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Volume 1: 2000 — The First Year of Publication!!

Volume 1, Number 1: January 2000   —   Premier Issue — A COLLECTOR’S EDITION!!
Theme: The Journey Begins
   Tarot Card: The Fool (Major Arcana 0)
     Cover Price: Be Kind to Animals
Articles in the first issue include:

Welcome to the first issue!
Dealing with Millenium Madness (an editorial)
Movie Review: Sleepy Hollow [by Flaky Lady Falko]
Music Review: Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill
Choose a Tarot deck for yourself
Poetry: “Sitting on my toadstool” [by Mike Jourard]
What the future will bring
Notice: The Spirit of The Zero Card
Snippets (regular section)
Karma Points (regular section)
Announcement: Call for Submissions — Anthology of New Canadian Gothic Writing

Volume 1, Number 2: February 2000
Theme: Valentine’s Day
Tarot Card: The Lovers (Major Arcana VI)
Cover Price: Love Thy Neighbour
Articles in this issue include:

Choices torn between two lovers
Alternative Clothing: The Berber Fleece Corset [by Ashen]
Wondering whatever happened to all those Lost Loves of mine (an editorial)
“Valentine’s Day sucks raw donkey bottom for unattached lovers” [by Timothy Carter]
Event Review: All Gothed Up — an outing to the Toronto premiere of Sleepy Hollow [by Timothy Carter]
Snippets

Vol. 1, No. 3: March 2000
Theme: Madness
Tarot Card: The Moon (Major Arcana )

Volume 1, Number 4: April 2000
Theme: Spring/Rebirth
Tarot Card: The Hanged Man (Major Arcana XII)
Cover Price: Be True To Yourself
Articles in this issue include:

Life and love spring forth anew
How Can Bunnies Lay Eggs?
Environmental Commentary: Gotta love that Spring weather!
“Death, rebirth and chocolate eggs” [by Timothy Carter]
People Watching: Outside Union Station: cab hailers’ migration and bozo dog eaters [by Darryl Stephenson]
Food Commentary: Maki-Zushi: how to roll your own [by Stephanie Smith]
Guidelines to writers & artists for submissions to The Zero Card
Snippets

Volume 1, Number 5: May 2000
Theme: Gardening/Flowers
Tarot Card: Nine of Pentacles (Minor Arcana)
Cover Price: Grow Your Own
Articles in this issue include:

Making everyday life worth living
Submissions are encouraged
Cartomancy: The art of fortune telling using an ordinary deck of playing cards [by Mystic Lady Mischa]
Food Commentary: Variations on a maki-zushi theme [by Stephanie Smith]
Poetry: “Closer to You” [by Mike Jourard]
Love Lies Bleeding in the garden [by Christine Salley]
The perfect venue for chat! [by Jason Roberts]
Snippets

Volume 1, Number 6: June 2000
Theme: School’s Out
Tarot Card: Ace of Wands (Minor Arcana)
Cover Price: Learn Something New
Articles in this issue include:

A great day to learn new things
The Tarot Card Project
Dialogue: On the subject of movies and culture [from cangoth-chat]
Cartomancy: The combination of cards determines the nature of your fortune. and
The meaning of the cards in a Cartomancy reading [by Mystic Lady Mischa]
Body Modification: An expression of personal history [by Jennifer Dixon]
Poetry: “On Reality” [by Mylissa Prisner]
Snippets

Volume 1, Number 7: July 2000
Theme: My Birthday
Tarot Card: Justice (Major Arcana XI)
Cover Price: Celebrate Your Life
Articles in this issue include:

A time to reflect on Life’s events
Dialogue: On the Blair Witch and Psycho Chicks [from toronto-goth]
Pyscho Chick Magnet: Heal that hurt by sharing your stories of Nightmare Relationships
Poetry: “Macabre Waltz” [by SHIVA]
Body Modification: Mommy! A-puttid inta my noze! A mother’s experience. [by Mylissa Foster]
Snippets
Karma Points

Volume 1, Number 8: August 2000
Theme: Dog Days of Summer
Tarot Card: The Star (Major Arcana XVII)
Cover Price: Keep a Cool Head
Articles in this issue include:

The Great Dog brings new hope
Let’s get Sirius for a moment
A time of hope and perseverance [by Rachel Young]
Paganism: Mirror, mirror, on the wall... please protect me from them all! [by Lady Aeval]
Movie Review: Seat-clutching suspense and a red herring is What Lies Beneath [by Timothy Carter]
Fiction: “The Last, Last Time I’ll Do That” [by Timothy Carter]
Poetry [by Mylissa Prisner]
Snippets

Volume 1, Number 9: September 2000
Theme: Harvest
Tarot Card: Nine of Cups (Minor Arcana)
Cover Price: Enjoy Your Harvest
Articles in this issue include:

Time to eat, drink, and be merry!
“Oh Big Fat Floppy Donkey Dick!” [by Warren H.]
People Watching: At a Party — bounteous breasts, over-perky blondes, & a bookworm [by Darryl Stephenson]
The Zero Card is available at...
Profile: Nine of Cups Café — A beacon for the goth community [by Timothy Carter]
Models Needed for Tarot Cards
Themes for Upcoming Issues
Snippets

Volume 1, Number 10: October 2000
Theme: Hallowe’en
Tarot Card: Death (Major Arcana XIII)
Cover Price: Don’t Fear the Reaper
Articles in this issue include:

The death of old habits, old fears
Tarot Card Project: Card #1 — Death takes a holiday
Bookshelf (a new section): Come Hither: Learn to be kinky!
Poetry: “Portent” [by Astropath]
Themes for Upcoming Issues
Witch Crafts: Candle Making — A symbol of warmth and romance. and
Candle making supplies and tools [by Elizabeth Keenan]
Thank you, thank you — to the participants in the launch of The Zero Card’s Tarot Project

Volume 1, Number 11: November 2000
Theme: Ghost Stories
Tarot Card: The Hermit (Major Arcana IX)
Cover Price: Enjoy Your Solitude
Articles in this issue include:

Seek wisdom away from the rush
Humour: A Bat’s Life!
People Watching: Haunted Houses in England — Something wicked this way comes [by Darryl Stephenson]
Tarot Card Project: Card #2 — The Hermit searches
Paganism: Employ the help of your Goddess [by Lori]
Witch Crafts: Candle Making Part Two — Other tools needed: drinking cups, toilet paper rolls, and tin cans [by Elizabeth Keenan]
Fiction: “The Legend of One Black Eye” [by Timothy Carter]
Snippets
Promotional Banner: toronto-goth.com

Volume 1, Number 12: December 2000
Theme: Yule/Winter Solstice
Tarot Card: The Sun (Major Arcana XIX)
Cover Price: Have Fun in the Sun
Articles in this issue include:

The Sun brings joy and freedom
The Zero Card Goes into Bondage!
The 12 Kinky Days of Christmas [by SweetMaster]
Tarot Card Project: Card #3 — The Sun shines above
Holiday gift-giving made easy! The “pretentious g•i•t” t-shirt
Paganism: Giving thanks to Rebirth, and the balance between Life and Death. and
Winter Solstice Prayer. and
Fiction: “...And To All A Good Death!” [by Timothy Carter]
Themes for Upcoming Issues
Promotional Banner: toronto-goth.com