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[ Lawanda Rose/cover, ", 13, 21, 23, 54/1 never plan my pictures, they're just magick1/625 Ashbury Street #11, SF 9411? CA. | Lanny Swerdlow/26/recently appeared in Portland's Northwest Gay A rtis t's Exhibit./188 K. Burnside *20, Portland 9"209 OR. I David Kline/12/Night time exposure at 7:28 for one minute./504 Walnut, Reading 19601 PA. f Jacob Schraeter/23/shots from middle east journey/1432 Waller, SF 9411" CA. i Kreitzberg/4 0 /In despair one departed.. .trekking out to the land's other end leaving Gershom to scour the forests alone with a dream and a cat but no frien d ./P .0. Box 946, Biddeford 04005 ME. Mack/19/Mack grew up in a rural community of about 25,000. He found an early interest in his high school associates. He continued his in terest, posing over 180 guys, even some straight ones./Box 21163, Seattle 98111 WA. | Dave Davis/3, s, 11/1 hope that my effo rts and those ol your readers can provide the growing interest in the back-tothe-land movement that gays are sharing in./1619 West Pensacola, Tallahassee 32304 FI,. I Dai id Myers/14, 19, 53/ Hope you can use some ol th is. If vou have anv Questions or feed-back, feel free to write 2274 Waverly Avenue, Vancouver B.C. V5P 1R6 Canada.

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[ Bill Houghton/14/We re enclosing several photos that David 5 I took over the last few months, for you to look through and hopefully use for your "visual” RFD issue./2274 Waverly Avenue, Vancouver B.C. V5P 1R6 Canada. Stephan Swinderman/16 5 17/1 am enclosing some photos. Good luck on this issue from Faerikin Farm./c/o General Delivery Nelson B.C. V1L 5P3 Canada. ’ Dragonfly Hermeschild/32/Here are some photos for you to add to the RFD f ile s . Thev're ones that .Tada .Tovous f, 1 took when we were at Magdalen last spring./6 Sharon, SF 94114 CA. Brent Ingram/31, 40/Some photos for the visual issue. I am not exactly a country faggot these days but this is where my heart is./Box 3S243-E, Vancouver B.C. V6M 4G4 Canada. Gerard Brender a Brandis/33/Must go. Hope that something from this l i t t l e bundle suits your needs. Yes, winter is pres sing in: I'm gathering wood, acorns for my goats, and the la st tomatoes. . .honev in, all the fru it $ veg's and just a few forage crops to h arvest./C arlisle Ontario LOR H10 Canada. , Patrick Dowers/18, 32/1 have spent a lot of time with teens and children, and direct a lot of my a r tis tic energies their way, inclusing book illu stratio n , teaching, working with puppetry and a small travelling circus troupe of young people. Am looking forward to returning to the country, though for now am enjoying the c ity . But the gav scene here doesn't do too much for me, and I look for alternative ways to make friends. So here I am writing this le tte r./2 2 4 4 13th Avenue West, Seattle 98119 WA. Roan Simon Pony/21/Did you get the Zer-ox? Thought I'd take the in itia tiv e . Heart of Darkness blue blue seal Don'tcha know Baader-Meinhof'11 gettcha too. Pony Me Wild!/630 Lincoln S treet, Eugene 97401 OR. Daniel N icoletta/21/th is P atti "Horses" Smith photo given to Candor Smoothstone in the citv and iust had to be included with new w ave.../528 Ashbury Apt. 1, SF 94117 CA. Candor Smoothstone/18, 56-39/resident kitchen queen with an eye like a shutter, you've seen 5 loved his work in so manv previous issues./Magdalen Farm, Wolf Creek 97497 OR. Kip/8, 9, 34, 40/Portland photo-craftperson, a friend of the family and RFD. Organized the Northwest Gay A rtist's Ex hibit this past summer./529 N. Ainsworth, Portland 97217 OR. C arlotta/35/a weaver, recently moved from Arkansas to San Francisco./6 Sharon, SF 94114 CA. Allan Troxler/24 5'25/you've seen his work on the pages of RFD since the very beginning, also involved in many commun ity projects and efforts as well./Golden, Wolf Creek 97497 OR. Carl Harp/48/currently incarcerated within Walla Walla's walls, filled with love and rage and creative beauty, has been involved with RFD since issue #10 with his le tte rs and drawings./# 126516/P.O. Box 520, Walla Walla 99362 WA. Allan S tein /6, 19/Love you - may the Blessings be. A Jewish Eckist art teacher from Playa del Rcv./650S Vista del Mar Lane, Playa del Rey 90291 CA. Carl Cepumeek/18/sent us this copy of a drawing by friend John./26 Clyde S treet, Parkside S.A. 5063 Australia. Dav F a ir a ll/2 0 /. . .a Goddess and friend to any well-meaning fool, Scorpio, and considered by some, cra z y .. .Yours in love and maddness.../ 1 4 Isis Street #5, SF 94103 CA. Richie Closter § Tede Matthews/16 5 17/here are some pics that Tedc and I took on our trip with the visual issue in mind./16A Henry, SF 94114 CA. Marshall Rheiner/4, 10, 42, 43/1'm dealing with the sexual signposts of our society. I'm satarizing stereotyped roles and inbuing them with something new, something beyond./SF CA. j Rich Mick/14/My cat Raphael, who retired and later died in southern C alifom ia./318 Maple, Santa Cruz 95060 CA. Silvana Nova/concept 6 design pgs. 20, 22, layout/the white faces appear and the magick happens white faces white heat imag inary production math ematical reality trans formation.. .green gray black and white and mauve/164 Beulah, SF 94114 CA. Michael Magdalen/18, 28 529, 44, lavout/we know the color of the ligh t, but what color are his wings?/Mngdaten Farm, Wolf Creek 97497 OR. Len Richardson/concept. 6 design pgs. 48-50, layout/So what. Big deal. What's all the fuss about./Magdalen Farm, Wolf Creek 97497 OR. I Jai E llio tt/1 4 , 15, 21, 27 f, 30, 41, inside back cover, typing 5 layout/Trying my hand at various forms, anarchistic bombs. . . te rro ris tic ly speaking my favorite non-colors are black and shades of grev./Magdalen Farm, Wolf Creek 97497 OR. '♦ 5

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As the above two letters show, we at RFD are cauqht up in a struaale with our comrades at Akwesasne Notes. Feeling that we were not, and would not, aettina anywhere alone we decided to invite other friends into the dialogue. So we sent copies of the above letters to 33 people/orgamzations/media friends who we felt might be helpful to the situation. We chose who'to send to and involve from previous records of anti-sexism and/or anti-racism. We want Akwesasne Notes to re-analyze their attitudes towards homosexuality, our "type of behavior". We feel that the service that Akwesasne Notes is involved in is invaluable, we support Native American rinhts and self-determination, but not at the expense of lesbians and gay men, includinq those within the tribes themselves. We would like to see this struggle resolved in order to move on to oreater struggles, in unity. The following folks have received copies of the letters. Native American Solidarity Committee (3 branches), Golden Lance/Native American Council of Nations, Gay American Indians, American Indian Movement, National Indian Brotherhood, American Indian Media Directory/American Indian Press Association, Wounded Knee Legal Defense/Offense Committee, National Indian Education Association, Ganienkeh Newsletter/Ganienkeh Indian Project Indigena, American Indian Historical Society, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Maurice Kenny, Arthur Fvans, Allen Young, Bruce Boone, Open Road, Win magazine, Michigan Freo Press, Northwest Passage, Portn ^ A ^ Crnkei’ ^3n Community News» Fag Rag, Gay Sunshine, Body Politic, Hundred Flowers, Makara, Off Our Backs, Bay Area Gay Liberation, New American Movement, Theatre Games, Moonbrothers.

Sister Assunta Magdalena needs Die Deutsche Ephemeris for 1953 p articu larly, or the 5 0 's decade in gen eral, to further the work at hand. Anyone who might be able to donate one, please forward it to Magdalen Farm, Wolf Creek 97497 OR.

If you are Brethern or Mennonite and concerned with gay issues within your church, or interested in joining or helping start a Brethern/Mennonitc Cay Caucus, write to Brethern/Mennonite, Box 582, Lancaster 17604, PA.

Gay Teenagers - What's their story? A book on gay experience to meet the needs of young lesbians and gay men is being prepared by Frances lianckel and John Cunningham, a ctiv ists and members of the Amer ican Library Association Gay Task Force. They would appreciate receiving reminiscences, anecdotes or comments about what it means to be a gay adoles cent. Any material can be sent to them at: P.0. Box 2383, Philadelphia 19103, PA.

Iheatre Rhinoceros is a San francisco based group of gay theatre workers, directors, actors, playwrites, designers and technicians. Theatre Rhinoceros is looking for new plays by and about gay people. Send with self-addressed, stamped envelope to Theatre Rhinoceros c/o: Philip Real, 554 Hayes Street ^8, Saufrancisco 94102, CA.

Gay male would like to share big old house, cats, dogs, et a l , with other gay men. If you need a chanae of space, a place, or just want to meet a new face — Bari, 3002 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster 17601, PA (or call 717-898-7162).

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.(& Dear Brothers: I'm in my 8th year of living in the green state of Virqinia. I have been makina a livina, payina my mortgage and enjoying life in its simplicity. I have managed to keep the wolf from my door by breedina and showina, and as a result, selling fancy Bantams, geese, swans, various breeds of domestic and legally kept wild stock. I also raise and show canaries and various small cage birds, parrots, cocatiels, etc. If any of you folks out there would like some info on what I consider to be a profitable hobby, drop me a line and I'll be more than happy to answer you. If anyone is planning on coming to Virginia, drop me a line and if the house isn't too full, you'd be welcome. Send self-addres sed, stamped envelope for a list of breeds and prices. I have Silkies, Games, Frizzles, Sea brights, Japanese and many more. In Brotherhood, Bob Theodore, Rt. #1, Box 282, Charlotte C.H. 23923, VA. (t? My lover and I live in Renton Washington, a small town with desirable topographical features such as rollino hills, lakes, and rivers. There is also enough land for relaxation with the convenience of beina near the economic and cultur al necessities of Seattle. Until recently there was little concern about other aa.y people living or working in Renton. However, since the Renton Human Rights Commission refused to include gay people in their equal riqhts ordinance, it has become a matter of great concern. We would like to hear from other gay people in Renton. Bob Bennett, 706 North 29th Street, Renton 98055, WA. 0 $ I left banking and accounting ten years ago to clear sagebrush on a piece of auction land, and just last Sunday at 2pm

we finished this year's harvest of 13,000 boxes of Goldens and Red Delicious apples. I've screwed ur) by not latching onto a lover along the way...doing all this completely alone (while working a Seattle warehouse job for funds on week ends, this place is 210 miles away), and now it's finally paying off. So I can write a letter for your magazine in hope that some of the replies might line me up with someone appreciative and compatible? I've done the hard work...now I need someone to cuddle with at night and have dinner with and share the work and the ample rewards. The view of the Columbia and the valley area from my 40 acres, you wouldn't believe!! Thanks, Orvan Storlie, Rt. 1, Box 60-C, Brewster 98812, WA.

Dear Friends of RFD, I've just moved here from Missouri to work as a copyeditor for a newspaper. That is a whole story in itself which I choose not to go into. I've left all my friends, or all but a few, back in Missouri. I am here to learn something and as soon as I have fulfilled that need, I suspect I will move on. While I'm here, though, I would like to hear from any people in the area who might by some miraculous chance read this magazine. Mississippi is a lonely place right now, and I would appreciate hearing from anyone who wants to share time by writing. I grew up in Mis sissippi, surprising even to me, at present. I have not lived here since I was barely 18 in1969. I have grown u and the place is a stranger to me. At timesa foreboding stranger, but it has turned out to be something I need to do. I want to see for myself what it's like here. Thank you for your magazine. Dennis or Jack in Fayetteville, drop me a line. Kinsey Lowe, 530 Sykes Road, Jackson 39212, MS. We are two homesteaders who escaped from the big city to start on our own. We live in Berkeley Springs West Virginia, on a ten acre farm. We are looking for friends and neighbors around the area who are into growing good food, music and just laying back and enjoying the good life of the country. We don't eat meat, but intend to raise pigs and chickens to sell. Jim my lover, friend and partner is into raising flowers, birds, good with crafts, and enjoys music. I also like music and can play a couple of instruments, and do some writing. I play guitar and piano. We would like to hear from someone who would like to come out and visit and say hello and get to know other gay people, if there are any around here, and we can trade ideas, goods, and have some fun. Please write and say hello, or if you would like, stop by. Look forward to meeting some other F.F.'s (faggot farmers). P.S. If it makes any difference we are bearded and long haired boogie children. Love and bearhugs, Art Webber & Jim Liston, Berkeley Springs Post Office, Berkeley Springs 24 j 11 * W.VA. 0

Hello: We are Jon and Scott from San Diego. We are planning to make a move to a more ruralplace, and are looking the right place to go. A lot of the letters we read in RFD reflect feelinqs of loneliness or isolation on the pa the writer. While we are eager to escape the “people pollution" that characterizes southern California, we both recog nize that our happiness is dependent on maintaining at least some social contact with our qay brothers. For this reason we are anxious to hear from people living in areas where some gay community, albiet small, does exist. Last summer we did some travelling through some Sierra foothill places, along the northern California coast and into southern Oregon, and visited a number of people and places. We will probably travel more next summer, and therefore, are interested in making contact with new people in new places and hearing their experiences. Right now we are both electronics engineers. We do not have the agrarian background and would likely starve if we tried to farm for ourselves. Rather, we would like to live by using our skills in some fashion to more directly benefit at least a few people. If any of you are living ir areas where there are a few other gay people, or where you have gotten positive vibes from the local straight people, we'd love to hear from you. With much love, Jon & Scott, 3830 Jennings Street, San Diego 92106, CA.

Brothers: Thanks for running (again) our letter in the last issue reciardina a continual listing of oav rural men and mintSp^ 7 y°F decidf t0 do the continual listing giq, can you chanae or add to our names the name of our farm Pepoer95684!*3 ! * C ™ n « ! " i n e i l l ^ n sb a r9 * J1" ' W ™ * ' * Parsley F a ™ , star Route-0™ Ranch L l ' K T u!'»0Rh l ! e?derS’ 9-Ihei ^ ’° °f ^ . have been very haPPy as caretakers on a small farm (2 h acres) in northern California ea n living the life we like, growing our own food, and have had forests and rollina hills to enjoy. However, the a developers are here, leveling hillsides, cutting down trees, buildinq houses. We are very ready to return to the K E £ y* ? ! . i £ t * and* ?HW Knt 3 ^ in the C0Untry as ^retakers, or other work in exchange for 111 or part of the rent is a d bw t0 Share c? 11ectlve1y in a communal setting or a land trust. We have much to offer. Jerry k L h certlfied Cal 1 f o r m a Nurseryman with extensive gardening/horticulture exoerience. I have gardenino and animal hus-

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Dear RFDers, I|m in need of a contact...I'd like to find myself ina rural collective comprised of gay men and women who understand their task as a sort of preperation. Not separatist or isolationist if these are an expression of cynicism WhIt1T9hAvoafdS ?h h3V1?9 acbieved Practical self-sufficiency; but with a stake, an involvement in the broader community, nonnip h fl nIoH ^ e .mPst part’ are some pretty clearly defined needs...A need to be with and know and like and trust nay £m°pimpct\nr!iit0i a R o w i n g political consciousness. A need to acouire practical and craft skills - of which“l am almost totally lacking. A need to live my life in some way which contributes to the revitalization of a bankrupt late^O-TeaHv 7 0 • ? f^ 9 htenly inhuman society. I'm young, my involvement in various movements of the u n d e r s t a n d i n g ' s nnTnt P®r!ph®£al an7 came away with my idealism intact. But this has been tempered: none of me understands what s going on in the world. So I have this sense ofexpediency. Also a lot of energy. I spent two years ol es ce nt fi ^ e d u c a t i o n ^ ^ a n ^ t h P r A EPgland)- !lv? had a 9ood dea1 of experience with very young children and ado escents in educational and therapuetic situations. I love literature and have a serious interest in linguistics But groups o f CT e o l? e it's 111 imooftant it s all important.

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Dear folks: Please run the following listing. Gay students are welcome at Franconia College, arts. Write: Franconia College Admissions, Franconia 03580, NH, for more information. 5?ddrahin ca7 ing. I d b5t 7 5 l d 95489 CA

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T7m ? d d^d e . Jeweler, craftsman, chopper of wood, feeder of chickens - living in an T l 9 p 20? mi1es north of San Francisco, near the coast. Conditions are simple, primitive and improvlike to have another dude join me here, hopefully beginning this winter. Life here is lazv, free, beautiful p U o a5 n 7 7 1S -n -ereSted r 1 1 rep1y with details and a map. I live a very uncomplicated, isolated life here! ° ° d J°inin9 someone somewhere else if it goes that way. Peace on you, David, Box 302, Whitethorn,

1 a* 7 i hf pr^ es?.0f undoin9 my ties to Kansas City, as I must move to Wichita, KS, around the first of the year to Stav in that 5r5a°ll59ih 7 * contac^ from that a!"ea wou1d be Qceatly appreciated. I am also looking for a place to a ! therefore could use some help in finding a farmhouse not too far from town to rent. I could also get into a cooperative living effort again. Joe Iser, P.0. Box 3055, Kansas City 66103, KS.

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INFO ADDRESS CHANGE: save us 25 t and tell us your new address if you move, the post office does not forward 2nd class mail unless specified, they destroy RFD and we can't afford to send you a new one. send us both your old and new addresses, with zip codes. ADVERTISING: ad rates...a new rate sheet should be out the first of the year, rates start at $10 per column inch, camera ready b&w copy. BACK ISSUE: help us clean up the barn...issues *3-12 available for $1.25 each. 5 or more for $1 each. BOOKSTORES: bookstores pay $1.05 per copy (40% discount), distributors pay 904 (48% discount), full credit for complete copies returned. COMPUTER: we would like to turn the card file into tape, if someone could donate their labor and time, someone who has access to both key punch and computer, we would love it...it could save us many hours of dismal typing. FINANCES: thanks for your response to "in the red" in #13. we were able to pay the printer and are off to a clean start this issue, we still have debts to pay and need your support. GRANTS: any ideas to obtain grants would be extremely helpful. M.E.N.: mother earth news still refuses to print our ad, or even correspond with us. their tollfree number is 800-438-7265. NAMES AND ADDRESSES: we publish all names and addresses unless you ask us not to. PRINTER: could we use your press to print RFD? do you have an old press that you could donate to RFD? SUBMISSIONS: share your visions, dreams and knowledge with us. we need qood fiction, all pub lished contributors get a free sub plus 2 copies of the issue in which their work appears, if you already have a subscription give the extra to a friend or a prisoner, araphics: bfcw only, photos should be high contrast, written poems, features, how-to's should be typed in triple space, if possible, we edit unless requested not to. please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return. RFD is not responsible for returns if there is no s.a.s.e. en closed with the submission. VISITORS: please write ahead if you wish to visit Wolf Creek.

[FUTURE THEMES & DEADLINES] Spring Issue #15, SMALL TOWNS (deadline 1 february 1978). Villages, towns, communities, suburbs. Why and how we survive in them. Coming out in the provinces. Goinq home. Hickism. Change and growth in the hinterland. Needed: articles, graphics, photos, personal* exper iences, poetry. Summer Issue #16, WOMEN (deadline 1 may 1978). We are thinking of doing an issue on the various relationships we, as gay men, have with women. From our mothers to our close friends. We would like feedback on this idea and subject from our readers. Any future themes you would like to see covered in RFD? ideas. Let us know.

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