Parted from Me and Other Stories
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| Title: | Parted from Me and Other Stories |
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| Date(s): | October 1977 |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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Parted from Me and Other Stories is a 36-page gen digest-sized Star Trek: TOS anthology by Jean Lorrah.
The art is by Barbara Stults.
These stories, as the author explains in the zine, were written starting in 1968. At least one fan (Doris Beetem) read "Parted from Me" as either pass around fiction or as it was printed in Triskelion #3, and wrote an unauthorized sequel called "Here We Go Round Again" which was printed in Eridani Triad #1 in 1970. [1]
Lorrah wrote a 1978 essay about fandom and profit that included this fanzine. See How about a discussion of one of everybody's favorite topics: money? for excerpts, as well as extensive fan comments.
Summaries
From an ad in Warped Space #28 (1977):
PARTED FROM ME and Other Stories by Jean Lorrah will contain the title story (a Spock/Christine story), "The Logic of Change" (a Kirk/Spock story, not K/S "relationship"), "Nuts!" (a McCoy story) and "Touched" (a Sarek/Amanda story, not NTM). Two of the stories appeared in TRISKELION and have been out of print for more than five years; the others were in CONTACT II and GRUP V, both now permanently out-of-print. The full price is $1.00 plus two first class stamps.
From Agent With Style:
Four tales that show different aspects of what makes the Star Trek universe so unique -- an adventure tale of kidnappings and rescues; McCoy's somewhat odd drinking habits; a dramatic story of pain and loss transformed into satisfaction, and finally joy; and a tale of pon farr, birth, gentle humor, Spock's parents and what makes Terran/Vulcan relationships succeed.
From the Author's Foreword
The four stories in this book represent my Trekfiction before The Night of the Twin Moons. Two of the stories date from 1968 and 1969, when the original episodes were still on NBC... Jacqueline Lichtenberg is responsible for this book's appearing as it now stands. First, she, along with Sondra Marshak and Joan Winston, made me aware two years ago that fanzines were still growing strong, with the publication of Star Trek Lives!. That's when I went back to writing Treklit after several years' absence. Second, Jacqueline has suggested that when authors have achieved some degree of proficiency reprint their older stories, they should not revise them. Thus, new writers can examine a more experienced writer's work over a period of time, and see the growth that has taken place. Hence, although I had to grit my teeth over a few constructions, the stories in this volume appear as they were originally printed except for typos (my corrections of those in the original zines, and undoubtedly some new ones I’ve added).
Two of these stories are contest-winners. "Nuts!" was awarded the "best short-short" award by the editors of Triskelion) and "The Logic of Change" was a winner in one of Contact’s finish-the-story contests. Which reminds me: I did not write the first six paragraphs of "The Logic of Change." Beverly Volker and Nancy Kippax wrote that much and then left us writers with the challenge of creating a story from that cliff-hanger!
"Parted From Me" is my first attempt at serious Trekfiction. Previous to it, I had published a number of articles in Spockanalia, ST-Phile, and Triskelion, and even made my first non-fiction sale to a national magazine. I had done humorous fiction, such as "Nuts!" and "Visit to a Weird Planet." But with this story I wished to make a serious statement about human integrity, and show Christine Chapel in a more favorable light than she had been granted in most fanzines.
Finally, "Touched" is one of half-a-dozen Sarek and Amanda stories I wrote while The Night of the Twin Moons was forming, without my knowledge, in my subconscious. It's definitely not an NTM-universe story! It is also definitely not to be taken seriously!
Nor should anyone's Trekfiction be taken as a life-or-death matter, of course. I write because I enjoy writing; you read because you enjoy reading. Here are four views of the ST universe -- often very different from those I have taken in NTM or Epilogue. That's the joy of fantasy.
Read, share, and above all, enjoy!
Contents
- Parted from Me (reprinted from Triskelion #3, also in The Best of Pon Farr and Archives #6) (5)
- Nuts! (reprinted from Triskelion #1) (21)
- The Logic of Change (reprinted from Contact #2, a winner of the zine's finish-the-story contest) (23)
- Touched (reprinted from Grup #5 and Jean Lorrah's Sarek Collection) (28)
Gallery
Reactions and Reviews
See reactions and reviews for Touched.
[zine]: Four short stories reprinted from other zines make up this modest little zine. 'Parted from Me' is a pon farr story with Christine Chapel as the heroine. 'Nuts' and 'Logic of Change' are very brief McCoy and Kirk pieces. 'Touched,' a Sarek and Amanda story, is another pon farr story with a different twist. The main value of this collection is that it shows the development of the author from an average fan writer into the outstanding creator of NTM and Epilogue. If you are looking for a work equal of her later writings, you will be disappointed. The stories here are interesting but not remarkable. However, considering the reasonable price [$1.00 plus .35 postage], it's not a bad buy at all, especially if you haven't read them in their earlier publications. The drawings by Barbara Stults are somewhat out of proportion, but have a certain charm nonetheless. [2]
[zine]: PARTED FROM ME AND OTHER STORIES consists of four early Lorrah stories; although none are set in the NTM universe, they are well-written, with smooth pacing, believable characterizations and developed plots. [3]
These stories are exceptional! Well done! Jean's insight is remarkable but what happens to Jim Kirk shows just how fragile life can be even with their technology. "Couched" is a great chuckle, imagining Sarek's indignation at that information - four months indeed! Jean has gone on to publish better stories which I like as well as these earlier and shorter ones. These earlier ones clearly show the latent talent now fully developed. [4]
References
- ^ In Beetem's story, the Romulans of the story turn out to have been Klingon impersonators.
- ^ from Scuttlebutt #6
- ^ from Time Warp #1
- ^ from Beyond Antares #28