Gayle F was hugely influential in early Kirk/Spock fandom. She wrote some of the classics of that time, such as Mirrors of Mind and Flesh, edited, illustrated and published The Price and The Prize, and other K/S zines. Her illustration style was very stylized yet lush, and she moved easily between simple portraiture and elaborate and sometimes explicit story illustration. K/S stories of the time often posited unusual versions of Spock's alien genitalia, and her art often reflected them -- she even made a famous paperdoll set with different sets of Vulcan penises.
She continued doing cover art for zines long after she stopped writing or publishing zines of her own.
Later, she started vidding, both with Tashery Shannon and alone -- she was an early slash vidder in Blake's 7 fandom. After a multiple year hiatus, she reappeared primarily as a Wiseguy vidder in the late 1990s, collaborating with Lynn C. and later Morgan Dawn.
She is still active as an invited guest at K/S cons.
Notable Stories
The Cosmic Fuck Series, a series of formative early Kirk/Spock stories: Desert Heat (first published in The Sensuous Vulcan in 1977), Beyond Setarcos (first published in Thrust in 1978), Night of the Dragon (first published in Thrust in 1978) and Between Friends (first published in Obsc'zine #3).
Notable Vids
Data's Dream, aka Flight Dreams, (to the song Orinoco Flow) -- absolutely exquisite multimedia vid of SF and F shows, framed by Data. Originally created on vcrs, but remastered in the early 2000s on computer. Most of the source wasn't strictly media fannish, but of course, there's enormous overlap between media fandom and SF&F fandom. Many fans have said this is the most beautiful vid they've ever seen. A streaming version can be viewed here.
Gallery
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 Avon from Blake's 7, back cover, unknown fanzine |  Star Trek Visits the World of Literature - HP Lovecraft (Scotty) |
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|  unpublished art for the zine " Choices" |
