R & R #1     July 1976, 82p. ( 2nd printing, Aug 76; 3rd printing, Oct 76)
Eds. Johanna Cantor & Lucy D. Witt; Yeoman Press, Bronx, NY

"The Tenth Night" (p. 3-26) / Jean Lorrah

(Reprinted in Full Moon Rising)

Amanda and Sarek begin to adjust to each other - including sexually - in the first weeks of their marriage. She tries to test his physical limits (but can’t find them) and shows him how to let her be the aggressor sometimes.

"Mission:Morale" (p. 29-52) / Lucy D. Witt

Romance between Commander John Koenig and Dr. Helena Russell on Alpha. (As in, Memory Alpha?). Not particularly ST.

"Give It Time" (p. 53-60) / Johanna Cantor

(Reprinted in Accumulated Leave #1)

Christine finds solace with a young patient on a biobed.

"The Gift" (p.61-74) / Kathleen Penland

(Reprinted in Accumulated Leave #1)

Holiday time, and Kirk is on the rampage from a mixture of loneliness and frustration, when Amanda sends him and Spock a matched set of necklaces. Nice little confrontation when McCoy & Scotty pretend to be drunker than they are to scare Spock away from a party, and Kirk demands that they persuade him to come or they won’t be allowed themselves.

"Not Bad For a First Try" (p. 75-82) / C.R. Faddis

In quarantine, Spock gets through his first-time pon farr with the help of a doctor biased against Vulcans.

R & R #2     Winter 1976, 88p.
Eds. Johanna Cantor & Lucy D. Witt; Yeoman Press, Bronx, NY

"In a Bed of Stone" (p. 3-20) / Jean Lorrah

Mirror Universe Sarek & Amanda tale. Amanda is the Imperial Governor of Vulcan and forces Sarek to attempt to satisfy her - under threat of killing off the adult Vulcan population, which would leave the children to die of physio-psychic imbalance.

"This Side of the Mirror" (p. 20-27) / Caroline Lamb

(Reprinted from Grope)

Uhura’s Mirror experience sets her to wondering about - and then trying out - taking her friendship with Sulu to a new level.

"Beth" (p. 31-32) / Linda Hunter

A kind of shapeshifting telepathic creature plays Mary Sue, hitching a ride on the Enterprise and fascinating Scotty, Spock and Kirk in turn.

"The Hepaestos Probe" (p. 33-46) / Jerilyn Reinke

A Dr. Russell / Commander Koenig story.

* "To Heed Circe’s Call" (p. 46-73) / Catherine Clair

Scott is bewitched / seduced / kidnapped to an alternate life in an underwater society. Kirk, Spock and McCoy go to the rescue. Good story, interesting premise slightly marred by insufficient motivation for the kidnapping.

"A Day in the Life of Commander Spock as Pon Farr Approaches" (p. 74-79) / Kit Vee

Chapel takes care of Spock - told minute by minute in Spock’s log. Typical "ooh, Spock" story.

"A Charm of Limericks" ( p. 80)

The best one: The Tellarite’s cock is so tensile / That though it is thin as a pencil / All women report / It is very fine sport / Inasmuch as the tip is prehensile

"World Enough" (p. 81-84) / Johanna Cantor Johanna Cantor

(Reprinted in Accumulated Leave #1]

Zephrem and Companion/Hedford start getting to know each other. Nice bits where he wonders which one he’s talking to. Accompanied by fine cartoon illustration of the children, including Cloud William and Cloud 9.

R & R #3     Spring 1977, 106p.
Eds. Johanna Cantor & Lucy D. Witt; Yeoman Press, New York, NY

* "None There Embrace" (p. 4-46) / C.R. Faddis

A well-written, intense and believable pon farr story. Stranded with Spock when the Vulcan is hit by pon farr, McCoy struggles to do what he can for him. Nice scene of self-sacrifice when McCoy attempts to offer himself to Spock, knowing that the Vulcan will destroy him in the grip of plak-tow, and his acceptance of Spock’s refusal of the sacrifice when that knowledge is necessarily transferred to him by mind-touch. McCoy ends up using a risky last-ditch medical procedure which, of course, works like a charm. It’s nice to have someone take the angle that human and Vulcan sexuality really don’t mix for a change.

"The Natural Thing To Do" (p. 48-51) / Linda Hunter

[reprint from A Vulcan Odyssey]

Three nice little vignettes of Spock’s babyhood.

"Spare the Rod" (p. 52-55) / Beth Hallam

Nice little vignette of Charles Grayson acceding to young Spock’s earnest but not-quite-verbalized wish to be told a story. Told first-person from Grayson’s pov.

"Discovery" (p. 58-66) / Linda Hunter

Sequel to “Beth” in the previous issue. Beth takes care of Spock in pon farr.

"Retribution" Pt. 1 (p. 66-94) / Catherine Clair

Kirk has a secret assignment to deliver a scientist’s last tapes, which must be kept out of the hands of the Romulans. There is a spy on board, and suspicion is cast upon both Spock, who cannot account for certain of his actions, and Vulcan doctor T’Ieza, who is actually a Federation agent assigned to protect the carrier of the tape copy. T’Ieza and Kirk had just had a sexual fling, and her sudden assignment to Enterprise adds to the general discomfort.

[Concluded in R&R 4]

"Care to Debate That?" (p. 95-99) / Jean Lorrah

Jean defends her version of Vulcan sexuality (with an “awakening” of the male at first pon farr).

"About the Size" (p. 100-104) / Leslie Fish

Raunchily witty little Fish bit with McCoy lamenting Spock’s trouble to Kirk – that even with “the biggest cunt on Vulcan” T’Pring still couldn’t accommodate the enormous Spock.

Limericks (p. 94)

none sterling in this batch

R & R #4     Summer 1977, 120p.
Eds. Johanna Cantor & Lucy D. Witt; Yeoman Press, New York, NY

"Retribution" pt. 2 (p. 3-28) / Catherine Clair

[Conclusion] The Romulan spy is revealed to be a pharmacist recently taken on board. He almost kills McCoy, leaves a deadly concoction in the medication to be given him, and leads T’Ieza a merry chase through the ship, eventually escaping with her in a shuttle bound for a Romulan pick-up. They are both killed by a backflow of energy when the Romulans attempt to transport them out of Kirk’s tractor beam. Spock puts it all together just in time to prevent McCoy from taking his deadly medication.

* "Dragon Ears" (p. 29-41) / Maggie Nowakowski

[Reprinted in Accumulated Leave #1]

Spock’s encounter with the Berengarian dragon. A charmer.

* "Bridge Between Souls" (p. 42-51) / Karen Fleming

Spock narrowly escapes death by pon farr courtesy of Christine, who then refuses to marry him despite his insistence on considering her his wife.

"When Idylls Cease to Play" (p. 52-61) / Rebecca Ross

Rather dull little romance between Spock and Shoshannah, an intellectual Mary Sue just his type. They have a little shore leave idyll together, then she goes off to a new assignment; maybe they’ll marry, maybe not.

"Member of the Family" (p. 62-79) / Linda Hunter

Spock’s human cousin Kathleen, who has been recently widowed, over-uses her father’s invention - a memory-stimulator - to spend time with her lost husband. Spock helps her resolve the loss by playing on their mutual childhood memories.

"The Decision" (p. 80-84) / Linda Hunter

Mirror Universe Sarek / Amanda story, as they negotiate over what to do about the fact that Amanda is pregnant.

* "Speculation" (p. 85-115) / Lora Rene

Nicely written version of Sarek & Amanda’s courtship, based on Vulcans as presented by Johanna Cantor (more alien than usual - no ball, the testicles are swellings in the back, no erection outside pon farr, the sexual desire mixed with a desire to kill so that the pair must be attended by strong men to keep the woman safe...). Sarek and Amanda undertake a diplomatic mission to a planet of beings who have ended disease and war, and are completely paranoid about contamination from either germs or violent people. When pon farr sneaks up on Sarek early (perhaps because his first pon farr was terminated early with drugs), they are ousted from the society’s dome and sent out to live with the germs in the old city. Amanda takes care of Sarek by tying him up, and teaches him to have actual joy in the situation. When it’s over, he convinces her to stay married to him.

* "Come Fill the Cup" (p. 116-119) / Frankie Jemison

Shore Leave Planet vignette - Commodore Kirk enjoys leave with Spock and McCoy - who are, presumably, dead. Sweet.

R & R #5     Nov 1977, 91p
Eds. Johanna Cantor & Lucy D. Witt; Yeoman Press, New York, NY

"Encounter in Xanadu" (p. 3-20) / M.M. Aranas

Mirror Kirk finds himself changing after a forced mind-meld with his Spock. Having captured a resistance fighter, he forces himself upon her, but the rape turns to tenderness.

"Interlude" (p. 21-29) / Hans Dietrich

Romance between Enterprise crewwoman and a feathery alien.

"One Brief, Shining Moment" (p. 30-45) / Johanna Cantor & Caroline Carrock

[Reprinted from Neural Neutralizer]

Told from Kyle’s pov. Investigating a distress call, the landing party encounter odd groups of humanoids leading the lives of Australian aboriginals, woad-wearing Britons, and the Round Table. Trelane is at his experiments again.

"Half Empty Bottle" (p. 46-49) / Alice M. Newsom

Post-mission, Scotty is brought to McCoy’s hospital in an alcoholic coma. At McCoy’s home, Scott faces the choice of the Enterprise or his scotch.

"And Thou Beside Me" (p. 50-53) / Carol Hansen

[Reprinted in Accumulated Leave #1]

Kirk, Janice and others taking a little R&R on a pleasant planet, are encompassed by little cloud-creatures who paralyze them but then fulfill their sexual fantasies by impersonating their partners. Standard fare.

"The Day of the Guinea Pig" (p. 54-64) / Beth Hallam

[Reprinted from Son of Grope]

[Reprinted in Accumulated Leave #1]

Testing a new pon farr-relieving drug on Spock, from McCoy’s pov. It seems to keep Spock sane but very sexy, and he chases everything in a skirt - quite successfully.

"The Captain’s Woman" (p. 67-70) / Gail Saville

Long Kirk monologue/poem talking to a lover about how he really means it this time... but there’s the ship.

"Care to Debate That?" (p. 71-77)

The editors give their reasons for not including K/S in R&R.

"It’s Only a Dream" (p. 78-80) / Karen Fleming

Weird little K/S/Mc dream-sequence, with Kirk giving birth to babies passed around to a crowd, and steadily shrinking until he’s left as a baby himself and McCoy thanks Spock for giving him a son.

"The Ultimate Shore Leave" (p. 81-89) / Gail Saville

[Reprinted in Accumulated Leave #1]

Crew-woman creates her own Spock to enjoy on the Shore Leave planet, but ends up with the real one just as she is moving on to a little bondage. Cute, if predictable.

Limericks

Cartoons by Hans (Dietrich?)

R & R #6/7     Jun 1978

R & R #8     Summer 1978

R & R #9     Spring 1979, 188p.
Eds. Johanna Cantor & Lucy D. Witt; Yeoman Press, Bronx, NY

"The Emmethane Sequence" (p. 3-50) / Catherine Claire

Sequel to “Retribution” (R&R 3&4)

Following T’Ieza’s death, Kirk withdraws from his friends, feeling that he brings death to those he loves. On shore leave on an open world near the Neutral Zone, he catches a glimpse of T’Ieza, traces her and finds that she is suffering amnesia and working as an intuitive healer. News of planetary disasters in a nearby system arrives, and Kirk gets the local Romulans to join him in stopping what turns out to be an invading force. After some near-misses, Kirk and T’Ieza are reunited.

"Battle Hymn" (p. 53-80) / Linda White

The Kzinti attack a Vulcan colony, eating some and carting others off for a meat supply. A secret Vulcan ship pursues to punish the attackers with psychological warfare - in the truest sense of the term. For some reason, they need Spock’s participation in the meld to effect this.

"The Lytherette" (p. 81-117) / Lois Welling

Relates Spock's death of bond-shock shortly after the death of his human lover Doctor Genessa Marlow, and traces Spock's later life by means of a framing story of a meeting between Anne Jensen, who has inherited Spock's lytherette from Genessa, and Spock's son Sannen. Spock had married Christine, who had several miscarriages. Christine and Kirk were both killed on a landing-party, after which McCoy retired and Spock returned to Vulcan and married T'ru in an unsatisfying union. When Spock was eventually caught by his unpredictable pon farr away from home, Genessa took care of him, a bond formed, and they continued a sporadic affair.

"Kroykah!" (Or, Enough, Already) (p. 123-124) / Lois Welling

Ah, so! T’Pau manipulated the events of “Amok Time” just so she could keep T’Pring herself.

"The Seed" (p. 125-139) / Marie Aranas

[Sequel to “Encounter in Xanadu” (R&R 5) and “A Change in the Mirror” (R&R 8)]

Kirk of the ISS Enterprise finds morale much improved now that they are working for the Resistance. On a mission to steal a coder, Kirk is captured and kept as a sex slave for the First Minister, but rescued by Rae (from Encounter in Xanadu) and his now trusted friends Bones and Spock.

"Sutarn" (p. 143-183) / Cardian Wedgett

Francesca, married to Vulcan Sutarn and with marital issues to resolve, is the lone human working on an archaeological team excavating a Vulcanoid dig. She is mysteriously drawn to an ancient bracelet, puts it on, and can't get it off. It functions as an emotional transmitter, making her colleagues irritable. It finally releases her only after a passionate reconciliation with her husband, somehow fulfilling the ritual need of the ghost who had it before.

"The Savage One" (p. 185-188) / Alison Scott

Interesting if grim vignette of Zarabeth’s fate after “All Our Yesterdays.” Her son by Spock has grown into a true savage, a pre-reform Vulcan, the people who nearly destroyed themselves by their passions. And true to form, he destroys her.

R & R #10     Summer 1979, 174p.
[Eds. Johanna Cantor (& Lucy D. Witt?]; Yeoman Press, Bronx, NY

"Paradise in the Mirror" (p. 3-24) / Juanita Salicrup

The ISS crew come to investigate a supposed rebel colony on Omicron Ceti 3, conducting their investigation, as we might expect, with torture, rape and a death sentence for the entire colony. However, this story really revolves around a final confrontation between Mirror-Kirk and Mirror-Spock, Kirk's suspicions of his first officer having been building since the encounter with our guys. Leila lures Spock to the spores by seduction, and logic at last compels him to "summon the future" by commandeering the ship for the rebel cause.

"Dark Knight from Future Past" (p. 25-46) / Sharon L. Parkos

ST X SW. The explosion of the Death Star has sent Darth Vader's little fighter ship tumbling out of control from his galaxy to ours, and into the path of the Enterprise. Kirk rescues the occupant, leading to mayhem, death for a number of redshirts, and near-death for Kirk and Spock as they try to forcibly transport the dark lord back to his own time and space. A fun crossover, with good characterization, including a particularly fine little Spock/McCoy argument at the end.

"A Few Curves" (p. 47-70) / Johanna Cantor

[Reprinted from Alnitah #9]

Kirk and Spock meet up with the Taurean women from "The Lorelei Incident" (TAS) and find them desolate at the discovery that they are barren. Number One shows up with a solution - she is from a planet of women who reproduce technologically, having eliminated men because of their aggressive tendencies. They need caregivers for their infants. Kirk and Spock go along on the trip to see if the Taurean women will fit in, and Number One tutors the Taurean women on the evils of males and drives Kirk nuts with insults to his male ego all the way there. On arrival there is a disaster in the incubator, which proves to be a test of whether Kirk, as a representative Federation male, will respond in a humanitarian fashion despite being provoked to hostility. He passes, Number One's reclusive society agree to join the Federation, and all rejoice. Fun tale with good characterization.

"A Call From the Editor" (p. 70-71) / Joy Mancinelli

Editor of Stardate: Confession calls contributor Christine Chapel to confirm details of her "Volcanic Vulcan" stories, and Uhura accidentally broadcasts the conversation to the ship.

"Two Vignettes" (p. 71-73) / Julie Osburn

Reconciliations between Spock and Sarek in the aftermath of "Journey to Babel."

"The Woman Is..." (p. 75-86) / J. Mike

Exploration of T'Pring's challenge, tracing the childhood friendship of Spock, Stonn and T'Pring, T'Pring's growth as an artist, Spock's departure to Starfleet, and the attachment between Stonn and T'Pring. Nice factors are T'Pring coming to view Spock as a threatening intruder so that she refuses to trade her life for his; Stonn's sense of betrayal that turns his possession of T'Pring to ashes; Spock's bitter renunciation of all those gathered. Excellent writing.

"The Testing Time" (p. 87-92) / C. Michael Grande

A rather trite "Arena" clone. The Romulans have declared open war, and the Overwatcher race challenges the Enterprise's bridge officers and their Romulan equivalents with a set of questions and the task of escape. Whichever side succeeds first, their peoples will be allowed to continue; those of the loser will be set back to Stone Age civilizations. Naturally, it takes both sides working together to escape, and universal peace follows.

"More Than a Brother" (p. 93-116) / Carol Hansen

The sterile race of Xlotlans captures the landing party to use as breeding stock to regain fertility, sending clones of the captives back to the Enterprise to prevent detection. The premise seems full of holes, but the main dilemma of the story is a good one - Kirk and Chapel forced into sexual intimacy to avoid her rape, and dealing with that on their rescue and Kirk's return to his true love Uhura.

* "McCoy Cleans His Teeth" (p. 117-122) / Beth Hallam

Written in response to the editor's statement that she would not publish a story "about a character brushing his teeth," this is an entertaining "bad day" story in which Enterprise events conspire to make everything go wrong for the Doctor, from nearly electrocuting the Captain to Spock ruining his much-anticipated tooth-paste.

"Deathmare" (p. 123-137) / Dayle Barker & Michaelene Dalton

Responding to a plague emergency on Arachne, the landing party find themselves fodder for alien Vienne, who has set herself up as Goddess and lives by draining sexual energy from her victims. She has used up the planet's population and is looking forward to the Enterprise crew. Spock, resistant to her pheromones, is a delectable challenge for her; a depleted Kirk manages to rescue him just in time. The story manages to be quite spooky as the sexual interludes turn to terror for first Kirk and then McCoy.

"The Price of Dilithium" (p. 139-150) / Denise Sheets

King Midon of the lusty planet Trieste demands that Kirk take his 25-year-old and obstinately virginal half-human daughter Seph to Enterprise and breed her, by rape if necessary, as a condition of obtaining Federation mining rights. She'll have no one... until John Kyle tries to protect her from two unsavory crewmen attempting the rape option. She doesn't particularly need defending, neatly dispatching both men with a form of martial art, but is smitten by the one man who wanted to defend her honor. This sends her into a hormonal cycle that makes her, Kyle, and her father happy.

"Musings" (p. 150-152) / Sandra Necchi

Nice, introspective vignette of Carl Boma contemplating his character when McCoy rather gently takes him to task for his behavior to Spock during "Galileo 7" (he should talk!).

"Penthesilean Aftermath" (p. 153-155) / Leslie Warstler

Sarek and Amanda vignette; tender moments between the couple after "Night of the Twin Moons" (Jean Lorrah).

"Care to Debate That?" (p. 156) / Mindy Glazer

K/S focus seen as an antifeminist failure to write strong female characters in Trek.

* "What They Seem" (p. 157-172) / Sharon Parkos

Seth Kalomi puts two and two together to discover that his computer science professor Spock is his father. Includes flashbacks to a visit from Kirk, Spock and McCoy in his childhood, in which McCoy learns the truth but Leila forbids him to tell Spock. Excellent writing, with strong confrontation and reconciliation scenes.

"There Are Always Alternatives" (p. 173-174) / C. Mak

Cute vignette on the theme of alternative solutions. Amanda needs Sarek to be her escort in presenting a treaty - or she will be viewed as a gift; and she drops an earring down her dress and declines McCoy's helpful offer ("I AM a doctor"). Spock solves both problems.

R & R #11     Fall 1979, 176p.
Eds. Johanna Cantor; Yeoman Press, Bronx, NY

"Quid Pro Quo" (p. 3-59) / Johanna Cantor

Spock has made arrangements for his upcoming pon farr, but is kidnapped en route by a Klingon brothel-keeper, who has his own plans - to finally get a porno tape of a Vulcan. His method includes use of the mind sifter to view the events of "Amok Time" from Spock's confused pov - which is the most interesting part of this story, and includes Spock essentially raping T'Pring. Lots of frantic thrashing and suffering on Spock's part, and lots of hugging/holding comfort being provided by the betrothed, Sarek, Kirk, McCoy, and just about all the senior officers. Even T'Pau is rather motherly here. I found the Vulcans over-emotional, but Johanna gets points for giving Spock an affectionate relationship and letting him keep the girl.

Favorite lines:
Kirk, of McCoy: "Bedside manner was an elective at Georgia Med."

"The Last Troubador" (p. 59-65) / Margaret Draper

[Reprinted from Log Entries #14]

Entertaining romp. Enterprise is called upon to transport an ambassador's wife's charming pet Plofflehound. Responsibility for the creature is passed down the line of command to Sulu, who takes it to a concert by Spock and Uhura. Upon hearing Spock sing, it develops a craving for his voice - and if deprived, lets its wishes be known by means of its own intolerable caterwauling.

"Matrix" (p. 67-98) / Mary Lee Cascio

An "early days" tale, just after Kirk becomes captain of the Enterprise. A number of adventures, including Kirk driving the bigoted Jose "Taylor" [I believe the guy is actually Tyler] off the ship with make-work, culminate in investigation of a culture of shipwrecked colonists, now under Prime Directive protection. The colonists have reverted to bloody sacrifice to which most of the landing party, including Doctor Piper, fall victim. Kirk and Spock manage escape on the local riding critters, though both are injured. Spock then deliberately withholds a report while Kirk recovers, to ensure that Kirk will not be reassigned, leading to confrontation and further understanding between them. Also, McCoy comes aboard.

Kirk gets the best line: "Think! Damn it! A Starfleet captain is resourceful. It says so in the Manual."

* "Third Time's a Charm" (p. 99-102) / Julie Osburn

Uhura's first encounters with her new captain, all of them jinxed.

"Maybe There Won't Be" (p. 102-106) / Naomi Konoff

Kirk, newly appointed to Enterprise freezes in a crisis; Gary talks him out of resigning his commission.

"Pentagram" (p. 107-128) / Sharon Parkos

A new crewman dabbles in black magic, conjuring up a demon to wreak vengeance. He loses control, setting the demon loose on Enterprise until the chaplain calls on Spock to bring it under control. I don't much care for the magick premise, but even so, the story's a good ride.

"Alternative" (p. 129-136) / Karen Fleming

McCoy fusses over the captain's need for sexual relief, and decides he'll just have to take matters into his own hands. The reactions of both parties here are great, as they each first resist, then decide to give it a try. The encounter fails due to inability to stay serious.

"Where the Bookberries Bloom" (p. 136-148) / Rayelle Roe

Farce. Spock and Uhura are kidnapped by a bookberry farmer, whose computer Jeremiah has informed him that Spock would make a fine husband for his daughters. An escape attempt results only in embarrassing shot-wounds in the backside for Spock; Uhura finally figures out how to pull the plug on the computer.

"Paterfamilias" (p. 149-168) / Jelica Ranelle

In order to prevent crew-woman Janet Salton from being gang-rape by the natives, Kirk is forced to take her publicly. Despite an unpromising start, the landing party manage to figure out the local culture sufficiently to establish trade for a much-needed mineral and make their escape. Back on board, Salton finds herself surprisingly disturbed by his impersonal treatment. She also finds herself pregnant. In "Addendum," a few years later, Kirk finally makes his apologies and sees pictures of his daughter; in "PostScript" she has decided to leave the Fleet to raise her daughter and Kirk visits her and her child.

"Birthday Boy" (p. 168-175) / Collette Mak

Riley is presented with an Orion dancer for the night for his birthday and finds himself on the wrong side of the law in a fight to defend her.