The Spell (Star Trek: TOS story by Gayle F.)

Fanfiction
Title:	The Spell
Author(s):	Gayle F
Date(s):	1978
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Genre(s):	gen
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
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The Spell is a Star Trek: TOS story by Gayle F..

It was published in the print zine Galactic Discourse #2.

the art prompt from Galactic Discourse #1, Leslie Fish; "And then there's the writing contest, to write what you feel upon seen a Leslie Fish illo. Let me warn you, that illo is NASTY. The winners will be interesting to read in the next ish.

Author's Comments

In 1994, Gayle F commented on the two non-slash stories she'd written, and "The Spell" was one of them:

The first thing I wrote was a Spock/Leila movie script thingee (Spock died). A couple of editors were interested in printing it if I redid it as fiction, but I was really into slash and didn't want to go back into it. I wrote an Ursala Le Guin sort of thing about Bones having wizardry lessons, and saving Kirk and Spock thereby. That was in response to a Leslie Fish illo contest in Galactic Discourse, if my seive-brain serves.

Reactions and Reviews

Story contest - illo of Kirk holding Spock protectively while McCoy huddles nearby clutching a book and a skeletal figure looks on. This was fun. McCoy becomes a wizard’s apprentice and has to hold evil spells at bay from his friends.