Sun & Shadow

Sun & Shadow is a gen and pre-slash h/c 213-page anthology fanzine published in 1980 by Pulsar Press. It appears on a number of slash zine lists, an example of fans' differing definitions of the genre.
One of the stories, "Freedom is Standing in the Light"available online here at the author's website. by Syn Ferguson is recognized by many fans as "the best piece of fan fiction ever published."Foresmutters Project. Introduction to Freedom Is Standing in the Light (accessed 17 Jan 2010) A review in Universal Translator (1981) called it "gut-wrenching ...heartbreaking ... [and] unforgettable ....The lyric quality meshes with the legend-like aura of the tale." 
==From the Editor's Preface==
==Contents==
* Eclipse, poem by Susan K. James, art by Nan Lewis (2)
* The Souless by Susan K. James (art by Merle Decker) (The Federation of an alternative universe at war with the savage and barbaric forces of planet Vulcan; Kirk & Spock are enemies) (3)
* The Logical Time by Marie A. (art by Marty Siegrist) (20)
* Vulcan Kind of Love, poem by Susan K. James, art by Merle Decker (34)
* Freedom is Standing in the Light by Syn Ferguson (art by Gayle F) (an interdicted planet, primitive and savage, and Spock's search for a missing Kirk). The story was posted to the Usenet (with authorial permission) in 1999 Mary Ellen Curtin posted Freedom is Standing in the Light to alt.startrek.creative.all-ages on July 9, 1999. At the time of posting, the author's name was withheld. A copy of the story as posted to Usenet can be found archived here. The story was later posted online as part of the Foresmutters Project, also by Mary Ellen Curtin. (35) 
* To Enter the Darkness, poem by Judy Darnell (44)
* The First Time, poem by Sharon Decker (45)
* Breaking Point by Ginna LaCroix (art by Merle Decker)) (46) (also in Trek Encore #2)
* Sun and Shadow, poem by April Valentine, art by Cheryl Frashure (76)
* Valley of Shadows by Syn Ferguson (art by Nan Lewis) (Though his body still lives, his mind is lost. When all others have given up on him, Kirk takes him to the Valley, a snowbound and desolate place where Vulcan healers practice their mysteries.) (77)
* "I Have Tried, Captain..." by Susie Gordon (97)
* Who'll Stop the Rain? by Theresa Wright (art by Stefanie Hawks) (A race against time, and Spock must choose between love and mercy.) (100)
* Battle's Eve, poem by Ellen Kobrin (124)
* Mirror Vigil/Plea by Sharon Decker (125)
* Don't Fear the Dark, poem by Laurie Huff, art by Laurie Huff (128)
* Point of Know Return by Sandra Gent & Virginia Green (art by Mike Verina) (129)
* Song of My Soul by April Valentine art by Laurie Huff (142)
* Noli Me Tangere, poem by Dayle Barker (160)
* In Darkness I Call, poem by Crystal Ann Taylor, art by Merle Decker (162)
* The Mourner by Ginna LaCroix (art by Merle Decker) (163) (also in Trek Encore #3)
* Postmortem, poem by Dayle Barker, art by Virginia Jacobsen (169)
* Another Man's Poison by Diana King (art by Cheryl Frashure) (A planet decimated by an unusual plague, Kirk and Spock are caught, literally, in the middle of a Klingon plot. Spock's problem? How to save a terribly injured Kirk without provoking war.) (171)
* Never Any Choice, poem by Crystal Ann Taylor (213)
* Renaissance, poem by Dayle Barker, inside back cover
==Sample Art==
File:Straighttrek2.jpg|interior art, Gayle F, for Freedom is Standing in the Light
Image:sunshadowart.jpg| interior art, Merle Decker for The Soulless 
Image:Sun_shadow_int_art.jpg| interior art by Stefanie Hawks for Who'll Stop the Rain? 
File:Valleyofshadows1.jpg| interior art by Nan Lewis for Valley of Shadows 
Image:sunshadow-13.JPG|art by Nan Lewis
File:Pointofknow1.jpg|interior art by Michael Verina for Point of Know Return
File:Anothermanspoison.jpg|art by Cheryl Frashure for Another Man's Poison
File:vulcanlove.jpg|poem and calligraphy by Ingrid Cross
File:Songofmysoul.jpg|art by Laurie Huff for Song of My Soul
Image:sunshadow-9.JPG|art by Merle Decker
Image:sunshadow-10.JPG|art by Merle Decker
Image:sunshadow-11.JPG|art by Gayle F
Image:sunshadow-12.JPG|art by Merle Decker
Image:sunshadow-14.JPG|art by Stefanie Hawks
Image:sunshadow-15.JPG|art by Stefanie Hawks
Image:sunshadow-16.JPG|art by Michael Verina
Image:sunshadow-17.JPG|art by Micahel Verina
Image:sunshadow-18.JPG|art by Merle Decker
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==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1980 Zines