Nightlight

Nightlight is a slash Starsky and Hutch anthology edited by April Valentine. Art samples are included on Fanlore with the publisher's permission.
The name of the zine is the alternative title for the episode, "Bust Amboy."
==Submission Request==
From Between Friends #9 (May 1985): 
==The Third Issue That Wasn't==
 
== Issue 1==
Nightlight 1 was published in July 1986 and has 286 pages. Later published by April Valentine (the name she's requested be used online) as part of her In Person Press. Cover art is by Suzan Lovett. Other artists include Carol Davis, Merle Decker, TACS, Ruth Kurz, Dargelos and Maureen B.
From the editor: "Whether depicting the first time or an ongoing physical relationship, whether showing S&H as lovers before, during or after the series, the fiction in 'Nightlight' keeps a light burning brightly all night long, shining in the window, one that keeps the love light glowing between the partners."
* Caviar by April Valentine, poem (1)
* Merlin’s Keep by Terri Beckett and Chris Powers (2)
* Camelot, poem by Sue Anne Hartwick (17)
* Soulcraft, poem by Jean Chabot (18)
* Kid’s Game by Billie Phillips (19)
* Once Bitten by Lynna Bright (24)
* Spiderwalk, poem by Jean Chabot (35)
* Hanged for a Lamb by Emily Ross (36)
* Judge Not by Ruth Kurz (a sequel to "Home" in The Phone Booth) (40)
* Midnight in an Alley, poem by Jean Chabot (59)
* Risk by Linda McGee (60)
* Golden Man, poem by Lucy Cribb (157)
* Life Force by P.A. Perry (158)
* art portfolio by Suzan Lovett (159)
** Embrace by Lynna Bright (160)
** Enchanted Garden by Susan K. James (162)
** A Little Lower to the Left, Schweetheart by Jeannette Paris (165)
* Pastorale, poem by Emily Ross (169)
* Lonely Hearts by April Valentine (170)
* Cougar, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (181)
* Christmas Every Night by Noel Navidad (also in Cucumbers and Crisco) (182)
* Huntington Beach by Carol Davis (188)
* The White Knight’s Lament, poem by George Barnes (190)
* The White Knight’s Pledge, poem by George Barnes (191)
* Keeping Score, poem by Belle Eyre (192)
* Angel Face, poem by Emily Ross (194)
* Interlude at Itasca, poem by Pat Massie (195)
* Protect and Serve by April Valentine (196)
* Bright Promise, poem by Pat Massie (286)
File:Nightlife1art1.jpg| from issue #1, Carol Davis
File:Nightlife1art2.jpg| from issue #1, Jean C.
File:Nightlife1art3.jpg|from issue #1, "Hard to describe in mere words. Sensual, exotic, delicate, and technically marvelous when we can finally control the evoked emotions long enough to notice technique. "Enchanted Garden" is worthy of the extra expense—delicate color, heavy paper." from The Who Do We Trust Times #4 At first glance, this Suzan Lovett drawing may seem a two dimensional abstract figura serpentinata - it shows a naked Starsky & Hutch entwined, surrounded by flowers and butterflies, holding hands. In this case, the placement of the image - next to Susan K. James's one page story Enchanted Garden -- is strategic. The story opens with Starsky badly injured in the hospital, hallucinating, trapped in icy cold darkness punctuated by textures and shapes which eventually take the form of his lover Hutch: "Through half-slit, heavy eyelids he saw the darkness sunder. And his gaze, midnight blue and innocent as newborns', fastened on the sole butterfly resting, alive and brilliant with color, on their enlaced hands." As with much of Lovett's art, it takes repeated viewings to gather in all the details and to be able to parse the symbolism.
File:Nightlife1art4.jpg| from issue #1, Maureen B., illo for "Hanged for a Lamb"
File:Nightlife1art5.jpg| from issue #1, Ruth Kurz
File:Nightlife1art6.jpg| from issue #1, Merle Decker, reprinted in Risk 
File:Nightlife1art7.jpg| from issue #1, Merle Decker, reprinted in Risk 
File:Nightlife1art8.jpg| from issue #1, TACS
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
== Issue 2 ==
Nightlight 2 was published in 1991 and has 340 pages. Color cover by Suzan Lovett, other art by Maureen B., SVE, Merle Decker, J. Jones and Chris Soto.
A submission request: 
* Midnight Blue by E. E. Rochon (1)
* Home Repairs by Linda McGee (3)
* The Proving Time by Ellen Morris (9)
* Coffin for Two, poem by Jean Chabot (78)
* Act of Faith by Belle Eyre (79)
* Written In the Heart by MRK (85)
* Cornsilk, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (109)
* Home Front by Rosemary C. (110)
* Obeah, poem by Jean Chabot (163)
* Separate Lives (to be continued) by April Valentine. A sequel to "Guilty Secrets, Guilty Pleasures" in The Fix #4. Reprinted in The Flame Trilogy. (164)
* Nocturne by Leah S. (240)
* Life in a Different Place by MRK (241)
* Love in a Different Place, poem by Jean Chabot (249)
* Bye the Sea, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (250)
* Cabin by the Sea, poem by Lorelie (251)
* White Feather by Katherine Robertson (252)
* Anniversary, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (340)
* art portfolio
** "David " - J. Jones
** "Hutch " - J. Jones
** "The Devil & Mr. Hutchinson " - Suzan Lovett with an interpretation by Elizabeth Lowry
File:nightight2art1.jpg| from issue #2, SVE
File:nightight2art2.jpg| from issue #2, Maureen B.
File:nightight2art3.jpg| from issue #2, SVE
File:nightight2art4.jpg| from issue #2, Merle Decker
File:nightight2art5.jpg| from issue #2. This J. Jones Hutch portrait is based on 4th season, a period in which many fans found the actor, with his signature mustache, to be aesthetically displeasing. Here, her pencil work softens the look and gives the character an almost dignified air. Note the detailed light and shadow strokes the artist used on the hair.
File:nightight2art6.jpg|The story, "The Devil and Mr. Hutchinson" was inspired by this illustration by Suzan Lovett. The drawing shows Starsky, in his infamous red longjohns, kissing Hutch while a devilish Starsky imp and an angelic Hutch cherub smile at the viewer. The plot in the short story is simple: Hutch is trying to cook dinner for Starsky and Starsky 'tempts' Hutch again...and again....and again. This piece premiered five years earlier at ZebraCon #6, where it won a Huggy Award—A fan who was at the con writes: "I'm wondering how much Suzan's "The Devil and Mr. Hutchinson" would have fetched, too, if it had been up for sale!" from The Who Do We Trust Times #4 Another fan writes of this illo: "I hope you've all been privileged to see Suzan Lovett's "angel and devil" rendition in lovingly detailed artwork, inspired by [Satan's Witches] -- it's quite wonderful, and gives great views of red and black long underwear!" from Tell Me Something I Don't Know! #10
File:nightight2art7.jpg| from issue #2, Chris Soto
File:Nightight2art8.jpg|from issue #2, This drawing by J. Jones illustrates the story White Feather. The image is unusual because the center focus is not Starsky & Hutch, but rather a detailed portrait of a female OC. Most fan art focuses on the characters from the show; however, parts of White Feather are told from the OC's POV so a visual introduction early on in the narrative is crucial. The drawing also demonstrates Jones's emerging style with significant effort being put into pencil shading (hair, clothes and even the wallpaper).
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
==References==
Category:Starsky & Hutch Slash Zines
Category:1991 Zines
Category:1986 Zines