Perceptions

Perceptions is a 98-page zine with fiction, filks, and art based on Harrison Ford characters.
It includes fan fiction from Star Wars, the Indiana Jones movies, and other films starring Ford. The art is by Suzy Sansom, Barbara F. Simon, Cheryl Fint, Cheree Cargill, J.R. Dunster, and Bonnie Burns.
In the submission request, the creators stated that "ALL stories must conform to Lucas guidelines," a nod to the controversy sparked by Open Letter to Star Wars Zine Publishers by Maureen Garrett three years earlier.
From the zine: 
==From the Submission Request==
The submission request in Far Realms #6 (May 1984) was detailed and contained a perplexing statement regarding "integrity." It also suggested (likely due to poor punctuation) that the two editors were married to the same man...
==From the Editorial==
==Contents==
* Editorial (1)
* Welcome New Authors (2)
* Dreams - Kenny Boyd, poem by Joyce Devine (3)
* This Girl is a Woman Now - Marion - filk by Jeannie Webster (4)
* This Nearly Was Mine - Indiana Jones - filk by Jeannie Webster (5)
* Tripping the Light Fantastic - Han Solo - fiction by Barbara Anderson ("Why when he's watching the prettiest most graceful dancer alive does Han have that sinking feeling of doom?") (reprinted in Flip of a Coin #10) (6)
* Hooked on Ford -- Harrison Ford - very personal essay written in November 1982 by Joyce Devine (The topic is her journey to fandom. It also has a focus of how hard and lonely it is to be a housewife and mother, the value of female friendships, and the value of fantasy.) (26)
* Angel Unawares - Tommy Lillard from The Frisco Kid by Cheree Cargill ("A cold and saddle weary Tommy Lillard rides into the life of a widow." This story was "inspired by the song "Wyoming Wind" by Martie Benedict.") (30)
* Ford's Philosophies and Tommy's Tora [sic] (35)
* Metamorphosis - Rick Deckard from Blade Runner by Sally Syrjala ("Deckard takes a moment to contemplate life.") (36)
* Word Search Puzzles by Lynda Vandiver (41)
* Play It Again, Han - Han Solo - filk to the tune of "As Time Goes By," by Maggie Nowakowska ("I always thought Han's theme should have a little sax...") (42)
* The Wedding - Han Solo -- fiction by J. Clark Mason and Cathy Mason ("Han & Leia's wedding days -- need we say more?") (44)
* Corellian Calendar by Lynda Vandiver (53)
* Galactic Bumper Stickers by Joyce Devine and Lynda Vandiver (60)
* Farewells I and II - Indiana Jones -- vignette by Ann Wortham (61)
* Hidden Perils by Carolyn Golledge ("Han develops amnesia after an accident. Believing Chewbacca has attacked him, he "escapes" from the Falcon only to meet Darth Vader." Another summary: "An injured Han can't remember what happened to him, only that his 'friend' Darth Vader was there to help him.") (reprinted in Bright Center of the Universe #2 and Never Say Die) (65)
* Service Directory by Joyce Devine and Lynda Vandiver (96)
* Word Search Puzzles by Lynda Vandiver (97)
* Ads (98)
* Puzzle Solutions (inside back cover)
 
Image:perceptionsford-1.jpg|filk, illo by Cheree Cargill
Image:perceptionsford-2.jpg|filk, illo by Cheree Cargill
Image:perceptionsford-3.jpg|Suzy Sansom
Image:perceptionsford-4.jpg|first page of the essay
Image:perceptionsford-5.jpg|Cheree Cargill 
Image:perceptionsford-6.jpg|Barbara F. Simon
Image:perceptionsford-7.jpg|Bonnie Burns
Image:perceptionsford-8.jpg|
Image:perceptionsford-9.jpg|Cheryl Fint
Image:perceptionsford-10.jpg|filk by Maggie Nowakowska
 
 
Category:Indiana Jones ZinesCategory:Harrison Ford ZinesCategory:Star Wars Zines
Category:Actor Zines
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:1984 Zines