"On The Beach" by Ellen Hayes (nobody@REPLAY.COM). Andrea is a teenager who has become stressed out because she has discovered that she feels a deep and mutual physical attraction for her close friend Darlene. She doesn't want to be a lesbian! Can't they just love each other and not be lesbians? Well, yes, I certainly think so; but I've had this argument too many times to repeat it again. This is another excellent story. As the author adds in a postscript, "You can separate sex from teenage angst, but you can't separate angst from teenage sex." Ratings for "On The Beach" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10