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Sinister Sinister Wisdom 70 Wisdom 70 30th Anniversary Celebration Spring 2007 $6$6 US US Publisher: Sinister Wisdom, Inc. Sinister Wisdom 70 Spring 2007 Submission Guidelines Editor: Fran Day Layout and Design: Kim P. Fusch Submissions: See page 152. Check our website at Production Assistant: Jan Shade www.sinisterwisdom.org for updates on upcoming issues. Please read the Board of Directors: Judith K. Witherow, Rose Provenzano, Joan Nestle, submission guidelines below before sending material. Susan Levinkind, Fran Day, Shaba Barnes. Submissions should be sent to the editor or guest editor of the issue. Every- Coordinator: Susan Levinkind thing else should be sent to Sinister Wisdom, POB 3252, Berkeley, CA 94703. Proofreaders: Fran Day and Sandy Tate. Web Design: Sue Lenaerts Submission Guidelines: Please read carefully. Mailing Crew for #68/69: Linda Bacci, Fran Day, Roxanna Fiamma, Submission may be in any style or form, or combination of forms. Casey Fisher, Susan Levinkind, Moire Martin, Stacee Shade, and Maximum submission: five poems, two short stories or essays, or one Sandy Tate. longer piece of up to 2500 words. We prefer that you send your work by Special thanks to: Roxanna Fiamma, Rose Provenzano, Chris Roerden, email in Word. If sent by mail, submissions must be mailed flat (not folded) Jan Shade and Jean Sirius. with your name and address on each page. We prefer you type your work Front Cover Art: “Sinister Wisdom” Photo by Tee A. Corinne (From but short legible handwritten pieces will be considered; tapes accepted the cover of Sinister Wisdom #3, 1977.) from print-impaired women. All work must be on white paper. Please Back Cover Art: “Thirty Years of Sinister Wisdom” Photo by Roxanna N. proofread your work carefully; do not send changes after the deadline. A Fiamma. self-addressed stamped business-sized envelope must be enclosed. If you want acknowledgement of receipt, enclose a separate self-addressed stamped SINISTER WISDOM, founded 1976 postcard. GRAPHIC ARTISTS should send B&W photos or drawings Former editors and publishers: (duplicates) of their work (no slides). Images sent electronically must have Harriet Ellenberger (aka Desmoines) a resolution of 300dpi for photos and 600 for line drawings. TIF’s and And Catherine Nicholson (1976-1981) Michelle Cliff and Adrienne Rich (1981-1983) PDF’s are preferred. Include a 3-5 sentence autobiographical sketch writ- Michaele Uccella (1983-1984) ten exactly as you want it printed. Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz (1983-1987) We publish only Lesbians’ work. We are particularly interested in work Elana Dykewomon (1987-1994) that reflects the diversity of our experiences: as Lesbians of color, ethnic Lesbi- Caryatis Cardea (1991-1994) ans, Jewish, Arab, old, young, working class, poverty class, disabled, and fat Akiba Onada-Sikwoia (1995-1997) Lesbians. We welcome experimental work. We will not print anything that is Margo Mercedes Rivera-Weiss (1997-2000) oppressive or demeaning to Lesbians or women, or that perpetuates stereo- types. Because many of our readers are in prison, we cannot include explicit Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural, multi-class, female-born lesbian space. We seek to open, consider and advance the exploration of community sex, obscenities, or art with frontal nudity. No sado-masochism. issues. We recognize the power of language to reflect our diverse experi- Please contact us if you have a new theme you would like to see ex- ences and to enhance our ability to develop critical judgment, as lesbians plored. We are looking for guest editors for future issues. evaluating our community and our world. Sinister Wisdom, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. We pro- vide free subscriptions to women in prison and psychiatric institutions (20% Copyright © 2007 Sinister Wisdom, Inc. of our mailing list), as well as reduced price subscriptions for Lesbians with All rights revert to individual authors and artists. limited/fixed incomes. *Enclose an extra $10 to $50 on your renewal to help ISSN: 0196-1853. Printed in the U. S. on recycled paper. cover publishing costs (larger donations accepted). * Give Sinister Wisdom Sinister Wisdom, Inc. PO Box 3252, Berkeley, CA 94703, USA for birthdays, holidays, and special occasions. * Please consider doing a ben- www.sinisterwisdom.org efit or subscription drive for Sinister Wisdom in your area. Sinister Sinister Wisdom 70 Wisdom 70 Spring 2007 30th Anniversary Celebration $6 US Publisher: Sinister Wisdom, Inc. Sinister Wisdom 70 Spring 2007 Submission Guidelines Editor: Fran Day Layout and Design: Kim P. Fusch Submissions: See page 152. Check our website at Production Assistant: Jan Shade www.sinisterwisdom.org for updates on upcoming issues. Please read the Board of Directors: Judith K. Witherow, Rose Provenzano, Joan Nestle, submission guidelines below before sending material. Susan Levinkind, Fran Day, Shaba Barnes. Submissions should be sent to the editor or guest editor of the issue. Every- Coordinator: Susan Levinkind thing else should be sent to Sinister Wisdom, POB 3252, Berkeley, CA 94703. Proofreaders: Fran Day and Sandy Tate. Web Design: Sue Lenaerts Submission Guidelines: Please read carefully. Mailing Crew for #68/69: Linda Bacci, Fran Day, Roxanna Fiamma, Submission may be in any style or form, or combination of forms. Casey Fisher, Susan Levinkind, Moire Martin, Stacee Shade, and Maximum submission: five poems, two short stories or essays, or one Sandy Tate. longer piece of up to 2500 words. We prefer that you send your work by Special thanks to: Roxanna Fiamma, Rose Provenzano, Chris Roerden, email in Word. If sent by mail, submissions must be mailed flat (not folded) Jan Shade and Jean Sirius. with your name and address on each page. We prefer you type your work Front Cover Art: “Sinister Wisdom” Photo by Tee A. Corinne (From but short legible handwritten pieces will be considered; tapes accepted the cover of Sinister Wisdom #3, 1977.) from print-impaired women. All work must be on white paper. Please Back Cover Art: “Thirty Years of Sinister Wisdom” Photo by Roxanna N. proofread your work carefully; do not send changes after the deadline. A Fiamma. self-addressed stamped business-sized envelope must be enclosed. If you want acknowledgement of receipt, enclose a separate self-addressed stamped SINISTER WISDOM, founded 1976 postcard. GRAPHIC ARTISTS should send B&W photos or drawings Former editors and publishers: (duplicates) of their work (no slides). Images sent electronically must have Harriet Ellenberger (aka Desmoines) a resolution of 300dpi for photos and 600 for line drawings. TIF’s and And Catherine Nicholson (1976-1981) Michelle Cliff and Adrienne Rich (1981-1983) PDF’s are preferred. Include a 3-5 sentence autobiographical sketch writ- Michaele Uccella (1983-1984) ten exactly as you want it printed. Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz (1983-1987) We publish only Lesbians’ work. We are particularly interested in work Elana Dykewomon (1987-1994) that reflects the diversity of our experiences: as Lesbians of color, ethnic Lesbi- Caryatis Cardea (1991-1994) ans, Jewish, Arab, old, young, working class, poverty class, disabled, and fat Akiba Onada-Sikwoia (1995-1997) Lesbians. We welcome experimental work. We will not print anything that is Margo Mercedes Rivera-Weiss (1997-2000) oppressive or demeaning to Lesbians or women, or that perpetuates stereo- types. Because many of our readers are in prison, we cannot include explicit Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural, multi-class, female-born lesbian space. We seek to open, consider and advance the exploration of community sex, obscenities, or art with frontal nudity. No sado-masochism. issues. We recognize the power of language to reflect our diverse experi- Please contact us if you have a new theme you would like to see ex- ences and to enhance our ability to develop critical judgment, as lesbians plored. We are looking for guest editors for future issues. evaluating our community and our world. Sinister Wisdom, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. We pro- vide free subscriptions to women in prison and psychiatric institutions (20% Copyright © 2007 Sinister Wisdom, Inc. of our mailing list), as well as reduced price subscriptions for Lesbians with All rights revert to individual authors and artists. limited/fixed incomes. *Enclose an extra $10 to $50 on your renewal to help ISSN: 0196-1853. Printed in the U. S. on recycled paper. cover publishing costs (larger donations accepted). * Give Sinister Wisdom Sinister Wisdom, Inc. PO Box 3252, Berkeley, CA 94703, USA for birthdays, holidays, and special occasions. * Please consider doing a ben- www.sinisterwisdom.org efit or subscription drive for Sinister Wisdom in your area. spring 2007 1 A Journal by and for Lesbians Contents Notes for a Magazine .............................. Fran Day ................................ 4 Notes From Our Readers ........................................................................ 5 Thank You to Our Supporters................................................................. 8 The Great Conference Caper and the Beginning of Sinister Wisdom........... Merril Mushroom ................ 10 Catherine Nicholson and Sinister Wisdom Pat Meller and Chris Roerden 13 Our Words, Our Stories, Our Lives ........ Jae Haggard .......................... 16 Shared Anniversary: SW, MT, and Me .... Ida VSW Red ....................... 18 Anita Cornwell: Remembrance of Things Present............................. Janet Mason ......................... 19 Remembering ........................................