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                           Editorial Comments II

                                   from
                              Chrystal Drake


     Oh, thanks a lot, Lynn!

     By  the  way,  where  did you find a soapbox? I didn't think they made
those things anymore.

     {Well, actually, it's a milkcrate.  They  still  make  those!}  {Hush,
nobody's supposed to know we have them!}

     Before  I talk about the comment sheet, let me tell you a little about
our story writers this issue.  For a brand new zine, I  think  we're  doing
pretty good {no, we're doing very good!} - we actually have three known fan
writers.

     I'm  sure  most  of  you  have seen either Rainbow T'Pyr's (Womansong;
Transition of a Lady & The Watchdogs) Janice Rand  stories  or  her  poetry
before.  She's  been  published  in  The Circuit; Conflicting Impulses; Dr.
McCoy's Illegible Log;  Pandora;  Queen  to  Queen's  Level  Three;  Rerun;
Robin's  Nest; S.L.A.Y.S.U. and Warped Space.  She's also an artist and has
done the illos for her poems appearing in this issue, and  has  illustrated
some  of  the  other stories for us, too.  Most definately a multi-talented
lady.

     Jody Morse ((Slightly More Than) 20 Minutes Into The Future) has  been
published  in Images and Dreams, and in Organian Questor.  {And that's just
the two he could think of off the top of his  head.   He's  been  published
other  places, too!} He's the editor for two Starfleet fan club newsletters
- Intercom (for the Starship Achernar)  and  Anomalies  (for  the  Starship
Devastator).  He also has an article in issue # 11 of The Best of Trek.  As
well  as  being a writer, Jody is an artist (he's illustrated his story for
us), a cartoonist (he's done some of those for  this  issue,  too)  and  an
actor.  He's appeared in the mini series - The Blue and The Gray, and has a
part  in  the  upcoming  movie  -  Night  School.   A  very  multi-talented
gentleman.

     {People like that tend to make me feel very ...  well,  inadaquate  is
not  quite  the  right  word,  but  will  do until I can think of the right
one...}

     Jenne Stanbrook (A Bird in the Hand)  has  been  writing  for  several
years  and  appeared  in  Words on the Wind.  She is also an artist and has
illustrated her own story.

     I can barely believe our  luck  in  having  so  many  multi-  talented
contributors for our first issue.

     Now,  on  to  the new writers.  First, there's Frank Laney (who is the
one responsible for the idea of the comment sheet {that's right, blame  him
for  it!}  -  more  on  that later, I promise).  He's just recently started
writing and we talked him into doing a story for us.  The result is  A  Wee
Bit O' Blarney.

     Next  is Patricia McKnight (A Harbinger of Tragedy).  She's one of the
first people we reminded of the promise of a story for our zine.  Her story
is the first in a series of stories in a new Star Wars universe  and  takes
place approximately four years before Star Wars: A New Hope.

     Philip  Dunham  gets the most incredibly hilarious story ideas - if we
can just get him to put them  down  on  paper.   We  conned  Patricia  into
helping  us  armtwist  him  into  doing it after hearing him go through the
whole story line of Magnum's Dark and Stormy Night.  It was  too  funny  to
pass  up.   Patricia  says that he's also good at helping her when she gets
stuck for ideas.  (the "scene that has  to  be  read  to  be  believed"  in
Harbinger  -  she  needed  to  come  up with something that would be on the
rationed item list during  a  pre-war  condition  and  his  suggestion  was
perfect, as well as being incredibly funny at the same time. It also struck
Lynn funny and she just couldn't resist the urge to write her piece.)

     Leah  Parker (Heritage & The Logical Thing To Do) is the second person
we armtwisted after reading a story that was the result of a discussion  on
Luke's  family  and  the belief that Beru is Anakin Skywalker's sister.  We
liked the first story she  wrote  so  well  that  we  asked  her  to  write
something  else for us to publish.  She discovered how much fun it was, and
wrote another story for us.  After all, it seemed the logical thing to do!

     {Hey, what about my Intergalactic Cooking Column? Aren't you going  to
say  anything  about that? If you won't, then I will.  I would like to make
as a regular feature of this zine, The Dentrassi Galley.  It will depend on
you, the reader, in part.  For more info, see the column.}

     {Oops - sorry about that, Lynn.  But then, my father always said  that
I tended to be a scatterbrain at times.}

     Now  that  I've  told  you about our writers, I should keep my promise
and tell you about the comment sheet.  {'bout time! But, first, they should
probably pick it up off the floor from where it fell when they  turned  the
page.}  We  really  would  like  to hear how you feel about the stories and
poetry {and the column!} in this zine, but not everyone  has  the  time  to
write  long  (or  even  short)  letters  of comment.  So, we thought that a
comment sheet might make it easier for our busy readers to respond.   Also,
for those who hate to write letters, you can tell us what you think without
going through the agony of putting pen to paper.  {Well, they still have to
put pen to paper, but at least we've supplied the paper.}

     So,  please  send  in  your  comment sheet? We're anxious to hear your
opinions on the stories and who you would like to see more  from.   We  can
use  positive  response  as  ammunition  on  our more difficult to motivate
writers.

     Well, I guess I've prattled  on  long  enough  (and  to  think  I  was
complaining  that I couldn't think of anything to say before I got started)
for this issue. Enjoy the zine! And I hope you'll be with us for  the  next
issue.  {I will!}