Celebration of Love
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| Zine | |
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| Title: | Celebration of Love |
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| Editor(s): | Cheryl Gray, others |
| Date(s): | May 1993 |
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| Genre: | het |
| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Celebration of Love is a het 264-page Beauty and the Beast (TV) anthology.
The art is by Michele Sales, Nora Leverson, Skalski, Grey Feather, Gordy Coates, Candy Atchinson, and Art Arteno.
The cover is a Leverson picture of Catherine and Elliot.
Most of the zine, fiction and poetry, is by Gray. Also fiction by Grey Feather, Nora Leverson and Jackie Skalski.
The editor wrote: "'CELEBRATION OF LOVE,' is rated (R), those who might be offended by written intimacy should not have purchased this zine."
From the editorial:
I have written and put together this zine, "Celebration of Love," for you and me. To me it is an accumulation of the work I've done celebrating what Beauty and the Beast has meant to me. I feel I have grown along the way as a writer, and as a person. Beauty and the Beauty has touched my soul and has brought out all the love inside of me. The series has become an outlet for my imagination and feelings. Beauty and the Beast is responsible for bringing talented people out into the light, to share a part of who they are with other B&B fans. We're all just different people from all walks of life, who have come together as a family.
Contents
- Introduction (1)
- Author's Note to Readers (11)
- Crystal Chandelier's and Ice Houses, poem by Cheryl Gray, dedicated to my husband (1)
- When Our World Sleeps, poem by Cheryl Gray (1)
- In the Midnight Hour, poem by Cheryl Gray (5)
- A Lover's Touch, illo by Candy Atchison (7)
- The Gift of You, illo by Art Arteno (9)
- Tidal Waves of Emotion, illo by Cheryl Gray (11)
- The Silent Song of the Heart, an illo by Art Arteno (13)
- Ozymandia's, poem by Bysshe Shelly (15)
- The Silent Song of the Heart, fiction by Cheryl Gray (17)
- Vincent and Cathering, an illo by Michele Sayles (20)
- I'm Drowning in Your Eyes, song by Ephraim Lewis (98)
- Vincent, illo by Grey Feather (137)
- Sunlight and Roses, poem by Cheryl Gray (139)
- The Fire and the Rose, poem by Cheryl Gray (141)
- My Childhood Fantasy Come True, poem by Cheryl Gray (143)
- Vincent, poem by Cheryl Gray (145)
- The Magic of the Rose, poem by Cheryl Gray (146)
- The Magic of the Rose, fiction by Cathy Atchinson (147)
- A Dream Come True, an illo by Michele Sayles (149)
- The Enchanted Pool, fiction by Grey Feather (151)
- Vincent, Fantasy or Reality, poem by Cheryl Gray (160)
- Life, the Fragile Balance, poem by Cheryl Gray (161)
- Central Park Set Up, poem by Cheryl Gray (162)
- Soulbinding, fiction by Nora Leverson (163)
- Champions of the Realm, an illo by Nora Leverson (170)
- Jaide and Raven, illo by Nora Leverson (227)
- Vincent's Room, illo by Jackie Skalski (234)
- A Kiss is Just a Kiss, fiction by Jackie Skalski (This story has four different endings. "No, that's not the end of the story. Would I do that to you? We're going to have a little fun. Instead of one ending, there will be four. You decide with ending you would like to make." -- three of the endings are substantial, one is more of a joke -- see image below) (235)
- Vincent's Table, illo by Grey Feather (262)
- My New Found Friend by Cheryl Gray (264)
interior page, Champions of the Realm, by Nora Leverson
interior page, A Lover's Touch, by Candy Atchison
interior page, not credited
interior page, Vincent, by Grey Feather
interior page, Jaide and Raven, illo, by Nora Leverson
interior page, story ending explanation
interior page, the G-rated one
interior page, the X-rated one
Reactions and Reviews
A Classic anthology zine by Gray and friends. Lots of pages, small print, though many pages inexplicably stop short about 2/3 of the way down. In Gray's long (p. 17-136) novelette, “The Silent Song of the Heart,” C is shot while greeting V at her apartment in what was to be their third anniversary celebration. Blinded, she accepts Elliot's offer of hospitality and tutoring while she learns to live with her handicap; Elliot's romantic hopes revive. This story is extremely badly edited and proofread, and the writing style is a bit uncertain at points, as well. Those undistracted by these problems may enjoy this zine more than the reviewer did. Some readers may want to know that Diana appears briefly in a non-romantic context in Gray's novelette. Most of the zine, fiction and poetry, is by Gray. Also fiction by Grey Feather (Catherine encounters V, nude, in the bathing pool, and guess what happens?), and Nora Leverson (an interesting 4th season tale of the love between half-Amerindian tunnel-dweller “Raven” and an Armenian refugee, very pregnant Jaide; note: Diana does not appear), and Jackie Skalski (a tale of a V/C kiss that leads to either G-, PG-, R- or X-rated results, depending on what page the reader chooses to turn to). Art by Michele Sales, Nora Leverson, Skalski, Grey Feather, Gordy Coates, Candy Atchinson, and Art Arteno. The cover, a Leverson picture of Catherine and Elliot, is very fine. [1]