Author Archives: Dave Truesdale

The Mysterious Traveler, “Murder is My Business”

Posted byDave Truesdale

The Mysterious Traveler (1943-52) aired “Murder is My Business” on June 8, 1948 as the 157th of its approximately 400 episodes, of which only 71 are now believed to still exist. (Some sources place the show count at 370 and the extant episodes at 85, so take both sets of figures with a grain of …

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It’s Come to Our Attention, edited by Juliana Rew

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It’s Come to Our Attention

edited by Juliana Rew

(Third Flatiron Anthologies, Spring 2016, 130 pages)

 

“Surplus Army” by Pauline J. Alama
“Agents of the Volurian Empire, Help Is on the Way!” by James H. Zorn
“Midnight on Addison Street” by Wendy Nikel
“Time’s Winged Chariot” by Philip Brian Hall
“Spirit Cat” by Hunter Liguore
“Ice-Cold” by Nyki Blatchley
“Chocolat” by James Dorr
“The Thing Is, the Basement” by Greg Beatty
“The Wishing Well” by Terri Bruce
“The Argentine Radio” by Joel Richards
“All True” by Marie DesJardin
“The Translator” by Arthur M. Doweyko
“Something in Forever” by E. M. Eastick
“Déjà Vu” by Lisa Timpf
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Conspiracy! ed. by Judith K. Dial & Thomas A. Easton

Posted byJason McGregor

Conspiracy!

An Anthology of Original Science Fiction Stories

edited by Judith K. Dial and Thomas A. Easton

(NESFA Press, February 2016, 176 pages)

 

“Ashlines” by David L. Clements
“Postcards from Lemuria” by Jeff Hecht
“Heavy Weather” by Rev DiCerto
“A Dog in the Weather” by Sarah Smith
“Antikhthon” by Paul Di Filippo
“QM” by Allen M. Steele
“The Mermaid Club” by Cat Rambo & Mike Resnick
“The Great SETI Cover-Up of 1947” by H. Paul Shuch
“A Right Jolly Old…” by James L. Cambias
“Geronimo’s Skull” by Shariann Lewitt
“One Night in Bavaria” by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald
“Every Little Bit” by Steven Popkes
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Tor.com — April 2016

Posted byNatalie J. Havlina

Tor.com, April 2016

“From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review (A Lady Trent Story)” by Marie Brennan

“Freedom Is Space For the Spirit” by Glen Hirshberg
“There Will Always Be a Max” by Michael R. Underwood
“Terminal” by Lavie Tidhar
“Dune Time” by Jack Nicholls
“The Destroyer” by Isabella Burton
“La Beauté Sans Vertu” by Genevieve Valentine
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Inner Sanctum — “Hangman’s Island”

Posted byDave Truesdale

Inner Sanctum (1941-52) aired “Hangman’s Island” on September 20, 1948 as its 389th episode. While Old Time Radio historians have given their best guesses that there were 500+ episodes produced, an exact figure remains elusive, with only 140 believed to be in circulation (i.e. known to exist at this time). Raymond Johnson was the show’s …

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