The Presses

The Presses was a slash and gen fanzine publisher in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was often used as an umbrella term for all of the presses created by the fans who operated them. These included: Bodacious Press (slash), Otter Limits Press (gen), Heart of the Matter Press, and Lime 'n' deCoconut Press (slash).
TM Alexander & P.J. Alexander published primarily Sentinel and Due South fanzines. 
 
=="Tailored Classic"==
A plan from the very early 2000s for some fan casted original fiction: 
Some examples: 
 
==From an Interview==
The editor, P.J. Alexander gave an interview in 2001 discussing the appeal of fanzines:
==On the Cusp of Online==
In 2000, fanfiction was on the cusp of print and online. An ad in The Web After Dark reflected this major shift in fanwork creation and access. 
The following is from a flyer illustrating this shift, including the need to explain the difference between a novel and an anthology. 
From another 2000 flyer: 
==Proposed But Never Published==
===Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me===
A proposed third zine in the series with Lost in the Shadows and I Still Believe.
Planned for October 1996, it was never published. From the flyer: 
===Even Cowboys Get the Blues===
A 1995ish zine, slash, Otter Limits Press, sequel to the movie, "The Cowboy Way," "Following their trip to The Big Apple, Sonny, Pepper and Teresa return home to New Mexico and another rodeo season. But while Pepper and Teresa are off on their Las Vegas honeymoon, a stranger named Teodoro arrives from Cuba,  claiming to be the son of the late "Nacho" Salazar. As a favor to his dead friend, Sonny takes Teo on as a new hand, teaching him all the ropes of ranch living and life on the rodeo circuit. But soon Teo begins to show Sonny a thing or two about his deepest, darkest feelings, awakening the cowboy to a side  of himself that he has never before realized... and the closer they get, the more Sonny falls apart. And all this turmoil ain't doin' a thing to help his concentration out in the arena."
===The Final Curtain Affair===
A Man from U.N.C.L.E. zine, 1995, "By Tami Marie, Illustrated by KOZ. Sepheran won't rest until he's had his revenge upon the two men who ruined his life — and with the help of a fellow ex-con, he plans to carry out his long awaited plot, by doing what no other man, woman or Thrush has ever been able to accomplish, by killing the Solo-Kuryakin friendship. Slated for late summer 1994.," Otter Limits Press/The Presses 
===Karma-Chi-Love Thing===
A due South zine with five stories.
===Karmic Concurrence 3===
A The Man from U.N.C.L.E. zine that already had with two issues. There was to be a third issue that would contain slash. This issue was never published. From the first issue, regarding this third issue and genre: 
===Knob Hill ===
A gen, "Doug and Bob McKenzie" zine. "We will happily review poetry, short stories, filks, and comix (strip style). We will also view scripts for comix style art. We are desperate for artists and any other lunatics or Elsinore escapees to work on this piece of... literary genius," Otter Limits Press, 1985 
===The Leviathan Affair===
A 1995, Man from U.N.C.L.E. zien, Otter Limits Press, written by PJ Alexander 
===Live and Die in Ballet Affair===
A Man from U.N.C.L.E. zine, 1995, Otter Limits Press, written and illustrated by PJ Alexander 
===Masterkey===
A 1980, Doctor Who zine, Otter Limits Press 
===Partners in Crime===
A multifandom zine, 1995, Otter Limits Press. "A collection of stories featuring Cop, Enforcement, Detective, Spy, Good guys, and Bad guys type stories from all times and places. Fandoms will include: MUNCLE, X-Files, Starsky & Hutch, Department S, 21 Jump Street just to name a few." 
===Ridin' Out the Storm===
A Miami Vice zine, 1995, slash, Otter Limits Press, by Robyn LaSalle and Tosya Stohn, illustrated by KOZ, "In this tense, digest-sized novella, Sonny's return to Miami coincides with the arrive of Hurricane Andrew." 
===Sleepless in Manhattan===
A Man from U.N.C.L.E. zine, 1994, Otter Limits Press, by Robyn LaSalle, illustrated by KOZ, a story based on the classic movie "An Affair to Remember."
===Territorial Imperative, Yukon Extreme, Aqsiqniq===
A series of due South zines: Territorial Imperative (slated for Fall 2002), Yukon Extreme (slated for Spring 2002), and Aqsiqniq (slated for Fall 2002).
They are all in the series with Northwest Passage and The Brothers Kowalski.
===Third Power===
This was to be a sequel to to the zine, The Second Power, which was a 	The First Power/Kiefer/Lou zine. Summary: 
===The Wakan's Dream===
This was a 1992 Renegades/Thunderheart Kiefer/Lou novella, Otter Limits Press/Heart of the Matter Press, slash, by Robyn LaSalle and Tosya Stohn, illustrated by KOZ, "Studying under Grampa Reaches, Wakans-in-training Hank Storm and Ray LeVoi follow the old man on a quest for ceremonial peyote. Meanwhile, Buster McHenry approaches Ray's lover Walter Crow Horse for advice on how to tell Hank he loves him. Then they receive word that Hank, Ray, and Grampa have been abducted by drug dealers."
===Willem Foxe===
An X-Files/Jane Eyre fusion.
==References==