I'm surprised, actually, that the zine wasn't bigger. Given that Vila is probably the second-favorite character, you'd think a zine devoted to him would have a lot of submissions. But maybe B7 fans in general prefer variety in their zines? I wonder.
My favorite thing in the zine is Lorna's what-if AU, "A Handful of Smoke," in which Vila decides to go with Kerril. Through a complicated chain of circumstances, he eventually rejoins the others and saves the day on GP; but the ending is a tragic one for him. <sniffle!>
Strongly recommended for Vila fans. I think it's still in print; it was being sold new at MediaWest.
Fiction:
Alison Berkeley, "Rumours & Regrets" (S3; past V/ocf)
Lorna Breshears, "Incriminating Intake" (S1-S0; V-Se)
Jane Mailander, "Triumph of the Superior Intellect" (S4;
alt-Orbit; V)
Lorna Breshears, "A Handful of Smoke" (alt-S3-4; V-Ta)
Nonfiction:
Michael J. Macomber, "Who Is This Vila Guy Anyway?"
(editorial)
Jane Mailander, "Vila Restal's Top Ten Excuses for
Avoiding Landing-Party Duty" (humor)
Poetry:
Alicia Ann Fox, "Satisfaction"
Jane Mailander, "Kerril" (f, Edward, by Kathy Mar)
Art:
Phoenix front c. V
p. 6a V; illo for "Rumours"
Marla Fair p. 16a V-Se; illo for "Intake"
p. 40a V; illo for "Handful"
back c. V, G
Leigh Moto'oka p. 34a V; cartoon illo for "Intake"
Nola Frame-Gay p. 39 cartoon
Sue Williams p. 52a illo for "Handful"
Last updated on 16th of April 2001.