Tribe of Two

Zine
Title:	Tribe of Two
Publisher:	Twilight Press
Editor(s):	Owlet/Janette Whitford
Date(s):	March 2000
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Medium:	print
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Fandom:	The Sentinel
Language:	English
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cover by Allisan Rekrula

Tribe of Two is a 114-page Sentinel slash anthology.

All of the art is by Allisan Rekrula. Some of this art previously appeared in Angel On My Mind #2.

From the Editorial

The Sentinel is home for me, like no other show has been. A show with sensitivity, conviction, and promise, it was magic, and Jim Ellison and Blair Sandburg were the avatars of that magic. It was a show that had tremendous potential and chemistry, and it offered an entire new mythos of shamanism and spiritualism, as well as friendship and partnership, to explore. Here, a few of the best writers in Sentinel fandom today explore the concept of Jim and Blair as a tribe, together against the world.

I'd like to thank all my authors for their willingness to trust me with their stories, my artist for her tireless efforts to make this zine beautiful, and all the wonderful people who gave me support, advice, encouragement, and editing tips for the past six months as I tried to make this zine as good as it deserved to be. Thank you.

Contents

• A Hand in the Dark by Owlet ("It reveals a lot about Jim's childhood. Jim-angst, first-time story.) (3)
• Anniversary Story by Francesca ("God, you're a mountain," Sandburg murmured softly. 'I feel like fucking Edmund Hillary.' 'Forget him,' Jim muttered, suckling Sandburg's earlobe. 'You're with me now.'") (6)
• Legend of Man by Owlet (reflective pieces from Jim's POV, first in the Mythopoeia) (17)
• Lifeline by Legion (post-TSbyBS, first-time story) (20)
• Plumbing the Depths by Owlet ("Jim tries to find Blair's missing prostate.") (57)
• The Last Experiment by Justine (post-TSbyBS, first-time story) (61)
• In the Dreamtime by Owlet (reflective pieces from Jim's POV, second in the Mythopoeia) (17)
• Side Effects by fuzzi cat (Blair/Rafe explicit, Jim/Blair implied - "I'm not really sure Side Effects is exactly what I think of as a slash story, though Blair's unrequited feelings for Jim are made clear, but you wouldn't find it in a "gen" archive either. It's from Rafe's POV and things almost get out of, er, hand when Blair helps Rafe through an illness. However it's not B/R, either!") (74)
• An Extended Metaphor by Justine and Owlet (106)
• Legendary by Owlet (reflective pieces from Jim's POV, third in the Mythopoeia) (114)

Sample Interior

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Reactions and Reviews

See reactions and reviews for Anniversary Story.

[zine]: This could quite possibly be the best kept secret in the fandom! Not a 'zine I normally hear a lot about, but every story here is absolutely incredible.

Though fairly short, A Hand In The Dark reveals a lot about Jim's childhood. Nice Jim-angst, first-time story.

Anniversary Story is classic Francesca. I LMAO on that one. Here's a sample of what you have to look forward to...:

"God, you're a mountain," Sandburg murmured softly. "I feel like fucking Edmund Hillary." "Forget him," Jim muttered, suckling Sandburg's earlobe. "You're with me now."

They are such *men* in this story! A hysterical first-time story.

Lifeline and The Last Experiment are a couple of great post-TSbyBS, first-time stories.

Owlet's Mythopoeia series (Legend Of Man, In The Dreamtime, and Legenday) are a great set of reflective pieces from Jim's POV. But I have to nominate Owlet's Plumbing The Depths as the single, hottest story I've ever read. And re-read. Can you just imagine Jim trying to find Blair's missing prostate? Gasp! A wonderfully written established couple story.

I'm not really sure Side Effects is exactly what I think of as a slash story, though Blair's unrequited feelings for Jim are made clear, but you wouldn't find it in a "gen" archive either. It's from Rafe's POV and things almost get out of, er, hand when Blair helps Rafe through an illness. However it's not B/R, either! It's a great story! Very creative and fun. Well, not for Rafe. ;-)

An Extended Metaphor is another LMAO story. Blair comes out of the closet. Literally. Hee.

The interior b/w drawings and color cover by Allisan Rekrula are very nicely done.

Why you should buy this 'zine: This is an extremely good value. If I were to try and, um, suck someone into the fandom, I'd probably present them with this 'zine.

Why you shouldn't buy this 'zine: The binding isn't top choice. It's stacked and triple stapled format with binding tape. But I've read mine three times and it's held together very well. Considering the exceptional stories presented, the binding issue becomes insignificant.

It's too damn short! That's frustrating. ;-)