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[[File:asidothee9front.jpg|thumb|front cover of issue #9, [[Chris Soto]]. "Mention these covers to anyone who’s seen them and call them the “tuxedo covers” and they’ll gasp with pleasure. It’s worth it to get the original of this zine just for the covers. A sophisticated, elegant tuxedoed Spock with a hint of haughtiness and power graces the front. A boyish, handsome Kirk, looking as if he’s a little too young to be wearing such sophisticated attire, graces the back cover. Both are surrounded by a black background which lends an air of mystery and strength to these drawings." <ref>from [[The K/S Press]] #21</ref>]]

[[File:asidothee9front.jpg|thumb|front cover of issue #9, [[Chris Soto]]. "Mention these covers to anyone who’s seen them and call them the “tuxedo covers” and they’ll gasp with pleasure. It’s worth it to get the original of this zine just for the covers. A sophisticated, elegant tuxedoed Spock with a hint of haughtiness and power graces the front. A boyish, handsome Kirk, looking as if he’s a little too young to be wearing such sophisticated attire, graces the back cover. Both are surrounded by a black background which lends an air of mystery and strength to these drawings." <ref>from [[The K/S Press]] #21</ref>]]

'''As I Do Thee 9''' was published in 1987 and contains 152 pages.

'''As I Do Thee 9''' was published in 1987 and contains 152 pages.

This issue includes fiction contest winners; fans were to write a story interpreting an illo by [[The Southern Cross]]—that illo was used on the front of "As I Do Thee" #6, see that issue above.

This issue includes fiction contest winners; fans were to write a story interpreting an illo by [[The Southern Cross]]—that illo was used on the front of "As I Do Thee" #6, see that issue above.

* Voice of Smoke, poem by Dovya Blacque (inside front cover)

* Voice of Smoke, poem by Dovya Blacque (inside front cover)

* Touchstone by Robin Hood (4)

* Touchstone by Robin Hood (4)

* [[Just for Old Times' Sake]] by Addison Reed. (Humor: After Kirk and Spock retire, McCoy makes a surprise visit to their home on Vulcan.)  (5)

* [[Just for Old Times' Sake]] by Addison Reed. (Humor: "After Kirk and Spock retire, McCoy makes a surprise visit to their home on Vulcan.")  (5)

* Disorderly Passions, poem by Linda Frankel (12)

* Disorderly Passions, poem by Linda Frankel (12)

* [[Barely Blue]] by Robin Hood (When Spock is unable to decelerate after their run-in with the Scalosians, Kirk recelerates to be with him while hoping to find a solution before Spock dies.) (13)

* [[Barely Blue]] by Robin Hood ("When Spock is unable to decelerate after their run-in with the Scalosians, Kirk recelerates to be with him while hoping to find a solution before Spock dies.") (13)

* Uncharted Worlds, poem by Ellen Morris (31)

* Uncharted Worlds, poem by Ellen Morris (31)

* First Place: [[Out of the Rock]] by Martha Selena Brown (After V'ger, Spock has difficulty dealing with the lessons learned from the probe. For Kirk, a new understanding of his friend and of himself leads him to help Spock acclimate to his new-found self.) (33)

* First Place: [[Out of the Rock]] by Martha Selena Brown ("After V'ger, Spock has difficulty dealing with the lessons learned from the probe. For Kirk, a new understanding of his friend and of himself leads him to help Spock acclimate to his new-found self.") (33)

* I Am the Captain, poem by C. Evan Wood (50)

* I Am the Captain, poem by C. Evan Wood (50)

* Second Place: [[In His Image]] by [[Charlotte Frost]] (The transport of a rare and precious collection of sculptures opens new images to Kirk's mind. And after meeting the eccentric Vulcan recipient of the shipment, both Kirk and Spock discover they have a lot to think about.) (51)

* Second Place: [[In His Image]] by [[Charlotte Frost]] ("The transport of a rare and precious collection of sculptures opens new images to Kirk's mind. And after meeting the eccentric Vulcan recipient of the shipment, both Kirk and Spock discover they have a lot to think about.") (51)

* Sunrise/Nightfall, poem by Ellen Morris (71)

* Sunrise/Nightfall, poem by Ellen Morris (71)

* Defense, poem by Martha Selena Brown (73)

* Defense, poem by Martha Selena Brown (73)

* For Me, poem by C. Evan Wood (74)

* For Me, poem by C. Evan Wood (74)

* Third Place: [[Lion Heart]] by Tess Aigner (Unknown aliens choose Spock as the target of their experiment to test human limitations. This particular test: to judge and measure the length humans will go to for the ones they love.) (75)

* Third Place: [[Lion Heart]] by Tess Aigner ("Unknown aliens choose Spock as the target of their experiment to test human limitations. This particular test: to judge and measure the length humans will go to for the ones they love.") (75)

* Time Colors, poem by [[Lonetta Ives]] (82)

* Time Colors, poem by [[Lonetta Ives]] (82)

* Honorable Mention: [[Anchorage]] by Addison Reed (One summary: The Klingon Bird of Prey floats in San Francisco Bay. The crew watches with held breath for the whales to emerge from the hold where they were trapped. Time slips by and the whales do not appear... and neither does Admiral Kirk... Another summary: Kirk almost drowns while releasing the whales from the bird-of-prey but is drawn back from near death by his bond with Spock which also releases the rest of Spock's memories of their life together as bondmates.) (83)

* Honorable Mention: [[Anchorage]] by Addison Reed (One summary: "The Klingon Bird of Prey floats in San Francisco Bay. The crew watches with held breath for the whales to emerge from the hold where they were trapped. Time slips by and the whales do not appear... and neither does Admiral Kirk." Another summary: "Kirk almost drowns while releasing the whales from the bird-of-prey but is drawn back from near death by his bond with Spock which also releases the rest of Spock's memories of their life together as bondmates.") (83)

* [[Spirit Wind]] by Greggia Seta (Back on Earth after Spock's refusion, Kirk finds a letter delivered before Spock's death predicting the events leading to that death and what followed.) (99)

* [[Spirit Wind]] by Greggia Seta ("Back on Earth after Spock's refusion, Kirk finds a letter delivered before Spock's death predicting the events leading to that death and what followed.") (99)

* Love Storm, poem by Linda Frankel (108)

* Love Storm, poem by Linda Frankel (108)

* [[It Can Always Get Worse]] by [[Ursula Tulle]] (Kirk begins having nightmares of losing his ship shortly before the fateful cadet cruise that will take Spock's life.) (109)

* [[It Can Always Get Worse]] by [[Ursula Tulle]] ("Kirk begins having nightmares of losing his ship shortly before the fateful cadet cruise that will take Spock's life.") (109)

* Let Me Stay, poem by Cybel Harper (115)

* Let Me Stay, poem by Cybel Harper (115)

* New Light, poem by Dovya Blacque  (117)

* New Light, poem by Dovya Blacque  (117)

* Perfect Pain, poem by Robin Hood (118)

* Perfect Pain, poem by Robin Hood (118)

* [[Secrets in Stone]] by [[D.A. Martin]] (Hearing rumors that Kirk and Spock are lovers, an artist friend of McCoy's creates a statue of them, but after McCoy sees it he tries to hide it from them, unaware that the rumors are true.)  (119)

* [[Secrets in Stone]] by [[D.A. Martin]] ("Hearing rumors that Kirk and Spock are lovers, an artist friend of McCoy's creates a statue of them, but after McCoy sees it he tries to hide it from them, unaware that the rumors are true.")  (119)

* Orbit, poem by Natasha Solten (137)

* Orbit, poem by Natasha Solten (137)

* Reunited, poem by Faris Vincent (reprinted from "As I Do Thee" #1) (138)

* Reunited, poem by Faris Vincent (reprinted from "As I Do Thee" #1) (138)

* [[Waiting for the Sun]] by Faris Vincent (Spock seems unable to let go of his unemotional way of life after V'Ger and Kirk finds it harder and harder to let things continue as they are.)  (139)

* [[Waiting for the Sun]] by Faris Vincent ("Spock seems unable to let go of his unemotional way of life after V'Ger and Kirk finds it harder and harder to let things continue as they are.v)  (139)

* With You, poem by Cybel Harper  (149)

* With You, poem by Cybel Harper  (149)

* Only You, poem by Rhea Gowan (151)

* Only You, poem by Rhea Gowan (151)

* From Your Dreams, poem by Dovya Blacque (inside back cover)

* From Your Dreams, poem by Dovya Blacque (inside back cover)

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File:asidothee9-1.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Leigh Wyatt

File:asidothee9-1.jpg| from issue #9, Leigh Wyatt

File:asidothee9-2.jpg|inside page from issue #9, sample text

File:asidothee9-2.jpg| from issue #9, sample text

File:asidothee9-3.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Virginia Lee Smith

File:asidothee9-3.jpg| from issue #9, Virginia Lee Smith

File:asidothee9-4.jpg|inside page from issue #9, Virginia Lee Smith

File:asidothee9-4.jpg| from issue #9, Virginia Lee Smith

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