Pon Farr Press

Pon Farr Press published numerous popular and widely-read K/S zines from 1979-1995. 
This press was very closely entwined with Mkashef Enterprises and both presses later operated through one of the first online webpages that sold zines, both gen and slash. This website: www.asidozines.com was active between June 1999 and 2017, and is now offline.
Pon Farr Press and its owner, Della Van Hise (aka Alexis Fegan Black) was often over-extended and could be very erratic about providing the zines fans had paid for. There are many personal statements and other letters in adzines and letterzines from fans complaining about waiting many months for their zines, or not receiving them at all. 
Some of their zines have been collected as part of ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives.
==List of Zines Published==
5 of Hearts: The Collected Short Novels of Alexis Fegan Black | The 25th Year | Against All Odds | Beyond the Veil | A Collection of Dreams | Coming of Age | Covert Action | Crossroads | Daybreak | Dreams of the Sleepers | Fever | The Fifth Hour of Night | Dreams of the Sleepers | Imaginary Lines | K/S Collected | Naked Times | Oasis | Oath of Bondage | Otherwhere/Otherwhen | Off Duty | Private Possessions | A Question of Balance | Psychic Storm... and other K/S stories | Speed of Light... & other K/S stories | Starry Seas, Earthly Planes | Styx and Stones | Taking Command | Time Out of Mind | The Ultimate Star Trek Trivia Game Book | Unholy Alliances | Vagabonds | Warlords | The Year of the Ram
==From a 1992 Submission Request==
==Some Financial and Distribution Challenges==
===Some Troubles in the Early 1980s===
There is a long, long letter in Datazine #29 (as well as in Universal Translator #22) in the personal statement section by Della in which she responds to multiple complaints in "Datazine" and numerous letterzines regarding to zines fans have paid for but have not received. She cites poor health, problems with the originals for at least one zine (Naked Times #4/5) being lost at the printer, and says she just plain: 
In Datazine #32, Della had an update. She explained in detail which zines have been sent out, and which ones are still in the works. She mentioned she is having to re-do Naked Times #4/5 part two as her "born-again printer" had completely destroyed the original and the dummy copies after she had paid her bill in full. "It seems he overlooked that commandment about coveting and/or destroying his neighbor's property." She closed with a thank you to fans. "... thanks again to those who have written kind letters of support and encouragement over the last few troubled years. I look forward to being able to re-establish the trust and harmony we all shared in the past." 
Many reviews of her zines in On the Double (~ 1987) go out of their way to praise how speedy the zines arrived.
===A 1993 Offer Due to Dwindling Sales===
In a flyer printed in Taemon's Cuckoos, there was this statement:
===Bill Hupe Agents the Zines===
From the winter 1993 mailer by Bill Hupe: 
From a 1994 ad in On the Double: 
===Some Changes in Mailing Policies===
From a 1994 ad in On the Double: 
===Pon Farr Folds Up Its Tent: 1994===
From a notice in Media Monitor #10 (winter 1994): 
===The Tent Was Back Open in 1996===
Sometime between 1994 and 1996, Pon Farr Press began publishing zines again.
From an undated letter by Dovya Blacque, sent to a fan, and printed in Come Together #27 (March 1996): 
In April 1996, a fan responded to the above letter: 
===Frustrated Fans: Some Sample Comments===
Some samples of comments from frustrated fans.
===December 1996===
==References==