Elrod:
 
>>I'd like to know who came up with the idea that the authors, who
>>are usually women, must be lesbians? What a bizarre thought!
>
>Good Point!  It was this in that newspaper article that I wanted to
>question originally, before I got caught on my scholarly digression.  No
>attack at all on M. Bunster here (I thank him for bringing this interesting
>topic up!)
 
Me, too!
 
>In short, fan writing is a complex practice, not only worthy of serious
>attention by the thoughtful, but--importantly--they are fun to read.
 
I agree and I'd like to know about your research. Were you writing a
paper for a course? Did you deal solely with ST and slash?
 
                        Sue