Wishes and Dreams

Zine
Title:	Wishes and Dreams
Publisher:	Golden Heart Press/Dark Horse Publishing Group
Editor(s):	Roxanne Shearer Koogler
Date(s):	1990
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Medium:	print
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Fandom:	Beauty and the Beast (TV)
Language:	English
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Wishes and Dreams is a het Beauty and the Beast (TV) anthology.

Issue 1

Wishes and Dreams 1 was published in 1990 and contains 121 pages.

The art is by Dragon, Barbara Gipson, Holly Riedel, and Randy Pender. The front cover is by David Dorman.

cover of issue #1, David Dorman

From the editorial:

Sometimes, you have to jump out of the hayloft and hope nobody moved the haystack.

If I had known when I began this project a great many of the things I know you probably wouldn't be holding this book in your hands. I suppose I thought, "Oh, I'll get some stories, type them up, and send them out." I've discovered that it's nowhere near that easy; in fact, I've come to the conclusion that all zineds, like all women during childbirth, come to the point where they say, "I can't do this anymore!" and then go on and finish the job. It was a hard job, but it's been very rewarding working with all the wonderful people I've come to know through this fanzine.

[...]

This has been a difficult summer and fall for us fans, and, as I write this, I still do not know what will happen; the season premiere is yet two weeks off. Remember, there is power in wishing, or we would not even be getting a third season, keep trusting the people who give us this wonderful dream; they know what they're doing. Orson Scott Card said, in A Woman of Destiny, "Sometimes the right thing...seems like the very worst." Keep believing that, in the end, things will come right; after all, even in fairy tales, there is suffering before you get to the “happily ever after" part. Also remember that the twelve episodes are a story arc and the story won't be complete until the last episode. Even if you think that you know what is coming, watch and see. The writers have demonstrated that they are more than capable of surprising us and devising brilliant escapes from very tight corners. Thanks to them and to the actors and technicians who who take the words and turn them into what we see on the screen.

The dedication page of this book says, “For Catherine, who will always live in our hearts.” I would also like to say here that it is equally for Linda Hamilton, who gave us the wonderful Catherine that we have come to love. (No Catherine- bashing here, please.) She has shown us a woman of enormous strength and deep caring, a woman who is not afraid to hurt, to comfort, or to love. Or to kick ass and take names, if she has to. We will always be grateful for her exceptional portrayal of the character so many of us have taken as a role model, and we wish Ms. Hamilton well in her future endeavors, whatever they may be.

I'm interested to hear what you think of this book. This is my first attempt at anything like this; I've learned a lot putting this book together. I’ve also made a lot of mistakes I'll know not to make next time; some of them you won't see, and some you will. I'd appreciate your comments and opinions. Send them to me... I do ask that if you would like a reply, please enclose SASE. I'm not the world's fastest letter-answerer, but I'll do my best.

• A Letter from the Editor (7)
• Untitled by Lisa K. Wildman (8)
• Childhood Memory by Jessie Gurner (9)
• Choices by Sheila Waters (14)
• A Day In The Life, vignettes by Lisa K. Wildman (15)
• Behind The Mask by Sheila Waters (19)
• A View From The Balcony by Pam Smith (20)
• When Dreams Collide by Lisa K. Wildman (Catherine dreams that Vincent loses his beast appearance, and looks like a human male - aka Ron Perlman) (21)
• Catherine's Lullaby by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (37)
• Wishes For The Night by Lisa K. Wildman (38)
• Just One More Thing by Fraser Sherman (Columbo crossover) (39)
• Falling Lights by Dawn K. Archdeacon (a poem in the form of ni var) (47)
• Night And The City by Gloria DeLeon (54)
• The Nazi Files by Roseann Solnica (a Nazi hunter is looking for Jacob Wells due to his role in human experimentation) (55)
• From "Amoretti" by Edmund Spenser (69)
• Haiku by Pam Smith (70)
• Wishes and Dreams by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (follows Joe's thoughts from the end of "The Watcher" to about "What Rough Beast") (71)
• Copper & Fire by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (91)
• He Walks Alone by Lisa K. Wildman (92)
• Once Upon A Saturday by Jessie Gurner (93)
• A Journal Entry (Vincent) by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (98)
• Lisa's Legacy by Margaret Davis (99)
• One Catherine by Sue K (reprinted from (Remember... Love (Beauty and the Beast letterzine) #3) (110)
• Dreaming The Dream by Gloria DeLeon (111)
• Gentle "Beast" by Sheila Waters (113)
• Out Of Darkness by D'Ann Watson (114)
• Into The Light by Sheila Waters (120)

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  from issue #1, Dragon

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  from issue #1, Dragon: "The hair was similar to Vincent's; it was of the same tawny color, only shorter and curlier. The chin and bottom lip were strikingly like Vincent's own. A mustache graced the upper lip; the nose was strong and masculine, the forehead high arid noble. But two physical qualities were uniquely Vincent's; the beautiful topaz blue eyes and whispery baritone voice. A voice that was now strained with doubt and trepidation, and eyes that glistened with tears... "You mean you think I look normal? Like a man, Father? I look like a real man!" Vincent rose to his full height, a smile crossed his newly formed lips, and the smile revealed beautiful, gleaming white teeth where canine fangs had been."

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  from issue #1, Dragon

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  from issue #1, Randy Pender

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  from issue #1, Barbara Gipson

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  from issue #1, from Falling Lights by Dawn K. Archdeacon (a poem in the form of ni var)

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  from issue #1, Holly Riedel

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  from issue #1, Randy Pender

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1

Roxanne Shearer Koogler's Wishes and Dreams Is, In a word, charming. The cover art promises quality within, and the zine lives up to It. At $18 or 120 crisply printed, 8-1/2"x 11', GBC-bound pages. It's well worth the investment. The writing will catch and hold your Imagination, and you won't be ankle-deep in typos or other errata. Now, without further ado, to the stories....

Are you looking for something a little uplifting; something to make you grin and chuckle a bit; something that's not depressing? Look no farther. There's not a bummer in the lot t as you read through this fanzine. Vincent's childhood touches Catherine's through Leo, a tiny stuffed rabbit. Mouse has grandiose ideas having to do with Winterfest and fireworks and crackers, and younger a glimpse of life as it appears to various tunnel residents in "A Day In the Life," a series of vignettes. You'll even go on a picnic, tunnel-style.

Joe Maxwell fans, you can oooh and aahh to your hearts' content reading "Wishes and Dreams," Roxanne's title story. No, Joe doesn't get the girl — Catherine — but a guy can dream, can't he?

Fraser Sherman's "Just One More Thing" Is frankly hilarious — picture one rumpled, rambling, razor-sharp detective we all know and love questioning Catherine Chandler about her links to mysterious slasher killings. (Columbo's opinion of Vincent's shirt: "Sort of reminds me of something Errol Flynn would wear—or was it Douglas Fairbanks? Of course, not everyone can wear something like that and look good — me, even In a raincoat like this, I don't look so hot...")

It's not all sweetness and light, however. Catherine teaches ballet to the tunnel youngsters In "Lisa's Legacy," and Vincent must fight the bitter memories the dance inspires. Father's past returns to sting him anew In "The Nazi Files" when Catherine is assigned to track down war criminal Jacob Wells, And what would happen if Vincent suddenly woke up looking like — well, like Ron Perlman? ... You also get another alternate ending to Catherine's headlong plunge into the cavern after Vincent. Sure, we've all read lots of them...but who couldn't use one more?

I frankly plead ignorance when it comes to poetry, but I know what I like—"Copper & Fire," "One Catherine," and Lisa K. Wildman's untitled poem are my favorites here. All this, and art by Dragon, Barbara Gipson, Holly Riedel, and the lesser-known-and gee-that's-a-shame Randy Pender! Put Wishes and Dreams on your wish list.

A Classic collection of short stories and vignettes. Story lines vary greatly and include a childhood story about Catherine and Vincent, stories centering on Mouse and Father, a cave story, Catherine meets Lt. Columbo, and a letter from Lisa and others.

Issue 2

Wishes and Dreams 2 was published in 1990 and contains 148 pages.

cover of issue #2, Dragon

The art is by by Dragon, Kriss Farver, Shirley Leonard, Kathy Wooding, Barbara Gipson, Michele Hawley, and Sue Krinard.

This zine contains a mixture of stories and vignettes including Classic Catherine and Vincent and a multi-part SND story. Elliot and Joe are featured along with Diana who, as a helper and friend, aids in Catherine's return.

From the editorial:

Despite rumors and cancellation (which, to quote many letters, Shall Have No Dominion), here we are in July 1990 with the show back on the air. (When I heard the news, my sedate and unquestionably polite response was, "EAT CROW, Sagansky! AHAHAHAHAhahahahaha! Maybe this will help to heal some of the split in our fandom. Just for the record. I'll put my views in writing (this is an editorial), but only if you promise to listen politely. There is room for everyone's opinion, and if you don't agree with mine, please consider that I might not agree with yours, either, but I don't plan to cuss you out about it, or argue with you about it — you are as entitled to your opinion as I am to mine, and I expect the same tolerance from you. (Sorry. This is a sore subject with me; life’s too short to quibble over petty differences of opinion.) Ill listen to anybody s comments, as long as they re not vituperative.

Me, I liked the third season. Well, except for Catherine being dead — I had a little trouble with that part. I also like the character of Diana; I think she's fascinating, and boy, if I were gorgeous, I'd look like Jo Anderson! I don't think that she should be romantically linked with Vincent (see, aren't you glad you listened politely?). I think shed do far better with Joe, personally, but then I’m prejudiced. (You probably don't know it, but I‘m a BIG Joe Maxwell fan...And all of you who read WDI, stop that laughing) I'd like to see more of her in subsequent treatments. Actually, come to think of it, the only thing besides Catherine dying that REALLY bothered me was that #X»*&#X$IX$"!!! lava and roses blooming...s...tuff.

• The Real Dream, poem by Lisa K. Wildman (8)
• A Small Miracle by Sheila Waters (9)
• Blood-Song by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (reprinted from CrossWorlds) (13)
• Cartoon by Matthew Amason (14)
• Generic Story by Frazer Sherman (15)
• Mouse Tale by Sheila Waters (20)
• The Evil That Men Do by Sheila Waters (21)
• On Finding Vincent by Glorias (34)
• You Can Take the Girl Out of the Valley by Pam Smith (35)
• Haiku by Phyliss Amason (38)
• The Last Enchanted Prince by Phyliss Amason (39)
• No Platonic Love, poem by William Cartwright (66)
• And Now a Word from Our Sponsor by Sandra Saidiak (67)
• Father's Lament, poem by Sheila Waters (73)
• Echoes, poem by MariLynn (75)
• Between Two Worlds, poem by MariLynn (76)
• Day in the Life by Lisa K. Wildman (77)
• Beyond the Veil, poem by Margaret Davis (84)
• Buried in So Strange a Place by Phyliss Amason (85)
• Haiku by Phyliss Amason (94)
• The Valiant Never Taste of Death by Phyliss Amason (95)
• Letting Go by Katie Ono (101)
• Sweet Dream by Linda Jordan (107)
• Baby Dear by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (108)
• Eight Thousand Tears by Lisa K. Wildman (109)
• Some Career Changes by Michele Hawley (111)
• I Remember the Faces by Phyliss Amason (113)
• And All But Memory Lost... by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (Joe Maxwell meets a woman in the woods who, aside from her green eyes, could be Catherine's twin. He tells her of his sorrows and guilt about the book he gave to Catherine and how he fears this assisted in her death.) (124)
• Eye-Ku by Phyliss Amason (126)
• In Dreams Awake by Pam Smith (127)
• cartoons by Pam Smith (140)
• A Prey to Hope by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (141)
• Nightingale's Song by Pam Smith (144)
• Always by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (145)

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  from issue #2, Kriss Farver

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  from issue #2, Dragon: "CBS has a show called Jake and the Fatman, why not do a show called "Joe and the Catman"?

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  from issue #2, Shirley Leonard

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  from issue #2, Kathy Wooding

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  from issue #2, Kriss Farver

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  from issue #2, Dragon, portrays a sultry Joe Maxwell

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  from issue #2, Kriss Farver

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  from issue #2, Barbara Gipson

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  from issue #2, Dragon, portrays Elliot Burch

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  from issue #2, Shirley Leonard, portrays Vincent and Diana Bennett

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  from issue #2, Barbara Gipson, portrays Diana Bennett

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  from issue #2, meta commentary on TPTB and the third season changes

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  from issue #2, Michele Hawley: meta commentary on TPTB and the third season changes - "Instead of the "Furry Batman" that CBS pushed Witt/Thomas to give us this season to raise Beauty and the Beast's Neilsen ratings, there were two other alternatives they really should have considered first. [...] #2 HEAVY METAL ROCK STAR - It would surely have attracted the "younger, hipper" audience Sagansky was looking for! Vincent reading Hemingway while playing a smokin' version of "Stairway to Heaven" on his southpaw guitar (a la Jimi Hendrix) to a screaming female audience. Vincent's next album, "Rock or Not to Rock...That is the Question" goes platinum. Too hip!"

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  from issue #2, four cartoons Dragon (artist), captions by Pam Smith and Phyliss Amason

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  from issue #2, Barbara Gipson

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  from issue #2, Sue K, from "All But Memory Lost..."