Contents
Cover Illustration
A reproduction of the cover of the original paper fanzine.
Editorial
In which we update you on what
we've been winning doing lately and provide ourselves with a chance to
gloat reflect on the year in fanzines.
Do Artists Dream of Electric
Shepherds?
Alison Scott
In a rare
outbreak of seriousness, Alison demonstrates that she knows nothing about art,
but knows what she likes. And what she likes thrashes.
The Rocket's Red
Glare
Steve Davies
A con report on the
2000 Smofcon, held in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and attended by half the cabal.
There was only one firework in their display, but it was a helluva big one.
Flay Your Friends And
Family
Steven Cain
Steven writes
alliteratively about a bloke and his chopper.
Santa's Little Helper
Victor Gonzalez
Alas, we eventually decided that it
would be a bit too much to entitle this piece "My Life As A
Tosser".
Occupational Stresses of
Sentient Locomotives
Jackie Duckhawk
In
order to balance our serious article on art, we include a scientific paper on
psychological stresses at work.
Lokta Plokta
Sorry,
we've WAHFed you again.
Friends Come in Boxes
Sue Mason
Sue describes an alternative travel method
for fan fund delegates to consider in future.
Great Airplane Disasters of
OurTime
Giulia De Cesare
Giulia
demonstrates that her expensive education as a psychologist has not gone
entirely to waste.
This is issue 22 of Plokta, edited by Steve Davies, Alison Scott and Mike Scott. It is available for letter of comment (one copy is fine, we pass them over to each other), trade (copies to each of our addresses please), contribution, editorial whim, or for cures for Millennial angst.
Art by D West (Tetra Plokta), Marianne Cain (Dr Plokta), Sue Mason (Babies won't change our lives 1, 2 and 3, Separated at Birth, Victor sorts the mail, Domestic Goddess, Friends come in boxes), Glenn Brown (The Loves of Shepherds (after Tony Roberts), I Fell In Love With A Starship Trooper), Tony Roberts (Double Star), William Holman Hunt (The Hireling Shepherd).
Photos by Caroline Mullan (Smug), Alison Scott (Baby in Recycle Bin, Plummeting Moose), Steve Davies (Ooblek), www.bigsextoys.com (Martin Smith).
Picture manipulation by Alison Scott (Cover, V for Victor, Martin Smith, Cacophony, Dig For Victor, The Winged Victor of Samothrace)
The cabal also includes Giulia De Cesare, Sue Mason, George the cat, Marianne Cain, Steven Cain and Jonathan Cain.
We were going to advertise two children for sale over the Internet, but we realised it would make the Plokta website illegal. So please write to Box 2001 instead.
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