Intriguing Ideas

Zine
Title:	Intriguing Ideas
Publisher:	Aristo Press
Editor(s):	Meegat
Date(s):	August 1989
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Medium:	print zine
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Fandom:	Blake's 7
Language:	English
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Intriguing Ideas is a slash 110-page Blake's 7 anthology.

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Contents

Fiction:

• Three's Company by Trisha J. (A/B/V): "Avon can't decide between seducing Vila or seducing Blake.")
• Silence by Jane Carnall (A/B: "Avon and Vila are at odds with each other.")
• Hell with the Fires Out by Anais (A/J: "Jenna and Avon, captured by Travis, find a bit of comfort for each other. Warning: this story contains some violence from Travis.")
• Turnabout by Amy W.
• Mr. Rick's by M.S. (A/V: "The Mad Slasher takes a poke at all those "someone is captured by a brothel and someone else has to make love to him to free him" stories.")
• Solution by Donna LaRue (A/V: "After Malodaar, Vila can see only one method of dealing with the hurt that Avon caused him.)
• Domination by Amy L. (A/B/: Avon requires a bit of forceful play in his relationships.")
• Double Duel by Tenaya (A/V: "Avon and Vila are attracted to each other, but Blake's jealousy may come between them.")
• Need by Donna LaRue (A/V: "After contracting a "virus," Vila feels an overwhelming need to seduce Avon.")
• The Fivols Experiment by Giovanna Caliente (A/J, B/Travis: "Avon and Jenna amuse themselves on the ship while the others deal with Travis and Servalan.")
• Payback by Anais
• Trash Slash by Janice M.
• Seek and Find, Ask... by Maren
• Sometimes There's No Romance by Jane Carnall
• Friend-Service by Anais
• Priorities by Chris Kessler (A/V: "Avon attempts to sort out his feelings for Vila.") (sequel to "The Watcher" in Southern Comfort #4.75)
• Arrival by Nikki P (The Memories Series)
• Memories by Nikki P (The Memories Series)
• Ghosts by Nikki P (The Memories Series 3)
• Peace by Nikki P (The Memories Series 4)

Nonfiction:

• Interview with Tenaya
• Interview with Jane Carnall

Poetry:

• M.S., "Why Women Write Slash"
• Anais, "Based on 'My Shadow'"
• M. S., "Detection"
• Donna LaRue, "Vila"
• Anais, "Based on 'Invictus'"
• Janice M, "Reflections"
• Anais, "After Late Watch on the Liberator"
• Donna LaRue "Aftershock"
• Giovanna Caliente, "A Parting Word" )
• Tenaya, "A Thief's Gentle Thoughts"
• Anais, "Avon's Gadget Works" )

Art:

• Chris Kessler, cover

Reactions and Reviews

[Silence]: A short story like a sad sestina about the multiple meanings of "Silence," and a meditation on "Horizon" and "Pressure Point." It takes a while, but eventually Avon realizes that the breakdown of his expedient "arrangement" with Vila is not merely mostly his fault but mostly his loss.

[zine]: It's a hard zine to find... I was looking for it for a couple of years before it finally turned up. I don't know why it should be so scarce; it's a good zine, but not so good that people would be likely to hoard it above all others. Must have been a very small print run.