AUGURIES 7 – 1986

Cover – Nik Morton. This too was an adventure of Colonel Rhodes and his wife in my comic strip series…
Interior illustrations by John Light, Tim Nickels and Nik Morton.
(A5, stapled, 40pp, 50p)

Contents
The Internal Cosmetic – Tim Nickels
Far Goes the Storyteller – Sharon M Hall
An Adumra in Silence – Michael Cobley
Peace Conference – John Light
Time on the beach – Arabella Wood
Different – Linda Markley (illo above)
The Mind of D F Lewis – D F Lewis
Universal Mind – Robert Hoult
Torpor, Solitude and Marble (poem) – Ann Keith
Adrift past Saturn (poem) – Larry Blazek
The Day, Singing (poem) – Gary Legg
A mushroom cloud (poem) – Gary Legg
Time; UFO Course (poem) – Jim England
Escape (poem) – John Light
Getting the message (poem) – John Francis Haines
Intergalactic Fool (poem) – Larry Blazek
The mocking moon (poem) – Ann Keith

AUGURIES 9 – 1988

First issue with ISSN number – 0954-1918. Also first issue where payment (£2 per story!) is offered.
Cover – Nik Morton, illustrating the lead story. First Time Theme issue.
Interior cartoon by Tim Nickels.
(A5, stapled, 64pp, 80p)

Contents
Roman Remains – Cleveland W Gibson
The last door – Michael Noonan
Wanderlust – Graham Andrews (illo above)
Strolling with the Timeline (poem) – Steve Sneyd
Shake away the Earth, Laddie (poem) – JPV Stewart
After the rain (poem) – Shane Doheny
Half-a-day’s work – Geoff Watson
The ragged boy – Chris Naylor
She’ll always be waiting for me – D F Lewis
Morning has broken – Arabella Wood
Redevelopment site – Dave W Hughes
The good old days – Steve Bowkett

AUGURIES 17–1993

Cover – wraparound – by Nik Morton to illustrate the story by P Andrew Miller.
Interior illustrations by Philip Rowlands, Sydney Jordan, Paul Cockburn, Kerry Earl, Nik Morton, Russell Morgan, Debs Dumbrell, Dallas Goffin and Marge Simon.
Crikey – typed on Amstrad PC386SX using Locoscript PC CG Times font 12pt 50% reduced! Printed by Gosport printer but some line artwork didn’t come out too well!
(A5, stapled, 76pp, £2)

Contents
Ancient Sunlight – Robert Webb (illo above right)
Window of light – Andy Parratt
On the bridge – Iain Layden
The crazy quilt – Andrew P Miller
Huitzilopochtli (poem) – L G Mason
Trenches – Steven J Blyth
A perfect equation (poem) – Steve Sneyd
Over the sky is out (poem) – Steve Sneyd
A pleasure multiplied – Stephen J Wood
The rocking horse – D F Lewis
The grave – Alan Garside
A letter to Cassia (poem) – Cathy Buburuz
Laura’s letters – Dorothy Davies
Pre-existence (poem) – Marise Morland
Slow worker – Andy Smith
Parcels – D F Lewis
Open wide to glory (poem) – Steve Sneyd
Early retirement – Dave Metcalfe
Consequences (poem) – Marise Morland
A share in the universe – Matthew Dickens
Time watch (poem) – Joy Hone
Tick tock (poem) – Jonty Stace
Time (poem) – John Light
Rest is a seven day word – John M Peters
Sentient chowder – Robert Neilson
Cat-atonic states – Joseph Trance

AUGURIES 18–1994

First – and sadly last – perfect bound glossy colour cover issue.

Front cover by Roger Morgan; back cover by Pete Queally. Red/yellow colouring by Nik Morton. The Love issue. And regrettably the last printed AUGURIES magazine.

Interior illustrations by Paul Cockburn, Dallas Goffin, Debs Dumbrell, Russell Morgan, Philip Rowlands and Pete Queally. (Back cover - above - by Pete Queally)
(A5 perfect-bound, 92pp, £3.50p)

Contents
Her face is her misfortune (poem) – Fiona Sinclair
Moon kissed – Mark James Pritchard
The meeting – Marjorie Renshaw
Phase shift – David Vickery
The perfect kiss – Alan Garside
The custodian – Doreen Eccleshall
The lovemakers – Darren Callaghan
Waiting for Eddie – Arabella Wood
Give in to love – William Nicholson (Nik Morton)
The dross on Aaron Four – John Townsend
A world full of strangers – Deborah Beard
Companions – A M Smith
Tears of the lonely (poem) – Ronald Surace
Castles in the dale (poem) – Mark Bishop Evans
Son and heir – Laura Lee
Irina – David Hast