Bafflement & Devotion: Iris at the Edges (anthology)

Bafflement and Devotion: Iris at the Edges was a charity anthology published by Obverse Books in 2021, collecting seventeen Iris Wildthyme short stories from out of print charity anthologies, some other non-charity Iris Wildthyme anthologies, and some previously lost stories that were released online. As such, some of the stories were unofficial reprints, though the elements owned by people such as Paul Magrs and Cody Schell were used under license.
Unlike other anthologies in the Iris Wildthyme series, which were released for profit, all proceeds from Bafflement and Devotion were donated to the Project Muyembe charity.
== Publisher's summary ==
A blonde in a catsuit flirting with the 8th Doctor, a scruffy old dear exploring a universe hidden in a cupboard in the Bus, the spitting image of the glorious Katy Manning on Neptune with its anatomically extravagant inhabitants, an elderly author of lesbian fiction… Iris has had a lot of faces, and been to a lot of places. She’s been all the way to the edges and back again, so it any wonder some of her adventures have been misplaced over the years, or grown tricky to uncover?
Here, gathered together for the first time ever in a new charity collection, are the Iris stories which appeared in charity anthologies, on convention stages, got lost on old web servers and fell down the back of the sofa… a selection of tales, both old and new, from the very edges of the Obverse…
== Stories ==
# 	Title 	Author 	Featuring 	Notes
1 	Bafflement and Devotion 	Paul Magrs 	Paul MagrsEighth Doctor 	Previously published in DWM 289.
2 	In the Sixties 	Paul Magrs 	Paul MagrsDr. Who"Jane Fonda" Iris 	Previously published in Walking in Eternity and, with unlicensed names changed, Twelve Stories.
3 	Being an Extract from ‘The Amazing Adventures of Iris Wildthyme on Neptune’	Paul Magrs 	Iris Wildthyme 	Previously published in Tales of the Solar System.
4 	An Unearthly Palaver 	Paul Magrs 	Panda 	A retelling of An Unearthly Child with Iris and Panda replacing the Doctor and Susan. Intended as a stageplay for the G’Day of the Doctor convention, although was ultimately cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
5 	Entertaining Mr O 	Paul Magrs 	Tom 	Introduces Tom. Previously published in Perfect Timing. Received a partial continuation in Talented Witches.
6 	Hospitality 	Paul Magrs 	 	Previously published in Iris: Abroad. Sequel to Phoenix Court.
7 	It's Raining Again 	Paul Magrs, Stewart Sheargold 	Iris Wildthyme 	Previously published in Perfect Timing.
8 	Iris ExplainsLance Parkin, Iris Explains - full text 	Lance Parkin 	"Jane Fonda" IrisEighth DoctorMiranda Dawkins 	Previously published in Missing Pieces.
9 	A World Apart 	Daniel Tessier 	Iris Wildthyme, Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler 	Previously published on the Iris Wildthyme Pages website.
10	No Place Like Home 	Stuart Douglas 	Iris Wildthyme 	Previously published in Shelf Life.
11	Faking It 	Phil Marsh 	Iris Wildthyme 	Previously published on the Iris Wildthyme Pages website.
12	Iris Wildthyme and the Spiders from Magrs 	Alan Taylor 	Iris Wildthyme 	Previously published in Walking in Eternity.
13	Iris and the Outsider 	Simon Bucher-Jones 	Iris Wildthyme 	Previously published on the Iris Wildthyme Pages website.
14	Cabinet of ChangesPhilip Purser-Hallard, Cabinet of Changes - full text 	Philip Purser-Hallard 	"Jane Fonda" IrisSallyCanineMagda 	Sequel to The Blue Angel and Phoenix Court. Previously published in Walking in Eternity.
15	Deleted Scene from The Key Lime Pie 2 Time 	Cody Schell 	"Katy Manning" IrisPandaSeñor 105Masterbakers of Barastabon	Ebook extra to Iris: Abroad, later reprinted in Señor 105 & the Elements of Danger.
16	Lost, Presumably Illogically Ignored 	AnonAttributed to one of the Petit sisters.	Iris WildthymeThe Doctor 	Attributed to an old FTP server.
17	When Iris Met Billy 	Stuart Douglas 	Iris Wildthyme, First Doctor 	Previously published in A Second Target for Tommy and, with unlicensed names changed, as First Meetings in Iris: Abroad.
== Notes ==
* Jon Arnold's contribution to the then-recent The Curse of Fanfic! charity anthology, It's Raining Gin (featuring Iris, Panda, and the stars from Sooty & Co.) was omitted because the charity anthology it was printed in was only released a few months prior.@obversebooks on twitter.com
=== Cover art ===
* The cover featured art by Blair “Baffled” Bidmead, Jay “el Logo Loco” Eales, Paul “Puzzled” Hanley, Bret “Befuddled” M Herholz, June “Discombobulated” Hudson, Jon “Wesley” Huff, Mark “Flummoxed” Manley, Mark “Missed” Michalowski, Cody “Vexed” Schell, Johannes Chazot, Zal Cryptid, and William Oxley.
The incarnations of Iris Wildthyme by Paul Hanley.jpg|Five And A Half Wildthymes by Paul HanleyPaul Hanley's piece on DeviantArt
File:Iris Wildthyme by Zal Cryptid.jpg|Iris Wildthyme by Zal CryptidZal Cryptid's piece on Twitter
Iris_wildthyme_remastered_by_whoxley.jpg|Iris Wildthyme Remastered by Whoxley.Iris Wildthyme Remastered by WhoxleyIris Wildthyme - Bafflement and Devotion
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
Category:Charity anthologies
Category:Iris Wildthyme anthologies
Category:Obverse Books anthologies
Category:2021 anthologies