Southern Seven/Issue 003

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Southern Seven is a long-running gen Blake's 7 anthology of art, fiction, and poems.
See more at Southern Seven.
==Issue 3==
Southern Seven 3 was published in August 1988 and contains 315 pages.
The art is by Laura Virgil (front cover), Leah Rosenthal (back cover), not in reprint, Celeste Hotaling, Gayle F, Theresa Buffaloe, Aldrin Aw, Barb Johnson, Kathryn Andersen, Susann Molnar, Dani Lane, Nancy Monfette, Mary Gerstner, Karen River, and Katrina Snyder.
The editor is quite confrontational and bitter in some of her insertions to the letters of comment in this issue. In one, she responds to a fan's comment: 
 
* From the Airlock...", editorial by Ann Wortham (4)
* The Blake's 7 ABCs, fiction by Kim Wigmore, Holly Hutchison, and Alicia Ann Fox (6)
* Going Nowhere, fiction by Celeste Hotaling (At the top of the story: "A depressing story told with lots of foreshadowing and one flashback, in which Anna Grant does not appear.") (13)
* Fanatic Activities, fiction by D. Beetem (Vila takes Avon to a convention in an attempt to teach him how to have fun.) (17)
* Duel, poem by Kathryn Andersen (20)
* War Leader, fiction by Jill Grundfest ("Vila is presumed dead in a bizarre accident, but Avon insists on returning to the scene to study the even further. What he and Blake discover, involves more than the fate of their intrepid thief…it involves the fate of the entire rebellion.") (21)
* Lost Opportunity, fiction by Nancy Monfette (36)
* Rappin' Roj Blake by Kim Wigmore & Holly Hutchison (filk, Rapppin' Ron Reagan) (38)
* Home by the Sea, fiction by Michele Rosenberg ("A simple infiltration job goes awry as Blake and Avon are taken over by mysterious forms. Will Vila be able to save them before it’s too late.") (40)
* Half a Loaf, fiction by Northwest Smith (49)
* Nightmares, Visions, and History, fiction by Linda Knights ("Avon has an ability which has brought him pain in the past. Will Blake’s insistence on risking himself constantly finally drive Avon away.") (52)
* Runaways, poem by Leah Rosenthal (79)
* Knight Moves, fiction by Jon Manzo (80)
* In the Shade of Sarcophagus, poem by Tyndara Meffe (86)
* Taken for Granted, fiction by Celeste Hotaling (87)
* Terminal, poem by Kathryn Andersen (100)
* Worrad, fiction by Joni Gillespie & Judy Kern ("Tarrant and Avon are missing and presumed dead. Will Dayna and Vila be able to find them before it’s too late?") (102)
* Michael, fiction D. Beetem (116)
* Poor Tom, fiction by Shoshanna ("The death of Servalan at the hands of Anna Grant topples the government of the Federation, but what of Blake’s crew now.") (119)
* Vila's Goodbye to the Liberator, poem by Nancy Monfette (130)
* A Matter of Choice, fiction by Sue Williams (alternate solution to Orbit) (132)
* No One Together, fiction by Northwest Smith ("Did Avon really mean to kill Vila over Malodaar? A mission gone wrong give Vila and Avon — and the rest of the crew — an opportunity to come to terms with one another.") (135)
* Soliloquy: Servalan, poem by Jacqueline Taero (155)
* Golden Lady, fiction by Barbara Adams (156)
* Harbinger, fiction by Laura Virgil (Little is left to Avon following Gauda Prime, but Servalan may not have the last laugh.) (160)
* What Goes Around Comes Around, fiction by Mary & Jeff Morris (Blake's 7: The Next Generation) ("In their new series, B7: The Next Generation, the tale is told of how it all began…the second time around.") (166)
* From the Log of the Spuds MacKenzie, fiction by Mary & Jeff Morris (Blake's 7: The Next Generation) (Liberator) (174)
* Curtain Call, fiction by Liz S. ("The episode "Blake" was a put-up job arranged by Blake and Avon.") (reprinted from Scorpio 5 (182)
* Gauda Prime by Mary L. Orwig (filk, On Broadway, by Benny King & the Drifters) (191)
* Deathtrap, poem by Pat Jacquerie (192)
* Avon by Nancy Monfette (filk, Vincent, by Don McLean) (194)
* Writhing Lawn Sprinklers, fiction by Vera Laster (From the Log of the Devildog; Hellhound parody) (196)
* Eyes Forward by Shoshanna (filk, London Calling, by the Clash; Hellhound universe) (199)
* Shadows of the Night (18 pages); Weeping for the Memory (10 pages); The Ghost of Cain (20 pages); The Foundling (12 pages)-- A child survivor is found in the rebel-blasted ruins of Scorbin Minor, and his parentage makes him valuable to the rebels…but even more valuable to Roj Blake; Finders Keepers (20 pages), fiction by Katrina Snyder & Susanne McGhin ("Vila finds an old friend long feared dead and an old enemy finds Blake.") These stories are not in the reprint, but in The Log of the Hellhound #3. (202-268)
* Letters of Comment (288)
* Submission Guidelines (not in reprint) (316)
* Ordering Guidelines (not in reprint) (317)
* Horizon Statement (not in reprint) (318)
* Zine ads (not in reprint) (321)
 
Image:southernseven3-1.jpg| from issue #3, Gayle F
Image:southernseven3-2.jpg| from issue #3, Celeste Hotaling
Image:southernseven3-3.jpg| from issue #3, Theresa Buffaloe
Image:southernseven3-4.jpg| from issue #3, Laura Virgil
Image:southernseven3-5.jpg| from issue #3, Barb Johnson
Image:southernseven3-6.jpg| from issue #3, Leah Rosenthal
Image:southernseven3-7.jpg| from issue #3, Laura Virgil
Image:southernseven3-8.jpg| from issue #3, Leah Rosenthal
Image:southernseven3-9.jpg| from issue #3, Celeste Hotaling
Image:southernseven3-10.jpg| from issue #3, Suzi Molnar
Image:southernseven3-11.jpg| from issue #3, Leah Rosenthal
Image:southernseven3-12.jpg| from issue #3, Kathryn Andersen
Image:southernseven3-13.jpg| from issue #3, Gayle F
Image:southernseven3-14.jpg| from issue #3, Nancy Monfette
Image:southernseven3-15.jpg| from issue #3, Laura Virgil
Image:southernseven3-16.jpg| from issue #3, Dani Lane
Image:southernseven3-17.jpg| from issue #3, Laura Virgil
Image:southernseven3-18.jpg| from issue #3, Celeste Hotaling
Image:southernseven3-19.jpg| from issue #3, Katrina Snynder
Image:southernseven3-20.jpg| from issue #3, Katrina Snyder
Image:southernseven3-21.jpg| from issue #3, Celeste Hotaling, an in-joke involving Paul Darrow, Ann Wortham, and champagne
Image:southernseven3-22.jpg| from issue #3, Celeste Hotaling, a Hellhound cartoon with Duran Duran mentions
Image:southernseven3-23.jpg| from issue #3, Leah Rosenthal, commentary on how physically large these zines were
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
 
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