[I got this flyer from Susan in November -93. --Ceci] COUSINS A place for the Witches, Pagans, nature spirits, fey-folk, and assorted elder kin of Sherwood to share ideas, challenges, dreams, and projects, and to stir up a little magic of our own. Cousins c/o Susan Gavula 3143 Homestead Commons #3 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 sjgavula@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu GEnie mail: S.GAVULA1 A Craft/magical/Old Religion letterzine for the fans of Robin of Sherwood. It seemed such a simple proposition at the time... Run it on contributions, photocopy it at the office, and publish whenever thereUs enough material to make it worthwhile... It was such a tiny acorn... Now weUre bimonthly, and blessed with the most brilliant minds in the fandom! Welcome to Cousins, a place for free and fearless exploration of the magical side of Richard Carpenter's Sherwood. Cousins is patterned after those nifty computer bulletin boards, where you flip a switch and hit a few keys and a long list of "articles" appears on your screen for you to choose from. Each is written by someone who shares your interest in a particular subject, and who is interested in continuing dialogue with more than one person at once. Cousins is a similar kind of forum, where Robin of Sherwood fans can discuss the magical and Old Religion aspects of the show freely. We also might try... BOASTING AND SHOWING OFF Are you one of those people who is constantly accused of being a Nerdopagan for muttering about how the Death card doesn't really mean death while everybody else is trying to watch The Inheritance? Well, here's your chance to really strut your stuff. What did you find appropriate, disturbing, inconsistent, revealing, or just too magically useful to put on TV? Let's hear it! REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE Maybe you're suffering from writer's block or besieged by mechanical/electronic difficulties. Maybe you've sprained your wrist or misplaced your faith in humanity. Cousins can be a place to request healing for yourself or for someone you love. GETTING TOGETHER If there are a lot of us in a given area, perhaps we might get together and hold a special circle of our own! I won't print anybody's address without permission, but if you'd like to be listed here for purposes of exchanging correspondence and invitations I'll be happy to honor that request too. AND THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING! What else can we share as a group-within-a-group? Send along your questions, comments, book reviews, favorite spells, ideas, opinions, recommendations of literature or films, and what Sherwood and its denizens mean to you. If you have fiction, poetry, or artwork that deals with the Craft/magical aspects of RoS, Cauldron is a good place to send it: Cauldron c/o Kate Raymond & Morn Geiger P.O. Box 516 Midlothian, IL 60445 Solicitations for zine submissions, zine and convention flyers, requests for cast photos and bios, and other fan club business should be sent to: Spirit of Sherwood c/o Chris Haire & Denise Hamlin 1276 W. Marshall Ferndale, MI 48220 WHEN WRITING... Craft names and pseudonyms are perfectly kosher, but please put some name on your letter so that people will be able to refer to it in their replies. Please use asterisks or arrows or a separate page to separate your Cousins letter from your personal correspondence, so that nothing ends up in print that wasnUt intended to! Text files on floppy disks and email are the best of all, but please also enclose a paper copy of your letter just in case. Also, remember that Cousins is about RoS, magic, Paganism, and related topics - but everyone in our Who We Are listing is a potential penpal with whom you can explore other shared interests. To participate in Cousins, please fill out this box and send it in. Subscription rates are: $15 (US)/#15 (UK) SERF: Student or unemployed $20 (US)/#20 (UK) YEOMAN: Marginally employed $30 (US)/#30 (UK) GUILD MEMBER: Has good job *Please note: The UK rates are in pounds Samples $3 Email subscriptions are of course free! ThereUs room for everyone with an open heart and a love of the greenwood! Blessed be! Name: ___________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Brief self-description/special interests: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ May I print your name and address? Yes No Blessed be, Susan