Proofers Needed: Vintage Starsky & Hutch FanFic

[morgandawn]

flamingo needs help proofing mimeograph era fanfiction written by two popular Starsky and Hutch fan writers: Terri Becket and Chris Powers. The Vas and Dex universe was an early example of fandom inspired original m/m fanfic.

Beckett and Power were enamored of "Starsky and Hutch" when it was airing, but they were "fans in isolation"--not knowing that fandom existed. They decided to write their own stories, which they based on Starsky and Hutch. The two authors kept writing Vas & Dex even after they discovered Starsky & Hutch fandom. At that point, the two original characters had taken on a life of their own.

Since the originals were printed on mimeo paper, the OCR conversion is iffy in spots (example below). You can work at your own pace. DM or email me: morgandawn@gmail.com

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