The RadDish (Vol. 12 Issue 3 - April 2003) (Gay Magazine)

Wolf Creek, OR: Nomenus, Inc. and the Nomenus Wolf Creek Sanctuary. Offered is the April 2003 issue of "The RadDish" (Vol. 12 Issue 3) published by Nomenus, Inc. and the Nomenus Wolf Creek Sanctuary out of Wolf Creek, Oregon. A left-stapled magazine measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 16 pages including front and rear covers. Nomenus, Inc. was founded in 1984 as a spiritual, non-profit organization open to Radical Faerie-identified gay men. In 1987, Nomenus purchased the Magdalene Farm (a Maoist commune since the mid-1970s) and renamed it The Wolf Creek Sanctuary which spans 80 acres at Wolf Creek in southern Oregon. The Sanctuary, as Nomenus has written, "is a living project, an experiment exploring the nature of Radical Faerie spirituality and community" and hosts gatherings, workshops, rituals and circles throughout the year. With splendid front cover illustration, and containing committee reports and resource information, the contents include: Happenings on the Land: Lessons from the Sandbox by Rabbit ("Back in seventh grade, I was placed in the outfield by my junior high school soft-ball team. It was in that outfield that I learned some important things about life"); Solstice CIT [Caretaker-in-Training] Proposal by Solstice; full-page photo memorial: "VIOLET TUG PYEWACKIT TIGERLILY PLAGUE - A LONG OVERDUE GOOD BYE - TO A LIFE OF INDULGENCE!!! - 6-6-71 [to] 1-1-2003" (with his photo); rear cover photo memorial "IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR LAND DOG 'QUEENIE'" (with Queenie's photo). Mailing label and canceled postage stamp to rear cover. . Near Fine. Magazine. 1st Edition. 2003.