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Empathy News ("Empathy Newsletter") is a newsletter for, Empathy Star Trek Club, a Star Trek fan club in Yorkshire, England.
There appear to be a variety of supplements, newsletters, and perhaps something else, making for some confusing dates.
==1976 (June/July/August 1976, Issue 11)==
Empathy Newsletter 11 was published in June/July/August 1976 and contains 15 pages.
* short editorial by Dot Owens
* Miramanee, poem by Jayne Phelps
* a plea for some fans to volunteer to help at TerraCon, plus a progress report, information about the con's fiction/poetry competition, info about the "Interclub Quiz" and the "TerraCon Quiz Trophy," the Fancy Dress Competition, the Galactic Fashion Show, and the Art Show
* a list of fans' birthdays (31 female names, 7 male names, 1 name of unknown gender)
* announcements that Emanon #2, Contact #2 and Tricorder #3 available
* some mentions of local fans appearing in local newspapers regarding Star Trek
* a short humorous thing about repairing a television so a fan can watch Trek and other shows
* a con report for the Alnitah Minicon, see that page
* a list of Star Trek fan clubs and contact info
* a transcript of "Kaleid'scope" on Radio 4 "a couple of weeks ago"—it is a short interview between an unknown employee and John Taylor, a professor of mathematics at Kings College (and author of some books on astronomy). The subject was the fascination people have with Star Trek.
==1976 (Sept/Oct/December, Issue 12)==
Empathy Newsletter 12 was published in Sept/Oct/December 1976 and contains 18 pages.
* Carol Keogh has been made a vice president of the fan club
* "On Sunday (bank holiday) Dorothy got a call, Mrs. James Blish. She said that she had found Empathy's address from an old Welcommittee notice, so she called on the chance that Dorothy might want all her husband's Star Trek paraphernalia. Two whisky crates full!!! Mrs. Blish didn't know about the Convention, so Dorothy told her. Unfortunately, Mrs. Blish won't be able to come to the Convention because she will be out of the country at the time, but she consented to have her late husband's Star Trek stuff auctioned at the Convention. SO BRING PLENTY OF MONEY!!!"
* "Ballantine is published the Star Trek Concordance. It will cost about £2.75 and should be available at the beginning of November. There will be a copy on view at the Con, NOT FOR SALE, but Empathy will be taking orders for the Concordance, so if you'd like one, let us know at the Con."
* an update about TerraCon
* a very short con report of Star Trek Toronto
* False Alarm, very short fiction by Dee Smith
* a Star Trek joke by Cilla Futcher
* One Man's Love, poem by Chris Waller
* an exchange of several satiric letters
* there is a transcript of an interview with Dorothy Owens on B.R.M.B. Radio on July 29, 1976: the topic is the upcoming TerraCon
* "Day Trip to Knaresborough," a report of fifteens fans' trip to "the famous Mother Shiptons Cave at Knaresborough. Their objective, to plunge the starship Enterprise (or rather a model of it) into the dropping well to be petrified for all time." The report involves descriptions of locating fans on various train platforms, riding "a coach which was supporting a mini convention of its own, and I suspect the driver was wondering just what he had let himself in for. Dorothy had brought along her cassette recorder and a selection the more popular taped episodes of Star Trek. They included "Amok Time," "Journey to Babel," and "The Naked Time." They provided a very suitable background for the journey." In the end, the fans were unable to part with the model. Some fans decided to go to the zoo instead, and some of them decided to sit at picnic tables and listen to the cassette recording of "The Naked Time."
* there is a long description by Robin Hill as he tries to figure out which Trek episode a non-fan co-worker has seen; turns out it was a U.F.O. episode instead
* some poems by Spectre
* a list of fan clubs
==Issue 13==
==Issue 14==
==Issue 15==
==Issue 16==
==Issue 17==
==1981 (October)==
This issue contains 33 pages.
A fan asks others for a favor: 
A fan demonstrates just how hard fans had to work for basic information before the internet: 
* Committee Letters (from Dot, Keith Jackson, and Margaret Winks) (2)
* Diary Dates (con information for Scousecon, Shore Leave, U.F.P. Con, Galileo Con, Sol III, Fanderson Con, The Leonard Nimoy Convention -- also a mention that June 1982 there will be an Empathy Day Out.) (3)
* Book Reviews (4)
** The Entropy Effect, see that page
** Death's Angel
* Letter from Gene Roddenberry, see I cannot imagine who or what gave you the idea that I want to kill off Mr. Spock of STAR TREK. -- "GR:ss" ("Dear Friends: I cannot imagine what gave you the idea that I have anything to do with the idea of killing off Mr. Spock of STAR TREK. The truth is that I am doing everything in my power to prevent it. In fact, during the first STAR TREK movie, I fought the same battle to save Bill Shatner's character of Captain Kirk which some people believed to be "too old" for the movie leading man. As you know, we won that fight, and Shatner stayed with the movie. I doubt that Spock can be saved that easily.") (5)
* Stop Presses: UFP Con ("At last the news you have all been waiting for.' We are pleased to announce (but not half as pleased as you're going to be - we hope) that the special guest for our con will be WILLIAM SHATNER accompanied by Marcy Shatner and Sonni Cooper. We must make clear that there can be no guarantee of Bill's appearance? he is after all an actor whose schedule is variable. But Bill says "he fully intends to be there" and that he is very much looking forward to his first British Star Trek con!") ((5)
* Personnel Log (Offers congratulations to D.C. Fontana upon her marriage to Dennis J. Skotak, some news bits about fans, a fan birthday list, want ads for items including fan who wants audio cassettes of Blake's 7 episodes but not any for the 4th season, a fan who wants an audio tape of Mark Lenard's talk at Aucon, more) (6)
* Member's Letters (one takes a previous letter to task on social issues, another is angry that one of their belongings was defaced and ruined at Starcon, (8)
* S.T. Clubs (8)
* Of Jodrell Bank and Other Things (several fan reports of the Empathy Day Out on June 19-20, 1981 (11)
* The Tribble Report (unclear what this is: meta? many gibberish in-jokes) (15)
* Aucon, con reports (17)
* Tribble Report—Mark II (unclear what this is: meta? many gibberish in-jokes) (20)
* In Halifax No-one Can Hear You Scream? (unclear what this is: meta? many gibberish in-jokes) (24)
* Starcon: A Few personal Impressions by Sue Meek (27)
* Spock - To Be or Not to Be? (commentary on Gene Roddenberry, rumors about Spock being killed off in the next film, encouragement for fans to write letters of protest to Paramount and Gulf Western Corporation, but NOT TO Roddenberry and Nimoy: "But PLEASE leave Gene and Leonard alone - I'm sure they know how we all, feel without writing to them!") (28)
* Buck Rogers (appeal to fans to write letters to save the show) (20)
* Sales List (zines for sale) (30)
* Book Shoppe (addresses of science fiction book shops in the UK and Scotland) (31)
==1982 (Spring-March) ==
It contains 26 pages.
There is a scold in this issue regarding fans' poor behavior at cons: 
* Committee Letters (short comments by Dot and Keith) (3)
* A Letter from Sue Toher and Fran Ball ("Due to health problems we are having to close 'Beyond Antares'. We will cease publishing newsletters and zines as of 1st April 1982. Our sincere thanks to everyone for their support in the past.") (2)
* Diary Dates (con announcements) (3)
* Empathy Day Out ("June 19th 1982 - As always we will have a private coach and thisyear we are going to Flamingoland. According to the write up it should be a good day out, there's plenty for everyone, fairground, zoo, haunted castle, river cruise? (should be a cross between Alton Towers and Dayton Manor Park) and a pub on the grounds. We will of course be stopping off for a drink on the way back and as it is also my ??? birthday I plan to have free liquid refreshments on the coach Not a lot but for those of you staying over we can have a bit of a party when we get home. I think coach fare will be around £4.00." -- Pick ups in Halifax, Bradford, and Leeds.) (3)
* Regarding an Amicable Split ("Since Starcon, Fantasimports and Counter Earth are no longer working together and have both gone their separate ways as dealers. The separation was mutual and amicable. Since this event, it has been brought to Counter Earth's and Fantasimports' attention that certain rumours about the split up are being spread by parties unknown. We would like the person or persons concerned to take their gossip else where and to please mind their own business, unless that person/persons knows more than we do - and if that is the case, please put it in writing and put your name to it. [...] Thank you, Tony Kinder and Dave Baber") (4)
* Paramount Pictures Corporation News Release (a press release about the upcoming film, The Wrath of Khan) (5)
* Info from STAR TREK 2 - THE MOVIE FAN CLUB - "STAR TREK II UPDATE" Newsletter 23 ("All above info supplied by Janet Quarton.") (6)
* Bookshoppe (a list of UK science fiction book stores) (6)
* Personnel Log (shout-outs to fan about their new babies, their weddings, new addresses, includes "congratulations to KEITH on passing his driving test. It will be much easier for him to come across and collect zines for orders etc. And that isn't meant selfishly...for a while now he has collected a case and bags of zines and taken them by bus or train to Pudsey and anyone who has carried even one bag full of zines knows just how heavy they can be.") (7)
* Member's Letters (one praises the newsletter as being a friendly publication, one is by Keith scolding fans for their poor behavior at conventions, and one very long open letter from Sue Trent apologizing very, very profusely for something bad (and unspecified) that happened at a fan gathering for her birthday) (8)
* Wanted & For Sale and Zine Ads (10)
* Empathy Halloween Gathering, a description of this fan event (13)
* The Trouble with Doubles, or even "The Enemy With-Gin" - A New Empathy Column by Chris Hinchley (gossip and chat) (15)
* The Critic on the Edge of the Drag's Bar - Postscript (description and review of 'The War Game,' a film made by the BBC in the early 1960's, a documentary/true-life drama on the effects of a nuclear strike on Britain in the 1960's. - "Please actively protest [nuclear arms] - this is an issue infinitely more important than I.D.I.C. K/S, and Spock's death. For God's sake, this is for real!! And I don't want to die because of the apathy of any single person out there, fan or otherwise. We've all sat on our backsides watching re-runs and reading STARLOG for long enough. Like it or not there's a real world and a real threat out there - and hiding in a costume at the next convention isn't going to do a damned thing to help! Let's get to it - now.") (17)
* British Fan Clubs (list) (18)
* All About Us (19)
* All About Me (Trish) (bio of a fan) (20)
* All About Me (Trib) (weird, scattered thing) (21)
* Sol III Letter by Lee Owers on behalf of the con committee (topic is rumors, backbiting, gossip about Sol III and Rog Peyton's involvement - Dot Owen responds with "The above letter is yet another reply to the backbiting, rumours of doubtful taste, and petty bickering that has crept into fandom lately. It has certainly, over the last six month or so been 'get Rog time'.") (24)
* Far Reaching Recession, poem by E.G. (25)
 
File:empathynews1982spring-1.jpg|from the Spring 1982 issue, first part the apology letter
File:empathynews1982spring-2.jpg|from the Spring 1982 issue, the two letters about Sol III
==1983 (June, July, August) == 
It contains 23 pages.
President: Carol Keogh, Executive Assistant: Keith Jackson
 
"As you know from the last Newsheet, Dot has had to give up the club due to ill health - but never fear, Carol is here!!!"
 
* comments about transfer of club leadership from Dot Owens to Carol Keogh (Keith Jackson continues in his previous duties)
** remarks by Carol
** remarks by Keith
** remarks by Dot
* Convention News (includes: 'Just William' - a mini con for fans of William Shatner, to be held at the Ashcroft Hotel, York. 18, 19, 20th November 1983. For information/registration forms, please send SASE to Ms. Lesley A. Wood, Falhouse Lane, Whitley, West Yorkshire.")
* news about the upcoming Star Trek film from Starlog, Nimoy will be directing (includes: "Locations have not yet been settled for the film. It is just possible that some of the shooting may be done in England. Does anyone out there have access to either Pinewood or Elstree? As I say, there is JUST a possibility that some of the work may be done here, so let's all keep our ears to the ground on this one.")
* Stansted Air Show - Guest of Honour: The Shuttlecraft Enterprise, report by Marion Breeze on this June 1983 event (Marion took photos of it, and they are included in a montage in this issue)
* list of new Star Trek pro novels being published (planned releases for next year: The Final Reflection by John M. Ford, The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane, Carona by Greg Bear, The Trellisane Confrontation by David Dvorkin, and Spock's Guide to the Planet Vulcan by Myrna Culbreath and Sondra Marshak)
* news that a home videotape of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan is supposedly available for special price of $39.95 - "by current exchange rates, that should mean that the British version (if they carry the special price over to this country) should retail at around £25-30. Has anyone seen them in the shops yet?"
* con report by Kate Davies for Sol III, see that page
* Weekend in the Sun: or Down to Earth at Sol III, con report by Lynne Muir, see that page
* zine ads 
* planning the Empathy Halloween Get-Together
* info about the next London Plus Group gatherings
* All About Me: Patricia Hayes
* A Little Speculation on the Story of "Star Trek III", very detailed essay by Catherine Knowles about Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan and what will happen in it
* Empathy Zine List (the club's publications)
* Carol adds "Thank you, to Dot, for everything; and after EmpathicCon II, you are going to organise EmpathicCon III, aren't you!?!?"
From the lengthy editorial, I was conscripted!, by Carol: 
From Dot Owens: 
From the editor: 
Comments on the uncut Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and cost and availability of videocassettes: 
Some info about a science fiction pub in London: 
A request about slides: 
==1983/1984 Winter==
This issue was published in Dec/Jan/Feb (the editorial was written in December) and contains 58 pages.
From the editorial by Carol, who writes it as a letter to herself: 
From the editorial by Carol, some news about Dot Owens: 
From the editorial by Keith: 
* Editorial by Carol (1)
* Editorial by Keith (2)
* EmpathicCon II update ("Everything so far seems to be going fairly well. The hotel is starting to fill up now and the possibility of an over-flow hotel is now a probability. Anyone who wants t:o stay at the Con hotel, the Centre, should register as soon as possible. The Overflow hotel will be as close as we can arrange and of course there will be night patrols by stewards to escort groups back.... Just a reminder too, that amongst the many competitions is the fancy dress, the first ever at any con to have a theme: Heroes and Villains. There will also be a "cocktail" hour for those staying the Sunday night and we now have TWO rooms to use for videos.... PS. There may be an additional mystery guest! If you want to find out who it is, come to the can.") (2)
* The Business Meeting Debate (MUCH debate about conventions and the topic of business meetings ) (4)
* Star Trek III (info and press releases about the upcoming Star Trek film, The Search for Spock) (7)
* T.J. Hooker, review of the series (9)
* The "Sourrilous" Gossip Column ("STAR TREK III - more juicy gossip from the set. Apparently, the latest victim of the "Who shall we kill this episode?" school of ST films, is supposed to be the USS Enterprise herself! The rumour goes that the ship is destroyed in a battle with a Klingon ship in orbit around the Genesis Planet after they have rescued Spock, naturally. There are also rumours of David Marcus joining the Starfleet, Kirk having an 'affair' with Saavik (!!!) Yuk! The 'Star' part in this film is apparently McCoy's. Kirk was the main feature in the last film, so now it's Bones' turn. And also, Leonard Nimoy has been quoted as saying that the other ST actors will also get bigger parts in the film. Whether this is true, remains to be seen.")
* Empathy Day Out (some info about the next ones: one in London in April and another one to Scarborough in June. It includes a historic walk in Temple, going to the Edgar Wallace Pub for a spot of lunch, a "walk down the Strand to visit Trafalgar square, Lord Nelson, and his man-eating pigeons. Should we survive the pigeons (or should they survive us!) we will then walk up Charing Cross Road to descend upon the "FORBIDDEN PLANET" Bookshop," then a visit to Planetarium and Madame Tussauds... Sign me up! ) (10)
* Empathy Guy Fawkes Party (long report) (11)
* an extensive flyer for Santacon (13)
* an extensive flyer for a four-story zine ("Hijacked," "Hostage," "Marooned" and "Escape") called Travel and High Adventure (original science fiction fusion with Star Trek: TOS, fiction by Millie Fabricius, art by Caryl Sibbett and Linda McGrath) (14)
* zines and other items for sale (including "BRUCE HYDE ENTERTAINS - a Beautiful audio tape exclusive to TREK-ON. Bruce Hyde (Lieutenant Kevin Riley) entertains you on this lovely country and western tape, which he has made available exclusively to TREK-ON. All the songs (apart from "Kathleen" which he sings in unmistakable Riley style) have been written, composed and sung by Bruce, and are really superb. The tape includes songs he performed at MIDCON, and some are brand new. "Looking For Love", "All That Is Gold" and the very beautiful "Dream Me Home Tonight". All are songs you will love. In fact, if you enjoy good music and believe in IDIC, this tape is for you.") (15)
* Con and Zine info (17)
* Fan Birthdays (18)
* art: Dalek (19)
* review of The Entropy Effect, see that page (20)
* two short reviews of "Star Trek Short Stories" (20)
* review of USS Enterprise Officer's Manual by Geoff Mandel (21)
* review of Starfleet Classified Files (21)
* letter from Olive Mount Hospital thanking fans for their donation of £185 (22)
* Close Encounters of the Ford Kind, essay by Dianne Smith on meeting Harrison Ford on August 24, 1983 at Elstree Studios (topic is her art exhibitions, commissions, asking Harrison Ford to sign one of her portraits of him, and to give him one of hers) (23)
* Krud Reporting, humorous fictional essay that is Klingon-based (27)
* a flyer for "Hollywood Historic Trust" (Hollywood Walk of Fame), reprinted from Spotlight on Leonard Nimoy, shilling for a star for Nimoy ("To be honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, the World's most famous sidewalk, is a tribute as coveted as any of the entertainment industry's equally prestigious awards - including the Oscar, Emmy or Grammy.") (28)
* Medianews #2 (this appears to be an 8-page supplement about shows and movies in the UK, has some fanwork elements) 
* more ads and cons (30)
* Galacticon (UK), con report by The Mad Gremlin, see that page (31)
* Triple C Con, con report by Wendy Wooton, see that page (34) 
* a flyer for Galacticon '84 (37)
* Galacticon financial statement (38)
* The Logical Conclusion, fiction by Barbara Gill (winner of the contest in the June/July issue) (39)
* Word Find (46)
* Something Fishy Going On, fiction by "Cike Mollins" (aka Mike Collins) (47)
* The Great Emptiness, poem by C. McCarthy (53)
* Empathy Sales List (54)
* portrait of Scotty by Wendy Wooton (56)
* 2 Registration Flyers for EmpathicCon II (57)
==1985 (January, February)==
It contains 104 pages.
The Empathy Mini-Con has been delayed due to bad weather; the locale it’s usually been at wants to charge the club £8 an hour heating surcharge. Instead there will be a gathering at “Star 1” (which is apparently the editor Carol’s house) on Saturday March 16 starting at 10 am and going until lunch the next day: 
The other editor, Keith, has a short con report for SantaCon. He also says: 
There was an ad for a cassette tape: 
 
There is MUCH debate about "official" Star Trek conventions and smaller Star Trek cons. The editor wrote: 
a reprint of an article from "Variety" about Gene Roddenberry's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star with an accompanying letter by Susan Sackett asking for money that she has already spent: 
* a review of the zine Emanon #21, see that page
* a review the zine The Bargain, see that page
* Support Your Local Conventions in 1985, an open letter by Paul Rowe that was sent to "all clubs," see that page for this letter, as well as excerpts from many long fan responses
* A review of the episode "Plato's Stepchildren" by a fan who's just seen it for the first time. This episode was one of the The Four Banned Star Trek Episodes in the UK.
* a review of the pro book The Vulcan Academy Murders, see that page
* a review of the pro book "Uhura's Song" by Janet Kagan — the reviewer loves the book and at the end, asks: "P.S. You're not a pseudonym for Diane Duane or Ruth Berman by any chance...?"
* an article by Paul Duffy about the impractical size of the Enterprise's crew 
* a brief overview of filks and filking, plus a review of four filk tapes: Storyteller by Anne Harlan Prather, Minus Ten and Counting by Leslie Fish, and Skybound by Leslie Fish, and Cold Iron by Leslie Fish
* a humorous accounting of the fan club's sales table success
* a con report that is half in English, half in French for Galileo Con #2, see that page
* a con report for the fourth Leonard Nimoy Convention, see that page
* There are two reprinted con reports for the 1976 TerraCon. One is by Lynne Keating and June Nicholson. The other one is by Helen McCarthy.
* list of fan birthdays
* a pen pal list
* list of cons, things for sale, fan clubs
* some fan letters, most talking about their opinions on conventions
* The Search, fiction by Cilla Further and Sylvia Billings
* Today Can't Happen (Or, Friday 13th!), fiction by M. Cowell
* Those Holiday Happenings, fiction by M. Cowell
* Nearly Didn't Win the Race, fiction by Ness Buttimer
==1985 (March, April, May) ==
It contains 100 pages.
File:Empathynews1985-0.JPG|cover for Empathy News 1985 - March–May
 
==1985 (June, July, August) ==
==1985 (September, October, November) ==
 
File:Empathynews1985-1.JPG|cover for Empathy News 1985 - Sept-Nov
 
== 1986 (Winter/Spring - No. 1)==
It was published Winter/Spring of 1986 and contains 120 pages. 
It may be v.6 n.1.
The newsletter starts with a very angry letter by the club president and newsletter editor, Carol. It is about her disappointment and impatiance about fellow fans and club members. A very different open letter by Carol three years previously was I was conscripted! which Carol wrote when taking over club and newsletter duties from Dot Owens.
Carol's remarks: 
== 1986 (February - No. 2)==
 
File:Empathynews2-1986.jpg|cover of #2 - February 1986
 
== 1986 (Summer/Winter No. 3)==
published in the Summer/Winter of 1986
 
File:Empathynews1986-3.JPG|Empathy News #3 - 1986
 
== 1986 (No. 4)==
 
File:Empathy No 4 1986.JPG|Empathy News No. 4 1986
 
== 1986 (Supplemental)==
 
File:Empathynews1986.JPG|Empathy News Supplemental 1986
 
== 1988 (Spring No. 1) ==
This issue contains 84 pages. 
From the editor, Carol: 
From Jackie: 
From Keith: 
About the Titan pro Star Trek editions: 
From the long interview transcript: 
* Editorial by Cathy
* Editorial by Jackie
* Editorial by Keith
* Zines For Sale by Empathy Publications (5)
* Star Trek: The Next Generation ("It kicked off in the States last Autumn, and was an immediate hit. (It will not be shown over here on the BBC until 1991 - typical!) It has been picking up nearly 50% of the total viewing audience, which is apparently VERY high in ratings terms. The show was networked to about 99% of all TV stations Stateside, and numerous foreign stations. The reason the BEEB aren't showing it until 1991 is that CIC are releasing the series over here in video format, and there is a viewing clause in their contract which forbids public broadcasting for the duration of the sales life of the videos (i.e. until they have released ALL the episodes, all 26 of them, in video format)." (7)
* New Books & Review (the review is of The IDIC Epidemic, see that page (8)
* reviews of the Star Trek: TNG episodes "Encounter at Farpoint," "Naked Now," and "Code of Honor" (quite long, includes "Variations in the uniform include a mini-skirt worn by both sexes. (I bet we won't see many guys at conventions wearing that version!) If this was true, it would be a damn shame. .") (10)
* Terry Wogan Interview with Patrick Stewart (AKA Captain Jean-Luc Picard, of the USS Enterprise) Fans in the UK hadn't seen any episodes, so it was important to explain who Patrick Stewart portrayed. (This is a transcript of something on television, as it begins with "Terry Wogan appears in a pool of light, wearing rubber ears!" In this interview, Stewart corrects Wogan about word choice - Wogan 'splains: "How did the Trekkies - you know these people who follow Star Trek in their thousands, and still go round in their outfits...." Part of Stewart's response: "I think they prefer to be called Trekkers, not Trekkies. I've been corrected about this several times. Trekkers.") (13)
* Enterprise, poem by Linda Norman (17)
* Fan Letters (many topics, mostly about Star Trek: TNG, one of them is a long essay by Sarah Berry, see I don't take Star Trek seriously. Why should we?) (18)
* a long description of seeing Star Trek: The Voyage Home during the 1987 Worldcon '87, "a.k.a. Conspiracy Con -- in Brighton" ("The film thoroughly deserved the standing ovation it received from the Worldcon crowd. I haven't seen an audience so behind anyone since Ripley went to war with the Aliens.") (23)
* Interview with George Takei at the Reading Hexagon, interviewers were Jackie Roe (and a bit by Diane Keneally who presented him with some fanart called "Sulu the Genie") (Takei was in Reading appearing in a Pantomime (with many Star Trek jokes) where he portrayed the Genie of the Lamp in Aladdin) (24)
* Aladdin, a review of the Panto by Jackie Roe (30)
* a filk to the tune of "Star Trekkin" (31)
* An Epitaph for the Enterprise, poem by Marion Smart (32)
* The Rise and Rise of Mr. Scott, filk by Michael A. Hather (possibly to the tune of "I'm a Lumberjack") (32)
* The Immortal, poem by Claire Jordan (33)
* Life on the Enterprise, poem by Alison Murphy (34)
* Seven Moons of Romance, fiction by Diane Keneally (35)
* illo of Spock, not credited (46)
* Bore Leave, fiction by Antonio Galea (inspired by Kiel Stuart's "Space Weeds" in Best of Trek #6 (Captain Jerk, Mr. Snot, Zulu, and Spock...) (47)
* Convention Announcements (84)
== 1988 (November/December 1988 - No. 2) ==
 
File:EmpathynewsNovDec1988.JPG|Empathy News #2 - November/December '88
 
== 1988 (Supplemental)==
 
File:Empathyspecial.JPG|Empathy News Supplemental 1988
 
==1991 (No. 2) ==
 
File:Empathynews2-1991.JPG|Empathy News Newsletter #2 - 1991
 
==Notes==
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