Fesarius

Fesarius is a gen Star Trek: TOS and Star Wars fanzine. This zine grew out of an extremely talented group of (then) young fans at the University of Maryland, who put out this zine & a number of others, and for many years, a fondly remembered media convention, August Party.
Robinson wrote a personal statement that he would be stepping down as editor after issue #6: "Rest assured 'Fesarius' will continue through T.J. Burnside -- and that T.J. and I parted the best of friends. I simply wanted to pursue another zine venture and could no longer handle 'Fesarius,' too." from Scuttlebutt #4
==The Editors' Age==
The editors of this zine were very young. Robinson was 13 years old Robinson wrote in issue #4: "I'm 16 now, and I'm sure I will remember what all of you have given me even when I'm 60 (I still have every letter written to me while in fandom — even the nasty ones.)" , and Burnside was 15 years old Burnside mentions being 21 years old in the editorial of the issue #5. , at the time of the first issue.
==Title's Origin==
"Fesarius" was the giant flagship commanded by Balok which the Enterprise encountered in "The Corbomite Maneuver".
==A Little History==
Robinson, one of the editors, wrote in the fourth issue: 
==Issue 1==
Fesarius 1 was published in November 1976. 
It contains stories by Ruth Berman, Alan Andres, Laurraine Tutihasi, Adria, and Suzanne Kirwan along with articles & con reports by T.J. Burnside.
* The Joining, fiction by Nancy Spinks
* The Morian Question, fiction by Nancy Spinks
* The Praetor's Pride, fiction by Sandi Necchi
* Purr, poem by Jeanne Powers
* poem about peace by Debby
* Vulcan mythology article by Ruth Berman
* con report by T.J. Burnside
* Star Trek vs. Space: 1999 Feud, article by T.J. Burnside
* Dora the Singing Andorian by Leslie Fish
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
 
Fesarius 2 was published in April 1977 and has 70 pages. It is a special issue featuring the women of Star Trek. 
The art is by Adria, Pam Beckett, Malcolm Burnside, T.J. Burnside, Suzanne Kirwan, Signe Landon, Elizabeth Marshall, Marshmelly Framizan, Martynn, Monica Miller, Jeanne Powers, and R. Laurraine Tutihasi.
* Table of Contents (1)
* Editorial Transmissions (2)
* The Women of Star Trek, article by T.J. Burnside (4)
* Uhura by Ingrid Cross (6)
* A Test of Womanhood by Nancy Spinks (7) 
* Trivia Time by Burnside (23)
* untitled poem by Jeanne Powers (reprinted from Beta Niobe Revisited) (24)
* The Huntress by Joseph Partlow (25)
* Christine, poem by Pat McCormack (27)
* Yesterday's Memories by Sandra Necchi (28)
* Neutral Zone, Romulan View, poem by Leslie Fish (34)
* Dora, The Singing Andorian by Banana and Marshmelly (35)
* The Mermaid by Melody Frame (38)
* A Time of New Beginning by Jean Lorrah (reprinted from Masiform D #5; also in The Women's List #2 and Archives #5) (Jacqueline Lichtenberg complains about it being a reprint in a letter in "Fesarius" #4.) (40)
* Song of the Lady Lawyer, poem by Ingrid Cross (50)
* Convention Reports (52)
** Springcon (December 3-5, 1976, Washington D.C.)
** Roc*Kon (February 4-5, 1977, Little Rock, Arkansas)
* untitled poem by Jeanne Powers (reprinted from Beta Niobe Revisited) (58)
* The Library Files (59)
** reviews of pro works: Letters to Star Trek, "The Making of Space: 1999," Alan Dean Foster's "Log Nine" 
** reviews of fanworks: The Trek Times, Little Fuzzy 
* T.V. Newsbits (reviews of "Tales of the Unexpected," "Man from Atlantis," "Fantastic Journey," and Dark Shadows) (63)
* Movie Reviews (King Kong, Wizards, Carrie) (65)
* Upenda, poem by Pat McCormack (68)
* The Corner Mailbox, letters of comment (69)
 
Image:fes2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Suzanne Kirwan
Image:fes2-2.jpg|from issue #2 
Image:fes2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Suzanne Kirwan
Image:fes2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Marshmelly Framizam
Image:fes2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Marshmelly Framizam
Image:fes2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Martynn
Image:fes2-7.jpg|from issue #2, Suzanne Kirwan
Image:fes2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Suzann Kirwan
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
 
 
==Issue 3==
Fesarius 3 was published in November 1977 and contains 79 pages. 
The editors were Richard Robinson (AS) & T.J. Burnside (MD). 
The front cover is by Monica Miller, and the back cover by Gee Moaven. The interior art is by T.J. Burnside, Connie Faddis, Marty Siegrist, Amy Harlib, H.C. Chmielefield, Marshmelly Fremizam, Nancy Spinks, and Suzanne Kirwan.
From the editorial by Burnside: 
* Editorial Transmission by Richard Robinson and T.J. Burnside (2) 
* Little Lady Lost, poem by Jeanne Powers (4)
* Trivia Time by T.J. Burnside (13)
* The Mush Monsters of Mira Ceti by M.G. Mears (broad spoof) (5)
* All That Time Left by Sandra Necchi (non-ST) (14)
* Letter to a Boy, Never Read, poem by Jeanne Powers (21)
* Our Heroes Past and Future by The High Priestess (22)
* Second Generation Trekkie by Shelby R. Salzberg (25)
* Amanda: Sunset at the L'Langons, poem by L.V. Fargas (27)
* And the Dark Things in Our Minds Can Kill Us by Nancy Spinks ("Some readers have asked about The Temple of the Mind that was mentioned in ”A Test of Womanhood” which appeared in Fesarius #2, so we now present the story behind it.") (28)
* untitled poem by Laura Scarsdale (reprinted from Delta Triad #3) (42)
*Dora the Singing Andorian by T.J. Banana and Marshmelly Framizan (43)
* The End Shall Come by Michael Heyes (art for this story was reprinted from The Loner) (Space: 1999) (47)
* Convention Reports by T.J. Burnside and The High Preistess (74)
** Minicon II (March 13, 1977, Alexandria, Virginia), see that page
** Trekaday (April 18, 1977, College Park, Maryland), see that page
** Rivercon III (July 29-31, 1977, Louisville, Kentucky)
* The Corner Mailbox, letters of comment (78)
 
Image:fes3-1.jpg|from issue #3, inside front cover, T.J. Burnside
Image:fes3-2.jpg|from issue #3, inside back cover, Marshmelly Framizam
Image:fes3-3.jpg|from issue #3, T.J. Burnside
Image:fes3-4.jpg|from issue #3, Marshmelly Framizam
Image:fes3-5.jpg|from issue #3, calligraphy by Beth Guynn
Image:fes3-6.jpg|from issue #3, Suzanne Kirwan
Image:fes3-7.jpg|from issue #3, Connie Faddis
Image:fes3-8.jpg|from issue #3, Marshmelly Framizam
Image:fes3-9.jpg|from issue #3, Nancy Spinks
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Fesarius 4 is 90 pages long. It was published in July 1979. Edited by T.J. Burnside and Richard Robinson. It has art by Randy Ash, T.J. Burnside, Gordon Carleton, Melody Frame, Amy Harlib, Nan Lewis, Gee Moaven, P.S. Nim, Jeanne Powers, V.M. Wyman.
From Burnside's editorial: 
* Editorial Transmissions by T.J. Burnside (2)
* Moonsilver and Stardust by Kelly Hill (4)
* When in Rome by Gregory A. Baker ("A twentieth century soldier working for Star Fleet meets more than he expects on a trip to the "Bread and Circuses"planet.") (5)
* Dora, the Singing Andorian by T.J. Banana and Marshmelly Framizam (25)
* Star Trek Talks Back by W.J. Sadler ("What happens when the ST characters discover they are only characters?") (28)
* Crossthoughts by Tom Audette (a chance meeting of Spock's) (30)
* In Search of Ancient Star Wars by Rich Kolker (33)
* Tomar by Nancy Spinks ("For breaking the highest law of her people, Tingg is abandoned on an isolated world, her only companions - the primitive beasts.") (40)
* A Very Short Story by Ed Bernstein (51)
* Writer's Contest Winners (Jeanne Powers and Sandra Necchi) (53)
* Looking Glass Enemy by Patricia Spath (The strain of his double heritage finally drives Spock to a nervous break down: with his Vulcan and Human sides beaoming separate personalities." ) (56)
* Lethe by Jocelyn Feaster (66)
* Backstreet Warriors by Jeanne Powers ("Two young women struggle to survive in the anarchy of post-nuclear war.") (67)
* Sure, Leave! by Howard Weinstein ("A hilarious parody of "Shore Leave"; You'll see the amusement park planet as you've never seen it before!") (75)
* A Tellarite Tale by Roberta Rogow ("Find out the real reason Gav got sent to Babel." (81)
* A Day in the Life of a Trekfan: Thursday by Jeanne Powers (84)
* con reports by Rich Kolker, T.J. Burnside (Boskone—Feb 16-18, Boston, Star Trek World Expo—Feb 17-19, NYC, Disclave—May 25–27, Washington D.C.) (86)
* The Corner Mailbox, LoCs (88)
File:fes4-3.jpg| from issue #4, Nan Lewis
File:fes4-4.jpg| from issue #4, Melody Frame
File:fes4-5.jpg| from issue #4, P.S. Nim
File:fes4-6.jpg| from issue #4, Randy Ash, foldout
File:fes4-7.jpg| from issue #4, Gee Moaven, originally appeared in Fesarius #3
File:fes4-8.jpg|i from issue #4, T.J. Burnside
File:fes4-9.jpg| from issue #4, Amy Harlib
File:fes4-10.jpg| from issue #4, V.M. Wyman
File:fes4-11.jpg| from issue #4, Gordon Carleton
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
==Issue 5==
Fesarius 5 was published in 1982 and has 213 pages. The art is by T.J. Burnside, Leslie Fish, Chris Gerken, Theresa Holmes, Liz Pietrzak, Melody Rondeau, and V.M. Wyman. The front cover is by Gayle F. Includes three fold-outs of art. (In the next issue, the editor apologizes for some art printing goofs in this issue: "to those who noticed it, yes! T h e illustration on page 71 of the first printing of FES 5 was indeed upside down (printer's mistake) and did make the Invictus look a bit like a TV set. (I'm sorry, Leslie! It wasn't my fault!) But, as a few astute readers pointed out, there's no up or down in space, anyway. Another silly, glaring error (which I can't blame on the printer, unfortunately) was that Theresa Holmes' foldouts appeared in the wrong order. Both of these flubs were fixed in the reprint.")
This issue consists mainly of two novels: one by Leslie Fish and one by Theresa Holmes, on the theme of "What would be the effect of the ST universe if Christ were not an influence?" and "A special writer's challenge between Theresa Holmes and Leslie Fish on the theme, "What would the effect be on the Star Trek universe if Christ had lived and died a poor carpenter?" Both stories are illustrated by their respective authors, and Leslie's is novella-length."
From the editorial, by Burnside: 
From the editorial, by Robinson, who says he is newly married: 
* Editorial Transmissions by T.J. Burnside and Richard Robinson (2)
* Triumvirate by Kelly Hill (4)
* Trivia Time by T.J. Burnside and Philip Chien (6)
* Difference by Theresa Holmes (7)
* Malfunction by Jeanne Powers (38)
* Dora, the Singing Andorian by T.J. Banana and Marshmelly Framizam (39)
* Frost Dancer by Ed Bernstien (43)
* Guest Review: Star Trek II by Howard Weinstein (44)
* Con Reports: MediaWest*Con, see that page, by Kevin J. Anderson and Sheila Willis (47)
* Sunset and Evening Star; Sunset and Evening Star by Leslie Fish (50)
* The Corner Mailbox, LoCs (210)
* Ads (214)
* The Last Page by The Management (216)
File:fes5-8.jpg| from issue #5, Theresa Holmes for Difference, see that page for other examples
File:fes5-9.jpg| from issue #5, Theresa Holmes for Difference, see that page for other examples
File:fes5-3.jpg| from issue #5, Leslie Fish for Sunset and Evening Star, see that page for other examples
File:fes5-5.jpg| from issue #5, Leslie Fish for Sunset and Evening Star, see that page for other examples
File:fes5-15.jpg| from issue #5, You are Receiving this Zine Because
File:fes5-16.jpg| from issue #5 
File:Fes5-17.jpg|from issue #5, short story by Ed Bernstein, illustrated by V.M. Wyman
File:fes5-18.jpg| from issue #5, T.J. Burnside
File:fes5-19.jpg| from issue #5, Melody Rondeau
File:fes5-20.jpg| from issue #5, T.J. Burnside
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==Issue 6== 
 
Fesarius 6 was published in October 1984 and contains 150 pages.
The art is by B.L. Barr, T.J. Burnside, Peter Zale, Pat Cash, Bob Eggleton, Caro Hedge, Mary Bohdanowicz, P.S. Nom, Patrick O'Neill, Karen River, Melody Rondeau, Leah Rosenthal, Hannah M.G. Shapero, Gennie Summers, Carole Swoboda, Howard Weinstein, T'hy'la by B.L. Barr (inside front cover).
This issue was dedicated to Beth Nugteren who had been killed September 14, 1984 by a drunk driver while she and her friends were on their way to a SCA event. 
From the editorial: 
* Table of Contents (2)
* Editorial Transmission by T.J. Burnside (3)
* The Corner Mailbox, letters of comment (5)
* The Elder by L. Jeanne Powers (Star Trek: TOS) (12)
* Pitbroch, poem by Kelly Hill (Star Trek: TOS) (16)
* Star Trek III, review by Howard Weinstein (17)
* Star Schlep III: Besmirched by Schlock by Lee Heller (script of the con skit that was performed by the BSTA Players at The BASH, November 3, 1984) (Star Trek: TOS) (19)
* Birth Day/Later Day by B.L. Barr (Star Trek: TOS) (39)
* Fandom's Lost Idealism, essay by Sandra Necchi (also printed in K/S & K.S. (Kindred Spirits) #10 in September 1984) (41)
* Words, poem by L. Jeanne Powers (Star Trek: TOS) (46)
* At Large in a Dapple-Grey World, a Fairy Tale for Modern Times by Philip Hughes (original fantasy) (47)
* If This Be Madness by Ann Cecil (Star Trek: TOS) (51)
* Hiatus by Jennifer Weston (Star Trek: TOS) (67)
* Warpfactor II, a Speculative Utopia by B.F. Skynard (a parody of "Walden II)" (Star Trek: TOS) , meta)(69)
* Turning Points by Lorraine Bartlett (Star Wars) (73)
* Joining, poem by Lee Heller (Star Trek: TOS) (89)
* The Horse Tamer's Daughter by Leslie Fish (Darkover) (90)
* Blessed Are the Pure In Heart by Kevin J. Anderson (original science fiction) (98)
* Solace by T.J. Burnside and Gail Pittaway (Star Wars) (109)
* Blood Brothers, poem by B.L. Barr (113)
* Old Spice by Lee Heller (Star Trek: TOS) (114)
* And the Sins of the Fathers, poem by Lee Heller (Star Trek: TOS) (118)
* An Educational Experience by Lynette Knox (Star Trek: TOS) (119)
* The Last Page by Eddie Tor: You Are Receiving This Zine Because (150)
Image:Fesarius6-2.jpg|from issue #6, an interesting take on T'hy'la
Image:fesarius6-0.jpg|from issue #6, inside back cover, Bob Eggleton
Image:fesarius6-1.jpg|from issue #6, T.J. Burnside 
Image:Fesarius6-3.jpg|from issue #6, Pat Cash
Image:fesarius6-4.jpg|from issue #6, Peter Zale
 
Image:fesarius6-6.jpg|from issue #6, Peter Zale
Image:fesarius6-7.jpg|from issue #6, P.S. Nim
Image:fesarius6-8.jpg|from issue #6, P.S. Nim
Image:fesarius6-9.jpg|from issue #6, Gennie Summers (portrays Carol Marcus and David Marcus)
Image:fesarius6-10.jpg|from issue #6, Gennie Summers
Image:fesarius6-11.jpg|from issue #6, T.J. Burnside
Image:fesarius6-12.jpg|from issue #6, Melody Rondeau
Image:fesarius6-13.jpg|from issue #6, Karen River
Image:fesarius6-14.jpg|from issue #6, Peter Zale
Image:fesarius6-15.jpg|from issue #6, TACS
Image:fesarius6-16.jpg|from issue #6, TACS
Image:fesarius6-17.jpg|from issue #6, TACS
Image:fesarius6-19.jpg|from issue #6, Hannah Sapero
Image:fesarius6-20.jpg|from issue #6, Hannah Sapero
Image:fesarius6-21.jpg|from issue #6, Hannah Sapero
Image:fesarius6-18.jpg|from issue #6, You Are Receiving This Zine Because 
File:kingandunircorn-2.jpg| from issue #6, Hannah Shapero: in 2017 from the artist: "...the young King meets with a richly dressed woman who is not an aristocrat but the Madam of the whole town." Unicorn Fail (December 6, 2017) 
kingandunircorn.jpg|from issue #6, Hannah Shapero: in 2017 from the artist: "...shows the Unicorn's horn becoming less....horny. There you have it. Black ink on illustration board, 2 panels on page 7" x 10", summer 1984. Unicorn Fail (December 6, 2017) 
File:kingandunircorn-1.jpg| from issue #6, Hannah Shapero: in 2017 from the artist: "Once upon a time there was a young king who went on a quest to find himself a bride. For the usual dynastic reasons, she needed to be a virgin. To assure that she was, he took along a Unicorn with him on his royal progress. Unicorns, as is known in fantasy, will not allow any non-virgin to ride them, and are uneasy in the presence of, uh, sexually active people. The king realized he was going to have a problem from the very first village he visited. The Unicorn stood unridden and upset, because every woman from adult to child (yes, children too) turned out not to be a virgin, in fact they were all for sale. Isn't that cute? Now that we are hearing what happens to women of all ages in the presence of powerful men, these "ribald" stories just aren't that entertaining. At least they weren't for me. I didn't like the story, but I did the illustrations anyway. You didn't talk about those things in 1984. Black ink on illustration board, 8 1//2" x 11", summer 1984." Molesting the Unicorn (December 5, 2017) 
==References==
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