Whalesong

You may be looking for Whale Song, the official newsletter of the University of Alabama Star Trek Club.
Whalesong is a gen Star Trek zine of fiction based on the movie universe. 
There are three issues. 
 
==Issue 1==
Whalesong 1 was published in July 1987 and contains 164 pages. 
It has a cover by TACS. The interior art is by Cheryl Meidinger-Carter, Cheryl Frashure, Arleen Geller (back cover), Gina Godwin (reprinted from Insatiable Curiosity), Suzan Lovett (reprinted from "Insatiable Curiosity"), Mary Stacy-MacDonald, Christine Myers, Caren Parnes, and TACS.
From the editorial: 
* Transparent Aluminum, editorial (iv)
* Whalesong, song by April Valentine (1)
* After the Fall by Jennifer Weston (2)
* Revenge, song by April Valentine (7)
* Interlude by Ellen L. Kobrin (8)
* Broken Wings by April Valentine (19)
* Raison d'Etre, poem by Marion McChesney (30)
* The Human Factor | The Human Factor by Deborah Cummins (31)
* Admiral's Log by Beverly Volker (47)
* When Eagles Cry by Ginna LaCroix (The Fal Tor Pan has just been completed and Spock is secluded with the healers. Both McCoy and Kirk are struggling to overcome the physical and emotional trauma they have experienced in the rescue of Spock and the uncertainty about Spock's recovery and their future in Starfleet.) (51)
* Your Eyes, song by April Valentine (93)
* How Do You Feel?, song by April Valentine (96)
* Balance on Demand, poem by Beverly Volker (97)
* Another Ship, poem by April Valentine (98)
* Whale Songs in My Sleep, poem by Ellen Morris (99)
* Held Too Tightly by Lynn Syck and Laurel Ridener (It is 3 weeks since the reassignment to the new Enterprise. Spock does not know how to handle his human feelings, especially where Jim Kirk is concerned, and prepares to leave the ship. McCoy does all he can to prevent a hasty departure by the Vulcan and to prepare Jim Kirk it the parting does occur.) (100)
* Love Song, poem by Beverley Volker (113)
* Blood Rite by Ellen Morris (114)
* Silent Seas by Martha Valentine (153)
* One Lesson More, poem by Lynn Syck and Laurel Ridener (164)
 
Image:whalesong1art1.jpg| from issue #1, Christine Myers
Image:whalesong1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Christine Myers
Image:whalesong1art2.jpg| from issue #1, Cheryl Meidinger-Carter
Image:whalesong1art3.jpg| from issue #1, Suzan Lovett, first printed in Insatiable Curiosity in 1983
Image:whalesong1art4.jpg| from issue #1, Cheryl Frashure, portrays Saavik and an original character, Thomas
Image:whalesong1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Cheryl Frashure, portrays Saavik and her Romulan tattoo
Image:whalesong1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Mary Stacy-MacDonald
Image:whalesong1-8.jpg|from issue #1, TACS
Image:whalesong1-9.jpg|from issue #1, Caren Parnes
Image:whalesong1-10.jpg|from issue #1, Arleen Geller
==Issue 2==
Whalesong 2 was published in February 1989 and contains 214 pages. 
It won a 1990 Fan Q Award.
The art is by Chris Soto, Gina Godwin, LaVena Kay Kidd, L.S. Lee, Mary Mills, April Valentine and Ian Bonds.
This issue is dedicated to Gina Godwin, and it includes a memorial page to her that has a photo of her and her infant son. Her baby is dressed as a Vulcan. 
The editorial also discusses Godwin: 
* Transparent Aluminum (editoral) (2)
* Transcendance, song by April Valentine (3)
* Linkage by Jessamyn Fox (4)
* Injured Party by CarolMel Ambassador (49)
* Last Song, song by April Valentine (55)
* Aftermath by Lynn Syck & Laurel Ridener (56)
* untitled by Alyns Lawchilde (61)
* Sarek: The Voice, poem by Michell Perry (62)
* Trinity, song by April Valentine (64)
* Moments... and Days by Ginna LaCroix (66)
*Sarek's Last Thoughts, poem by Michelle Perry (97)
* Celebrities by Winston A. Howlett (98)
* Unfinished Voyage by Gina Godwin & April Valentine (105)
* Decisions by C.E. Roush (123)
* Sing No Sad Songs by Beverly Volker (142)
* Close to the Edge by Ellen Morris (148)
* untitled by Alyns Lawchilde (213)
* Past Forgetting, poem by April Valentine (214)
 
Image:whalesong2dedication.jpg|from issue #2, the dedication page for Gina Godwin
Image:whalesong2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Chris Soto
 
Image:whalesong2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Mary Mills
Image:whalesong2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Chris Soto
Image:whalesong2-5.jpg|from issue #2, LaVena Kay Kidd
Image:whalesong2-6.jpg|from issue #2, L.S. Lee: Saavik and original character, Thomas
Image:whalesong2-7.jpg|from issue #2, L.S. Lee, original characters, brothers Thomas and Darran
Image:whalesong2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Gina Godwin
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Whalesong 3 was published in October 1990 and contains 86 pages.
The art is by David Kippax, Maggie Manlove, Christine Myers, April Valentine, SVE, Laurraine Tutihasi, and Ian Bonds. 
From the editorial: 
* Transparent Aluminum, editorial (ii)
* Raise a Glass, poem by Cheryl Zier (1)
* What's in a Name?, fiction by Ginna LaCroix (2)
* Introspection, fiction by Sandy Zier (6)
* Survivor, fiction by Nancy Kippax (13)
* What Happened to the Dragons?, fiction by Winston A. Howlett (19)
* The Feeling is Mutual, poem by Sandy Zier (21)
* Coming Home, fiction by Mary Rottler and Lynn Synck (22)
* The Italian Lover, fiction by Beverly Volker (79)
 
Image:whalesong3-6.jpg|from issue #3, Laurraine Tutihasi
Image:whalesong3-2.jpg|from issue #3, David Kippax
Image:whalesong3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Maggie Manlove
Image:whalesong3-4.jpg|from issue #3, Christine Myers
Image:whalesong3-5.jpg|from issue #3, Christine Myers
 
== References ==
 
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1987 Zines
Category:1980s Zines
Category:1990 Zines