Shipped First Class
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Shipped First Class |
| Publisher: | A Larger Playground Press |
| Editor(s): | Aquarius & Sue Parsons |
| Date(s): | 2008-2011 |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | print, CD |
| Size: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | multimedia |
| External Links: | WayBack link to Publisher website |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Shipped First Class is a het anthology multimedia fanzine. Its self-stated goal is to bring: "you the best in het fan literature and art in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror/paranormal. Stories range from PG to NC-17 in rating." It was/is available in print and as a CD.
Issue 1
Shipped First Class 1 was published in 2008 and has 217-pages. This issue also features art by Laura Quiles, Zawiah, Zonoma, Genieprincess, Lori H, Steph Swanger, and Anonymous.
It was edited by Aquarius, Sue Parsons, Laura Quiles, Skye Rutherford, Seren Kennard, and Ravenwald.
From the editorial:
It seems like we were just at Media West in 2007, talking about how great it would be to have a muitifandom zine that offered the best het romance stories that could be found in each universe. From there, it wasn't such a leap to say, "Let's do our own zine!"
We've met a lot of fun people in the process of collecting material for Shipped First Class, and we're proud to present you with this collection of maturely-written stories and beautiful artwork from so many otherworldly fandoms. We know that you bought this zine for your favorite characters and shows, but we hope we've shown you something new and exciting, too!
We'd like to extend our thanks to friends and family who made this zine possible, especially Ravenwald, who helped us out as a guest editor.
- Big Gun Introspective by Aquarius (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) (1)
- Plink by Genieprincess (Star Wars—Original Trilogy) (4)
- Heart of Hearts by Sue Parsons (Pushing Daisies) (14)
- Pick Me Up by Dr. Tamwe (Doctor Who) (16)
- Seven's Story by Genieprincess and Susan S. McCrackin (Star Trek: Voyager) (25)
- A Brief Moment byD.L. Slaten Star Wars/The Phantom Menace (52)
- She'll Wear The Dress He Gave Her by Lena Judith Drake (Buffy) (56)
- Alone by Seren Kennard (Doctor Who) (67)
- Reflections by Ms. Kell (Star Wars—Original Trilogy) (73)
- Against The Chill by Sue Parsons (Star Trek: TOS) (83)
- Martha: Killing Time by Aquarius (Doctor Who) (85)
- Naked Time: Sorry by Cheree Cargill (Star Trek: TOS) (88)
- Patterns Of Force: The Healing Touch by Cheree Cargill (Star Trek: TOS) (91)
- What Are Little Girls Made Of?: Betrothed by Cheree Cargill (Star Trek: TOS) (97)
- Quiet Stars by Kritina Johnston ("Author's Note: This story takes place in my own invented alternate universe that does not use any characters or events from the Expanded Universe.") (This story won a 2010 FanQ Award.) (Star Wars—Original Trilogy) (102)
- Deserted Shore, poem by Seren Kennard (Doctor Who) (111)
- Accidental Rescue by Paynesgrey (Heroes) (114)
- Grey by Skye Rutherford (Star Wars—Original Trilogy) (124)
- Donna, poem by Seren Kennard (Doctor Who) (128)
- A Spike Through the Heart by Aquarius, winner of a 2010 FanQ Award (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (130)
- Wherein The Deep Night, poem by Skye Rutherrford (Lord of the Rings) (144)
- Fear by Genieprincess (Star Wars—Original Trilogy) (145)
- Set Forth Good Wine by Zonoma ( "Timeframe: Dark Nest trilogy. Notes: This branches off to AU (drastically) in The Unseen Queen, for those of you who are familiar with the EU. I have left it deliberately vague so that no one is left in the dark, though. I hope you enjoy it.") (Star Wars—Original Trilogy) (209)
- The Only Thing Worth Fighting For by Aquarius (Hex) (214)
- Dagobah Rendezvous by Sue Parsons Star Wars--Original Trilogy (216)
inside page from issue #1, Steph Swanger for "Plink"
inside page from issue #1, Zanoma for "Seven's Story"
inside page from issue #1, Zawiah for "A Brief Moment"
inside page from issue #1, Laura Quiles for "Alone"
inside page from issue #1, Laura Quiles for "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
inside page from issue #1, Zawiah for "Quiet Little Stars"
inside page from issue #1, Laura Quiles for "Grey"
inside page from issue #1, Laura Quiles for "A Spike Through the Heart"
inside page from issue #1, Anonymous for "Set Forth Good Wine"
inside page from issue #1, Laura Quiles for "Dagobah Rendezvous"
Issue 2
Shipped First Class 2 was published in 2010 and contains 254 pages. Art by Laura Quiles, Steph Swanger, Paynesgrey, Svenja, Escriba, Lookingback7, Zawiah.
- All the Time In The World by Druid Wolf (Doctor Who)
- Dawn on Earth by Laura Quiles (Doctor Who)
- Shadows Gather Round by Cheree Cargill (Harry Potter)
- Jack O' Lantern by Tracy Thurber (Harry Potter)
- Salvation by Seren Kennard (Phantom of the Opera)
- Hotter than Vulcan by Cheree Cargill (Star Trek: TOS)
- The Drunk Dial by Aquarius (Star Trek: ENT)
- Wrecked by Aquarius (Star Trek: ENT)
- Sex, Lies, and Duratanium Braces by Aquarius (Star Trek: ENT)
- Sex, Lies, and Soundproofing Material by Aquarius (Star Trek: ENT)
- Sex, Lies, and Plumbing Fixtures by Aquarius (Star Trek: ENT)
- Heavy Medal by Genieprincess (Star Wars)
- Two Words by D.J. Slaten (Star Wars)
- Uncertainties by Iverna (Star Wars)
- Desk Set by Susan Zahn (Star Wars)
- I'd Rather Call You Sweetheart by Susan Zahn (Star Wars)
- Portside Girl by Susan Zahn (Star Wars)
- Red Sky at Morning by Susan Zahn (Star Wars)
- Ridealong by Fran Hutchinson (V: Original Cast)
interior art for the story "Sex, Lies, and ..." The artist, Laura Quiles, writes: "Ball point pen drawing of Capt. Johnathan Archer (Star Trek: Enterprise)."
The artist Laura Quiles writes: "Pen & ink drawing done for the Classic Author Section in the multi fandom fanzine that I edit, Shipped First Class vol. 2 (pub 2010). The author featured was Star Wars fan author Sue Zahn."
interior art for the story "Jack O' Lantern" by Tracey Thurber. Media: pencil. Remus Lupin and Tonks from Harry Potter. Artist: quirkyslayer/Paynesgrey
interior art for the story "Shadows Gather Round" by Cheree Cargill. Media: pencil. Lily, James, and Harry from Harry Potter. Artist: quirkyslayer/Paynesgrey
Issue 3
Shipped First Class 3 was published in early 2011 and contains over 300 pages. Includes original artwork by Laura Quiles, Steph Swanger (she won a 2012 Fan Q Award), bluetiger, genieprincess, and others.
- Bad Wolf by Aquarius (Doctor Who) (nominated for a 2012 Fan Q Award)
- Introspective by Aquarius (Doctor Who)
- First Fire by Aquarius (Star Trek: ENT) (It won a 2012 Fan Q Award.)
- Persistence of Touch by Aquarius (Star Trek: ENT) (nominated for a 2012 Fan Q Award)
- Storm by Aquarius (Star Trek: ENT) (nominated for a 2012 Fan Q Award)
- Wildflower by Honeybee (Star Trek: TOS)
- Blanket by elivagar (Star Wars) (nominated for a 2012 Fan Q Award)
- Diary of a Wandering Princess by Susan Zahn (Star Wars) (It won a 2012 Fan Q Award.)
- Keeping It in the Room: Jack by Kathy Agel (Stargate: SG-1)
- Keeping It in the Room: Sam by Kathy Agel (Stargate: SG-1)
- Best Laid Plans by Fran Hutchinson (V: 1983)
- Lessons by Fran Hutchinson (V: 1983)
- The Ninth Plague by Martha Wilson (Hercules)
- Resolutions by Martha Wilson (Star Wars)
- Sojourn by Martha Wilson (Stargate: Atlantis)