A Ray of Hope
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| Zine | |
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| Title: | A Ray of Hope |
| Publisher: | Fluffasaurus Press/Northern Ohio Beauty and the Beast Fan Club |
| Editor(s): | C.M. Henley and Anna Deavers Kelley |
| Date(s): | 1989, reprinted in the early 1990s |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
A Ray of Hope is a 195-page adult het Beauty and the Beast (TV) anthology of stories by C.M. Henley, Anna Deavers Kelley, and K.A. Booth.
The art was done by the authors.
Some of the stories in this zine are also in Yesterday, a Child.
This zine has a sequel called Up Top.
Description from a Flyer
A Ray Of Hope (3rd Printing) - Over 180 pages of text, over 20 pieces of artwork by Anna M. (Deavers) Kelley. Contains the entire text of the first printing, now corrected and reset in the same highly readable typeface. Almost 20 stories, plus journal entries and poetry, covering Vincent's life from infancy through the ultimate consummation of his bond with Catherine. with an interesting twist
Vincent has a daughter he never knew about. This storyline is pre-third season and ignores the third season entirely. Rated "R" for violence and one explicit scene.
Contents
- The Physician's Heart" by C.H. Henley (3)
- A Question of Humanity from an idea by Bill Henley (11)
- Emily by C.M. Henley (16)
- To Know Another's Pain by C.M. Henley (24)
- Little Monster by A.M. Deavers (32)
- Small Miracle (45)
- My Brother's Keeper (51)
- Parting by C.M. Henley (57)
- Wavelength by C.M. Henley (75)
- Runaway part one (78)
- Interlude: Aloneness (87)
- Runaway part two (90)
- Outgrowth (96)
- A Better Mousetrap by K.A. Booth (112)
- The Bog Down in The Valley-O (127)
- Trick Or Treat by C.M. Henley (132)
- Sonnet: After "A Happy Life" by C.M. Henley (138)
- Homecoming by C.M. Henley (139)
- Revelation by C.M. Henley (156)
- A Ray Of Hope" (160)
- Heartache by C.M. Henley (178)
- The Very First Time (185)
Sample Interior
Reactions and Reviews
This pre-3rd season zine has a wide variety of connecting stories and journal entries that span the years from Vincent's infancy and childhood through his sexual relationship with Catherine. It should be noted that several stories focus on Vincent's teenage sexual involvements. In 'Parting,' Vincent defends the honor of his childhood friend when she is raped. Not realizing his strength, Vincent kills for the first time. This friendship leads to Vincent's first sexual encounter and the birth of a daughter that he discovers years later (contains very strong language). In another story, Vincent tries to help a young Tunnel girl who is involved in porno films. He's captured, tied down and raped.[1]