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Discovered in the Christmas Tree, Day 3 in January

Alas, LJ's recent changes have made posting or commenting an exercise in frustration, so I'm not able to insert a nifty picture of my challenge prompt.

Purple acorns, however, serve as an excellent visual metaphor for my one completed project for the Discovered in the Christmas Tree challenge - Pros story lists.

Squirrels gather acorns of course, and the project did - at times - make me squirrely. *g* Like a squirrel hunting buried acorns, I stumbled upon forgotten treasures. And lastly, purple is a color often associated with LGB communities, and so appropriate for a (primarily) slash story list.

Coincidentally, for years I've had a drawing on my desk of a squirrel atop a huge pile of acorns smiling maniacally, upon which my mother had written: "Mine, all mine!" She'd sent it as a comment on my passion for reading and collecting books.

By nature and nurture I'm an inveterate information collector and list maker. It's something I do in all aspects of my life, not just fandom - though fandom has provide me with incredible opportunities to indulge myself.

For me, one of the great joys of Pros fandom is that it has included some truly incredible - and I don't use the word lightly - women who have a shared passion for information collection and organization. My gratitude is both personal (being in like-minded company is a joy *BG*) and practical (these women have provided the foundation for numerous fannish institutions upon which we fellow fen rely).

Far too many Pros fen take these organizational efforts for granted, but believe me, thirty-plus years of Pros fannish output would be impossible to navigate without the work of these women. Mind you, it's still not easy in every case *g*, but without their efforts it would be truly impossible.

There are far too many fen who don't maintain a Master List of their fan works (be it fiction, non-fiction, vids, fan art, or other forms). I would strongly encourage each of us to do so. Not only because it makes it easier for fellow fen to find your work, but because as time passes, it is all too easy for us to lose track of our own fan works.

However, while we're waiting on those Fan Works Master Lists, I'd like to encourage other Pros fen to compile story lists for Pros authors and share them. It's fun, it's useful, and for most authors, it is much, much simpler than the example here! *g* Oh, and that applies to other forms of fan works as well!

I originally compiled these Pros story lists in September 2007; they have been updated in December 2011.

Serious offline issues kept me from revisiting the lists to correct some known omissions. This year's DiaLJ Christmas challenge gave me the impetus to revise the lists, so thanks are due to

byslantedlight for organizing another wonderful winter season challenge. (And I apologize for taking your name in vain as the deadline approached, and LJ and my computer conspired to drive me insane! *g*)

I hope that I've now filled in any gaps, but if anyone finds an omission or error, PLEASE let me know! I WANT the lists to be accurate and complete and welcome any additions or corrections.

More detail on why I compiled the lists and the challenges it presented can be found at the bottom of the page.

FAN ART NOTE: Jane is also an accomplished fan artist in many mediums under several different names. Cataloging fan art presents it own unique challenges, in addition to those seen in story list compilations. I did not attempt to list her fan art. That's a project for another time!

Jane of Australia's Pros Stories and Zines

Compiled by Karen AKA TaVeryMate - Sept 2007 & Updated Dec 2011
[Info sources: my own zine and Circuit stories collections, Pen's story lists, some earlier story lists (notably Lily Fulford's list), Cassie Ingaben's database, the Proslib CD, the Hatstand Archive, the Circuit Archive, and the Nut Hatch zine master list (2004)]

Stories by title (Alphabetical Order)

519 Is Down
Acceptable Risks
And Lovers, Long Ago
Andante
Another Bedtime Story (Companion to Bedtime Story)
Aquamarine
Arran (Hunting 13)
Avalon (Hunting 6)
Be It Ever So Humble (Sequel to Labyrinth)
Bedtime Story (Companion to Another Bedtime Story)
A Beltane Elegy
Blood and Fire
Bounty
Brandywine (Hunting 4)
Breakheart
Bringer of Light and Magic
Catch or Kill
Celebrations
Chanson de Matin
Clan of the White Fox
Coda aka Better To Forget
Confessions of a Shutterbug
Cover Up
Czardas
Dark Dreaming
A December Reverie (POEM)
Desperate Measures
Discoveries
Doctor on the Squad
Dreaming Stone
Dreams of Long Ago
Dreams of Yet to Be
East of Midnight (Hunting 14)
An East Wind Blowing
Elvensongs Part I
Elvensongs Part II
Eternal Wind, Book One: Swordsong
The Eyes Have It
Fair Blows the Wind
Falconhurst
Family Affairs
Family Matters
Family Snaps
A Fate Worse than Death
The Firebird (Hunting 10)
Flare Up
Flesh and Steel
For Auld Lang Syne
For Raphael (Hunting 2)
A Game for Two Players
Gentle Persuasion
Green Fingers
Guilty as Charged
Happy Landings
Heron Summer (Hunting 15)
Home Is The Hunter (Hunting 3)
Hoodwink
The Hunting
I Won't Send Roses
In the Seasons of War
In the Stars
The Kingdom of Summer
Labyrinth
The Lark (Hunting 7)
Legend Of Eileen Fey
A Madrigal
Magickal, Parts 1-6
Midnight Dreaming
Moonshadows (Hunting 12)
My Cousin Raymond
Mystery Trip
Never Say Die
Night
Old Longings
On a September Afternoon
One of Those Days
Out of This World
The Perfect Gentlemen
Power and Magick: Magickal, Parts 7-8
Practical Demonstrations
Prince of the Mists
Prodigal's Progress
Professionals 2000: Gambit
The Pushbike Song
Rainbows Always End (Sequel to Water Under the Bridge)
Rainy Days
The Rakes' Progress
Rites of Passage
Russian Roulette
Sea Pictures
Sea-Sprite (POEM)
Shades of Green
The Snowbird
Soul and Storm
Strangers on the Shore
The Sword
The Swordsman
The Talisman (Hunting 8)
Time and Motion
Twilight
Two-up
Unfinished Melody
Wait Upon the Wind (Hunting 5)
Water Under the Bridge - NEED CONFIRMATION
Whistling in the Dark
Wind in the Willows
Yesterday's News
You'll Be Alright on the Day (Sequel to Discoveries)

Jane and Madeleine Ingram
Nothing Left to Lose (AU - "From a story by Kathy Keegan")

Novels by title (Alphabetical Order)

BLOOD AND FIRE by Jane (1994, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

CLAN OF THE WHITE FOX by Jane (1990, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): The Hunting 17

CZARDAS by Jane (1994, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

THE DREAMING STONE STORIES by Jane (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

ELVENSONGS, Part I by Jane (1992, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): The Hunting 18

ELVENSONGS, Part II by Jane (1993, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): The Hunting 19

ETERNAL WIND, BK ONE: SWORDSONG by Jane (2002, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

FAIR BLOWS THE WIND by Jane (1989, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): The Hunting 16

FALCONHURST by Jane (1989, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

FLESH AND STEEL by Jane (1994, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

Flesh and Steel Omnibus by Jane (1994, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): gathers together all three novels (FLESH & STEEL, BLOOD & FIRE, and SOUL & STORM)

FOR AULD LANG SYNE by Jane (1992, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

THE HUNTING by Jane (1986, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

THE KINGDOM OF SUMMER by Jane (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): The Hunting 11

A MADRIGAL by Jane (1987, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

MAGICKAL by Jane (circa 1990, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): gathers together Parts 1 to 6 first published in issues of CROSS MY HEART and FANTAZINE

Magickal Book 1 - Collected Volume 1-3 by Jane (1990, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

Magickal Book 2 - Collected Volume 4-6 by Jane (1992, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

Magickal was last published in 3 volumes: Parts 1-3, Parts 4-6, and Power and Magick (parts 7 & 8)

OUT OF THIS WORLD by Jane (2004, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

THE PERFECT GENTLEMEN by Jane (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

POWER AND MAGICK by Jane (1993/94, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): gathers Parts 7 to 8 of Magickal first published in issues of CROSS MY HEART

PROFESSIONALS 2000: GAMBIT by Jane (2000, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

Rainy Days Volume 1: The Early Years by Jane (2000, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

Rainy Days Volume 2: The Middle Years by Jane (2004, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

SOUL AND STORM by Jane (1999, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

STRANGERS ON THE SHORE by Jane (1994, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): novella taken from OTHER TIMES AND PLACES III

THE SWORDSMAN by Jane (1993, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

TIME AND MOTION by Jane (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

UNFINISHED MELODY by Jane (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

Zine Anthologies - only Jane's stories listed

CONTINENTAL B & D (1993, Satyr D'Nite; oop)
Catch or Kill by Jane

CROSS MY HEART 1 (1987, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Magickal, Part 1 by Jane

CROSS MY HEART 2 (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Magickal, Part 2 by Jane

CROSS MY HEART 3 (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Magickal, Part 3 by Jane
In the Stars by JJ

CROSS MY HEART 4 (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Yesterday's News by Jane [Rainy Days 10]

CROSS MY HEART 5 (1990, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
A Beltane Elegy by Jane - 8 pp - Falconhurst sequel
Never Say Die by Jane - 90 pp inc illos - Rainy Days universe

CROSS MY HEART 6 (1990, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Prodigal's Progress by Jane - 72 pp - Rainy Days universe

CROSS MY HEART 7 (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Green Fingers by Jane

CROSS MY HEART 8 (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Magickal, Part 5 by Jane - 51 pp
Sea Pictures by Jane - 48 pp

CROSS MY HEART 9 (1992, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Magickal, Part 6 by Jane

CROSS MY HEART 10 (1993, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Power and Magick: Magickal, Part 7 by Jane

CROSS MY HEART 11 (1993, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Power and Magick: Magickal, Part 8 by Jane

CROSS MY HEART 12 (1995, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Cover-Up by Jane

CROSS MY HEART 14 (2003, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
519 Is Down by Jane

FANTAZINE 1 (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
And Lovers, Long Ago by Jane
Rites of Passage by Jane
Twilight by Jane

FANTAZINE 2 (1990, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
The Sword by Jane

FANTAZINE 3 (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Magickal, Part 4 by Jane

FANTAZINE 4 (1992, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
An East Wind Blowing by Jane

FANTAZINE 5 (1993, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Aquamarine by Jane

FANTAZINE 6 (1995, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
In the Seasons of War by Jane

FOXHOLE IN A GRAVEYARD (1988, Spice Press; oop)
[NB: this zine has a mix of GEN and SLASH]
Family Snaps by Jane [slash]
Midnight Dreaming by Jane [slash]

FULL CIRCLE B/D OUTTAKES (1995, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Flareup by Jane

THE HUNTING COMPANION 1 by Jane (1987, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
For Raphael (Hunting 2)
Home Is The Hunter (Hunting 3)
Brandywine (Hunting 4)
Wait Upon the Wind (Hunting 5)
Avalon (Hunting 6)
The Lark (Hunting 7)
The Talisman (Hunting 8)

THE HUNTING COMPANION 2 by Jane (1989, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
The Firebird (Hunting 10)
Moonshadows (Hunting 12)
Arran (Hunting 13)
East of Midnight (Hunting 14)
Heron Summer (Hunting 15)

IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (June 1985, Sunshine Press, now AMC Press; oop)
Practical Demonstrations by Jane
A December Reverie by Jane

LEATHER AND BLUE JEANS (1993, PAL Press; available from Denetia Arellanes & Agent with Style)
Nothing Left to Lose by Jane

THE "LOST" HUNTING STORIES: A second volume of Raven/Bodie stories by Jane (*No earlier than 1991-no later than 2000, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Passage
The Snowbird
Also includes poems & artwork

NUDGE, NUDGE, WINK, WINK (1992, Manacles Press; oop)
A Game for Two Players by Jane

OTHER TIMES AND PLACES (1990, OTP Press; available from Kathleen Resch & Waveney Zine Shop)
The Snowbird by Jane

OTHER TIMES AND PLACES II (1991, OTP Press; available from Kathleen Resch & Waveney Zine Shop)
Prince of the Mists by Jane

OTHER TIMES AND PLACES III (1992, OTP Press; available from Kathleen Resch & Waveney Zine Shop)
Strangers on the Shore by Jane

OTHER TIMES AND PLACES IV (1993, OTP Press; available from Kathleen Resch & Waveney Zine Shop)
The Swordsman by Jane

OTHER TIMES AND PLACES V (1994, OTP Press; available from Kathleen Resch & Waveney Zine Shop)
Bounty by Jane

OTHER TIMES AND PLACES VI (1995, OTP Press; available from Kathleen Resch & Waveney Zine Shop)
Breakheart by Jane

PROFESSIONAL B & D (1993, Satyr D'Nite; oop)
Out of this World by Jane

WHAT IF... (1992, Manacles Press; oop)
Hoodwink by Jane

Letterzines - only Jane's stories listed. All of these stories in the out-of-print letterzines are now in Proslib.

THE HATSTAND EXPRESS 10 (1986; oop)
My Cousin Raymond by Jane

THE HATSTAND EXPRESS 11 (oop)
Confessions of a Shutterbug by Jane

THE HATSTAND EXPRESS 13 (oop)
Bringer of Light and Magic by Jane

THE HATSTAND EXPRESS 15 (oop)
Another Bedtime Story by Jane

THE HATSTAND EXPRESS 17 (oop)
Wind in the Willows by Jane

THE HATSTAND EXPRESS FICTION SUPPLEMENT 1 (oop)
A Fate Worse than Death by Jane

THE HATSTAND EXPRESS FICTION SUPPLEMENT 5 (oop)
Bedtime Story by Jane

THE HATSTAND EXPRESS FICTION SUPPLEMENT 6 (oop)
Guilty as Charged by Jane

Multi-media Zines - only Jane's stories listed

ADULT SITUATIONS 2 (1987, Markalaine Press; available from Agent with Style)
Pros content:
Family Matters by Jane (47 pages)

ADULT SITUATIONS 3 (1988, Markalaine Press; available from Agent with Style)
Pros content:
Night by Jane (4 pages)

MAGNETISM 2 (Circa 1985, Australian press, no information)
Pros content:
Discoveries by Jane [Proslib]
You'll Be All Right on the Day by Jane [Proslib]

Jane's stories in series order

DREAMING STONE by Jane
1) And Lovers, Long Ago (Proslib)
2) Dreaming Stone (Proslib)
3) Dark Dreaming (Proslib)
4) Dreams of Yet to Be (Proslib)
5) Dreams of Long Ago (FANTAZINE 1)

6) And Future Dreams by Wally (Proslib)

THE HUNTING by Jane
1) The Hunting, Book 1, Parts 1 - 5 (Proslib)
1) The Hunting, Book 1, Parts 6 - 10
2) For Raphael (HUNTING COMPANION 1)
3) Home Is the Hunter (HUNTING COMPANION 1)
4) Brandywine (HUNTING COMPANION 1)
5) Wait Upon the Wind (HUNTING COMPANION 1)
6) Avalon (HUNTING COMPANION 1)
7) The Lark (HUNTING COMPANION 1)
8) The Talisman (HUNTING COMPANION 1)
9) Rites of Passage (FANTAZINE 1)
10) The Firebird (HUNTING COMPANION 2)
11) THE KINGDOM OF SUMMER: THE HUNTING, BOOK 2 (zine novel)
12) Moonshadows (HUNTING COMPANION 2)
13) Arran (HUNTING COMPANION 2)
14) East of Midnight (HUNTING COMPANION 2)
15) Heron Summer (HUNTING COMPANION 2)
16) FAIR BLOWS THE WIND: THE HUNTING, BOOK 3 (zine novel)
17) CLAN OF THE WHITE FOX: THE HUNTING, BOOK 4 (zine novel)
18) ELVENSONGS, THE HUNTING, BOOK 5, PART 1 (zine novel)
19) ELVENSONGS, THE HUNTING, BOOK 5, PART 2 (zine novel)
20) Snowbird (OTHER TIMES & PLACES 1)

It's Hard To Be a Bard by Cassie Ingaben

Songs for Raphael by Harmony (CROSS MY HEART 3)

OLD LONGINGS by Jane
1) Old Longings (Proslib)
2) Russian Roulette
3) Coda aka Better To Forget
4) Practical Demonstrations (IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST)
5) Acceptable Risks (Proslib)

RAINY DAYS by Jane
1) Rainy Days (Proslib)
2) Confessions of a Shutterbug (Proslib)
3) My Cousin Raymond (Proslib)
4) Wind in the Willows (Proslib)
5) Family Matters (Proslib)
6) Chanson de Matin (Proslib)
7) Ice, Wind and Fire by Kathy Keegan (CROSS MY HEART 1)
8) Whistling in the Dark (Proslib)
9) A Fate Worse than Death (Proslib)
10) Yesterday's News (CROSS MY HEART 4)
11) Never Say Die (CROSS MY HEART 5)
12) Prodigals' Progress (CROSS MY HEART 6)
13) Sea Pictures (CROSS MY HEART 8)
14) FOR AULD LANG SYNE (zine novel)

WOLFEN series by Jane - Also called the Flesh & Steel Universe by Jane
1) FLESH & STEEL (zine novel)
2) BLOOD & FIRE (zine novel)
3) SOUL & STORM (zine novel)

Jane's stories inspired by Pros actors in other roles

ZAX/GALEN universe
1) MASTER OF THE REVELS by HG (zine novel)
Master of the Revels: An Alternative Prologue by HG

2) Bringer of Light and Magic by Jane (Proslib)

DON DE MARCO/EUGENE SULLIVAN (MS in "Ladder of Swords")
CZARDAS by Jane (zine novel)

HUW EVANS (MS in "Doctor in the House")
Doctor on the Squad by Jane (Proslib)

ZAX (MS in "Facelift")
Bringer of Light and Magic by Jane (Proslib)
MAGICKAL by Jane (zine novel; also in issues of CROSS MY HEART & FANTAZINE)
POWER & MAGICK by Jane (zine novel; also in CROSS MY HEART 10 & 11)

Kathy Keegan's Pros Stories & Zines

Compiled by Karen AKA TaVeryMate - Sept 2007 & Updated Dec 2011
[Info sources: my own zine and Circuit stories collections, Pen's story lists, some earlier story lists (notably Lily Fulford's list), Cassie Ingaben's database, the Proslib CD, the Hatstand Archive, the Circuit Archive, and the Nut Hatch zine master list (2004)]

NOTE: There is ongoing debate about whether or not Jane of Australia and Kathy Keegan are two pseudonyms for one and the same person or whether they are two separate people who shared similar styles, especially after years of frequent collaboration in writing and in zine publishing. Jane has strongly implied multiple times (in print interviews and in zine editorials) that she and Kathy are separate people. The Nut Hatch zines routinely referred to them as two separate people. Definitive statements on this issue are harder to find, and the potential wiggle room in some answers has fueled rumors and speculation. While there are certainly people who would know for sure, having known Jane and/or Kathy Keegan in person, I've not seen anyone absolutely confirm or deny the rumors. Personally, I consider it an open question at this point.

Stories by title (Alphabetical Order)
Adagio In Blue
Affairs of the Heart
The Angel of Rouen
Apprentice to a Pirate
Arabian Nights
Best of Enemies
Birds of Ill Omen
The Cassidy Legacy
Coming Home
Fancy Dancing
Gentle on My Mind, Chapters 1-5
Ice, Wind and Fire
The Importance of Being Raymond
In the Mood
Little White Lies
North Face
Pas de Deux
A Question of Priorities
The Silence of Knives
The Sovereign Voyage of Sinbad
Survival Run
Take the Stage
Terms of Endearment

Novels by title (Alphabetical Order)

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART by Kathy Keegan (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

Affairs of the Heart - Omnibus Edition by Kathy Keegan (*No earlier than 1995, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): gathers together all 4 stories (Affairs of the Heart, Little White Lies, A Question of Priorities, Survival Run)

THE CASSIDY LEGACY by Kathy Keegan (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

FANCY DANCING by Kathy Keegan (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

Fancy Dancing - Omnibus Edition by Kathy Keegan (*No earlier than 1994-no later than 2000, Nut Hatch Collective; oop): gathers together all 3 stories (Fancy Dancing, Pas De Deux, Take the Stage)

GENTLE ON MY MIND by Kathy Keegan (1987, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

GENTLE ON MY MIND, Chapter 2 by Kathy Keegan (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

GENTLE ON MY MIND, Chapter 3 by Kathy Keegan (1990, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

GENTLE ON MY MIND, Chapters 4 & 5 by Kathy Keegan (1994, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)

Zine Anthologies - only Kathy's stories listed

CROSS MY HEART 1 (1987, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Apprentice to a Pirate by Kathy Keegan
Ice, Wind and Fire by Kathy Keegan

CROSS MY HEART 2 (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Adagio in Blue by Kathy Keegan

CROSS MY HEART 3 (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
The Importance of Being Raymond by Kathy Keegan

CROSS MY HEART 4 (1988, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Little White Lies by Kathy Keegan

CROSS MY HEART 5 (1990, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
North Face by Kathy Keegan (8 pp)

CROSS MY HEART 7 (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
The Angel of Rouen by Kathy Keegan

CROSS MY HEART 10 (1993, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Best of Enemies by Kathy Keegan

CROSS MY HEART 12 (1995, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Survival Run by Kathy Keegan

ENCORE! (1991, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Gentle on My Mind, Chapter 4 by Kathy Keegan (51 pp)
Pas de Deux by Kathy Keegan (50 pp)
A Question of Priorities by Kathy Keegan (52 pp)

ENCORE! 2 (1994, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
Gentle on My Mind, Chapter 5 by Kathy Keegan (108 pp)
Take the Stage by Kathy Keegan (47 pp)

FANTAZINE 4 (1992, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
The Sovereign Voyage of Sinbad by Kathy Keegan

FANTAZINE 5 (1993, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
The Silence of Knives by Kathy Keegan

FULL CIRCLE B/D OUTTAKES (1995, Nut Hatch Collective; oop)
In the Mood by Kathy Keegan
Birds of Ill Omen by Kathy Keegan

WHAT IF... (1992, Manacles Press; oop)
Terms of Endearment by Kathy Keegan

Kathy Keegan's stories in series order

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART by Kathy Keegan
1) AFFAIRS OF THE HEART (zine novel)
2) Little White Lies (CROSS MY HEART 4)
3) A Question of Priorities (ENCORE!)
4) Survival Run (CROSS MY HEART 12)

FANCY DANCING by Kathy Keegan
1) FANCY DANCING (zine novel)
2) Pas de Deux (ENCORE!)
3) Take the Stage (ENCORE! 2)

GENTLE ON MY MIND by Kathy Keegan
1) GENTLE ON MY MIND, CHAPTER 1 (zine novel)
2) GENTLE ON MY MIND, CHAPTER 2 (zine novel)
3) GENTLE ON MY MIND, CHAPTER 3 (zine novel)
4) Gentle on My Mind, Chapter 4 (ENCORE!)
5) Gentle on My Mind, Chapter 5 (ENCORE! 2)

6) LIFE GOES ON: GENTLE ON MY MIND, CHAPTER 6 by Joana Dey (Proslib)

RAINY DAYS by Jane - ONE story (#7) listed as written by Kathy Keegan
1) Rainy Days (Proslib)
2) Confessions of a Shutterbug (Proslib)
3) My Cousin Raymond (Proslib)
4) Wind in the Willows (Proslib)
5) Family Matters (Proslib)
6) Chanson de Matin (Proslib)
7) Ice, Wind and Fire by Kathy Keegan (CROSS MY HEART 1)
8) Whistling in the Dark (Proslib)
9) A Fate Worse than Death (Proslib)
10) Yesterday's News (CROSS MY HEART 4)
11) Never Say Die (CROSS MY HEART 5)
12) Prodigals' Progress (CROSS MY HEART 6)
13) Sea Pictures (CROSS MY HEART 8)
14) FOR AULD LANG SYNE (zine novel)

Kathy Keegan's stories inspired by Pros actors in other roles
JAMES GRIFFIN (MS in "Cassidy")
THE CASSIDY LEGACY by Kathy Keegan (zine novel)

RACHID (MS in "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad")
Arabian Nights by Kathy Keegan (Proslib)
The Sovereign Voyage of Sinbad by Kathy Keegan (FANTAZINE 4)

Story & Zine List Compilations Background
Back in 2007, a Pros fan asked for help in trying to track down Jane's complete oeuvre. She didn't have any idea where to look or, more importantly, what to look for. As I've been helping connect Pros fen and stories/zines for years, I couldn't resist her request and said I'd help, even knowing that it wouldn't be a simple task.

Why was this story list unusually challenging? In a nutshell: the sheer volume of stories, how many years Jane wrote in Pros, how many different places they were first published, how many places they were (or were not) later archived, and the number of series involved.

Jane was an extremely prolific author in Pros. She wrote Circuit stories from the mid 1980's on. She published her stories in numerous Pros anthologies, multi-media zines, letterzines, and as zine novels. Some were published through her own press (The Nut Hatch, with various name permutations over the years), while others were published by a wide variety of presses. One zine novel was paper published and provided with its own multi-media website. Some stories were archived on her own website (DOAW), now offline, some stories were archived through Proslib or at the Circuit Archive, while others have (so far) remained available only on the paper Circuit.

Additionally, many of Jane's stories are part of series, often scattered across multiple zines and letterzines and the Circuit. Some series were later collected in a single zine, or several zines might be collected into an omnibus edition.

*edited to fix typos*

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

I am utterly gobsmacked. That's quite the resource. I am another list-maker and note-taker, so I can imagine how long this took! Thanks so much.

And I love the relevance of the purple acorns.

Oh this is brilliant, thank you very much! And heee for cursing my name - sorry about that, but I definitely don't mind if this is the result... *g* I love your purple acorn connection, and I'm fascinated by the idea that Jane was an artist too, I'm not sure I realised that, so I'll look forward to hearing more about that angle.

You've reminded me that I have work to do over at palelyloitering, of course, but that makes me happy too, and if it wasn't for you then that might not be there either - here's to all those women working away hard in the quiet background too... *g* And you're right about master lists (which people seem to be mentioning alot recently!) I finally gave in and made my own last year, mostly because, as you say, it's a good way to keep track of my own stories!

Sorry you're having problems with lj's changes though - it must be very selective who it messes up, because my lj is working so much more quickly and efficiently now (of course I also like the new comment format, although I'd be happy with the subject lines back). Posting pics in particular is faster and simpler. Shall cross my fingers that it improves for you - I'd love to see more posts from you, because I can imagine what they'd be like... *g*

Again - thank you!

Thanks for the list! That's a lot of work.

Discovered in the Christmas Tree, Day 3 in January

You're welcome. Yes, it took some time, but I find list making meditative - and at the end, you have something useful. Though I don't think I've ever found a greater time sink than Pros and information projects....

Oooh, another list-maker and note-taker in Pros! {{{delighted hugs}}} There are a number of us currently more-or-less-active-as-circumstances-allow. I think we need a T-shirt. *BG*

When I first saw the prompt, it flumoxxed me. But then associations started to pop up and it just seemed more and more appropriate as time went on. *G*

Discovered in the Christmas Tree, Day 3 in January

You're welcome. I hope it proves useful for folks.

Discovered in the Christmas Tree, Day 3 in January

You're welcome. I'm relieved that you survived the cursing. I was afraid your ears would be burning well into the New Year. *g* And your skill at assigning prompts remains unparallelled; it really was inspirational.

Jane as artist - where to begin. Well, very briefly, I know that she was producing fan art at least as early as she was writing fan fiction in the early to mid 1980's, if not before. She is as prolific an artist as a writer, and like her writing career, she's used a number of pseudonyms for her artwork. Those pseudonyms include: Jane, JJ Adamson, JJ, Jade. Most of her early non-Pros art was under JJ Adamson or JJ. Her Pros art was mostly JJ for pencil, ink, charcoal, and paints. Once she started producing digital fan art, she began using Jade.

Producing so much fiction and publishing so much of it herself gave Jane an excellent opportunity to practice and refine her skilss, and it's interesting to see how she progressed over time. She did some really lovely digital work too; that's another reason I'm bitter that her website disappeared.

It's also interesting to see how being both writer and artist influenced the final product. Her strong visual sense really had a dramatic impact upon her writing. And of course, her writing allowed her to explore a variety of artistic styles and mediums.

Re updates at Palely Loitering, I've a huge amount of info/additons/corrections to send you as a result of one of the information projects that I didn't get finished to a point where I could post it here. I'm still working on it - it will always be a WIP - but I want to send off some info now before things get away from me. Unfortunately, I've got doctor appointments the rest of the week - fingers crossed I don't end up in hospital again - so I won't have time to clean it up and mail until next week. But I will send it, honest!! If you don't have it by next weekend, poke me with a poionted stick. *g*

Yay for your own master list! If I didn't say so at the time, THANK YOU!!

Don't even mention LJ changes - the mere thought of them sends my blood pressure sky rocketing, and I'm not sure my meds can keep my head from exploding. *g* Seriously though, I loathe and despise them with a passion I've seldom felt.

I'm glad that posting pics is easier for you - I enjoy your photos enormously, you've got a great eye and a sensibility that I find very appealling - and I'm glad that LJ is faster for you. For me it is the exact opposite.

They really have - without exaggeration - destroyed my ability to function on LJ. It's not just esthetics. They've killed functionality. It freezes my browser every time I try to comment or post or try to expand a comment. Having no subject line or ways to point easilty to a specific comment thread makes using communites more difficult if not impossible. The new format gives me headaches, and is harder to read - no small problem for someone like me with severe vision limitations already.

I'm sure that part of the problem is that my journal style is S1 but I don't want to switch to S2 to try and find a solution only to fail and then find out I can't switch back if needed. And I don't have the skills or time to try and fix things on my own. /whine

Thanks for the list! Things like this are completely fascinating and a great resource - I've bookmarked it for future reference. This sort of work is part of the infrastructure - the history - of the fandom and makes it all so much more accessible and interesting.

I'm another list maker... but so far I haven't made any lists that would useful to the pros fandom at large. However, I do know the amount of work that goes into the task and I appreciate it!

Sorry you're having ongoing lj problems. I read your response to byslantedlight's comment and can see why you're wary of changing to S2 - but it would solve the problem of the comments pages (because you could view in your own style) and I'm pretty sure you could switch back. It wouldn't do anything for the lack of subject lines etc. so general accessibility would remain a problem.

I hope you stay with us - and that your health issues are sorted soon.

Ah, now for some reason I'd been thinking that JJ was her husband, although I'd had my suspicions - I didn't realise that JJ was definitely yet another Jane pseud... I shall look at that art with a new eye, when I come across it now!

Sadly, there's no current rush for the info to update palelyloitering - having just had to buy a new laptop after my lovely old one Fell Asleep, I've lost my old DreamWeaver programme too, and as I can't afford to buy a copy I'm going to have to look around for alternatives and get them up and running (and work out how to use them!)

Hmmn - is there a particular reason you prefer S1 to S2, for lj? I think you should be able to switch to S2 and then back if you prefer, because having checked my Journal Style page, there's an option at the bottom left hand corner to "Switch to old style system (S1)". I've never used S1, but I'm very happy with S2, and as Moth says below you can disable the changes and even get subject lines back for your own lj (and of course anyone else who's still using them), though I realise it's probably more an issue that other ljs you visit can't use them any more. I feel quite lucky that none of the comms etc I frequent depended on subject lines to make them easy to navigate... I wish I could pop over and help you get it sorted, I really do, I always like seeing you pop up on lj!

Yay! List-makers and categorisers and connection-drawers! (That's the bit I like, I must say, drawing the connections and the patterns) We can now make lists of lists!

Wow. I knew Jane was incredibly prolific, but it's quite something to see her stories listed like this!
Well done managing to collate it from so many different sources, that must have been quite a labour of love! *g*
And thank you!

So um, after seven months or so of being here, is it too late to admit that I don't actually know what S1 and S2 mean? I deduce from this that I am probably on (or using, or in, or.. something) S1.

Oh, and yesterday I discovered that you were absolutely right - it *is* possible to tell my friends list page to show the last 20 instead of the last 10. Whether that is a new thing in the wake of the changes, I don't know, but hah, I has now dunnit. And now things are not falling off the bottom quite so fast.

Also, apparently we freebie account freeloaders can track 200 threads, which means there is no reason at all not to track interesting threads for ever and ever.

Ah well I only know cos I had to look it up at some point, and I still only know vaguely. "S1" is the old style system that ljs were designed in, whereas S2 is the new system and apparently comes with a "wizard" that helps when you want to change things - so I assume that in S1 you can only change layout etc via coding, though I'm not sure.

You've got a new lj, so you'll be on S2, because that was the automatic choice even back when I joined (though people can choose S1 if they want and know what to do with it!). Because S2 is the newer style, I think it's the one that's supported mostly by lj now, which I'm guessing is why the changes may have affected S1 users more horridly... I dunno, I've never had a problem with S2, I have a customised layout on it, and the changes seem to have made my lj no end speedier, so... I'm just sorry that some people are having so much trouble with them!

And yeay for both longer flists, and for tracking threads - I do like that function... *g*

Wow, that's a very impressive list. It must have taken an immense amount of hard work to compile! This is going to be a great resource, not only for fans of Jane and Kathy Keegan but also for those of us who are interested in the history of Pros fanfic. Thank you!

With regard to the question of whether Jane and KK are one and the same or not, I have to say that I'm firmly of the opinion that their stories do all emanate from the same source. I'm undecided however whether this is because they are the work of one person, or whether the stories might be collaborations.

The novels of the professionally published author Mel Keegan add an interesting twist to the Jane/KK debate. For those who are unfamiliar with this author, Mel Keegan's books were at one time published by the now sadly defunct Gay Men's Press but are now published by Dreamcraft (a name that will be familiar from the days of the Nuthatch Collective). Many of Mel Keegan's published novels are reworkings of either Jane's or Kathy Keegan's old Pros stories; some have been renamed but many bear the original titles. For example -

Aquamarine (Jane)
Dangerous Moonlight (originally Perfect Gentlemen by Jane)
An East Wind Blowing (Jane)
Ice, Wind and Fire (Kathy Keegan)
The Swordsman (Jane)
Storm Tide (originally Flood Tide by Madelaine Ingram - interestingly, Mel Keegan introduces this novel as being inspired by a short story by "the late Lane E. Ingram.")
Windrage (originally Nothing Left To Lose by Jane and Madelaine Ingram)

There are also a series of Mel Keegan novels set in the 'Hellgate' universe, which was also the setting of Kathy Keegan's The Silence of Knives (although I'm unsure as to whether KK's actual story has been reworked as a Mel Keegan novel).

The above titles are just a few examples, there may well be more (in fact, I'd be very surprised if there weren't!).

Several other familiar names crop up on Mel Keegan's website - the artwork for the novels is the work of 'Jade', one of Mel Keegan's collaborators is 'Jayne DeMarco' (part of whose name will be very familiar to Martin Shaw fans), and another of Dreamcraft's authors is Sara Lansing, who was also one of the old Nuthatch Pros authors.

Intriguingly, nowhere on the website will you find any indication as to Mel Keegan's gender. The whole site is worded very carefully so that no clue is given.

Food for thought!!

Thanks for spending the time to do this. Very impressive!

There's a couple of other names associated with Jane as well as Kathy Keegan, but I don't have them handy.

Only just seen this, via your link at Prosfinders - excellent addition to TaVeryMate's compilation, thank you! Now if I can just get Kompozer working properly... *pauses for wee tantrum*...

Apologies for the long-delayed reply. LJ never notified of your comment and RL circumstances meant I wasn't obsessively checking comments the week after posting. *g*

And yes, seeing the story titles gathered together in one spot really does bring home how prolific Jane was in Pros - particularly when you realize just how many of the titles listed are from novellas and novels.

Apologies for the long-delayed reply. LJ never notified of your comment and RL circumstances meant I wasn't obsessively checking comments the week after posting. *g*

It's great to see another list maker in Pros! We've a long and distinguished history here. *BG* As I said in my intro, trying to navigate through thirty plus years of Pros fanworks without the efforts of so many wonderful women who compiled lists and documented fannish history would be virtually impossible. I'm always pleased to add my efforts to the existing Pros infrastructure.

I'm still waiting for the promised fix to the LJ "upgrades" that was promised several months ago. Not a single word since late December. *heavy sigh*

I'll always be a Pros fan - even LJ can't stop that, try though they might. *g* I just wish offline issues would allow more regular online participation but it tends to be in fits and spurts.

Oh, and I saw in a comment somewhere recently that you'll be dealing with hospitals soon youself. Wishing you ALL the best and a very speedy recovery. It's never easy and often traumatic. I hope that your stay is short, uneventful, and very successful!!

Edited 2012-03-11 13:32 (UTC)

Apologies for the long-delayed reply. LJ never notified of your comment and RL circumstances meant I wasn't obsessively checking comments the week after posting. *g*

Thank you!

Yes, there are several possible psuedonyms attributed to Jane (Kathy Keegan, Madelaine Ingram, and Barb Jones being the most mentioned), as well those that are definitely attached (JJ, Jade, Mel Keegan, her real full name, her married name).

Pseudonyms in fandom are always interesting but tricky to research. I'm always amazed by how many authors will tell you they don't even remember all the names they've used! (Though I suspect sometimes that is to cover their tracks out of embarrassment. *g*)

Thank you again, as your reply here triggered the LJ notification email which alerted me to the fact that there were comments here I had never been notified of or seen.

And fingers crossed that you get Kompozer working properly soon - or find an even easier and better alternative! I have such a list of changes/additions/new info for you it's ridiculous. And I'm still not anywhere near done with the project. *G*

Thank you for the good wishes - that's for tomorrow so your comment was timely!

All my own fan writing (not all in Pros by any means) is on AO3. I have also recently started doing voluntary work for them because I think it's such a great idea and a great archive. They are experimenting with hosting archives (especially those that might be at risk for any reason) and histories but of course that means us, fans, uploading stuff. There is also Fanlore, run by AO3/OTW which is begging for contributions on the history of fandom. I am too multi-fandom to consider adding to that but you might well find it a good home for your researches.

I am very tired of LJ's so-called upgrades in many ways, and have moved to Dreamwidth for my 'personal' home though everything is crossposted to LJ. But I still log in for the comms, of course!

Apologies for the long-delayed reply. LJ never notified of your comment and RL circumstances meant I wasn't obsessively checking comments the week after posting. *g*

I appreciate the compliment. Yes, it was a lot of work, but rewarding.

Regarding the Jane and Kathy Keegan issue, it's clear that there was extremely close collaboration if the works are not the efforts of a single person. And while there are those who have said repeatedly that Jane and Kathy are the same person (sometimes adding in Madelaine Ingram or Barb Jones as well) they never offer up any public proof other than textual analysis and press connections - and none seem to have any personal face-to-face interactions to prove things one way or the other.

Thanks for adding info on the Mel Keegan connection. While I am well aware of her work, I decided not to muddy the waters further for this Pros story list post - plus time constraints meant I barely squeaked under the dealine as it was. *G* It's an interesting connection to explore, witness my recent comments and post on the topic.

Oh, and Sara Lansing's work goes back to the early days of Entropy Express, even before Nut Hatch. Dreamcraft has been the commercial, professional arm of Jane's digital publishing ventures, so it made absolute sense that Dreamcraft would take over publishing the Mel Keegan books once GMP folded and other outside publication contracts ended.

Timely indeed! Again, do hope that things go smoothly and you have good support in your recovery.

I'm aware of OTW and the various projects it covers, and generally consider them worthwhile while certainly problematical in many areas. I was asked to join the committee for Fanlore back in the earliest organizing stages but offline issues (primarily health related) meant that I declined.

And most of my Pros research ends up on Fanlore even without my direct efforts. It's always a bit disconcerting to see certain idiosyncratic phrasing or info stylings there, particularly if they are without attribution. The inclusion of a typo - and the discussion it provoked - was particularly memorable. *g*

I know the Hatstand archivist is heavily involved with OTW and Fanlore, and so info that I send to her as the Hatstand archivist tends to end up on Fanlore. Also, info I send to

byslantedlight also tends to end up on Fanlore, as the Palely Loitering website is routinely mined for information and zine cover images.

I like Dreamwidth better than LJ in many ways, but I simply cannot keep up with two separate fannish platforms. It is, quite literally, impossible for me. So I very much appreciate those fen who move to DW but continue to cross-post to LJ. Thanks - I hate losing track of Pros people.

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