Pillow Talk (slash letterzine)

Pillow Talk was a slash British letterzine published by Spyderwritings in the late 1990s. Each issue was to feature a different fandom.
Members of the Britslash mailing report receiving the first issue in October 1998: "'Lovely letterzine, with a beautiful colour photo of Jim and Blair from the Sentinel on the front. It's got letters, fiction, info, zine reviews, ads, etc."
The initial plan was to have four issues a year; it is unclear how many issues were actually published.
A fan in early 2000 comments in Discovered In A Letterbox on this zine, concerned that both the market, and the Internet, will make it difficult for slash letterzines: "There is already a good multi-media letterzine available - "Pillow Talk" - each issue of which features a different film or TV series pairing. Also, are there enough people interested in slash to support two m/m letterzines? What with slash fans still being in the minority and things like the Net being around?" from DIAL #12
==Issue no.1 (1998:Oct)==
* Editorial (1)
* Letters (2)
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* Description of The Sentinel with synopsis of premise, episode guide, and actors' bios. (7)
* Con reports for LLAP 1 and Red Rose Convention. (16)
* Review by Spyder of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by Cherilyn and HG. (17)
* Review of the multimedia slash fanzine, This Happy Breed of Men, This England by Spyder. (18)
* Book review of the novel Gaywick by Spyder. (18)
* The agony U.N.C.L.E. by Fruitcake, a satire of advice columns. (19)
* Three films nominated as slashable film: Black Rain, The Fugitive (1993), and Treasure Island (1990). (21)
* A description the musical duo, Air Supply, and their music which is described as very slashy with lyrics of two of their songs. (23)
* Camera Obscura - description of the TV series, The Highwayman, with episode guide. (25)
* Waiting, an Equalizer story by Spyder (28)
* Freefall, a Miami Vice story by Spyder. (32)
* Psych(o)mania - Waking to the nightmare, a UFO story by Fruitcake. (38)
* Topics for next issue, Slash - fiction or fantasy? In these days of political awareness, AIDS and so on, just how much realism should, do we put into our writing? The featured fandom is UFO.
==Issue no.2 (1999:Jan)==
* Editorial (1)
* Letters (2)
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* Overview of the British TV series, UFO with episode guide. (11)
* UFO, an unbiased review by Fruitcake. (15)
* The Agony U.N.C.L.E., a satire of advice columns by Fruitcake. (16)
* Fire and ice - slashy movies by Lipgloss Loll: Ice cold in Alex, The Towering Inferno, Ice Station Zebra. (18)
* Slashy music by Lipgloss Loss: Justin Hayward and John Lodge's 'Blue Jays. (20)
* Phwoarr - Jean Reno. This is a new feature dedicated to those men who just seem to have 'it' whatever it is. (21)
* Initial voting results for the Best slash film ever as well Favorite slash pair. (22)
* Chakotay/Paris on the internet; a review by Lipgloss Loll. (25)
* Review of the UFO slash zine, Circles. (26)
* A review of the multimedia slash zine Where the Lightning Strikes by Spyder (27)
* Alter Egos no.3, the multimedia slash zine is reviewed by Spyder. (27)
* Camera Obscura, an overview of Automan with episode guide. (30)
* The Russian straw affair, a Man From UNCLE story by Fruitcake. (32)
* Watch the shadows, a V poem by POM. (43)
* Storm Lord, a Professionals piece by Spyder. (44)
* Featured fandom next issue will be Stargate SG-1. The topic - we all love boy/boy slash, but what about girl/girl?
==Issue no.3 (1999:Apr)==
* Editorial (1)
* Letters (2)
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* Overview of Stargate SG-1 with episode guide and cast bios. (11)
* Update of voting for best slash film and favorite slash pair; The Fugitive and Gerard/Kimble are in the lead. (17)
* Reviews of the play, Les Miserables and TV series, Queer as folk. (19)
* Two nominated for Phwoarr, Dukat from DS9 and Richard Dean Anderson (20)
* Camera Obscura: A description of the series Street Hawk. (22)
* Crush,a Stargate SG-2 story by Cherilyn. (24)
* A quiet night in, a Stargate SG-1 story by HG. (29)
* Nights, winters, years, A Stargate SG-1 story by Sandi (30)
* The Dance, part one of a Stingray/City of Angels story by Spyder. (36)
* The topic for next issue, why slash?
==Issue no.4 (1999:Sum)==
* Editorial (1)
* Letters (2)
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* The Agony U.N.C.L.E. by Fruitcake (11)
* The slash film - ever - The Fugitive and the Favorite slash pair - Sam Gerard and Richard Kimble. (12)
* A review by Spyder of Perestroika by Elizabeth Urich. (14)
* Book reviews by Spyder: Thornapple by Chris Hunt and Mignon by Chris Hunt (14)
* Camera obscura: An overview of the TV series, Stingray, with episode guide. (16)
* City of dreams, a Beauty and the Beast story by Spyder (19)
* Next issue topic: Your favorite vampire and what it is that makes them so damned sexy and slashy.
==Issue no.5 (1999:Aut)==
* Editorial (1)
* Letters (2)
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* Phwoarr - Nasir (10)
* An overview of Robin of Sherwood with actor bios and episode guide (11)
* The editor's favorite vampire books with quotes and reviews: Immortal blood by Barbara Hambly, Fevre dreams by George R.R. Martin, and The Vampire Lestat/Queen of the Damned/Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice. (17)
* Great moments in slash:Stargate SG-1 'The serpent's lair', The Champions - 'Desert journey', Treasure island, Black rain, Stargate SG-1 -'Need', Inspector Morse -'Masonic mysteries'. (19)
* Two reviews of Lewis Collins in the play, Dangerous corner by J.B. Priestley. (20)
* A review by Spyder of the fanzine Rhythm and Blues (22)
* The trilogy, Door into Fire, Door into Shadow, Door into Sunset by Diane Duane is reviewed by Spyder.(22)
* The website, The Blue Champagne website, is reviewed by Lipgloss Loll. (23)
* The fanzine, Blind Spot by Elizabeth Stuart and Victoria Grant, is reviewed by Lipgloss Loll. (25)
* The TV series, The New Professionals, is reviewed by Spyder. (26)
* Warthog's story competition; write a 500 word story with the following words:immortal, aubergine, boing, violin, ministry, peacock, salubrious, biscuit, therapy, and thrust. (27)
* Shhh, genius at work, a Stargate SG-1 story by Warthog.(27)
* Beneath the stars, a Robin of Sherwood story by Spyder (29)
* Sherlock Hood and the Not Very Big Dog from Baskerville Forest, a 'bit of everything' story by Spyder (35)
* Next issue fandom is The Professionals and the topic; is slash porn or just fantasy and do we care if it is?
==Issue no.6 (2000?:Win)==
* Editorial (1)
* Letters (2)
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* Overview of The Professionals with actors' bios and episode guide (12)
* Spyder's favorite Pros stories with affectionate reviews:Unfinished Melody, Master of the Revels, Rediscovered in a Graveyard, and Doctor on the Squad. (19)
* One day on DS9; a DS9 Crowbar competition story by Lipgloss Loll (21)
* Grader's finest asset, a Fugitive Crowbar competition story by HG. (22)
* Warthog's 500 word challenge, a Professionals Crowbar competition story by Cherilyn. (23)
* Vegetable plot, An X-Files Crowbar competition story by Wulfrith. (24)
* Get Real, slash and Lifestyle programming by Lipgloss Loll. (25)
* Ronin (1998); a review of a slashy film by Spyder. (27)
* A review by Wulfrith of Love Conquers All. (28)
* Phwoarr - Chow Yun-Fat. (28)
* Confusion, a Thief Takers story by Elanor. (33)
* Topic for next issue - Is the internet killing fandom?
==Issue no.7 (2000:Oct)==
* Editorial (1)
* Letters (2)
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* The road to Oz, how I travelled from Disneyland to the Emerald City by Lipgloss Loll. A review of the TV series,Oz. (14)
* Spyder's recommendations for really good slash websites; The complete kingdom of slash, Slash fiction on the net, Minotaur's sex tips for slash writers, and the Android's dungeon. (16)
* Lyrics to the following slashy songs; A Different corner by George Michael, When you say nothing at all, No matter what by Boyzone, Devoted to you by The Everly Brothers, As long as you love me by The Backstreet boys, and Let it be me by The Everly Brothers. (18)
* Perfect scoundrels episode guide by Lipgloss Loll. (20)
* Things you learn from slash by Josephine Darcy (24)
* A review of Alter Egos 2 by Spyder. (26)
* A review of Strange Days Indeed by Spyder (26)
* Shadows of the mind, the first of four UFO stories by Spyder. (27)
==References==
Category:1990s
Category:2000s
Category:Slash Zines