This reminds me of a "Men on Literature" sketch I saw on _In Living Color_ in which Blaine and Antoine were drooling over the title _Roughing It_. Maybe they were onto something, there! I'm curious about the evidence, especially item d), news articles making light of the relationship between de Qull & Clemens. I can't claim deep knowledge of 19th century journalistic style, but in what I have read I don't remember ever coming across insinuations of homosexuality/bisexuality. I wonder if this was a common editorial tactic? I'd like to see those news articles, though I suppose I'll have to wait until I can read Hoffman's paper. Any idea where I can get a copy? Is it being published? Lastly, am I convinced? Hardly. Curious? Somewhat. But I'm more curious to see how Hoffman constructs his argument than I am about Clemens' sexual practices. Should I ever become a literary person, I hope scholars will confine themselves to studying my pen, not my penis. Robert Dagnall