both precise and lyrical description of
making love. Found it very effective, full of angst, forbidden love.
As far as I am concerned, this was a thoroughly enjoyable zine, and I'm very grateful it exists. <ref> from [[Strange Bedfellows (APA)]] #6 </ref>}}
==Issue 6==
==Issue 6==