Shades of Grey (Star Trek: TOS zine)

Shades of Grey is a K/S slash anthology dedicated to menage a trois relationships in Star Trek between Kirk & Spock & another, not usually a permanent 3-way relationship, except sometimes with McCoy.
==Ads and Summaries==
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==Comments by the Editor: 2014==
==Issue 1==
Shades of Grey 1 was published in 1986 and is 178 pages long. Agent With Style's website lists "Open Relationship" by Tere Ann Roderick on page 200. This is in conflict with how many pages the original publisher's website says this zine has, which is 178 pages. It has art by Gayle F and Chiya.
From the editorial: 
* Trois	by	Robin Hood		(i)
* A Gift of Crystal	 by	 Robin Hood	(K'T'lk and Kirk discuss human sexuality, particularly homosexuality. But Kirk finds this a difficult subject, so K'T'lk invites Spock to join the discussion.)	(3)
* Windchimes	by	Lisa Joas		(15)
* A Friend in Need	by	Yvonne De Chine		(16)
* The Naming	by	Andrea Arat		(43)
* Mish'I'Ya	by	Cyrni Asher		(a sequel to "The Naming") (52)
* La'Yan, part 2	by	 Dovya Blacque (part #1 is in Act 5 #1, part #3 in Shades of Grey #4) (Only a few days left before the ship reaches Starbase and Zefram Cochrane finds himself growing closer and closer to Kirk and Spock... and Kirk and Spock find the same happening to them. The strange and immediate affinity between the three reaches the point of a lifetime decision: does the relationship remain as it is... or does it develop further?)	(61)
* Three-Sided Circle	by	Tere Ann Roderick		(89)
* Who Follow Other Paths	by	Tere Ann Roderick		(90)
* Empire Persuasion	by	Angel C. Soie	(Having sent the other Kirk back to his own universe, Spock and Marlena Moreau have to face their own Kirk and the new thoughts which the other put into their minds. Marlena has a plan to win Kirk over to their new way of thinking which rides on the fact that Kirk has a habit of watching his first officer on the Tantalus Field... especially during his most private moments.)	(101)
* Two into Three	by	Alexis Fegan Black		(120)
* Against the Odds	by	Tere Ann Roderick		(132)
* Shi'Jarae	by	Jo Scott-Ross	(How can McCoy convince his bondmate that they must take precautions in case he can't fulfill Spock's needs during his next pon farr? While on shore leave with Kirk, the subject of the bondmate's problem is illustrated in the most serious of manners. Sequel: Shared Silences) 	(133)
* In Orbit	by	Dovya Blacque		(178)
 File:Shades1gayleF.jpg| issue #1, Gayle F for the story La'Yan
File:Empirepersuasian.jpg| from issue #1, first page of Empire Persuasion 
Image:openrelationship.jpg| from issue #1
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
 
==Issue 2==
Shades of Grey 2 was published in 1987 and is 249 pages long. It was nominated for a Surak Award. It has some sparse art art by Susan B. Leonard, as well as some clip art.
From the editorial: 
From the editorial: 
* Cornerstone	by	Robin Hood	(After the events with Rayna, Spock is haunted by his actions and becomes lost in troublesome dreams which take both Kirk's and McCoy's special brands of caring to bring him to himself again.)	(3)
* Room Enough	by	Roberta		(16)
* To Love, and Love	by	Merita Seda	(Kirk finds himself falling in love with a beautiful woman who also happens to be very close to Spock. Through a series of complications, Kirk and Spock find themselves sharing much more than just the rest of their lives.)	(21)
* Shared Silences	by	Jo Scott-Ross		(49)
* One Good Turn	by	A.L. Hughes		(An old friend, too much to drink, a practical joke taken a bit too far, and Kirk and Spock find themselves facing long buried emotions in the bed and arms of said old friend.) (61)
* Awakening	by	Dovya Blacque		(75)
* Mutual Obsession	by	Dovya Blacque		(77)
* At My Back	by	Dovya Blacque		(78)
* After the Battle by		Dovya Blacque		(79)
* Those Eyes	by	Dovya Blacque		(81)
* Shore Leave	by	Dovya Blacque		(83)
* Night Watch	by	Dovya Blacque		(84)
* After You've Touched the Sky	by	Mara-Lyn Cade	(Kirk and Spock, already lovers, decide to help their depressed friend by offering him their support, their caring, their love.)	(85)
* In Threes		by Jane Fury		(94)
* The Heart of the Beast	by	Dovya Blacque		(97)
* Legacies		by Tishen Tirare	(A mission into Earth's past through The Guardian of Forever to stop a Klingon from destroying the earliest seeds of what will become Starfleet, leads Kirk, Spock, McCoy and ENTERPRISE's Security Chief on a chase through Time to land in the middle of the sinking of the Titanic.)	(119)
* On the Way	by	Bonita Kale		(248)
* Loved Last Night	by	Sharon Delon		(inside back cover)
Image:shadesof2-1.jpg| issue #2
Image:shadesof2-2.jpg| issue #2
Image:shadesof2-3.jpg| issue #2
Image:shadesof2-4.jpg| issue #2
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
 
==Issue 3==
 thumb|inside back cover from issue #3, inside back page, artist is Sherry Veltkamp
Shades of Grey 3 was published in 1988 and is 202 pages long. 
The art is by Dragon, Jacquelyn Zoost, Kay Wells, Shellie Whild, and Sherry Veltkamp.
* Editorial		by Editor		(3) 
* Invitation to the Dance	by	Robin Hood		 (art by Dragon) (5)
* The View from Yesterday	by	Addison Reed	(Captain John Christopher found many strange, unusual and wonderful things aboard the starship from his future, but none stranger or more confusing than discovering the unusually wonderful relationship between the starship's captain and first officer.)	(6)
* Xenopolyamoria	by	Linda Frankel		 (art by Jacquelyn Zoost) (15)
* Voyeur	by	Tishen Tirare	(Lieutenant Commander Athina Ma'Kir was fascinated by the large relic that called itself The Guardian of Forever... but even more fascinated by the story the Guardian revealed of "the flesh and bloods" who had come to its planet before her.)	(16)
* The One Who Returned	by	Linda Frankel		(45)
* Heart in Hand	by	Cybel Harper		 (art by Jacquelyn Zoost) (47)
* Only for You	by	Martha Selena Brown	(Testing the strength of their bond over distance, Kirk takes a diplomatic assignment planetside while Spock takes ENTERPRISE on another mission. Unfortunately, Vulcan biology isn't always considerate of Time and Space.) (Art by Kay Wells) (48)
* Consequences	by	Martha Selena Brown	(Kirk, having returned from his mission, finds the tension between Spock and McCoy unbearable. Something has to be done.)	69 (art by Jacquelyn Zoost)	(69)
* Song of Solitude	by	Doyva Blacque		 (art by Jacquelyn Zoost) (103)
* Trinary	by	Robin Hood		(art by Dragon) (105)
* Of Marriage and Mating	by	Merita Seda	(sequel to To Love and Love, SOG #2)	(Kirk and Spock think their marriage to Taroh is the best thing ever to happen to them... until she springs a heretofore unimagined surprise on them.) (106)
* The Pressure of Presence	by	Linda Frankel		(167)
* Silent Gestures		by M.L. Badger		(After Minara, both Kirk and McCoy are haunted by the torture and subsequent mercy of the Vians. Though Kirk and Spock are bondmates, neither human can deal with the after effects alone.) (art by Shellie Whild) (168)
* Bones 	by	Dovya Blacque		(202)
 
File:Shadesgrey3 int2.JPG|interior art from issue #3 for Only for You, artist is Kay Wells
File:Shades3art1.jpg|from issue #3 for Consequences, artist is Jacquelyn Zoost
File:Shades3art2.jpg|from issue #3, Dragon is the artist, the illo is for "Trinary"
File:Shades3art3.jpg|from issue #3, Shellie Whild is the artist, the illo is for Silent Gestures
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Shades of Grey 4 was published in 1989 and is 164 pages long. The front and back covers are by Dovya Blacque. The inside art is by Shellie Whild (all but one) and a single piece by The Southern Cross.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial		 	(3)
* The One Apart	by	Starr Copeland		(4)
* Barracoon	by	Robin Hood	(Having disappeared during shore leave, Leonard McCoy turns up in the most unlikely of places. His two best friends, who find him after extensive searching and much worry, are faced with a McCoy they've never known before -- a McCoy who has no idea who they are.)	(5)
* La'Yan, part 3	by	Dovya Blacque	(This is the 3rd, and final, installment to Dovya's story about Kirk and Spock's relationship with Zefram Cochrane which began in Act 5, Scene 1 and continued in SOG #1. While on Earth, having put in his request for assignment to ENTERPRISE, Cochrane is approached by many representatives of Federation worlds, all eager to talk to this living legend. All the new beings he meets fascinate Cochrane, but none more than Sarek of Vulcan. Meanwhile, Kirk and Spock try to deal with their new relationship, McCoy's building jealousies, and their mutual sense of loss at Cochrane's continued absence.)	(25) 
* Untitled		by Starr Copeland		(56)
* Surprise! Surprise!	by	Marita Seda	(Stuck patrolling on the boarder of the Neutral Zone, Kirk and Spock anxiously await word of T'Roh's pregnancy, only to be given the surprise of their lives when, finally, they manage to join her on Vulcan. This is the 3rd installment to Merita's series which has appeared in past issues of SOG. It ties up loose ends, opens new possibilities, and brings the three bondmates together for some wonderful shared moments.)	(57)
* Shades of Grey	by	Faris Vincent	(The deaths on Drakmon were no one's fault; McCoy did everything he could to save the billions of people inflicted with the strange plague. Everyone knows that truth, everyone except McCoy and Starfleet Command. Isolated in a Starfleet compound on Earth to await the outcome of Command's investigation of the situation, Kirk, Spock and McCoy struggle with their own guilts and one another's too-vivid memories.)	(127)
* The Third Side	by	Dana Austin Marsh		(163)
		 
File:Shadesof4-1.jpg|from #4, Shellie Whild
File:Shadesof4-2.jpg|from #4, Shellie Whild
File:Shadesof4-3.jpg|from #4, The Southern Cross
File:Shadesof4-4.jpg|from #4, sample text
File:Shadesof4-5.jpg|from #4, Shellie Whild
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
 
==Issue 5==
Shades of Grey 5 was published in 1990 and is 180 pages long. It has art by Sherry Veltkamp (one piece) and Ayn Grayam (most).
From the editorial: 
* Editorial	 	(3)
* Contemplating James Kirk	by	Bonita Kale		(4)
* Ramasq City Stud	by	M.L. Badger		(Some shore leaves just don't seem to go as planned... Kirk and McCoy find themselves in a sumptuous suite in Ramasq City with nothing to do but play an odd game of poker... things begin to get interesting when Spock shows up and decides to stay with his friends... to keep them out of trouble.) (5)
* The Trust of a Friend	by	Dallance McCassland		(39)
* Sitting in the Fire	by	Tere Ann Roderick		(40)
* A Significant Contribution	by	Dovya Blacque		(There was no reason to return Captain John Christopher to Earth; his wife was already pregnant with their son when the captain had his run-in with the starship from his future. But, despite the words Spock spoke to him, he does find he has something to contribute to the universe.) (41)
* Ambiguity	by	Tere Ann Roderick		(77)
* Eat Your Heart Out, Ansel Adams	by	Jane Mailander		(79)
* If There's One Thing a Vulcan Can't Deal With by		Dallance McCassland		(84)
* Rescue	by	Greggia Seta	(Leonard McCoy, despondent over his lady leaving ENTERPRISE, finds himself taken in hand by his two best friends and shown that, even though they're lovers, Kirk and Spock still care about him and need him in their lives.)	(85)
* A New Worry	by	Dallance McCassland		(114)
* T'hy'lee	by	Gena Moretti		(When McCoy and Spock crash-land their shuttle craft on an uncharted planet, the last thing they expect to have to deal with is the Vulcan going into pon farr while out of reach of his bondmate, James T. Kirk. But that's just what happens. When returned to their normal lives, new dynamics have been set in motion... and no one's life will ever be the same as before.) (117)
* I Never	by	Tere Ann Roderick		(178)
 
File:Shades5-1.jpg|from issue #5, sample text
File:Shades5-2.jpg|from issue #5, Ayn Grayam
File:Shades5-3.jpg|from issue #5, Ayn Grayam
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==References==
		
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:1980s
Category:1990s