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A NIGHT IN THE BARRACKS
COMING LATE DECEMBER 2000 FROM
A NIGHT IN THE BARRACKS A Night in the Barracks is at last nearing publication. This "erotica" book is edited by my friend young Mr. Buchman (that guy pictured on the cover of The Masculine Marine). I've contributed the Foreword and one chapter ("In a German Peep Show," an homage to Katherine Mansfield). I also supplied the 22-page photo insert. "A Night in the Barracks is a memorable night indeed. Alex Buchman's keen eye and first-hand knowledge have assembled a collection that is INTENSELY EROTIC AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING. Heartily spitting in the eye of porn clichés and expectations, the book stares you down with its hard authenticity and emotional candor. . . . LEAVES YOU EXCITED, CONFUSED, AND HUNGRY FOR MORE. I look forward to future volumes." — D. Travers Scott, Author, Execution, Texas: 1987; Editor, Strategic Sex and Best Gay Erotica 2000 Check back for a new area of this site devoted to excerpts and images from Buchman's first book — and for information on submitting stories for possible inclusion in Volume II. |
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FRIENDLY FIRE: HOW I SPENT In June, VILLAGE VOICE Executive Editor Richard Goldstein flew in from Manhattan to spend a night on the town with me and some sailor friends. We partied hard. So hard that Richard very nearly woke up the next morning with a tattoo on his buttocks. On returning to NYC he filed his report, which was published in the VOICE's annual queer issue: Men Who Love Military Men Too Much — And the Sailors Who Oblige Them. I thought that Richard did a fine job portraying the milieu that I have written about and continue to inhabit. Regrettably, I failed to anticipate certain consequences, including, but not limited to: a long list of friends being summarily blacklisted from the tavern mentioned in print; the summary dismissal of the Native American single mother working at the bar the night of Goldstein's visit — for not refusing to let me take photographs; a death threat; and being forwarded anonymous third-party e-mail crediting me with inspiring a military investigative service crackdown / witch hunt. All this for an article about STRAIGHT MEN in the military.
Goldstein wrote: "The feeling between them is merely manly, and its goal is friendship, not mating.". . . "The row over gays in the military has made servicemen hyperaware of homosexuality. 'That may help people who embrace a gay identity,' Steve says, 'but progress has come at the expense of a certain traditional freedom among military men to enjoy physical intimacy without any implications for their identity.' Instead of allowing out-and-proud gays to serve, Steve would rather see the ban on sodomy lifted. Any sort of sex off-duty would be permissible-and uncategorical. Don't ask, don't name." The same week, I was admitted to the emergency room of my local public hospital with symptoms not dissimilar to those described in media reports of a West Coast outbreak of a virus spread by dust particles contaminated by the saliva of waterfront rats. Also, my day job as Editor came to an unexpected end over creative differences. To anyone who tried to contact me during this period and never received a reply, I apologize. |
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"TELL ME, MRS. LINCOLN, No more editing another author's books for me. My new role model is Carl van Vechten.
Though I continue to read, and archive, every letter sent my way, answering all of the mail this site generates would be a full-time job in itself. Perhaps if the right patron comes along I may yet enjoy the luxury of "just" pursuing my research. Meanwhile, my e-mail address is the same, steve@stevenzeeland.com, and I'll do my best to answer as many letters as I can. Thanks.
Steve
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Summer 2000 saw the publication of my photographs in the VILLAGE VOICE and HONCHO, which featured a 17-photo layout of mine in its July issue. I'm also quite proud of the photo that adorns Kerwin Kay's 