Flamingo and Rosemary
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The “Venice Place Stories” started on our slash discussion list, VenicePlace in the mid-90s. List members would write small bits proposing that Starsky & Hutch, still in their mid-thirties, were living in the Venice Place building today, and all the list members lived in the building with them. The stories got more elaborate when Rosemary and I began to write… -
FictionSlash Collaborative WorkSlash FicSlash Post-SeriesSlash ZineficStarsky and Hutch get new phones…and the war begins. Originally published in the SHareCon 2010 zine. Starsky pulled out his candy apple red iPhone and started to thumb-type, “I smell cookies! Peanut btr—” He shook his head, concerned the abbreviation wouldn’t be understood. He deleted the last word. “—butter? My fav choc chip but in a pinch will be…
The Droid Wars
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FictionSlash FicSlash SeriesSlash ZineficHutch freaks out when he overhears Starsky talking to someone and he reaches the wrong conclusion. The ladies in Venice Place are not much help! Originally published in SHareCon 2008 zine, this is another VenicePlace story. What Are “VenicePlace Stories”? In the mid-1990’s, email discussion lists, like VenicePlace (the first S&H slash discussion list), were the primary social media…
Dirty Stories and Dirty Underwear or: Steve Jobs Is the Great Satan
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In the mid-1990’s, email discussion lists, like VenicePlace (the first S&H slash discussion list), were the primary social media for fans. Fans treated VP like “…a large, rambling virtual apartment building with unlimited space where we all live next door to those two gorgeous cops, and where every window has a great view of the boys when they come after work!” (From the… -
Before reading Partners in Adversity, this intro might make some references clearer. For example, you might want to know just… What Are “VenicePlace Stories”? In the mid-1990’s, email discussion lists, like VenicePlace (the first S&H slash discussion list), were the primary online fannish venue. Fans treated VP like “…a large, rambling virtual apartment building with unlimited space where we all live next door… -
It’s 2014 and Hutch is trying to figure out what’s fueling Starsky’s latest funk. Starsky is spending too much time on social media and is confused by modern terminology regarding sexual identity and sexual relationships. He grows despondent, fearing he’s finally become too old to adjust to this brave new sexual revolution. Determined to get to the bottom of his…
