Vina, Vina
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| Title: | Vina, Vina |
| Publisher: | Penreddy Publication |
| Editor(s): | Kay Simon |
| Date(s): | 1989-1991 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast |
| Language: | English |
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Vina, Vina is a het Beauty and the Beast anthology edited by Kay Simon.
From the Qfer: "Narrative of the childhood and family life of the one, of Vincent and Catherine's several children, who resembles Vincent...physically, empathically, and emotionally. This special child was introduced in Heartsounds 1. The fiction consists in the main of brief anecdotes and vignettes rather than short stories."
Issue 1
Vina, Vina 1 was published in August 1989 and contains 175 pages.
The art is by Deavers, Star, Dragon, Marilyn Cole and Mary Ellen Nicosia.
The fiction and poetry is by Kay Simon unless indicated otherwise.
From the editorial:
For those of you who read "Heartsounds I" fanzine, you were witness to the birth and fledgling steps of my original character Vina in three short vignettes. She was inspired by the likes of E.E. Smith's "Lensman", by Zenna Henderson's "People" and last but not least, by Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonmen of Pern" books. Those who have read any of the previous works know how well sci-fi or fantasy touches upon a character can suspend disbelief. I maintain that their superb storytelling is enhanced by how those stories are woven together using telepathy, telepathy, and/or telekinesis. Their stories can be read repeatedly, although you already know how they end. ..." From the prologue of Vina I: "Vina was born in an alternate universe in the future of Beauty and the Beast. She is a response for those who so wish Vincent and Catherine to have their "happy life". This universe exists where Vincent and Catherine have finally joined in a union sanctioned Below. Catherine has been canny enough to use her legal connections to have it sanctioned Above as well, for the sake of her children. Catherine's father is still alive, as is Vincent's. Their fathers are ancillary characters who appear from time to time.
Vinadreams are short interwoven vignettes dealing with Vincent's and Vina's dreams about life and the future.
- Vina's Birth, editorial (5)
- Prologue: Vina (7)
- Prologue: Vinadreams ()
- Child of Our Heart, poem by Edith Crowe (11)
- Father to Father (13)
- Prologue: The Sixteen Dream (19)
- Dreams, poem (23)
- Their Parents' Love, poem (23)
- Matchmaking Ammends (27)
- Vina's Puppies ("Puppies are puppies, whether tame or wild, if you just know how to make them behave.) (33)
- Vina, Vina, poem, (50)
- Repose, poem, (52)
- Imp, poem (52)
- Vina Strikes Again ("Mouse gives Vina handcuffs.")
- A Mommy's Love, poem (64)
- Child of Morning Light, poem (66)
- Vina Meets the Moon ("Uncle Devin and Charles come to visit, and introduce Vina Above for the first time.") (67)
- Dreaming Charlie (80)
- When Vina Smiles, poem (84)
- Party Tears (85)
- Vinadreams: Capture (93)
- Vinadreams: The Healing Dream (95)
- Mags, poem (97)
- Healer Mags ("Sometimes a special gift is only reluctantly accepted, especially if it will change your life.") (109)
- A Rare Quiet Saturday (109)
- Moving On (115)
- Redirections (119)
- Haven, poem (127)
- Religion Finds Vina (129)
- Vinadreams: Father (139)
- Mags' Present (141)
- Longings: Vina, poem (144)
- Longings: Mags, poem (145)
- Jake, poem (146)
- Battles (147)
- Night-time Wanderings by Sharon Wells (153)
- Let It Be You, poem by Sharon Teasdale (164)
- The Invisible Boy, poem (165)
- Faeries, poem (166)
- Vinadreams: Giftsith (167)
- Fears, poem (170)
- Vinadreams: The Sixteen Dream Recurs (171)
flyer issue #1 with table of contents
inside page from issue #1
inside page from issue #1
inside page from issue #1
Issue 2
Vina, Vina 2 was published in 1989, contains 185 pages.
This issue contains more short stories focusing on the further adventures of the Wells' children.
The art is by J. Ley and Barbara Gipson.
From the editorial:
....in case anyone is confused, I will hasten to reiterate that the Vina universe is an alternate future constructed within the Beauty and the Beast world of 1987-1989. How this world will change during the 1989-1990 season is yet unclear. In any event, my ail has been strongly for the Vincent-Catherine relationship to continue toward their "happy life" and has lobbied for further character development of Vina's siblings. .....And that is Vina II.....
The fiction and poetry is by Kay Simon unless indicated otherwise.
- Editorial: Author and Literary Children Doing Well (4)
- Recap of Heartsounds #1 and 'Vina 1' (5)
- The Invisible Boy (7)
- The Left-Handed Complement (19)
- Vina Learns to Swim (29)
- Tonsiller Teethmarks (39)
- A Picnic for Vina by Catherine Stanley (51)
- Reach Out and Touch (63)
- After Ellie (69)
- Vina's Good Deeds by Sharon Wells (79)
- Blind Boy's Bluff (89)
- Conspirators (99)
- A Promise Not to Tell by Gina Alkazian (109)
- Longings: Eric by Margaret Davis (130)
- Whatever Comes by Margaret Davis (131)
- In Healer's Hearts (143)
- Return to the Fold (151)
- The Sixteen Dream: The Visit (171)
inside issue #2 by J. Ley
inside issue #2 by J. Ley
inside issue #2
issue #2 table of contents
Issue 3
Vina, Vina 3 was published in 1990 and contains 185 pages. It is subtitled: The Legacy of Aslan.
The cover is by Barb Gipson, the interior art by Phyllis Berwick, Barb Gipson, Beverly Chick, Kathy Jacobson, J. Ley, Holly Riedel, Kay Simon, and Chris Schacter.
The fiction and poetry is by Kay Simon unless indicated otherwise.
- Disclaimers (2)
- Table of Contents (3)
- Artists' Addresses (4)
- Editorial: Where the Walls Between Worlds Grow Thinner (5)
- At Last: A Chronology by Cheryl Pollack (7)
- In the Bookworld (13)
- Mementos (15)
- An Aloneness of Two (23)
- Vina's Revenge (25)
- Vincent's Fear by Denie McComie (28)
- Vina's Journey (39)
- A Rare Moment by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (59)
- Whistling Down the Wind (As per a flyer, this may have had the original title, "Learning to Whistle." -- "Different facial structure presents problems with a motor skill.") (61)
- Do I Hafta? by Margaret Davis (65)
- Why? by Denie McComie (77)
- A Very Vina Christmas (79)
- The Vina Doll (99)
- Not Far from the Tree by Sharon Wells (99)
- Interim (107)
- Before "A Promise Not to Tell" by Gina Alkazian (109)
- Dueling Contemplations (115)
- The Departure of the Prodigal Son by R.M. Rilke (116)
- Prequel to "Return to the Fold" (117)
- On the Prodigal Son by R.M. Rilke (126)
- The Prodigal ("Jake returns from his self-imposed exile at a time of great need.") (129)
- The Needing Time (140)
- The Legacy of Aslan ("Mags' profound loss is tempered by a joyous revelation.") (143)
- Of Baths and Babies (155)
- The Search (162)
- Heartholding ("Vina is less shaken by her experience with Dan Bardley than her father.") (163)
- Vina's Wishe by Denie McComie (174)
- Prologue: A Life in the Sun ("A stranger gives Vina a choice of vital import to the rest of her life.") (175)
inside issue #3
inside issue #3
Issue 4
Vina, Vina 4 was published in May 1991 and contains 184 pages.
The cover is by Barb Gipson, the interior art by Phyllis Berwick, Barb Gipson, Barbara Gudlauski, Shirley Leonard, and J. Ley.
The fiction and poetry is by Kay Simon unless indicated otherwise.
"Vina is set fifteen years in the future Volume IV continues this "alternate" universe of Vincent's daughter, Vina."
- Editorial Letter (5)
- The Chronology Revisited (7)
- Vina, Vina, poem by Katherine Garnett (12)
- Margaret and Mommy by Sharon Wells (13)
- With Differences (18)
- All the Colors of Life Above (21)
- More Stately Mansions by Phyllis Berwick ("Coming face to face with a mythological sea creature presents more problems than even Vina could envision.") (27)
- A Spectacle of Herself (39)
- Big Shoes to Fill (43)
- Valentines (51)
- Make-Believe by Margaret Davis (59)
- Brownies Below ("The troops are coming! The competition is fierce, but the badges are in progress and the cookies are selling.") (61)
- Grandparents' Day ("Vincent and Catherine relive their life together as they teeter on the verge of becoming grandparents.") (71)
- Growing Down (74)
- Rehearsal? (75)
- Almost a Mother's Thoughts (82)
- Chelsea (83)
- Vina's Journal: A Dream in Flames (93)
- More Stately Mansions, Reprise by Phyllis Berwick (95)
- The Coventry Group (101)
- School Daze (121)
- The Sixteen Dream, Reprise (129)
- Helper Night (145)
- The Timeless Time (165)
- A Life in the Sun, part one ("Vina must make a life choice when David offers her the world Above.") (167)