Southern Seven/Issue 001

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Southern Seven is a long-running gen Blake's 7 anthology of art, fiction, and poems.
See more at Southern Seven.
==Issue 1==
Southern Seven 1 was published in November 1986 and contains 361 pages. It won several Zen Awards and was nominated for a FanQ award.
The art is by Leah Rosenthal (front cover), Sheila Paulson, Dani Lane, Mary Otten, Michele Rosenberg, Suzie Molnar, Sheila Willis, and T.J. Burnside.
The 4th reprint (1988) lacks the Hellhound stories which were reprinted separately as The Log of the Hellhound #1. These stories were God from the Machine, Cross of Diamonds, Only the Thunder, Knife Edge, The Value of Patience, When the Black Ship Came by Katrina Snyder & Susanne McGhin.
The editor arranged the stories and poetry by season, reserving the more adult themed stories towards the end. 
From the editorial: 
 
* From the Airlock... (editorial) by Ann Wortham (4)
* Islands, poem by Leah Rosenthal (6)
* En Route, poem by Rebecca Ann Brothers (8)
* Torch Singer, fiction by Virginia Turpin ("On a mission with Blake, Gan and Vila, they meet a beautiful singer who seems very attracted to Gan. The feeling is mutual. Trouble is that this particular lady is a REAL torch singer.") (11)
* Party All the Time by Michele Rosenberg & Leah Rosenthal (23)
* Alternative Decorating, fiction by Kathy Hintze (24)
* Vila's Lament, poem by Jacqueline Taero (27)
* Logic, poem by Leah Rosenthal (28)
* Bizarro 7: The Opening Round by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham (30)
* Bizarro 7: Intergalactic Velvet, fiction by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham (reprinted in Interface #12 and The Bizarro Zine #2) (31)
* Bizarro 7: Relativity, fiction by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #2) (45)
* Bizarro 7: Head Over Heels, fiction by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham with Michele Rosenberg ("The crew of the Liberator were shocked to learn that Avon had a family. The annual Avon family glix hunt is almost too much fun for our intrepid heroes to handle. Blake learns some startling things about his own past. And just what was the Supreme Commander doing under the covers with Vila Restal.") (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #3) (59)
* Bizarro 7: A New Leaf by Leah Rosenthal (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #3) (80)
* Bizarro 7: Against All Odds, fiction by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham with Michele Rosenberg (81)
* Bizarro 7: The Last Word by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham (87)
* Dissolution, poem by Jacqueline Taero (88)
* A Mind Is a Terrible Thing by Linda Terrell ("Since Atlay, Avon had been disturbed by Blake’s apparent mental instability and finally, he, Cally and Vila are forced to confront the rebel leader’s worst nightmares.") (90)
* From the Vila Restal Book of Excuses -- No. 347 by Michele Rosenberg (98)
* Rebel Boy by Michele Rosenberg (filk, Tarzan Boy) (99)
* Multiple Choice, poem by Jacqueline Taero (100)
* Slightly Mistaken by Joan Hoffman ("Vila’s bored and all he wants to do is share a friendly drink with Avon while the others are gone. Vila makes a small mistake and it may prove deadly to Avon.") (101)
* Star One: Avon, poem by Jacqueline Taero (114)
* Star One: Blake, poem by Jacqueline Taero (114)
* Lifesaver by L.A. Carr ("Avon must obtain a special herb or Vila will die. The things Avon does for his crew.") (115)
* You Belong to the Seven, poem by Leah Rosenthal (126)
* Keezarn by Janet Walker ("Blake and Jenna are only a few steps behind the Liberator and a reunion with their old friends…can they continue to survive on their own in the meantime.") (127)
* Kerr Maverick by Leah Rosenthal (filk, Maverick theme song) (139)
* For a Few Credits More by Sheila Paulson ("A teleport malfunction wasn’t all that unusual aboard the Liberator and Avon was confident that he’d repaired the problem. He ended up on 19th century Earth in West Texas.") (140)
* Delta Ditz, poem by Michele Rosenberg & Leah Rosenthal (160)
* Season of Lies, fiction by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham with Michele Rosenberg ("Terminal was almost the end for Avon and the crew of the Liberator, but perhaps the last laugh will be on Servalan.") (161)
* A Matter of Madness, poem by Jacqueline Taero (190)
* That Which Weighs Upon the Heart, fiction by Mary Alice Wuerz ("What if Vila had not survived that fateful shuttle ride with Avon over Malodaar?") (191)
* The Sound of a Voice by Ginny Mila (196)
* Half-Blaked by Leah Rosenthal (197)
* The Heart of the Matter, Linda Terrell's version (also in Down and Unsafe #5) (201)
* The Heart of the Matter, Leah Rosenthal's version (Rosenthal's first B7 story) (209)
* Payment with Interest, fiction by Barbara T (214)
* Picture If You Will, fiction by Kathy Hintze (225)
* Stray Thoughts by Leah Rosenthal (Star Trek: TOS crossover) (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #4) (228)
* Part Time Rebel by Leah Rosenthal (filk, Part time Lover, by Stevie Wonder) (229)
* Love and Necessary Discipline by Susan Matthews (reprinted in 1993 in The Other Side #9) (230)
* 5th Season Openers (humor) by Leah Rosenthal (reprinted in The Bizarro Zine #3) (268)
* Steaming Wangs and Smoking Bodies by Michele Rosenberg (multimedia humor) (271)
 
 
Image:B7 southern 7 interior by dani.jpg|from issue #1, Dani Lane
Image:B7 southern 7 interior by mary otten.jpg|from issue #1, Mary Otten
Image:B7 southern 7 interior by leah rosenthal.jpg|from issue #1, Leah Rosenthal
Image:B7 southern 7 interior by dani2.jpg|from issue #1, Dani Lane
Image:B7 southern 7 interior by sheila willis.jpg|from issue #1, Sheila Willis
Image:B7 southern 7 interior by suzie molnar.jpg|from issue #1, Suzie Molnar 
Image:B7 southern 7 interior by katrina snyder.jpg|from issue #1, Katrina Snyder (not in the fourth reprint)
File:B7 southern 7 interior by tj burnside.jpg|from issue #1, T.J. Burnside
Image:southernseven1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Sheila Willis
Image:southernseven1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Leah Rosenthal
Image:southernseven1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Leah Rosenthal
Image:southernseven1-4.jpg|from issue #1, T.J. Burnside
Image:southernseven1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Sheila Willis (a fan casted Ray Doyle as "Pen Dublin" - he of the "green eyes and springy curls")
Image:southernseven1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Leah Rosenthal
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
 
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==References==
Category:Blake's 7 Gen Zines
 
Category:1986 Zines