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Once Upon a World [#5, 1993] ed. Emily Alward (100pp, quarto, cover by Kiri Namtvedt)

1 · Editorial: ’Welcome Back’ · Emily Alward · ed
3 · Death Casts No Shadow · George Gemanis · nv
25 · A Mighty Hard Road · Patricia Shaw Mathews · ss
42 · Hunting · Laura Vess · pm
43 · Kestrel’s Island · Kiri Namtvedt · ss
50 · Red Sky in Morning · E. J. Cherhavy-Shumak · ss
53 · The Dreamers · John Grey · pm
54 · Rudi and the Dragon Lady · Cathy Shanks · ss
61 · Cloudscape · Kerry Lindemann-Schaefer · ss
67 · Nothingness · Joanne VanHook · pm
68 · An Incident at Glastonbury · Katriena Knights · ss
70 · The Bargain · Joanne Mattern · ss
81 · Ubiquitous · Steve A. Rowell · ss
87 · Universe Showcase · [Misc.] · ms
88 · Lilith · Genevieve Stephens · pm
89 · Meditation Cosmos from the Inter-Galactic Sermons · Anne M. Valley · pm
90 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc
91 · Book Reviews · Alicia Rasley, Emily Alward & Kiri Namtvedt · br

Once Upon a World [#6, 1995] ed. Emily Alward (104pp, quarto, cover by Kiri Namtvedt)

1 · Editorial: The Best Laid Plans · Emily Alward · ed
3 · Face Value · Patricia Mathews · ss
13 · The Visible Memory · John Grey · pm
14 · Until the Real Thing Comes Along · Bruce Olsen · ss
24 · For the Sake of Art · Allen Underwood · ss
27 · Soul Buyers · Barbara J. Less · ss
29 · Set Adrift · B. Kim Meyer · pm
29 · Metropolis · Holly Day · pm
30 · Mother of Her Race · Laura Avalon-Hicks · ss
42 · The Teller · Keith N. Dearn · ss
56 · Garden Witch · Daryl Nielsen · pm
57 · Duty Bound · Stacey Berg · ss
66 · The Wish · Michael Mardis · ss
70 · The Looli · Priscilla Armstrong · ss
79 · In His Image · Michael Mina · vi Figment #8 1991/’92
80 · Seclusion · Clayton A. Couch · pm
81 · Soldier’s Prelude · Victor Gombos · ss
94 · Instant Icons · Gary Every · pm
95 · Heavy Planet · Quinn Weller · pm
95 · Bandalarea River Fire · John Grey · pm
95 · The Dream · Dana Tanner Kunze · pm
96 · Do You Fear to Love a Witch · Kyle Christopher · pm
98 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc
100 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br

Once Upon a World [#7, 1996] ed. Emily Alward (104pp, quarto, cover by Clarissa Smith)

1 · Guest Editorial: The Quest Is All · Judith A. Downey · ed
4 · Editor’s Note · Emily Alward · pr
5 · Flames of Tomorrow · Joaquin Santiago · ss
21 · Primitive Horses · T. M. Jacobs · pm
21 · The Valkyries · P. J. Roberts · pm
22 · Warrior Seed · Don Stockard · ss
28 · Greetings · Sharon Anderson · pm
29 · Sybil · Charles Rampp · ss
34 · Beginners’ Magic · Mary Winters · pm
34 · Bedtime · Gary Every · pm
34 · Believe It or Not · Mary Winters · pm
35 · Prophets of the Word · Bradley Everett Duncan · ss
41 · Horse · Brice P. Gorman · pm
42 · An Invitation to Tea · Lloyd Alan Fletcher · ss
50 · moments · Daryl Nielsen · pm
51 · The Last Dragon · Jack Hillman · ss
58 · A Thief in Alubet · Deborah Hunt · ss
64 · Haunts · Gina Lee · pm
65 · Bet as Much as You Can Afford to Win · Steven Sheffield Cooke · ss
74 · The Storyteller · Suzanne S. Robinson · ss
80 · goddess · Patricia Ethelwyn Howell · pm
80 · Tomorrow’s Children · Steve Sneyd · pm
81 · Clan Destiny · Denise Tanaka · ss
87 · The Shock of the New · Michael Reiter · ss
92 · Exodus · Curt Johanson · ss
94 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br

Once Upon a World [#8, 1997] ed. Emily Alward (114pp, quarto, cover by Kiri Namtvedt)

1 · Editorial · Emily Alward · ed
3 · The Grove · F. Rowan Taylor · ss
18 · The Purple and Greens of the Moon · Cheryl Korn · pm
19 · Love Is Not Relative · Tony Chandler · ss
28 · a boatman takes you across the river · Joseph Albert Mayo · pm
29 · The Knight of Her Dreams · Genevieve Moultrie · ss
36 · Bewildering Enchantment · Stephanie Urbanski · pm
37 · The Egg · Larry Schliessmann · ss
50 · The Torn Sail, the Sea · Jon C. Picciuolo · ss
58 · Love Story · Gary Every · pm
59 · Summer’s Sister · Lorie Calkins · ss
67 · Fairie in Waiting · B. Kim Meyer · pm
68 · Burton Sound Byte XXI: A Stone’s Throw Away · Davis Schneiderman · ss
69 · The Power of Love · Charlene Mary-Cath Smith · pm
70 · Bridegroom Price · Emily Alward · ss
74 · Pretty Paula · Gary Every · pm
75 · At the Intersection of Merriot Street and Wednesday · Stephen Almekinder · ss
84 · Inside Out · Jonathan Rollins · ss
94 · Under Dome · Marina Lee Sable · pm
95 · A Very Small Matter of Diplomacy · C. B. Thatcher · ss
107 · Magic · A. Vanderborg · ss
111 · Secret World of Bears · Bonnie Newton · pm
112 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc

Once Upon a World [#9, 1999] ed. Emily Alward (94pp, quarto, cover by Clarissa Smith)

1 · Editorial · Emily Alward · ed
2 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc
3 · Hidebound · Joy V. Smith · nv
40 · House of Time · Denny E. Marshall · pm
41 · In the Real · Tamela Viglione · ss
60 · Plots I Have Laid · Patricia Matthews · ss
66 · In the Hale-Bopp Window Display · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm
67 · Mr. Emily D’Arkella · J. Cox · ss
71 · The Salmon Saint · Gary Every · ss
75 · A Little Visitor · Richard Rios · pm
75 · Alternate Reality · David Livingstone Clink · pm
76 · Lupines · Belinda “Billy” Han Uckun · ss
84 · Empty Nest · Lorie Calkins · ss
86 · The Hunt · Deirdre Conomara · ss
88 · Negotiations at Heaven’s Gate · Kelly Washbourne · vi
89 · Cold Hearts, Warm Love · Jennifer Dunne · ss
91 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br

Once Upon a World [#10, 2001] ed. Emily Alward ($10.00, 90pp, quarto, cover by Hans P. Werner)

1 · Editorial · Emily Alward · ed
3 · A Good Officer · C. B. Thatcher · ss
7 · The Mommy Chip · Dana Biscotti Myskowski · ss
11 · A Troll Under Golden Gate Bridge · Judith Boyer · ss
20 · The Season of Yoj · Beatrice Hraca · ss
34 · On How I Became Schrodinger’s Cat · Joanne Tolson · pm
34 · My Future Companion · Mark Scott Bagula · pm
35 · Karmic Trap · Don Stockard · ss
43 · Sacrifice and the Maiden · Joy V. Smith · ss
49 · The Vultures of Nataka · L. J. Coleman · ss
57 · Mobius Generation · Craig Szwed · pm
58 · Recipe for a Monster, and Fearless Fred · Jay Berkowitz · pm
59 · Galloglass · B. J. Nold · ss
78 · The Spark Inside · Jeff Kozzi · ss
83 · Dagorrah’s Going · Sean Reagan · ss
88 · Books · [Misc.] · rc
90 · Mirror, Mirror · D. L. Harris · pm
90 · Meteors · Gary Every · pm
90 · Dragons · Heather Jones · pm

Opus Quarterly (about)

Editors:

[publishers] - Michael Hearn; Broxbourne, England: Opus Quarterly
Michael Hearn & J. Hindmarch - Editor: Opus Quarterly

Opus Quarterly [#1, Spring 1987] (85p, 40pp, 6"x8¼", cover by Michael Hearn)

4 · The Ferryman · A. J. Kerr · ss
13 · Galactic Entertainers Limited [Part 1 of 3] · Rachel Ramsbottom · nv
19 · The Light of the World · Garry Kilworth · ss
26 · Dim-Dam-Kneesy-Ack · Bruce B. Baker · ss

Opus Quarterly [#2, Summer 1987] (85p, 36pp, 6"x8¼", cover by Simon Williams)

5 · All Change · Nevil Bowes · ss
12 · Galactic Entertainers Limited [Part 2 of 3] · Rachel Ramsbottom · nv
16 · Cloud · John Light · ss
22 · The Silent Vigilante · Mark Hilditch · pm
23 · Emoss Crack · D. F. Lewis · ss
27 · A Test of Moral Fibre · Steve Sneyd · pm

Opus Quarterly [#3, Autumn 1987] (£1, 40pp, 6"x8¼", cover by Sean Moran)

5 · Gothic Folly · Bruce P. Baker · ss
20 · Strontiel · D. J. Lightfoot · pm
26 · Galactic Entertainers Limited [Part 3 of 3] · Rachel Ramsbottom · nv
35 · Pig · Elliot Smith · ss

Opus Quarterly [#4, Winter 1988] (£1.50, 40pp, 6"x8¼", cover by S. J. Hatherley)

2 · Out There · Mark Rich · pm
4 · More Than Time or Distance [Xeelee] · S. M. Baxter · ss
10 · The Machine That Turned On · Peter Tennant · ss
23 · Helen Vega Has a Secret · A. J. Kerr · vi
27 · A Way Out · Lewis Reade · ss

Opus Quarterly [#5, Spring 1988] ed. Michael Hearn & John Hindmarch (cover by Sean Moran)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · The Karma Kid Transcends · Eric Brown · nv
16 · I Sing You a Song · Thomas Land · pm
17 · Still Reading · David Vickery · ss
22 · Congregation · Dorothy Davies · ??
24 · The Man Who Met His Maker · Graham Andrews · ss
34 · An Eye for an Eye · Kenneth Harker · ss
37 · Paranoid Oracle · Anon. · ms
42 · Two Poems · Janet P. Reedman · pm

Oracle (about)
Semi-professional magazine. The first issue has two printings, the second completely re-typeset. There may be a second printing of the second issue as well. Subtitled “Science Fiction & Fantasy Anthology Magazine”.

Publishers:

S.F. & F. Productions, Inc.; Detroit, MI: Oracle

Editors:

Dave Lillard - Editor: Oracle

Oracle [v1 #1, 1982] ($3.00, quarto)

3 · Mandrikor · Ken St. Andre · ss
11 · In the Land of the Unfunny · Daniel Gilbert · ss
15 · Bon Voyage · Eve Linkletter · ss
21 · Striker Out · Bruce Boston · ss
25 · The Fabulous Sea Below · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss
29 · The God of Thieves · Michael A. Stackpole · ss
33 · Vllarn · Dave Lillard · ss
37 · Psychic Circus · Terry L. Persun · ss
39 · Mother Love · Jerry Goodz · ss

Oracle [v1 #2, 1983] ($3.00, 48pp, quarto, cover by Brad W. Foster)

3 · The World, The Flesh & Maxwell Harrison · Nigel Sellars · ss
7 · Down Time · Gene O’Neill · ss
11 · Person to Person · George Florance-Guthridge · vi
12 · Encounter · John M. Hebert · vi; given as by John M. Hart in the Table of Contents.
14 · The Slush Pile Excuse · Richard Johnson · ss
16 · Science Fiction Crossword · John K. Young · pz
18 · Arcade · Peter Louis Bergman, Jr. · vi
19 · Rosenberg’s Last Case · K. L. Jones · ss
22 · The Spoils of Victory · Jayge Carr · ss
30 · In the Land of Oblan-Shar · Steve Vance · nv
41 · A Show of Faith · Jerry Goodz · ss

Oracle [v1 #3, 1984] ($3.00, 64pp+, quarto, cover by Jim Craig)

2 · Bardic Canto · Kristine K. Thompson · ss
9 · The Talisman of Aikroona · Josepha Sherman · ss
20 · The Icewolf Rider · Chuck Rothman · ss
27 · Murder at the Ruptured Troll · Ken St. Andre · ss
35 · A Run for the Money · Linnea Sinclair · nv
54 · The Worth of a Gragtzerk · Pat Rushin · ss
63 · The Very Last Story · Robert Mattingly · ss

Orb (about)
Fanzine.

Publishers:

Bob Johnson; Greeley, CO: Orb

Editors:

Bob Johnson & Charles L. Hames - Editor: Orb, #1, 2.
Bob Johnson - Editor: Orb, #3—.

Orb [v1 #1, October/November 1949] (15¢, 8½" x 14", cover by Thomas Grossman)

1 · Spirituelle in High ‘C’ · H. S. Weatherby · ss
4 · Plea of a Biology Student · Sandy Charnoff · pm
4 · Death’s House · Patty Tewksbury · pm
4 · Nightmare on a Leash · Bob Johnson · pm
5 · Untitled: One · Charlotte Picard · pm
6 · To Orb: On Its Editor’s Birthday · Charlotte Picard · pm
6 · The Lady Was a Vamp · Bill Warren · pm

Orb [v1 #2, December 1949/January 1950] (15¢, 8½" x 14", cover by Bob Johnson)

1 · The Home of Diana deLune · Sandy Charnoff · vi
2 · Mind at Work · Sandy Charnoff · pm
3 · The Erratic Guest · Charles L. Hames · vi
4 · Sing a Son of Venus · Bill Warren · pm
5 · Satan, in Self Defense · Ronald Bourgea · pm
5 · Don Rogers and the Beggar Fan · Two Pseudonyms · pm
5 · It’s Dark Inside · Bob Johnson · pm
7 · Lonely Worlds · Lee D. Quinn · vi

Orb [v1 #3, February/March 1950] (15¢, 8½" x 14", cover by Bill Kroll)

1 · Signpost · Art Rapp · vi
1 · Chip in the Maelstrom · Steven L. Muir · vi
2 · To an Old Faun · Henry A. Ackermann · pm
3 · La Beaute · Ronald Bourgea · pm
3 · In the Vail of Evander · Emili A. Thompson · pm
3 · Fanactivities Kriss Kross · Sandy Charnoff · ar
5 · Untitled: Two · Charlotte Picard · pm

Orb [v1 #4, April/May 1950] (15¢, 8½" x 14")

The Awakening · Anon. · ss
OFO · Lee D. Quinn · ar
One Minute after Midnight · Anon. · ss
The Space Whispers · David English · ss
Tail-Tag Puzzle · Sandy Charnoff · pm
Witch Dance · Anon. · pm
Untitled II · Art Rapp · pm
Untitled III · Charlotte Picard · pm
Tale of the Purple Perch · Anon. · pm

Orb [v1 #5, June/July 1950] (15¢, 8½" x 14", cover by Bill Benulis)

1 · Shreiking Approach · Harry S. Weatherby · ss
8 · Centaurian Sunrise · Bruce Lane · vi
8 · Robert · Neil Wood · vi
11 · Bats · Ronald Boargea · pm
11 · The Wind · Calvin Marsden · pm
11 · The Seasons · Sandy Charnoff · pm
11 · Antarctica · Emili A. Thompson · pm
12 · Silencio · Sandy Charnoff · pm
13 · Martian Winds · Bill Warren · pm

Orb [v1 #6, August/September 1950] (20¢, 8½" x 14", cover by Bob Johnson)

1a · The Laughing Satyr · Henry A. Ackermann · pm
1 · Progress · Arthur A. Machado, Jr. · ss
3 · Curly Plays Cupid · Charles L. Hames · vi
5 · The Visitors · Bill Warren · ss
6 · To the Flying Saucers · Emili A. Thompson · pm
7 · The Strange Mad Adventure of Mossy McSaurus · Bob Johnson · vi
8 · Who Goes There · Sandy Charnoff · vi
9 · Mateo Tipi · E. M. · ar
10 · Datum · Sandy Charnoff · pm
10 · Eos · Sandy Charnoff · pm
10 · Dangerous Watch · Sandy Charnoff · pm
10 · Harvest of the Whirlwind · Sandy Charnoff · pm
10 · The Painting · David English · pm
10 · The Night · Calvin Marsdon · pm
11 · Untitled: Five · Charlotte Picard · pm

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