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On Spec (about)
Semi-professional magazine, subtitled “The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing”.

Editors:

Marianne O. Nielsen - General Editor: On Spec, Spring 1990 – .

Hazel Sangster - Managing Editor: On Spec, Spring 1990 – .

Jena Snyder - General Editor: On Spec, Winter 1998 – Spring 2001.

Diane L. Walton - General Editor: On Spec, Summer 2001.

On Spec [v1 #1, Spring 1989] (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, 5″ x 8″ s/s, cover by Tim Hammell)

4 · Boy at Heart · Dave Duncan · ss

18 · “Fore”-Eight-Sixteen · H. A. Hargreaves · ss

24 · In the Dry Lands · Eileen Kernaghan · pm

25 · Looking-Glass · Ron Stewart · ss

34 · A Helping Hand · Lyle Weis · ss

40 · In the House of Dust · Eileen Kernaghan · pm

41 · The Luck of Charles Harcourt · Robert Runté · ss

48 · Her Eyes as Bright as Unsheath’d Swords · Sally McBride · ss

53 · Lines Written on Learning That the Universe Exists Because of a Slight Asymmetry in the Matter/Antimatter Mirror · Eileen Kernaghan · pm

54 · The Stonecaster · Jena Snyder · ss

65 · Duty Free · Rhea Rose · ss

72 · Honor · Kathryn A. Sinclair · ss

82 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

On Spec [v1 #2, Fall 1989] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 88pp+, 5″ x 8″ s/s, cover by Robert Pasternak)

6 · Carpe Diem · Eileen Kernaghan · ss

14 · Teechurs Aftur Ours · Richard Davies · pm

15 · The Fairy Ring · Leslie Gadallah · ss

26 · If You Go Out in the Woods · Paula Johanson · ss

34 · In the Green Time · Coralie Adams · pm

35 · Springdeath · Drake Dresen · ss

43 · Headed Out to the Ice-Milk Coloured Stars · Janet Elliot Waters · pm

45 · Rocket to Oz · Spider Robinson · ar

53 · In Zarephath · Trevor Murphy · ss

60 · Silver Sisters · Jena Snyder · pm

62 · Wagner’s Magic · E. C. Bell · ss

72 · Gobi, Childhood Moon · Tor Åge Bringsvaerd; translated by James Manis · ss

78 · Fertile Mind · Clelie Rich · ss

On Spec [v2 #1, Spring 1990] ($5.00, 88pp+, 5″ x 8″ s/s, cover by Robert Pasternak)

7 · Venerian Vector-Transit Tales · H. A. Hargreaves · hu

8 · Spring Sunset · John Park · vi

12 · What Happened to the Girl? · Wade Bell · ss

21 · Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large · James Alan Gardner · ss

34 · Whatever It Is Plants Dream… · Richard Stevenson · gp

34 · Bunny Ears · Richard Stevenson · pm

34 · Devil’s Backbone · Richard Stevenson · pm

36 · Maidenhair Fern · Richard Stevenson · pm

37 · Lipstick Plant · Richard Stevenson · pm

37 · Moneywort-Creeping Jenny · Richard Stevenson · pm

37 · Moth Orchid · Richard Stevenson · pm

38 · Tiger’s Jaws · Richard Stevenson · pm

39 · Reinach’s Watch · Jamie Findlay · ss

48 · Solar Faces · Barry Hammond · pm

49 · Transference · J. Brian Clarke · ss

59 · Never Say Diet · Diane Mapes · ss

70 · A Better Weapon · Alan Barclay · ss

78 · The Walker · Janet P. Reedman · pm

80 · Coals · Susan Sharpe · vi

On Spec [v2 #2, Fall 1990] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, 5″ x 8″ s/s, cover by Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk)

3 · Editorial #4 · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed

6 · The Basement · Edo van Belkom · ss

16 · Oh, Them Dancing Shoes · Bruce Taylor · ss

23 · Mr. Moonlight · Susan MacGregor · ss

36 · Ed and Marion Go Into Business · Sandy Robertson · ss

42 · [cartoon] · Tim Hammell · ct

44 · the educated plant · Beth Goobie · pm

46 · A Matter of Perception · Anna Mioduchowska · ss

52 · Prevailing Winds · Sandra Hunter · ss

57 · Node to Node · Catherine Girczyc · pm

58 · Dog’s Life · Alice Major · ss

70 · puddlechurch and a sickle moon · Beth Goobie · pm

72 · God Rest Ye Merry · Cheryl Merkel · ss

80 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

On Spec [v2 #3, Winter 1990] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, 5″ x 8″ s/s, cover by Deven Kumar)
Special Youth Issue.

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed

5 · Guest Editorial · Reg Silvester · ed

8 · Upon Waking · Nicole Luiken · vi

12 · Maculate Conception · Peter Tupper · ss

27 · Sea Maiden · Keynyn Brysse · ss

36 · 2,000 Year Check-up · Cory Doctorow · vi

40 · Prayer · Rhonda Whittaker · pm

40 · Masks My Father Gave Me · Rhonda Whittaker · pm

44 · Mother Earth · Christine Gertz · ss

50 · The Monster Is an Import to Camelot · Rhonda Whittaker · pm

52 · 1990 · Cairo & X · ss

58 · Portrait of a Psychopath · Jeb Gaudet · ss

63 · Danvers · Marissa Kochanski · vi

67 · “And the Lucky Winner Is…” · Monica Hughes · ss

79 · Editoribus Horribilis · Hazel Sangster · ed

81 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

On Spec [v3 #1, Spring 1991] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, octavo, cover by Adrian Kleinbergen)

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed

8 · Betrayal of the Sun · Richard deMeulles · ss

14 · The Cool Bool Machine · Herbert Steinhouse · ss

26 · Softlinks · Sally McBride · ss

30 · Harvey C. Rain · Humberto de Silva · ss

40 · In the Train of the King · M. J. Murphy · ss

50 · Flight 737 · Edith Van Beek · pm

51 · The Butterfly Effect · Leslie Gadallah · ss

65 · reflections · Barry Hammond · pm

66 · The Day Before Never · Catherine MacLeod · ss

72 · Relics · Michael Dennis Skeet · ss

83 · About Our Authors · [uncredited] · bg

On Spec [v3 #2, Fall 1991] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, octavo, cover by Martin Springett)

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen & Hazel Sangster · ed

8 · Water · Keith Scott · ss

24 · many worlds theory · Alice Major · pm

25 · christ must have had a helluva time as a kid · J. Nelson · pm

26 · Going Home · Jena Snyder · ss

36 · where light goes · Alice Major · pm

37 · combinations · Barry Hammond · pm

38 · Dreams in Darkness · Cheryl Merkel · ss

51 · Frost Warning · Anna Mioduchowska · pm

52 · Side Effects · Dot Foster · ss

62 · Best Damn Cheesecake in the Universe · Diane L. Walton · ss

72 · Flesh and Blood · Brent Buckner · ss

82 · About Our Authors · [uncredited] · bg

On Spec [v3 #3, Winter 1991] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, octavo, cover by Nancy Niles)

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed

6 · Pushing Buttons · Michael Dennis Skeet · ss

16 · Surrender Dorothy! · Diane Mapes · vi

17 · Why I Hunt Flying Saucers · Hugh Spencer · ss

28 · Sudden Death Overtime · Hazel Sangster · ss

38 · Much Slower than Light · Carolyn Clink · pm

40 · At My Chamber Door · Allan Goodall · ss

47 · The Dark Terror of Fifi · A. J. Axline · vi

48 · Once a Knight Is Enough · Beth Fogliatti · ss

57 · Handicapped Help · Jena Snyder · ss

69 · Puce Fairy Book · Alice Major · pm

70 · Astronomical Odds · Donna Farley · ss

78 · “Hubby’s Time Machine Sends Nagging Wife Back to Stone Age!” · J. Nelson · pm

80 · About Our Authors · [uncredited] · bg

On Spec [v4 #1, No. 9, Spring 1992] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Tim Hammell)

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed

3 · [cartoon] · Tim Hammell · ct

10 · Icarus Down/Bear Rising · Hugh Spencer · ss

23 · Action at a distance · Alice Major · pm

24 · A Perfect Match · Steve Stanton · ss

36 · The Killing Way · David Nickle · ss

49 · Presto · Inge Israel · pm

50 · Once Upon a Primetime · J. Nelson · ss

56 · No Tricks · Susan MacGregor · ss

69 · Hopscotch · Karl Schroeder · ss

81 · About Our Authors · [uncredited] · bg

On Spec [v4 #2, No. 10, Fall 1992] ed. Barry Hammond, et al. (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $4.95, 96pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk)

3 · ON This Issue · Jena Snyder · ed

6 · On the Record—Editorial Shoes · Lorna Toolis & Michael Skeet · ar

12 · Crossroads · Wesley Herbert · ss

28 · The Ten-Million Year Beach · Michael Teasdale · vi

32 · Heaven’s Above · Lyn McConchie · vi

35 · Swift Days in the Black Hole · Amber Hayward · pm

36 · Children in Boxes · Sally McBride · ss

45 · On Art · Martin Springett · pi

49 · A Walk in the Matapo Hills · Amber Hayward · pm

50 · The Coat · Bruce Taylor · ss

58 · The Children Do Not Yet Know · M. A. C. Farrant · vi

62 · Light One Candle · Donna Farley · ss

75 · Ask Mr. Science · Al Betz · hu

76 · Mrs. Leakey’s Ghost · Alice Major · pm

80 · Famous T.V. Semi-Automatic Rifle™ · Amber Hayward · hu

82 · Sister Sun · Lorina J. Stephens · ss

90 · On Cons—Canadian Convention Calendar · [uncredited] · ms

93 · On Our Authors · [uncredited] · bg

On Spec [v4 #3, No. 11, Winter 1992] ed. Barry Hammond, et al. (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $4.95, 96pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Marc Holmes)

3 · ON This Issue · Jena Snyder · ed

8 · Saints · J. R. Martel · ss

20 · Last Run · Cheryl Merkel · ss

34 · The Stigmata of Ann-Marie Dassault · Preston Hapon · ss

41 · Ask Mr. Science · Al Betz · hu

42 · Frosty · Jason Kapalka · ss

47 · Ask Mr. Science · Al Betz · hu

48 · Changeling · Linda Smith · ss

60 · The Pleiades Cat · Catherine Girczyc · ss

66 · Silent Night · Robert Baillie · ss

72 · Swangard Palace · Sean Stewart · ex
from the forthcoming novel Nobody’s Son (Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1993).

92 · On Our Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

94 · On Cons—Canadian Convention Calendar · [uncredited] · ms

On Spec [v5 #1, No. 12, Spring 1993] ed. Douglas Barbour, et al. (Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $4.95, 96pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Kenneth Scott)

3 · ON This Issue · Jena Snyder · ed

8 · Kissing Hitler · Erik Jon Spigel · ss

21 · On the Record · Erik Jon Spigel · ar

23 · Circle Dance · Eileen Kernaghan · pm

26 · Fish · M. A. C. Farrant · ss

31 · Penis Envy · Lyle Weis · ss

36 · Falling · Robert Boyczuk · ss

45 · Ask Mr. Science · Al Betz · hu

46 · Godeaters · Jason Kapalka · ss

54 · Anna’s Last Letter · John Skaife · ss

68 · The Boomerang · Michael Hetherington · vi

72 · Three Moral Tales · D. L. Schaeffer · ss

90 · The Inner Mind · Tim Hammell · hu

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