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On October 1,1988, the Southeastern Arts, Media and Education Project, Inc. (SAME)
released the third issue of Amethyst: A Journal for Lesbians & Gay Men. This latest issue
represents the culmination of more than a year's work to focus the publication's editorial
content, to expand its inclusion of visual art and to organize its administrative functioning.
When SAME was founded in 1985, one of the stated goals of the organization was to
publish a gay and lesbian literary journal. A call for submissions was sent out through various
gay and lesbian publications across the country. Submissions were slow to come in and a
particular problem was a real lack of writing by women. Nevertheless, the first issue of
Amethyst was released in Spring of 1987. Response was overwhelmingly positive and, as a
result, submissions began to increase.
The second issue of Amethyst was released in the Winter of 1987. The contributor's notes
of the second issue revealed that Amethyst was not merely a regional publication. It had a
Olivia at 15
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Included in the visual art of Amethyst #3 is Karen Chance's Feeling Small in
Heteroville, Gouache on paper, 28cm x 24cm.
national audience and its contributors were
diverse in background and style.
Amethyst No. 3 includes five short stories:
Jerry Rosco's "Tijuana Crossing," Robert
Kaplan's "The Museum," Shay Youngblood's
"An Independent Woman," Gary Smith's
"The Great Divide," and "Bing Cherries" by
Garbo. Also included are seventeen pieces of
poetry by men and women from throughout
the country. Howard Berk's "To Men Who
Have Died," John Zaluski's "Manhattan
Elegy," Phyllis Free's "For Richard," Terri L.
Jewell's "A Short Account of My Behavior,"
Bru Dye's "Scrubwoman Don't Talk,"
Kathaiyn Machan Aal's "Early Morning Love
Poem" and Dagmar Jill Spisak's "Rachel
Rewards My Patience" are examples of the
fine poetry included in Amethyst No. 3.
Visual artists whose work appears in
Amethyst No. 3 include: Karen Chance,
Taylor Gibson, Nicole Lunsford, Chester Old,
Madeleine St Romain, Lynn Schrimer, Jaff
Seijas and Christian Walker.
Johnny Walsh, Managing Editor of
Amethyst said at a recent reception for the
new issue, "Most of the work we print is
unsolicited. It comes in through the mail.
That's a lot of fun. Something new comes in
just about every day. We're looking for short
stories, poetry, essays, scripts—all kinds of
writing. We've selected five themes for future
issues: AIDS, Intimacy, Addiction,
Separatism and Heritage. We also welcome
works dealing with other themes. We want
Amethyst to grow and to be reflective of our
diverse and creative community."
Amethyst is available in many gay and
lesbian bookstores across the country. In
Atlanta, it can be purchased at Ansley Mall
Books, Atlantis Connection, Charis Books
and More, Oxford Bookstore and McGuire's
Books. For the holidays, SAME is offering a
special on Amethyst No. 3 and on back issues
through December 31,1988, all three issues
of Amethyst can be ordered directly from
SAME for $10.00 plus $1.00 postage and
handling. Orders should be addressed to
SAME/Amethyst, P.O.Box 54719, Atlanta,
GA 30308
-B. Jackson
attacked for that by women who felt that we
were betraying the separatist view,” she
slated.
Olivia now seems more focused on
entertainment than politics. She has "payed
her dues" to us, she has tried to be what we
all want her to be - and that is impossible.
Perhaps now, at fifteen, she wants
to lighten up, make some money and
spread her wings a bit. This seems evident
with the recent birth of her subsidiary label,
New Wave, which consists of women artists
but the music can no way be identified as
"women's music." And how can you blame
a fifteen-year old for wanting a bigger
allowance?
Some of us would like for Olivia to stand
up and be counted as a women-only
Ultra Violet (Isabelle Dufresne) will appear at Oxford Bookstore on
Wednesday, November 16 from 6-8PM to sign copies of her new book on
the Warhol years, Famous for 15 Minutes: My Years with Andy Warhol
($18.95), Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. A shy, bald, myopic, gay, albino from
an ethnic Pittsburgh suburb and a beautiful, convent-educated heiress from
France: this is the story of Andy Warhol and "the girl in Andy's soup,"
Isabelle Dufresne, a.k.a. Ultra Violet.
Oxford Bookstore is located in Peachtree Battle Shopping Center at
2345 Peachtree Road. Call 262-3333 for more information.
institution. Some of us just want a place for
women recording artists to go and play their
music. And some of us just want to hear it
In the background I can hear:
"Here come the lesbians
here come the leaping lesbians,
we're going to please ya, tease ya,
hypnotize you, try to squeeze ya
we're going to get you if we can.
here come the lesbians
don't go and try to fight it
run away and try to hide it
we want your lovin' that's our plan,
here come the lesbians.
Meg Christian, "Leaping Lesbians,"
Face The Music
-Virginia
Olivia Records 15th Anniversary
Celebration is November 19th at Center
Stage Theater. 5 PM ($18) and 9 PM
($20). For tickets call 873-2500 or SEATS
Outlets. All Olivia artists will appear,
Cris Williamson, Tret Fure, Nancy Vogl,
Diedre McCalla, Lucie Blue Tremblay,
and Dianne Davidson. NOTE: The 9PM
show is sold out.
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SAME Publishes Amethyst #3