Concupiscence

Concupiscence is the multimedia slash zine published by Manacles Press between 1991 and 1997. Like their other zines, they were cleanly laid out, with simple covers and little or no interior illustration. There were five issues produced.
From Sandy Herrold in 1994: 
==Regarding the Title==
From the title page of the first issue: "Concupiscence: (kon-kyoo-pi-sense) n. 1. ardent sexual desire: LUST 2. multimedia slash fanzine. 3. a great read."
 
==Proposed Sister Zines==
In 1994, a fan commented on a sister zine proposal: 
In 1995, this zine had a name, "Innuendo." "... Innuendo (yes, the name we finally chose for the multi-media zine that's not Concupiscence." - Strange Bedfellows (APA) #8 
According to a 1996 edition of On the Double, the same or another sister zine was proposed: 
== Issue 1==
Concupiscence 1 was published in May 1991, 144 pages, is subtitled, "Professionals and Gifted Amateurs". Aside from a bit of clip art, it contains no interior illos.
From the editorial: "
* In the Afterglow, editorial (ii)
* The Smallest Room by Sebastian (Professionals) (1)
* The Iceman Cometh by M. Fae Glasgow (Blake's 7) (a PWP) (11)
* Rich Man, Poor Man by MRK‎ (Starsky & Hutch) (a PWP about Monopoly and sex) (18)
* To Those Who Wait by Melody C. (Wiseguy) (about a certain FBI handler, a psych report and enmeshment.) (21)
* To the Victor... by Snow White (Professionals) (Bodie is passed from Cowley to Doyle.) (42)
* Someone Special by Meg Garrett (Professionals) (Poker night.) (44)
* Mental Traveller by M. Fae Glasgow (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Data/Picard) (50)
* Spoils of War by Snow White (Professionals) (sequel to "To the Victor") (69)
* The Corellian Point of View by Felicity G. (Star Wars) (set right after "The New Hope," Han/Luke) (77)
* A Matter of Trust by T.H.E. Manx (General Hospital) (99)
* Undercover by Stew (Professionals) (108)
* Goodbye, Mike McPike by Maggie Hall (Wiseguy) (Frank's father dies and Vinnie helps him try to deal with it. Vinnie/Frank) (122)
* a flyer for Escapade #2
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Concupiscence 2 was published in May 1992, 148 pages, is subtitled, "Off the Wall."
* In the Afterglow, editorial (ii)
* Bonding by Stew (Professionals) (the myth of male bonding) (1)
* Transgression by Maggie Hall (Wiseguy) (F/V, two straight guys walk in to a gay bar...) (40)
* Midnight in Moscow by Felicity G. (Man from UNCLE) (56) (reprinted in Reclassified Affairs #2)
* Teleport!!! by Jacquie B. (Blake's 7) (74)
* Southern Cross by Nancy Arena (Tris & Alex) (interlude set in New Zealand) (79)
* Some Say the World will End in Fire, Some in Ice by Jane Mailander (Professionals) (95)(companion to "The Sisters of No Mercy" by Jane Mailander in Nudge Nudge Wink Wink 2) (First Doyle dies, so Bodie becomes Cowley's aide. Then Cowley dies. Then Neil Burnside shows up.)
* Why it Hurt by Jane Mailander (Blake's 7) (a story set around the idea of "Orbit") (105)
* For Thou Art with Me by K. Kinnon (Twin Peaks) (106)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Concupiscence 3 was published 1993 and contains 155 pages, 90,400+ words. 
The Concup editors were loudly proud of keeping expenses down to 10 cents a page, and packing the text in, as opposed to other zines of the era.
Letter from the editor mentioned the recent wealth of slash-like or slash-friendly professional books, or books with gay protagonists, in sf and fantasy, a couple of which may have even filed the serial numbers off. Authors listed: Storm Constantine; Catherine Cooke; Heather Gladney; Tanya Huff; Mercedes Lackey; Ellen Kushner; Lois McMaster Bujold and Maureen F McHugh.
* In the Afterglow (ii)
* Review of Teot's War (Part review, part plug -- basically setting up readers who hadn't seen Teot's War to try the following piece of fanfic.) (iii)
* Wolf of the Goddess by Erica St Jeanne (a story that is set in the universe of Heather Gladney's two pro-books.) (Teot's War) (1)
* All Talk by Maggie Hall ("Addresses the whole concept that not everyone likes the same thing equally in sex. And that submission and domination is often whatever a particular person imbues a certain act with.") (Professionals) (46)
* Suite of Hours by Colette Bolech (Eroica) (57)
* Terranova's Adventures Underground by Jane Mailander (Wiseguy/Beauty and the Beast) (80)
* No Middle Ground by Maggie Hall (Professionals) (120)
* First Steps... by Dawn Woods ("Among other things, find out why he's named Robin.") (Batman) (132)
* As My Whimsey Takes Me: Mervyn Bunter by Erica St Jeanne (Wimsey/Bunter) (153)
* an ad for Escapade #4
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Concupiscence 4 was published in May 1995 and has 129 pages.
* The Mourning After by Maggie Hall (Buckaroo Banzai) (12 pages)
* Many Coloured Glass by Maggie Hall (Blake's 7) (53 pages)
* Snapshots by Morgan Dawn (Starsky and Hutch) (7 pages)
* The Voyage Home by Maggie Hall (Wiseguy) (9 pages)
* Blue Skies by Maggie Hall (The Professionals) (16 pages)
* Calamity Is Virtue’s Opportunity (Eroica) (31 pages) by Sandy Herrold
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Concupiscence 5 was published April 1997 and contains 124 pages. It contains no interior art. 
* Days of Falling Backwards by Rachael Sabotini (Highlander) (1)
* Algiers by Elizabeth Holden (Professionals) (14)
* The Flame Beneath the Ice by Keiko Kirin (Wiseguy) (24)
* Dark Night Shineth by Elizabeth Holden (X-Files) (29)
* Shades of Grey by Mairead Triste (Highlander) (The editor notes that this story has a warning. "Mairead discussed with us the possibility that the contents of her story could greatly offend or greatly delight, depending on a reader's tastes. With that in mind and a desire not to force unpleasantness on real people, enter the first warning ever in a MP zine. 'Shades of Grey' contains graphic description of domination, rape, violence, and a woman in at least one sex scene. If this doesn't appeal to you, we encourage Duncan/Methos lovers to read the frame that begins and ends the tale, and skip the flashback. If this does appeal to you, then by all means, turn to page 34 and enjoy...") (34)
* The Day Breaks Not by Cara J. Loup (Star Wars) (69)
* Persistence of Memory by Carol, with Wendy (Space: Above and Beyond) (84)
* Due North by Julien (Due South) (95)
* Toss of a Coin by Julien and Maggie Hall (Fifty/Fifty) (113)
==References==
Category:Multimedia Slash Zines
Category:1991 Zines
Category:1990s Zines