Rose Secrest

This has got to be one of the rarest books in my collection. In the mid to late 80s I was a memeber of the National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F), a correspondence club for science fiction and fantasy fans. Rose Secrest, as she writes in her introduction, had joined the club in '84, hoping to find an outlet for her writing. There was none, so she made it, publishing Geep! a collection of poems, stories, an article and a play written by then-members of the N3F. (I've dropped out and I don't know the status of the featured writers.) I bought a copy more out of politeness than a desire to read the efforts of my fellow members. Now, rereading the book after almost 15 years, I realize that Rose had gathered some good stuff. George Phillies' "Who Slays Satan" was my favorite, while Rose's own "The Idiot's Visit to a Chinese Restaurant" (written with her husband Michael Peralta) was practically incomprehensible. That's probably because I've never read Dostoyevsky. Anyway, I'm keeping this treasure on my shelf. If you want to read it, I might be persuaded to lend you my copy, or perhaps you can track down Rose and see if she has any extras. A better bet would probably be to contact the N3F and see what talents the current membership has to offer.
--J.… (mehr)