RE//HASH. (NeuFutur#9.5//InterStitial#1.5), 22p, quarter-size, $0.50 James McQuiston is nothing if not prolific. Most people make compilation zines using other writers, but McQuiston is responsible for all of the essays and reviews collected here. Made up of his submissions to other zines, and gathered from these multiple sources, .RE//HASH. suffers from its heavy-handedness. McQ writes well enough, but he also writes as if his reader were clueless about issues that seem to get covered over and over in zines. Sex, gender assignment, music and religion all fall under his scrutinous eye. Unfortunately, McQuiston only seems able to string together didactic rants on any of these topics. It is when he relates these issues to his own life, thereby giving his reader something they can relate to, that much of his writing gains any character. Overly simplistic and aptly named, .RE//HASH., sadly offers nothing new. | http://www.lunar-circuitry.net/bibliotheque/