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Wendy Rockburn
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Wendy Rockburn is a Canadian fanfiction writer and zine editor active in the Star Trek: TOS fandom during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Reviews and Recommendations
"There But For The Grace" by Wendy Rockburn is eight pages, a post-Paradise Syndrome story. Kirk, Spock and McCoy go on a shore leave so that Kirk can adjust to Miramanee's death and Spock can get some rest after his long vigil to rescue Kirk. Leaving Spock and McCoy at a hotel. Kirk wanders out to the beach alone and comes upon an old friend, also a starship captain. The other captain confides in Kirk that he has just lost his two best friends on a mission and is totally devastated. Sympathetic, Kirk realises "there but for the grace..." and rushes hack to be with his friends, sharply made aware once more of their value and importance to him. It's not a new theme, but it has some especially nice moments in it....
"The Dictates of Conscience" a six page short story by Wendy Rockburn recounts an old incident between Spock and Pike and resolves into Spock's awareness and appreciation of the differences between Kirk and the former Enterprise commander. A re-hashing of an old theme, this version is not one of the better ones I've read and made me wonder why the author bothered to write it -- again.
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"There But For The Grace" by Wendy Rockburn is eight pages, a post-Paradise Syndrome story. Kirk, Spock and McCoy go on a shore leave so that Kirk can adjust to Miramanee's death and Spock can get some rest after his long vigil to rescue Kirk. Leaving Spock and McCoy at a hotel. Kirk wanders out to the beach alone and comes upon an old friend, also a starship captain. The other captain confides in Kirk that he has just lost his two best friends on a mission and is totally devastated. Sympathetic, Kirk realises "there but for the grace..." and rushes hack to be with his friends, sharply made aware once more of their value and importance to him. It's not a new theme, but it has some especially nice moments in it. [1]
"The Key," by Wendy Rockburn, is a pleasing little story about Spock and Uhura’s shared love music.
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"You Can’t Get There from Here,” by Wendy Rockburn, has Kirk, Spock, and McCoy discover that some days it just doesn’t pay to attempt a good deed in a humor filled tale. ”In a Different Reality,” by Darien Duck, is a plausible "what if" story that’s nicely handled. What if V’ger hadn’t shown up, and Kirk really loses the ship to Decker? Also, there’s some surprising speculations about Kirk during his tenure as an admiral. [2]
I have only read Enter-comm 4, but enjoyed it very much. Two stories in particular: 'The Key' and 'You Can't Get There from Here,' both by Wendy Rockburn. In the first, Uhura goes into music room to play the piano and finds Spock already there. They share music together. This scene is sensitive and beautiful. 'You Can't Get There...' is a light-hearted tale of the Big Three being kidnapped and dumped from a car, having to find their way back. It has interesting characterisation.[3]
Archives/Zines/Collections/Communities
Zines
As Editor
- Enter-comm (Star Trek: TOS anthology) - co-edited with Jackie Fulton, Marjorie McKenna, Maureen McKenna, Nancy Chapman, Sheila Hawley (1979-1986)
- Media Rare (adult het and gen multifandom anthology) - co-edited with Maura I. Kelly, Linda S. Maclaren, Gina Martin (1985-1995)
As Contributor
- Enter-comm (Star Trek: TOS anthology)
- Issue #1 - "Breaking Point", "For Auld Lang Syne", "Parallel" [1979]
- Issue #2 - "Sandpiper", "Survivor" [1980]
- Issue #3 - "There But For the Grace", "A Lonely Night", "The Dictates of Conscience", "The Secret", "The Man in the Captain's Shirt " [1980]
- Issue #4 - "The Key", "You Can’t Get There From Here", "Candle in the Dark" [1981]
- Nexus
- Issue #5 - "Home Thoughts From Abroad" [1980]
- Computer Playback (Star Trek: TOS)
- Issue #5 - "For Auld Lang Syne" (reprinted from Enter-comm #1) [1981]
- Media Rare (adult het and gen multifandom anthology)
- Issue #1 - "Another Page" (The Streets of San Francisco) [1985]
- Dial S (multimedia)
- "The Price" (Streets of San Francisco) [1985]
- "The Price" (Streets of San Francisco) [1985]
References
- ^ from a review by Bev Volker in Stylus #1
- ^ from Stardate #9 (1981)
- ^ from Enterprise Originals #4