Author Archives: Dave Truesdale

Pulphouse #8, Fall 2019

Posted byVictoria Silverwolf

Pulphouse #8, Fall 2019

“The Hero of Calliope Springs: A Clockwork Cowboy Story” by J. Steven York (reprint, not reviewed)

“Dirt Dancer” by Joslyn Chase (non-genre, not reviewed)
“Eternal Flame” by Rob Vagle
“Seeing Him for the First Time” by David H. Hendrickson (non-genre, not reviewed)
“No Common Scents” by Jim Gotaas
“With Light Years Between Us” by Robert J. McCarter
“Unfamiliar, Foreign, Outré” by Jerry Oltion (reprint, not reviewed)
“Taking Care of Business” by Mary Jo Rabe
“A Night Under the Stars” by Lisa Silverthorne
“Pretty Rita” by O’Neil De Noux (reprint, not reviewed)
“Leftovers” by B.A. Paul (non-genre, not reviewed)
“Degrading” by Ezekiel James Boston
“Thumpman at the Keys” by Kent Patterson (reprint, not reviewed)
“Road Kill: A Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. Story” by Kevin J. Anderson (reprint, not reviewed)
“A Warrior’s Death” by Stephanie Writt
“In-Class Assignment” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (non-genre, not reviewed)
“Life, With Cats” by Annie Reed
“Blackbeard’s Aliens” by Robert Jeschonek
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Straight Outta Deadwood, edited by David Boop

Posted byChuck Rothman

Straight Outta Deadwood

 

edited

by

David Boop

 

(Baen, October 2019, 288 pp., tpb)

 

“Cookie” by Shane Lacy Hensley
“A Talk with My Mother” by Charlaine Harris
“The Greatest Horse Thief in History” by D.J. Butler
“The Doctor and the Spectre” by Mike Resnick
“Doth Make Thee Mad” by Jane Lindskold
“Sunlight and Silver” by Jeffrey J. Mariotte
“Pinkerton’s Prey” by Frog and Esther Jones
“The Relay Station at Wrigley’s Pass” by Derrick Ferguson
“Not Fade Away” by Cliff Winnig
“The Spinners” by Jennifer Campbell-Hicks
“The Stoker and the Plague Doctor” by Alex Acks
“Bigger than Life” by Steve Rasnic Tem
“Dreamcatcher” by Marsheila Rockwell
“El Jefe de la Comancheria” by Mario Acevedo
“The Petrified Man” by Betsy Dornbusch
“Stands Twice and the Magpie Man” by Stephen Graham Jones
“Blood Lust and Gold Dust” by Travis Heermann
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Suspense — “Back for Christmas” starring Peter Lorre

Posted byDave Truesdale

Suspense  (1942-62) aired John Collier’s famous story “Back for Christmas” on December 23, 1943 as its 71st episode. John Collier (1901-1980, photo at right) enjoyed seeing a number of his clever, many times dark or supernatural stories adapted for radio and television. This particular story was adapted thrice over a number of years for Suspense, …

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Freehold: Resistance, edited by Michael Z. Williamson

Posted byRick Cartwright

Freehold: Resistance

 

edited

by

 

Michael Z. Williamson

 

(Baen, December 2019, 593 pp, hardcover)

 

“Prologue: Invasion” uncredited
“Spider’s Web” by Jessica Schlenker
“Force Majeure” by Michael Z. Williamson
“Excerpts from General Jacob Huff’s Journal” by Christopher DiNote and Jaime DiNote
“A Time to Fight” by J.F. Holmes
“The Danegeld” by Marisa Wolf
“The Prayer Wheel” by Jason Cordova
“Star Crossed” by Kacey Ezell and Robert E. Hampson
“Dear Diary” by Rob Reed
“Proxy War” by Larry Correia
“Soft Casualty” by Michael Z. Williamson
“FNG” by Kacey Ezell
“Codger Command” by Mike Massa
“Buffalo Fifteen” by Brad R. Torgersen
“Starhome” by Michael Z. Williamson
“Survival” by Justin Watson
“Is That A Fire?” by Philip Wohlrab
“What It’s Worth” by Christopher L. Smith and A.C. Haskins
“Cry Havoc” by Jamie Ibson
“Epilogue: Post Action Review” uncredited
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