Obsessions, edited by Mark Leslie

Obsessions   Edited by Mark Leslie   (Stark Publishing, November 2020, pb, 338 pp.)   “My Prize” by Leah Cutter (nongenre, not reviewed) “Curse of the Ghoulmaster” by Stephen Couch (nongenre, not reviewed) “The Last Julian” by Annie Reed “A Rare Bird” by Joe Cron “At the Heart of It All” by Kari Kilgore (nongenre, …

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Boston Blackie — “Hypnotic Murder”

Boston Blackie (1944, 1945-1950) aired “Hypnotic Murder” on August 6, 1945 as the 18th broadcast of the estimated 220 from its 1945-1950 run. This is but the third of this program we have showcased here, the last coming almost two years ago in January of 2019, so for newcomers I recap the rather fascinating history …

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Unfit, Volume 6, Fall 2020

Unfit, Volume 6, Fall 2020 “An Almost Perfect Exchange” by Florin Purluca “The Rediscovery of Plants” by E.E. King (reprint, not reviewed) “The Dinner” by Liviu Surugiu “The Ugly Duckling” by Matthew Hughes (reprint, not reviewed) “Crossroads” by Bruce Golden

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Clarkesworld #171, December 2020

Clarkesworld #171, December 2020 “The Island of Misfit Toys” by Fiona Moore “Things That Happen When You Date Your Ex’s Accidentally Restored Backup from Before the Divorce” by Lisa Nohealani Morton “The Last Days of Old Night” by Michael Swanwick “Conversations in the Dark” by Robert Reed “No Way Back” by Chi Hui (translated by …

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