#gerry downes

... My best friend & co-editor does not care for K/S. She's not really opposed to it; she just can't see the characters in that light. Her right. It's not a source of conflict between us. I was, however, very enthusiastic about the possibilities of K/S & electrified by novels like Gerry Downes' Alternative 2 & 3* & Susan K. James & Carol Frisbie's Nightvisions**. I wanted her to understand, if not share, my enthusiasm. I set out to write a K/S novel that kept the characters in character, with a premise that a non-K/S devotee could accept as believable.

* The first fanzine & novel dedicated to K/S (1976) ** Tied for 2nd with Gayle Freyrer's Mirrors of Mind and Flesh (both 1979)