Seasons (Stargate SG-1 zine)

Zine
Title:	Seasons
Publisher:	Ancient's Gate
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Date(s):	2007, 2013
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Medium:	print, online
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Fandom:	Stargate SG-1
Language:	English
External Links:	slash flyer; gen flyer;
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Seasons is a Stargate SG-1 series of holiday fiction. The first issue was two volumes, one gen and het, and one slash. The second issue is a mixed genre zine.

It is a Special Edition and part of the Ancient's Gate fanzine series.

Issue 1 (slash)

cover of slash issue #1, identical to gen issue #1, artist is JayEm -- and a fine example of some holiday hats

Seasons 1 (slash) is a 180-page Christmas-themed Stargate SG-1 published in 2007. Art by JayEm.

• Angel's Gift by devra - After an accident, Daniel is confused.
• A Beautiful Light by babs - Peace can be found... even when one isn't looking for it.
• The Gift's in the Giving by Imagine - When Daniel finally gets to spend Christmas with Jack - just who gets to enjoy the gift?
• A Giving Heart by JayEm - Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. - George Matthew Adams
• Putting up the tree by Shazz - Those who listen at doors receive confusion.
• Silent night by Shazz - Jack doesn't really want to go caroling...
• How Jack Spent His Last Solo Christmas by Mitch - "This wasn't a sudden burst of new emotions. It was just one inevitable step."
• Footfalls of Memory by Lyn Townsend - Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.
• Love Is... by Annie Booker - Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.
• The Gift is in the Giving by JayEm - "Let's just say we owe that bear a *lot.*"
• Hidden Gifts by babs - :Sometimes the best presents came not in wrapping paper but in rare and precious moments."
• Christmas Eve by Sideburns - Daniel finds himself in a dangerous and hopeless situation while offworld with another team - and it's Christmas Eve
• Memories are Made of This by Devra - Are the holidays with Jack and Daniel ever easy?
• The Meaning of Christmas by Sideburns - It's Christmas, SG-1 has just returned from a very successful mission and Daniel realizes he's bought no gifts yet.
• Broken Wing by JayEm - And in the end, there comes a beginning.

Issue 1 (gen and het)

cover of gen/het issue #1, identical to slash issue #1, artist is JayEm

Seasons 1 (gen and het) is a 230-page Christmas-themed Stargate SG-1 published in 2007. Art by JayEm. Authors are: Jackjunkie, Scribe, Nancy Richardson, Joag, Fabrisse, Lady Grey, Carrie, Cancer, writer_sharae, iiiionly, Jmas, Denny J and Sabrina. Art by JayEm.

• Christmas Angel by Jackjunkie - It's a good name for an angel.
• Teal'c's Thanksgiving by Fabrisse - Teal'c 'gets' Thanksgiving.
• The Most Wonderful by Carrie - Making the season bright can take a lot of work.
• A Daniel Jackson Christmas by Lady Grey - In all of the years the team has been together, they have never spent Christmas with Daniel. This year, after his return to mortal form, they decide to find out why he has always begged off, and learn what a Daniel Jackson Christmas is like.
• Christmas Past and Present by Cancer - Christmas is a time to remember...
• A Christmas Wish by Nancy Richardson - It can be the best and worst of times
• The Tale of a Rented Santa by writer_sharae - A little Daniel story of gifts and angels.
• Ghosts of Christmas by Jmas - Ebenezer Scrooge has got nothin' on a humbuggy Jack O'Neill.
• Rites of Passage Scribe - Not all gifts come in a box with a bow.
• Promises from Denny J - SG1's first Christmas as a team
• Silent Night (or Jack's Christmas Wish) by Sabrina - "Silent nights weren't exactly all they were cracked up to be."
• The Littlest Angel by iiiionly - A Little Daniel story of camels, magic, and memories.
• Practicing Christmas by Joag - Practice makes perfect…

Issue 2

Seasons 2 was published in 2013. This 195-page mixed genre zine features previously archived gen, slash and kidfic stories from Marzipan, Denny J, Debbie, Eilidh17, Storyhaus, Pinkyridz, Jmas, & JayEm. All stories used with permission. Art by Eilidh17 and JayEm. Stories range from G to NC17. Web formatted with .5 margins, 71437 words.

cover of issue #2

Gen Stories:

• Season of Hope by Denny J - Life would not be worth living without hope.
• Bonds of Friendship by Eilidh17 - An accident offworld with another team lands Daniel in the infirmary on Christmas Eve.
• "Ho, Ho, Ho...Santa Would Know" by Debbie - Jack's on a mission to discover who is on top of the base naughty list.
• Some Things Never Change by Jmas - Getting Daniel back alive allows Jack to reassess the past few months since Daniel 's return.
• Family Trimmings by Eilidh17 - Sam reminisces over people and events in her life as she decorates her Christmas tree.
• Five Pictures by Eilidh17 - SG-1 uses five pictures to remind Daniel of Christmas.
• "Too Many Kisses Under the Mistletoe" by Debbie - Daniel has a slight mistletoe problem.
• SG-1 and the Christmas Miracle by Storyhaus – Miracles come in all shapes and sizes.
• Making Like Santa by Eilidh17 - Jack and Daniel get into a little Christmas trouble.
• Christmas Flu Blues by Storyhaus – Santa gets a hand.
• The Gift by Jmas – Gifts are more than just packages.
• Promises by Denny J – Sometimes help is needed to keep a promise.
• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Pinkyridz - Daniel's sick off world, how will his illness impact of Jack's plans for a team Christmas

Kidfic:

• "Ancient Hands" by Debbie - Daniel finds a problem only he can fix.
• Lochy by Eilidh17 - After his downsizing, Daniel has lost the ability to communicate with his team/family. A very special family member brings him out of his shell until disaster strikes.
• "Santa's Moonlighting" by Debbie - Daniel discovers something in the chimney.
• "Pepper, the *Tail* of a Christmas Mouse" by Debbie - The story of Daniel and his mouse, Pepper.
• Traditional Differences by Eilidh17 - John tries to explain some of the aspects of Christmas to a downsized Ronon (SGA).

Slash (J/D):

• Kisseltoe by marzipan77 – Don’t go under the mistletoe…
• Unheralded by marzipan77 - It came without ribbons. It came without tags.
• On a Prayer by JayEm – A bit Frequency and a bit It’s a Wonderful Life. A what if story of second chances (NC17).