Tal Shaya (US Star Trek: TOS zine)

Tal Shaya is a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology with six issues.
The editor remembers: "I have fond memories of the first zine I ever did -- a little Star Trek zine called Tal-Shaya which ran about 50 pages (non-reduced) and which cost me $200 to have printed." from How to Do a Zine 
==Issue 1==
Tal Shaya 1 was published in October 1973 (reprinted in December 1973?) and contains 52 pages. 
The art is by Cheree Cargill, Katy Wilson, and Kay Bradford.
It was edited by Cheree Cargill.
The zine's cost was $1.25, and it was printed offset.
In an ad in A Piece of the Action #8, the editor writes: "I don't think anyone will be too disappointed in it." 
* Incident of the Oiseau d'Or by Kay Bradford and Cheree Cargill (4)
* Crossword Puzzle by David Brashear (15)
* Glossary of Vulcan Words, Terms, and Phrases by Cheree Townsend (16)
* The Vulcan Alphabet by Diana Hall (23)
* The Old-Fashioned Interstellar Two-Toned Good-Time Review Section (27)
** review of the movie starring Leonard Nimoy, Baffled!, see that page
** review of the film by Roddenberry, Genesis II, see that page
* Trivia Test by David Brashear (32)
* Tradition, 'At's Ridiculous, two poems by Kay Bradford (37)
* The Adventures of Super Vulcan, a ten-page cartoon supplement by Katy Wilson (39)
* Crossword Puzzles and Trivia Test Answers (49)
 
File:Talshaya1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Katy Wilson
File:Talshaya1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Cheree Cargill
File:Talshaya1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Cheree Cargill
File:Talshaya1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Katy Wilson
File:Talshaya1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Vulcan alphabet
File:Talshaya1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Cheree Cargill
File:Talshaya1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Kay Bradford
File:Talshaya1-8.jpg|from issue #1, Katy Wilson
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Tal Shaya 2 was published in was published in 1974 and contains 50 pages. 
It was edited by Laura Virgil and Cheree Cargill.
The art is by Douglas Herring, Cheree Townsend, Laura Virgil, Katy Wilson, Len Calder, Kay Bradford, Robert Faires, and Joe Fleming.
* Editor's Page, a note from Cheree Townsend (4)
*Charisma, fiction by Cheree Townsend (5)
* Star, poem by Kay Bradford (22)
* Star Tripe (cartoon) by Robert Faires and Len Calder (23)
* Home Thoughts by Cheree Townsend (27)
*Scripts That Didn't Quite Make It by N.G. Neering (28)
* New Ways, fiction by Jackie Bielowicz (33)
* Mind Link, poem by Mary Manchester (39)
* Cartoon Time (40)
* Hershel and Morris, cartoon by Kay Bradford (42)
File:Talshaya2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Robert Faires and Len Calder
File:Talshaya2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
File:Talshaya2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Laura Virgil, a bit of RPF
File:Talshaya2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Douglas Herring
File:Talshaya2-5.jpg|from issue #2, sample text
File:Talshaya2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Tal Shaya 3 was published in August 1976 and has 56 pages. 
It was edited by Cheree Cargill and Laura Virgil.
The front cover is by Laura Virgil, bacover by Cheree Cargill, the interior art & illustrations are by Laura Virgil, Cheree Cargill, Gee Moaven, Katy Wilson, and Linda Cappel.
 
*Editor's Page by Cheree Cargill and Laura Virgil (4)
* A Word from the Other Author, about Diamonds and Rust, by Mandi Schultz (5)
*Diamonds and Rust, the Story So Far by Rusty Hancock (7)
*How Long the Night, How Bright the Stars by Cheryl Rice (Diamonds and Rust, chapter 2) (8) 
* Dimensions, poem by Cheree Cargill (26)
*A Touch of Love by Jacqueline Bielowicz (Author's note: "a rebuttal to 'The Price of a Handful of Snowflakes' by M.L. "Steve" Barnes") (28)
*"But That's Not the Way It Happened! by Lisa Wahl (36)
*What the Well-Dressed Alien Is Wearing [portfolio] by Linda Cappel (38)
* Dying, poem by Cheree Cargill (45)
*Wind by Cheree Cargill ("Eve Childress has had enough of Rigel & Ben, and makes plans to escape with her son.") (46)
*Fred and Zelma's Summer Vacation, tribble cartoons by Katy Wilson (48)
* I'm Not Dead Yet by Johanna Cantor ("McCoy lives life as well as he can after returning from Yonada while Spock and the medical staff work frantically to decipher the Fabrini archives.") (also in Academy Chronicles #5) (50)
*Cartoon Time (54)
File:Talshaya3art1.jpg|art from issue #3, Laura Virgil
File:Talshaya3art2.jpg|cartoon from issue #3, Katy Wilson
File:Talshaya3art3.jpg|art from issue #3, Cheree Cargill
File:Talshaya3art4.jpg|art from issue #3, Gee Moaven
File:Talshaya3art5.jpg|art from issue #3, Cheree Cargill
File:Talshaya3art6.jpg|art from issue #3, Gee Moaven
File:Talshaya3art7.jpg|art from issue #3, Gee Moaven
File:Talshaya3art8.jpg|art from issue #3, Linda Cappel
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4== 
Tal Shaya 4 was published in April 1977 and contains 50 pages. The art is by Laura Virgil, Cheree Cargill, Cheryl Frashure, Linda Cappel, and Darlene Johnson. 
It was edited by Cheree Cargill and Laura Virgil.
There are two editorials. The one by Cargill has a focus of her gratefulness to her friendship, especially with Virgil. Virgil's editorial has a focus of her derision of the postal service.
* Editor's Page by the resident Druids (4)
* Parting Ways by Cheree Cargill (8)
* An Unspoken Word, poem by Bonnie Guyan (10)
* Consider the Possibilities by Laura Virgil (11)
* Fleurs du Mal by Cheryl Rice (16)
*An Evening Prayer by Bonnie Guyan (McCoy's bedtime prayers.) (27)
* Song by Katy Wilson (28)
* Fun with Your New Tongue (34)
* Aliens' Wear Daily by Linda Cappel (fashions, drawings) (35)
* The Blooded Flame by Jacqueline Bielowicz (From the editorial: "There have only been one or two finer pieces of fiction I've ever read in fandom--and one was Jackie's "Hero's Welcome" in SOL PLUS 3. And even it didn't affect me as this one does. It is an adult story with an adult theme, but one seldom more beautifully portrayed. The act of physical love between a husband and wife who are deeply in love is one of the most beautiful things one will ever experience. Jackie writes as a woman who has felt this kind of love and reading her story filled me with a wonder and joy that is too rare a commodity in today's world. I hope that you too will feel the delight I felt as you read her story.") (43)
*Untitled by Laura Virgil (49)
* A Klingon Zodiac (50)
 
File:Talshaya4flyer.jpg|flyer for issue #4 from Warped Space #24
File:Talshaya4submission.jpg|submission request for issue #4, printed in issue #3
File:Talshaya4-one.jpg|from issue #4, Laura Virgil
File:Tal-Shaya 4 snakegod.jpg|from issue #4, Cheree Cargill
File:Tal-Shaya 4 mindmeld.jpg|from issue #4, Laura Virgil
File:Talshaya4-1.jpg|from issue #4, Laura Virgil
File:Talshaya4-2.jpg|from issue #4, Cheryl Frashure
File:Talshaya4-3.jpg|from issue #4, Cheryl Frashure
File:Talshaya4-4.jpg|from issue #4, Cheryl Frashure
File:Talshaya4-5.jpg|from issue #4, Laura Virgil
File:Talshaya4-6.jpg|from issue #4, Linda Cappel, "Axanar Streetwear (for the overweight female)"
File:Talshaya4-7.jpg|from issue #4, Darlene Johnson
File:Talshaya4-8.jpg|Post Office Hell, comic strip by Laura Virgil
==Issue 5==
Tal-Shaya 5 was published in December 1978 and contains 90 pages. It was printed offset.
It was edited by Cheree Cargill. 
The cover art is by Cheree Cargill. The fashion design portfolio is by Linda Cappel. Other art is by Laura Virgil, Cheree Cargill, and Guy Clayton Brownlee. 
It was the last issue... until 2012.
From the editorial: 
* Table of Contents and Credits (2)
* A Note From the Bridge, editorial (4)
* Garden of Love, Secret Love, two poems by Bonnie Guyan (7)
* Jackie's Mary Sue by Jacqueline Bielowicz (reprinted from The Cage, also in reprinted in Archives #7) (8)
* Scenes We'd Like to See (13)
* Probes, puzzle by Bonnie Guyan (14)
* The Ancient Flame by Cheryl Rice (15)
* McCoy's Lament, poem by Bonnie Guyan (McCoy reflects on his life in Georgia, and on the life and times of his father.) (23)
* Hippocrates Was a Healer by Bev Clark. (McCoy is called to the planet Hippocrates to investigate the miraculous cure of a terminally ill scientist. He claims to have been cured by a 'deity' of some type belonging to the planet. McCoy is skeptical until his own experiences on the planet.) (24)
* Seasons' Processional (fashion design, illustrations) by Linda Cappel (43)
* My Heart, My Soul, But Not My Life, fiction by Bonnie Guyan (How far will Christine go to possess Spock?) (48)
* The Sirens Sing for Ulysses by Katy Wilson (79)
File:Tal-Shaya 5 kirkspck.jpg|from issue #5, Cheree Cargill
File:Tal-Shaya 5 enterpr.JPG|from issue #5, Cheree Cargill
File:Tal-Shaya 5 bodyswch.JPG|from issue #5, Cheree Cargill
File:Talshaya5-1.jpg|from issue #5, Guy Clayton Brownlee
File:Talshaya5-2.jpg|from issue #5, Laura Virgil (reprinted in I'm a Doctor, Not a...)
File:Talshaya5-3.jpg|from issue #5, Cheree Cargill, for "Jackie's Mary Sue"
File:Talshaya5-4.jpg|from issue #5, Cheree Cargill, for "Jackie's Mary Sue"
File:Talshaya5-5.jpg|from issue #5, Cheree Cargill
File:Talshaya5-6.jpg|from issue #5, Cheree Cargill
File:Talshaya5-7.jpg|from issue #5, Laura Virgil
File:Talshaya5-8.jpg|from issue #5, Laura Virgil
==Issue 6: Tal Shaya Reboot==
Tal Shaya Reboot was published in 2012 and contains 145 pages. It was printed photocopy, GBC bound.
It was edited by Cheree Cargill. 
The art is by Kaz and Laura Quiles. 
It contains some adult themes, but no same sex material and nothing is explicit. This is a gen/het zine with a general rating of about GP-13. Most of the stories revolve around Spock and Christine, although there are more general ST stories, too. 
* Forbidden by Saidicam29 (fiction)
* My Vulcan Friend by Ruby Moon-Houldson (fiction)
* Seeking Solace by Saidicam29 (fiction)
* After the Fire, Before the Flame by Jade Nocturnius (fiction) (nominated for 2013 FanQ)
* Reldai by Saidicam29 (fiction)
* Consequences by Mary Schuttler (fiction) (nominated for 2013 FanQ)
* In the Aftermath by Aconitum Napellus (fiction) (nominated for 2013 FanQ)
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1973 Zines
Category:1970s Zines
Category:2012 Zines