Motet

The Motet Series is a slash anthology. It had four issue and was designed to showcase writers new to Pros.
From an editorial: "A motet is a piece of polyphonic music for voices, usually unaccompanied, which typically celebrates biblical or religious text. In this publication, our voices celebrate Justice and, of course, Love." 
==Issue 1==
 Motet for New Voices in B and D was published May 1997 and has fanart by Jean Kluge, Suzan Lovett, Warren Oddsson, Mary Margaret O'Shea (aka Jean Kluge), Joey Rodrigues, and Minou.
From the editorial: 
 
Summaries and excerpts for issue #1 below from the flyer (note, there was to be a story issue #1 called "Three Men and a Bodie," but it never appeared here. There is a Pros story by the same name written by LRH Balzer in the gen zine After the Battle).
*Spring-Heeled Jack by 	Georgina Kirrin 	 ("I'm taking Angela to the Shakespeare in the Park." "Bit hypocritical, isn't it?" said Bodie sourly, and could have bitten his tongue. Doyle reappeared from under the towel, his eyes alight with an infuriating combination of affection and amusement. He glanced round the Changing Room and saw they were alone. "Hey, it's not my fault I'm only a part-time poofter," he said cheerfully.) (1)
*A Safe Bet by D. Ramsey 	 (31) 	 
*Faces from the Past; also on AO3 by Anne Higgins 	 (Confused, his lips tingling and probably a bit swollen from the kiss, Bodie forgot to flirt with Cowley's secretary, and just followed Doyle into the Controller's office. He nearly collided with Ray, who had stopped dead just inside the door. "What the --?" Bodie demanded, his glance sweeping into the room to locate the source of Ray's sudden immobility. Cowley sat behind his desk, his face a bit more sombre than usual, nothing lethal about that, but he wasn't alone. A woman sat in a chair opposite their boss. Soft orange-red hair worn at shoulder length told Bodie who she was even before she turned to face them. Ann Holly. Damn.) (33)	 
*The NATO Proposition by 	Elizabeth Holden (77)	 	 
*Introducing: The Bisto Bears by 	Minou (87)	 	 
*The Celebration by Anne Higgins 	(Bodie stirred a bit beneath Doyle's hand, snuggling even deeper into the pillow resting on Doyle's lap. It always made Doyle feel annoyingly sloppy when Bodie did that. A nice lazy afternoon with his lover curled up against him for a kip. One of the benefits of living together, that was. Doyle smiled. That was it. The day they'd officially moved in together -- a year ago, five weeks from tomorrow. That should give him enough time to come up with something special.) 	(93) 
*Cheating the Boatman by 	Elizabeth Holden ("Think how you felt when Ann Holly went. That's what Bodie feels like now." That sounded oddly like a sort of permission. "Thought you didn't approve of involvement between operatives, sir." "It's hardly a question of that, Doyle, unless you've a hankering to bed the man yourself. Do you?" "No, sir," said Doyle flatly, knowing even as he said the words that they were a lie. A huge, leviathan albatross of a lie such as he had seldom told. He hankered for Bodie fiercely.)	 (99)	 
* Waiting, for Doyle by 	LMH 	 	 ("Let's go home Ray. Please let's go now." Ray sat down with him, held him. He felt the warmth of arms about him and knew for certain now that this was not some cruel dream. But Ray looked so sad, confusing Bodie. Everything was all right now. Wasn't it? Another man came, spoke to Cowley, and took something out of a leather bag he had with him. He felt the prick of a needle. Cold, it was cold too. But Ray would warm him. Soon he would be warm again. The room darkened, and he slept.) (111)
*No Floaties, Please, We're British by 	Tash (He was so obviously fit to burst Cade took pity on him. "McCloud, you seem to be nursing something. What could possibly distract you from the delightful prospect of baby-sitting a flock of spoiled art-brats and their inflatable pets?" "We had an incident...." McCloud bit his lip the briefest moment before continuing, "I thought it should be brought to your attention. We stopped a man for speeding and public endangerment. He was spotted in several locations driving a Jaguar XJ-12 erratically and then seen doing 80 K in a commercial zone, but by the time we caught up with him he had done a U-turn in town centre and headed off in the other direction. We found him parked on a sidewalk in front of the Lolly Dolly sweetshop. We apprehended him coming out with a bag of Swiss Rolls.") (123)	 
*When the Time Is Now by 	Meridian (141))	 	 
*Out of the Past by 	Danajeanne Norris 	("Yeah, whatever it is, it's very dead." Doyle swallowed noisily, and took a deep breath, coughing. "Oh shit. Pick up the tarp, Bodie." "ME?" "God-dammit, Bodie...." Ignoring the astonished look Bodie gave him, [?]ay turned his back, leaning his forehead against the cold brick wall. Jaw clenched, Bodie reached over and yanked at the dirt-encrusted tarp. It slid off smoothly, leaving behind three bodies, and Bodie's gaze wandered over them in the dim light. Three men, no -- two men and one woman. Or was it two women and one man? He leaned in closer, puzzled.) 	 (148)
*The Initiation by 	Meridian 	(180) 	 
*Continuing Adventures of the Bisto Bears by 	Minou 	 (187) 	 
*Fugitive by Elizabeth Holden ("Reckon he was right?" asked Doyle, pausing before a huge painting of a dark gentleman with whiskers. The emergency lights were on, nothing else. It lent a dark, sinister look to the portrait. But then, he reflected, he probably looked like a thug himself, and Bodie looked downright dangerous. "Sir Thomas More?" Bodie was thinking about something else entirely. He was wearing a black leather jacket and white T-shirt, his dark leather holster and black denim jeans. Doyle thought of the contrast; he looked more like Bodie the ex-mercenary than the elegant young CI5 agent who favoured double-breasted suits and dark ties. He'd changed over a year or two. He'd changed a lot.) (191)
*The Promise by Anne Higgins (A short story inspired by Suzan Lovett's artwork entitled "In A Different Reality".) (231)
 
Art:
*black-and-white cover drawings by M. Margaret O'Shea
*colour interior illo by Suzan Lovett called "A Different Reality" of Bodie and Doyle as children
*b/w illos by Warren Oddsson, M. Margaret O'Shea, Jean Kluge, and Joey
 
Image:motet1-1.jpg|issue #1, Mary Margaret O'Shea -- "Untitled" -- the cover version is called "Weapons Drawn": "Weapons Drawn" 
Image:Motet interior by warren oddsen 3.jpeg|issue #1, Warren Oddsson -- "Cowley"
Image:Motet interior by joey r. 2jpeg.jpeg|issue #1, Joey Rodrigues -- "Untitled" 
Image:Motet interior by margaret oshea 2.jpeg|issue #1, Mary Margaret O'Shea 
Image:Motet interior by margaret oshea.jpeg|issue #1, Mary Margaret O'Shea -- "Waiting for Doyle" at the author's website, Bittersweet 
File:Motet interior by joey r.jpg|issue #1, Joey Rodrigues -- "Two Fingers" 
Image:Motet interior by warren oddsen 2.jpeg|issue #1, Warren Oddsson -- "Cade"
Image:Motet interior by warren oddsen.jpeg|issue #1, Warren Oddsson -- "Doyle"
Image:Motet interior by jean kluge.jpeg|issue #1, Jean Kluge -- "3.7"
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
 
==Issue 2==
Motet Opus 2 in B and D was published around July 1997 and contains 208 pages and has art by Suzan Lovett, Kate Nuernberg, Karen River, and Mary Margaret O'Shea. 
This issue sometimes appears on fans' Desert Island lists. Close Quarters Desert Island Episode/Zine/Fic dated July 18, 2009 
*Whatever Happened to Raymond Doyle? by Anne Higgins (1) 	 	 
*The Acorn Syndrome by 	Georgina Kirrin 	(49) 	 
*Emancipation by 	Elizabeth Holden (52)	 	 
*Days of Future by 	DanaJeanne Norris (79)	 	 
*Priorities by Elessar 	 (81)
*Vignettes under Calico Skies by 	Danajeanne Norris (89)	 	 
*Waterbed Symphony by 	Elizabeth Holden (97)	 	 
*A Baker's Dozen by	Joana Dey 	 (105)	 
*Bisto Bears by 	Minou 	 (159)	 
*Beautiful Bodie, Part 1 by 	Anne Higgins 	 (163) 	 
*Silent Star by 	Elizabeth Holden (204)
	
Art:
*black-and-white cover drawings by M. Margaret O'Shea of Bodie and Doyle
*interior illos by Karen River, Kate Nuernberg, tash, Joey Rodrigues, and Suzan Lovett
Image:motet2-1.jpg|inside issue #2, "Night Vision" by Karen River
Image:motet2-3.jpg|inside issue #2, "Bodie" by tash
Image:motet2-2.jpg|inside issue #2, "Men Always Make Passes at Guys Who Wear Glasses" by Kate Nuernberg
Image:motet2-4.jpg|inside issue #2, "Bodie" by Joey
Image:motet2-5.jpg|inside issue #2, "Nightmares from the Past" by Suzan Lovett
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==	
Motet Opus 3 in B and D has 221 pages and was published October 1999. It has a cover by Suzan Lovett but contains no interior art.
*Cards by 	Georgina Kirrin (1)	 	 	 
*Destinations by Elizabeth Holden 	 (6) 	 	 
*Fait Accompli by PFL (15) 	 	 	 
*Glass Houses by 	Miriam (27)	 	 	 
*Sunshine after Rain by	Elspeth Leigh 	 	 	 (38)
*An Inn, a Conference, and a Vast Echoing Absence of Floaties by 	Tash 	 (51)	 	 
*Sestina for Doyle by 	Elizabeth Holden 	(56) 	 	 
*Cards On The Table by 	Georgina Kirrin 	(57) 	 	 
*Love's the Last to Know by	Meridian 	(72) 	 	 
*Bats at Noon by Dana Austin Marsh 	 	 	 (100)
*Fairy Tale by 	Elspeth Leigh (a version of her story "The Cow's Christmas" in Second Variation on the Theme of B and D.)	 	 	 (127)
*Tribute by Maiden Wyoming ("Tribute" by Maiden Wyoming has Bodie and Doyle reacting to Murphy's death. The story was written in tribute to the actor who played Murphy, Steve Alder, who died shortly before the story was written)	 (131) 	 
*The Last Cherry by	The Hag 	(144) 	 	 
*Firestorm by Elspeth Leigh (a sequel to "Firewalls" by Elspeth Leigh in Night Music in B and D) (147)
*The Joy of Camping by Miriam	 (177)	 	 
*What Friends Are For by 	Georgina Kirrin (203)	 	 	 
*Rent Boy by 	Elizabeth Holden (212)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Motet Opus 4 in B and Dwas published November 2000 and contains 207 pages. It contains no interior art.
The issue sometimes appears on fan's Desert Island lists. Close Quarters] Desert Island Episode/Zine/Fic] dated July 18, 2009; reference link.
*Asking by Georgina Kirrin 	("He couldn't ask for it. He could never ask for it. Not when it was so wrong. But there were ways, ways without words and so he used those.") (1)
*Little Lies by Elizabeth Holden 	 (3)	 
*Can't Really Be Gone by 	Dana Austin Marsh 	 	 (13) 
*Cider with Bodie by 	Lizzie 	 	 ("The cider, as before, quickly took effect as drowsy contentment once again settled itself upon me. But no snoozing today. The dark-haired man rose, looking pointedly at me and strolled off in the direction of the woods. I waited a minute or so and then followed, already growing hard within the constriction of my trousers.") (15)
*Encounter in Cascade by 	Meridian 	 	 ("Ellison pressed a button on the answering machine as he walked past it into the kitchen. An eerily familiar voice filled the room. "Hi Blair, it's Drew Stevens. I finally tracked down that book you were looking for, old son. And you owe me big time for it. Call me when you get a chance. Bye." Alan's breath caught painfully in his chest. He knew that voice! Would know it anywhere, at any time.") (a crossover with The Sentinel) (27)
*Nightmare: Cauchemar translation by 	 (translation by Elizabeth Holden) (40)
* Cauchemar by Bennett (41)
*Enlargement by Simhag 	 	 (""Wish she'd change me." Doyle's mood veered still further from green. "You look a right berk going round in those underpants with hearts on, but at least she changes you to evening dress when you get home. She's had me in this daft Superman outfit for days."") (46)
*The Third Friday of October by 	Dana Austin Marsh 	 	 ("Bodie. It really was Bodie sitting across the room calmly ordering his dinner from a waitress who was already showing all the signs of succumbing to that never-miss smile. The same man who had supported Doyle's decision to leave CI5. The same best friend who had stood as witness for him as he had promised to love, honour and cherish Kathy. The man who had stood at the curb, a pint in one hand, a lecherous/drunken grin on his face, and seen Doyle off on his honeymoon. And that was the last time Doyle had seen him.") (49)
*Close of Day by 	Elizabeth Holden (113)	 	 
*Sacrifices by 	Elspeth Leigh 	 	(125) 
*The Missing Piece by Cassidy Collins 	(139) 	 
*The Perfect Prezzie by	Dana Austin Marsh 	 (145)
*An Encounter in Eastland by Meridian (147)	 
*Prices to Pay by Owlet 	 (163) 	 
*My Golden Afternoon with the Grim Reaper by 	P. R. Zed 	 (167)	 
*Aftershock by 	Elizabeth Holden (179)
==Reactions/Reviews==
==References==
 
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