Of Things That are Not but Should Be (1991 Beauty and the Beast zine)
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| Zine | |
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| Title: | Of Things That are Not but Should Be |
| Publisher: | Rock Dog |
| Editor: | |
| Author(s): | Michele Hawley |
| Cover Artist(s): | Michele Hawley |
| Illustrator(s): | see below |
| Date(s): | 1991 |
| Medium: | print zine |
| Size: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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Of Things That are Not but Should Be is a 132-page Beauty and the Beast (TV) novel by Michele Hawley with additional short stories, art written by her.
It contains no interior art but a black and white ink drawing on the back cover showing Vincent as a baseball player is by Michele Hawley.
Contents
- Waking Dream
- Move Heaven and Earth
- The Rest is Pitiful
- The Christmas Gift
- Words Left Unspoken
- Rat Control
- A Life that Can Never Be
- Alive and Well in New York
- BatB: The Next Generation
Summary
This zine consists of several vignettes and one novelette. In "Rat Control" Catherine discovers a quirk of Vincent's she could have lived without knowing. In "A Life That Can Never Be," Vincent finds himself a Taco Bell manager with a nagging wife and a couple of bratty kids. The novelette, "Alive And Well In New York," is set several decades after the 3rd season. Diana and Vincent have a baby daughter and Vincent discovers he has fathered over 1,000 children by as many women over the years. Catherine and Vincent are reunited after his death in the end. Catherine does appear as a spirit also. [1]
Reactions and Reviews
“A Life That Can Never Be” with Vincent mowing the lawn and Catherine nagging at him, amid numberless bratty children, is priceless and worthy of its award nominations. Novelette “Alive and Well in New York” is also good reading. The zine as a whole is uneven but worthwhile. [2]