Cotton Candy for the Gag Soul

a review bu Paul Olsen ‘

ohn Eames, a
ldesktop pub-

lisher living
with HIV in San
Francisco, is the
primary character.
Described as
“shockingly

handsome,” John
bulked up after

taking steroids
following his near
death from AIDS.
John lives with
his cat Rafsanjani
and his dutiful
partner Harrison,
a college profes-
sor obsessed with
the Civil War.
John’s friends

 

constitute the sup-
porting cast of
c h a r a c t e r s 2
Patricia, a stereo-
typical fag hag;
Kevin, his work-
out partner;
Ethan, his shop-
ping partner;
and Brian, the
younger man
John has an
affair with.
Every Man
for Himself
maps John’s
“world of
romantic trou-
bles” as he
approaches his
33rd birthday.
In the throes of
early—onset gay
mid-life crisis,
he struggles to
decide whether
to stay with
Harrison or to
enjoy single gay

life in San
Francisco.
Complicating

his decision is his
new body, the
result of steroid
treatments and his
workout regimen.
He’s starting to
find himself treat-

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Ill

ed difierently in
this new skin: he
now gets cruised
when walking
down Castro
Street, and store
clerks give him
discounts just
because he is “so
cute.” John also
becomes a hit —
and hit upon —
while on an all-
gay vacation in
Mexico (a thinly
disguised Atlantis
Event) without
his Harrison to
keep track.

And if the
woes of being
Every Man’s
Fantasy aren’t
something with
which you can
identify, you may
at least recognize
woes of another
kind: Outland
offers both a witty
and memorable
look at apartment
hunting (com-
plete with
crazy room-
mates) and
a well-writ-
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researched bash-
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comic timing is
effective and his
humor hits the
mark, making
Every Man for
Himself fun and
easy to read.
You’ll especially
enjoy it if you’ve
ever been — or
longed to go — to
San Francisco. It
contains refer-
ences to many
gay landmarks,
i n c I u d i n g
Badlands, Cafe’
Flore, Midnight
Sun, Eros, Coit
Tower, and
F i s h e r m a n ’ s
Wharf.

If you’re look-
ing for a good late
summer read,
there’s still time
to pick this one up
on the way to the
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Ever Man for Himself
by Orland Outland

Kensington Publishing

 

 

ly a reality. Its arrival was heralded by a crowd of more than 300 at

a cd release party at Higher Ground in Winooski on July 24. The cds
are available for purchase at Pure Pop, Peace and Justice Store, and
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