The 1985 Hatstand Express Top Ten Lists

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Contents 1 Sample Top Ten Sets 2 Remaining Stories, Alphabetically Listed 3 References

In 1985 in The Hatstand Express, some fans listed their top ten Professionals fanfiction favorites, which, of course, never equaled ten. One fan submitted her top 50 stories.

The majority of the stories are circuit stories as there were few fanzines being published in the fandom at the time.

Sample Top Ten Sets

Injured Innocents by O Yardley
Rediscovered in a Graveyard by HG
Master of the Revels by HG
Brother's Keeper by Frankie
Loose Change by HG
Endgame by Tarot
Of Tethered Goats and Tigers by Tarot
Shuffle by L. Abie
Descent to Humanity by Anne Carr
Rachid by Lainie Stone
Middle Journey by Frankie
Whitecraft by Nancy Arena
Braille, Brown Study and Brass in Pocket by Lainie Stone
Ace of Spades (and the sequel, Joker is Wild) by Marian Kelly

Exorcism by Frankie
Descent to Humanity by Anne Carr
A Kindred Hand by E.T.
Brass in Pocket by Lainie Stone
The Portrait by Meg Lewtan
Conundrum by HG
Pleasure Bent by Sebastian
On Heat by Sebastian
Keep the Homefires Burning (Rob?) ^[1], Babysitter Boogie (Fanny Adams), Kind Hearts (O Yardley), and Family Ties (Fanny Adams)
Where the Worms Are by Pam Rose
Even Tough Guys Like Us by O Yardley
Runner Home by Nancy Arena
Master of the Revels by HG
The Janus by Tarot
Masquerade by Tarot
Adagio by Sebastian
Bear Necessity/A Necessary Evil by O Yardley

Brass in Pocket by Lainie Stone
Lightslide by Lainie Stone ^[2]
Master of the Revels by HG
On Heat by Sebastian
Surfeit by Nancy Arena
Aurelian by Lainie Stone (a very early elf story)
Of Tethered Goats and Tigers by Tarot
The Thrill of Victory by Nancy Loser?
Before the Time of Crossing by Nancy Loser
Blood Heat by E.T. and Sebastian
Beggar's Banquet by HG
The Ball Was Good by Sebastian

Snap by Gui Maeve
Wine Dark Nexus by Anne Carr
Scoring a Try by E.T.
A Kindred Hand by E.T.
Hyperion to a Satyr by Sebastian
Gruff & Grim by HG
Crystal Magic/Kitchen Magic by Lainie Stone
Descent to Humanity by Anne Carr

Rediscovered in a Graveyard by HG
Master of the Revels by HG
B & D Beside the Sea by Sebastian
Flu and Flu 2 by Sebastian
No Unicorns by HG and by Sebastian
Solemn Contract by May?
Surfer's Tension by HG
Of Tethered Goats and Tigers by Tarot
Solo and Solitarie by O Yardley
Unfinished Business by O Yardley
Emerging from the Smoke by HG

Endgame by Tarot
Masquerade by Tarot
Of Tethered Goats and Tigers by Tarot
Wild Reality by ?
Flu by Sebastian
Stormy Weather by ?
Cause for Concern by Stuartsky
Unfinished Business by O Yardley
Between the Lines ?
Long Shadows by NN West

Remaining Stories, Alphabetically Listed

Aftermath by Pam Dale?
Again Blythe Spirit by Mosby Singleton
The Anniversary by Sebastian
Army Games by Sebastian
Birthday Dinner by Fanny Adams
Bittersweet by S.N.
Black Sheep by HG
Call It What You Like by Meg Lewtan
Catharsis by Sebastian
Christmas (part of the Emma series) by Fanny Adams
The Christmas Fairy by Sharon F.
Cliffs of Fall by Cynthia
Command Performance by Meg Lewtan
Crystal Magic/Kitchen Magic by Lainie Stone
Cupid Was a Housewife by Rob
Discovered in a Haystack by L. Abie
Doyle’s Secret Problem by Rob
The El'endu'll Trilogy by Marilyn W. (Cole)
Endgame by Tarot
Expenses Covered by N. Loser?
Fantasies by Fanny Adams
Forget That I Remember and Dream That I Forget by Pam Rose
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Lainie Stone
Heat by Lainie Stone
Honeysuckle Arbour by L.H.
Journey's End by O Yardley
Just a Kiss by Sebastian
Kind Hearts by O Yardley
A Little Learning by Billie Phillips
Long Shadows by ?
Looking Glass World series by Felicity M. Parkinson
Morning Thoughts by L.H.
One Good Turn by E.T.
One Summer Night by O Yardley
A Pardon After Execution by Pam Rose
Personal Involvement by Meg Lewtan
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words by Nancy Loser
Private Performance by HG
A Question of Trust by Rob
Rebound by Courtney Gray
Rediscovered in a Bed by L.H.
Rules of the Game by Lainie Stone and Anne Carr
Sleeping Bodie by Araminta Carrington
The Small Print by Gui Maeve
So What? by ?
Strange Days Indeed by HG
Super Grass by Meg Lewtan
Supporting Role by S. Roberts (Rob)
That Little Twinkle by O Yardley
Stepping Stones Stories by HG and others
They Don't All Wear Green On Thursdays by E.T.
Time Out by Pam Rose
Timeo Danaos Et Dona Ferentis by EPS
Two in a Bunk by HG and Sebastian
Two of Hearts by Daemen
The Ultimate Hatstand by Kathleen Clair
Voyeur by Nancy Arena
Who Dares Drips by Lily Fulford
Yule Log by O Yardley

References

^ Yes, it's by Rob.
^ Actually, this is by Anne Carr.

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