Monkey of the Inkpot

Monkey of the Inkpot contained articles, fanfic, fanzine and book reviews pertaining to Star Trek: TOS.
File:Monkeypotflyer.jpg|a 1974 flyer printed in Tetrumbriant #4
File:Tremmonkey.jpg|1974 flyer for "Tetrumbriant" and "Monkey of the Inkpot"
==Writers' Guidelines==
Image:inkpotguide1.jpg|first page of guidelines
Image:inkpotguide2.jpg|second page of guidelines
Image:inkpotguide3.jpg|third page of guidelines
==V.1 N.1==
Monkey of the Inkpot v.1 no.1 was published in February 1975 and contains 91 pages.
One of the dedications: "To all the parents of Trek crazed kids who think their hard-working youngn's'll be back to normal once this thing is finally on the market."
* Monkey of the Inkpot ("A legend from the Chinese, the story behind the title.") (1)
* Star Fever by Zira Bauman (7)
* Nota Bene -- The Mailet ("A philogenetic scale for everyone and everything in the universe.") (8)
* Infinity, Change, and the Phoenix, part one by Anji ("A survey of the evolution of planetary types, planetary classification according to surface and atmosphere, a guide for the would-be world creator.") (9)
* poster #1 ("A chart of the known universe, who comes from where, where to really look for Slime Devils...") (13)
* Demons in the Wind, short story by Winston Howlett (15)
* Starry, Starry Night by Grog (18)
* A Moment by Zira Bauman (20)
* And Now... by Maikel Thomson ("A seriously commical [sic] satire on one of the most seriously commical issues of the day, the Spiritual Value of Data Banks.") (20)
* Cycles by Zira Bauman (25)
* Reyless Word Search by Sue Palmstrom ("The first in our collection of word searches for masochists") (26)
* Shuttlecar/City, art by Allan Asherman (27)
* Circular Word Search by Larry Valenza ("The one and only and original Circular Word Search.") (29)
* The Trekkies by Egor ("A true tale of horror and other things, written by one who should know.")(31)
* 2070 A.D. by Zina Bauman (34)
* Trignometric Search ("Computers, robots and androids alike will revel in this one. Do it with a calculator..") (35)
* Who Do You Think You Were? by Pat Cowan (37)
* Robert Silverberg Word Search by Germaine Best (38)
* Butterflies in Four, an analysis by Diane Saunders and Winston A. Howlett (45)
* Station Break ("Where to look for what in the world of zines.") (46)
* On Dragon Wings, short story by Ellen Mortimer (47)
* Centerfold, a map of the Planet Klingon (50)
* Vakia Ormenel Klingon by Carol Walske ("A listing of vessel types used in the Klingon Empire, a listing also of the Military Hierarchy.") (52)
* Who is the Hunter and Who is the Hunted?, short story by Nora Bock (54)
* I Refuse to Eat String Beans on My Trip to Mars ("From the earlier days of Ellen Mortimer. Remember.....") (59)
* The Solution to the Problem, by Nora Bock (63)
* The Hacking Block, zine review of review of Probe #1 and #2, see that page (64)
* On the Illogic of Star Trek by Carol Walske ("A look at the scale of distances of the Federation and an attempt to reconcile the illogic. The shape of government and how it works.") (67)
* Charts by Carol Walske and Anji, Border Between the Federation and Empire, Cluster of the Central Suns of the Empire, Klingon Planetary Classifications, Comparison: The Klysadel Planetary System, Comparison: The Klingon Planetary System (73)
* The Satamuri of Abiero B. by Anji Valenza ("An ethnological study of an exobiological species.") (77)
* Analysis ("The evolution of the Satamuri on their class H planet.") (83)
* poster, large animals (89)
* The Prime Directive (91)
* Background, "The Apple" (92)
* The Klysadel, part one by Anji ("First in a series of visuals, an examination and evaluation of the Prime Directive and its various interpretations.") (95)
 
File:Monkey1-1.jpg| from issue #1, Angela Valenza
File:Monkey1-2.jpg| from issue #1, Angela Valenza
File:Monkey1-3.jpg| from issue #1
File:Inkpot1-6.jpg| from issue #1, Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot1-7.jpg| from issue #1, Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot1-8.jpg| from issue #1, Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot1-9.jpg| from issue #1, Carol Walske
File:Inkpot1-10.jpg| e from issue #1, Carol Walske
File:Inkpot1-11.jpg| from issue #1 Angela Valenza and Carol Walske
File:Inkpot1-12.jpg| from issue #1, Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot1-13.jpg| from issue #1, Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot1-14.jpg| from issue #1, Angela Valenza
==V.1 N.2==
Monkey of the Inkpot v.1 no.2 was published in June 1975 and contains over 100 pages. The front cover is by Allan Asherman.
From "The Pseudo Editorial": 
* Editorial (before going to press, we were optomistic [sic]) (7)
* Another Editorial (but times have changed) (8)
* Notes on New Features (book reviews, NASA news, and a collection of Cities) (9)
* The Music of the Spheres by Maikel (10)
* Kesan Keserck (the Father of a Legend, first of a series) by Carol Walske (11)
* Hot Oil (found on the moon, it sparks a struggle for prestige) by Gary L. Adler (15)
* NASA News (Will Cosmic Rays Harm Man? Copernicus Searches for Extratterestial [sic] Signals) (29)
* 5 Dimensional Chess (and a dubious Master) by Maikel (41)
* Gaeleishe by Marienne Norse (42)
* The Maileia: The Cities by James and Jean Noonan, Germaine Best, Anji Valenza, Carol Walske, and anyone else who decides to hand in their copy (47)
* The Storming of Ungran's Castle by Winston Howlett (67)
* Proalfalfa (earth's first extrasolar colony) by Carol Walske (80)
* Book Reviews by Gary L. Adler ("Phoenix Without Ashes" by Harlan Ellison, and "The Man Who Awoke" by Laurence Manning) (82)
* Zine Reviews by Germaine Best ("Showcase" and "The Misfit" by Sharon Emily [NOTE: these reviews were left out of this issue and appeared in a later issue])
* Games by Sue Palmstorm (word search) (89)
* Games by Brad Jones (Trek Trivia) (90)
* Games by various and sundry people ("The Science Fiction GRE's") (91)
* The Eugenics War (it wasn't really that) by Carol Walske (95)
* Muonehn by Maikel (97)
* Writer's Section, about submissions/next issue (98)
* Fan Questionnaire (99)
* The Maileiau, the Story of Illya by Anji Valenza (105)
* Klysadel (Part 3) by Anji Valenza (The Federation has overstepped their level for the last time.) (111)
* The Pavel Chekov "We Inwented It" Awards (not in the table of contents)
* A Pseudo Editorial by K the K (unnumbered page)
 
File:Inkpot2-5.jpg|either the last page, or the back cover, from v.1 no.2
File:Inkpot2-3.jpg|sample page from v.1 no.2
File:Inkpot2-4.jpg|sample page from v.1 no.2, Carol Walske
File:Inkpot2-6.jpg|sample page from v.1 no.2, Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot2-7.jpg|sample page from v.1 no.2, Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot2-8.jpg|sample page from v.1 no.2
File:Inkpot2-9.jpg|sample page from v.1 no.2, Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot2-10.jpg|sample page from v.1 no.2
==Reactions and Reviews: V.1 N.2==
==V.1 N.3==
Monkey of the Inkpot v.1 no.3 was published in October 1975 and contains 158 pages.
From the editorial: 
* Dedication (4)
* Staff (the next page) 
* Contributors (the nester page)
* Letters to the Editor (6)
* The Nightengale Woman by Anomalous (7)
* Something Else, probably by Gee Moaven, I hope (8)
*The Human Thing to Do by Marienne Norse (9)
* Spock Speaks by Zina Bauman (15)
* Happily Ever After by Len Schwende (16)
* The Voyager by Fern Marder (19)
* Lost by D. Raskin (20)
* Star Flight by Scott Noel (21)
* Exosocialogy by the Editors
** Introduction (22)
**Linguistics of Krisaorin and Kwakyen (23)
** Aliens, Linguistics, and the Universal Translator (24)
** An Open Letter to Earth (30)
** The Bestiary (31)
* Orashathnavie and the Krasiaia (38)
*The 1950's Version of Star Trek by Michael Thompson (48)
* The Trial of Kor Kothir by Carol Walske (This story later appears in Probe #12 in a markedly different version.) (52)
* How to Write a Paper (For Classes Other Than English) (77) 
* The Hacking Block by Germaine Best (zine reviews)
** Showcase #2, see that page (79)
** Star Trek Primer, see that page (81)
* NASA News (83)
* Reviews by Gary Adler: "The Mote in God's Eye" and "Long Range" (87)
* The Trekkie's Prayer by Winston A. Howlett (91)
* The Bicentennial Moment by Fern Marder (92)
* Nightshade (Part 1) by Clark Gannon (93)
* Tolkien Wordsearch by Sue Palmstrom (97)
* Trick or Treat by Abigail Strichartz (98)
* The Klysadel (conclusion) by Anji Valenza (104)
File:Inkpot3-1.jpg|from v.1 n.3 Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot3-2.jpg|from v.1 n.3 Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot3-3.jpg|from v.1 n.3 Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot3-4.jpg|from v.1 n.3
File:Inkpot3-5.jpg|from v.1 n.3 Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot3-6.jpg|from v.1 n.3 Angela Valenza
File:Inkpot3-7.jpg|from v.1 n.3
File:Inkpot3-8.jpg|from v.1 n.3
==Reactions and Reviews: V.1 N.3==
==V.2 N.1==
Monkey of the Inkpot v.2 no.1 was published in February 1976 and contains 118 pages. Contributors are Germaine Best, Elise M. Grasso, Gregory Homatas, Winston A. Howlett, Catherine Keegan, Robert Levinson, Zenia Lopez, Scott Noel, Elana Offsey, Susan Palmstrom, Abby Stricharz, and Chuck Gannon.
* Editorial by Kawara Taralkarin (Carol Walske?) and Fara/Farkawar Makara (Anji Valenza?) (5)
* In this Issue: What? (7)
* Letters to the Editor (8)
* The Klysadel/Conclusion by Farkawar Makara (11)
* For the Happiness of Margaret Johnson by Elana Offsey (31)
* On Wrigley's Pleasure Planet by P. Teresa Best (33)
* SF Wordsearch by Sue Palmstrom (36)
* NASA News (37)
* Hacking Block, zine review by Germaine Best (39) (Alternate Universe 4, see that page)
* Nightshade, part 2 by Chuck Gannon (41)
* Blind by Robert J. Levinson (51)
* New Phoenix by Abigail F. Strichartz (54)
* First Contact by Catherine Keegan (55)
* The Rialku Circle by Winston A. Howlett (56)
* On the Consequences of Being Different by Farkawar Makara (61)
Inclusions (not numbered by page):
* Space Colonization: An Alternative by Gregory Homatas
* The Liver by K. Taralkarin 
* Klingon Solar Suit by K. Taralkarin
* The Vaijoi Spaceship by Elise M. Grasso
* A Glimmer of Gremlins by Elise M. Grasso
* Brained Spaceships: The Muonet by Anji
From the first editorial: 
The second editorial: 
Image:inkpot4-1.jpg|inside page from v.2 n.1
Image:inkpot4-2.jpg|inside page from v.2 n.1
Image:inkpot4-3.jpg|inside page from v.2 n.1
Image:inkpot4-4.jpg|inside page from v.2 n.1
Image:inkpot4-5.jpg|inside page from v.2 n.1
Image:inkpot4-6.jpg|inside page from v.2 n.1
Image:inkpot4-7.jpg|inside page from v.2 n.1
Image:inkpot4-8.jpg|inside page from v.2 n.1
==V.2 n.2==
Monkey of the Inkpot v.2 no.2 was published in July 1976. It has a front cover by Anji Valenza and interior illos by Carol Walske.
*Nightshade (Part 2) by C. Gannon
*The Rialku Circle - by Winston Howlett
*NASA News by by Anji Valenza (article)
*Blind by R.J. Levinson
*For the Happiness of Margaret Johnson by E. Offsey
*Terartek Cores by A. Valenza (article)
*The Vaijoi Class Spaceship by E. Grasso (article)
*First Contact by C. Keegan
*Space Colonization: An Alternative by G. Honatus (article)
*Brained Spaceships: The Muonet by A. Valenza (article)
*A Glimmer of Gremlins by E. Grasso (article)
*On the Consequences of Being Different (Part 1) by A. Valenza
==V.2 N.3==
Monkey of the Inkpot v.2 n.3 was published in October 1976 and contains 133 pages. It has a front cover by Anji Valenza and interior illos by G. Homatus and Carol Walske.
*A Shield of Clover by C. Gannon
*On the Consequences of Being Different (Part 2) by A. Valenza
* And a New World Came by R. Ross
* The Klysadel: A History of Moments by A. Valenza (article)
==V.3 N.1==
Monkey of the Inkpot 3 no. 1 was published in February 1977.
* A Gremlin Moon by Winston A. Howlett
* other unknown content
==References==
 
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