Pulphouse Series

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up fifteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."—Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes "The Fur Tsunami" by Kent Patterson "Unnatural Law" by J. Steven York "A Cherub by Any Other Name" by Annie Reed "PMS and a Hand Grenade" by Brenda Carre "The Disappearing Neighborhood" by Robert J. McCarter "Hello Brain, It's Me" by Ray Vukcevich "Eye of Newt: A Dan Shamble Zombie P.I. Adventure" by Kevin J. Anderson "Knock on Wood" by Rob Vagle "Featuring Martin and Lewis" by O'Neil De Noux "Double Date" by William Oday "Sleeping with the Devil" by Kelly Washington "Upgrade? Up Yours" by Jerry Oltion "Between" by M. L. Buchman "The Thousandth Atlas" by Robert Jeschonek "The Injustice Collector" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Minions at Work: Burn Noticed" by J Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction Pulphouse Fiction Magazine: Back after over twenty years. A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, Pulphouse returns with eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Table of Contents "In the Empire of Underpants" by Robert T. Jeschonek "Queen of the Mouse Riders" by Annie Reed "Group" by Ray Vukcevich "The Heart Has Reasons" by O'Neil De Noux "Molten Souls" by Jerry Oltion "The Sea Girl's Survival" by Valerie Brook "Looking for the Bastard" by David H. Hendrickson "The Reign to Come" by Kevin J. Anderson "A Spud Full of Stars" by Kent Patterson "Body Memory" by M. L. Buchman "Catastrophe Baker Makes First Contact" by Mike Resnick "Playing With Trains" by J. Steven York "A Few Minutes in The Plantation Bar and Grill Outside Woodville, Mississippi" by Steve Perry "At Witt's End: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Minions at Work 2.0: Roll Call" by J. Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up fifteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Table of Contents "Identical" by Robert Jeschonek "The Session" by Stephanie Writt "The Liar" by Annie Reed "The Time Cop" by Patrick Alan Mammay "With Due Honors" by Kate Pavelle "Dog Steps" by Rob Vagle "The Distant Baying of Hounds" by J. Steven York "Heartbreaker" by Kevin J. Anderson "Pot O' Gold" by Dan C. Duval "The Gorilla Murders" by O'Neil De Noux "Thinking Inside the Box" by James Gotaas "nanoturds" by Ray Vukcevich "Catastrophe Baker and the Cold Equations" by Mike Resnick "A Better Man Than You" by Jerry Oltion and Kent Patterson "Rose in Dreamland" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Minions at Work 2.0: Regime Change" by J. Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction Pulphouse Fiction Magazine: Back after over twenty years. A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, Pulphouse returns with eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. Table of Contents Edited by Dean Wesley Smith "Spud Wrangler" by Kent Patterson "Savage Breasts" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "The Library of Orphaned Hearts" by Annie Reed "Cooties" by J. Steven York "Don't Make Me Take off My Sunglasses" by O'Neil De Noux "A Breath Holding Contest" by Ray Vukcevich "Jesus at the Bat" by Esther M. Friesner "Inside the Sphere" by M. L. Buchman "The Bee Man" by Dan C. Duval "Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz" by Mike Resnick "Back to Nature" by Jerry Oltion "Chrome Bimbos" by Steve Perry "The Writing on the Wall" by Kevin J. Anderson "Coyote and the Amazing Herbal Formula" by Sabrina Chase "Salt" by T. Thorn Coyle "Queen and Fool" by Dayle A. Dermatis "Hand Fast" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "A Little Song, A Little Dance, A Little Apocalypse Down Your Pants" by Robert T. Jeschonek "Minions at Work 2.0: 4th Wall Broken" by J. Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up seventeen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Including: "Time, Expressed as an Entrée" by Robert Jeschonek "The Four Thirty-Five" by Annie Reed "The Clockwork Man's Canteen" by J. Steven York "Red Carnation" by Lee Allred "This Magic Moment" by Lisa Silverthorne "Pinning the Rap" by O'Neil De Noux "Daddy's Little Girls" by James C. Glass "Catastrophe Baker and the Ship Who Purred" by Mike Resnick "Active Reader" by Mark Leslie "Collector's Curse: A Dan Shamble Zombie PI Adventure" by Kevin J. Anderson "A Good Negro" by Ezekiel James Boston "Fiction" by Jerry Oltion "Alien Automotive" by Kent Patterson "You Go Too Far" by Ray Vukcevich "The One Left" by Valerie Brook "Who's the Abomination?" by Johanna Rothman "The Case of the Vanishing Boy: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Minions at Work 2.0: Snakes and Leaders" by J. Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."—Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes "The Hero of Calliope Springs: A Clockwork Cowboy Story" by J. Steven York "Dirt Dancer" by Joslyn Chase "Eternal Flame" by Rob Vagle "Seeing Him for the First Time" by David H. Hendrickson "No Common Scents" by Jim Gotaas "With Light Years Between Us" by Robert J. McCarter "Unfamiliar, Foreign, Outré" by Jerry Oltion "Taking Care of Business" by Mary Jo Rabe "A Night Under the Stars" by Lisa Silverthorne "Pretty Rita" by O'Neil De Noux "Leftovers" by B.A. Paul "Degrading" by Ezekiel James Boston "Thumpman at the Keys" by Kent Patterson "Road Kill: A Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. Story" by Kevin J. Anderson "A Warriors Death" by Stephanie Writt "In-Class Assignment" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Life, With Cats" Annie Reed "Blackbeard's Aliens" by Robert Jeschonek "Minions at Work: Head Case" by J. Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up fifteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."—Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "The Geezer Squad" by Annie Reed "The Dog that Ate Homework" by J Steven York "Battery-operated Boyfriend" by Barbara G. Tarn "Offensive in Every Possible Way" by Robert Jeschonek "Gravity Well" by Kent Patterson "The Sport of Queens: A Lucifer Jones Story" by Mike Resnick "The New Crop" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "The Blind Lagoon Misadventure" O'Neil De Noux "Practice" by Ray Vukcevich "One-Night Stands for Love and Glory" by David H. Hendrickson "Maiden's Dance" by Rebecca Lyons "The True Story of Stanley and Stella" by Johanna Rothman "Death Be Nimble" by James Gotaas "Under The Blood-Red Maple" by Joslyn Chase "Head Case: A Dan Shamble Zombie P.I. Adventure" by Kevin J. Anderson "Minions at Work: Allen Wrenched" by J Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse.  "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Including: "Bigger Than the Monkey" by Robert Jeschonek "The Coyote Equation" by J. Steven York "The Wereyam" by Kent Patterson "The Apple Tart of Eden" by M. L. Buchman "The Dead on Somerset Hill" by Chuck Heintzelman "Home" by Michael Kowal "Peace and Quiet" by Jerry Oltion "Word From on High: A Lucifer Jones Story" by Mike Resnick "For the Love of Killer" by Mary Jo Rabe "Earth Day" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Why" by O'Neil De Noux "Ornamental Animals" by Ray Vukcevich "Crossing Over the River" by Sabrina Chase "Graymatters" by David Stier "The Chicken Time Machine" by Valerie Brook "People Person" by Stephanie Writt "The Old Guy" by Annie Reed "Wishful Thinking: A Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. Adventure" by Kevin J. Anderson "Minions at Work 2.0: Invasive Species" by J. Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."—Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes "Small Discrete Intervals from a Sample Size of One" by J. Steven York "Daisy's Heart" by Robert J. McCarter "Dogmatic Computing" by Kent Patterson "Suicide by UFO" by Jerry Oltion "Another Door" by Annie Reed "Introducing Alligators" by Preston Dennett "The Mouse Is Watching" by S. Andrew Swann "Dreams Of Memories Never Lived" by Rob Vagle "A Pathetic Excuse for a Dragon" by David H. Hendrickson "Moulin Rouge" by Jason A. Adams "Maddie Sue's Locket" by C.A. Rowland "Rough Draft" by Kevin J. Anderson (written with Rebecca Moesta) "A Good Shooting" by O'Neil De Noux "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors" by Teri J. Babcock "Lost Book" by Ryan M. Williams "Acceptable Losses" by Dayle A. Dermatis "A Choose Your Own Fangle Adventure" by Robert Jeschonek "Say Hello to my Little Friend" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Minions at work: White Space" by J. Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up nineteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.  No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "The Constipated Author, the Sphincter, and the Holy Shit" by David H. Hendrickson "For All Your Head Needs" by Rob Vagle "Jingle, Waddle, Hop…Penguin Style" by Louisa Swann "Just a Old Lady" by O'Neil De Noux "A Fool and His Money" by Jerry Oltion "An Uncommon Tern of Events" by Johanna Rothman "Over The River" by Ray Vukcevich "To the Grave" by Brigid Collins "Quiet Voices" by Chrissy Wissler "Daffodils Full of Tears" by C.H. Hung "Collision" by Sebastien de Castell "Ways of Counting" by Jim Gotaas "For the Captain, my Captain, Again and Again" by Stephannie Tallent "The Root Canal Tango" by Robert J. McCarter "To Rescue My Best Friend" by Kent Patterson "Advisors at Naptime" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Snowman's Chance in Hell" by Robert Jeschonek "Homeless" by Annie Reed "The Steam-Man's Plantation" by J. Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."—Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "Valley Girl Vampire to Save the World" by Stephanie Writt "The Warrior Women of Apartment 3C" by Annie Reed "Breathing in the Stars" by Robert J. McCarter "Retired from Henching" by Ezekiel James Boston "The Networked Path of the Cyber Zamurai" by David Bruns "Disturbing the Peace" by O'Neil De Noux "The Rhythm Method: The Percussor's Tale" by Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart "C is for Sissies" by Kent Patterson "The Preacher's Kid and the 2004 Red Sox" by David H. Hendrickson "From the Good Old Days" by Jim Gotaas "The Art of the Prank Phone Call" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Human Subjects" by Ray Vukcevich "Planet Suds and the Sockpocalypse" by Lisa Silverthorne "Just Desserts" by R.W. Wallace "Obsession" by Jerry Oltion "Flowers for Mother" by J. Steven York "For the Love of Books" by Jason A. Adams "The Spinach Can's Son" by Robert Jeschonek "Minions at Work: Bar None" by J. Steven York  

A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up sixteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "The stories are all strong (not surprising when you have years of good stories to pick from) and show an off-kilter sensibility that I found very fresh even after all this time. If this is a taste of what's to come, it's worth giving Pulphouse a look." —Tangent Online on Issue Zero Includes: "Paintings of Cats by Mice" by Annie Reed "Flat Bernie Saves Stanley" by Johanna Rothman "The Conjurer of the Canvas" by Phillip McCollum "Custard: A Romeo & Juliet Story (Sort of)" by Dayle A. Dermatis "Sometimes Grandma's Gotta Cut A Bitch" by Leah R. Cutter "Blind Eclipse" by Rob Vagle "Would Sir Prefer the 1918 Influenza?" by Robert Jeschonek "The Developmental Adventures of Phil" by Jason A. Adams "Visage" by Lisa Silverthorne "Used to be Your Victim" by Stephen Couch "The Artist, The Engineer, and The Sleeping Dog" by Robert J. McCarter "Drumbeats" by Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart "Just Write!" by James Gotaas "Role of a Lifetime" by David H. Hendrickson "Sergei's Swan Song" by C.A. Rowland "Vamp Until Doomsday" by Stefon Mears

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up nineteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "Tinker Henry and the Clockwork Whore" by Jim Gotaas "A Rough Day at Theophice" by  Kathy and Jerry Oltion "Protagonist" by Steve Perry "Lost Friends" by R.W. Wallace "Death by Cookie" by Robert J. McCarter "Honor Thy Father" by Annie Reed "Market Street" by O'Neil De Noux "An Incursion of Mice" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Divinity School" by Kent Patterson "Yesterday, When I Was Twenty" by Angela Penrose "In All Your Sparkling Raiment Soar" by Robert Jeschonek "The Amazing RBG" by David H. Hendrickson "Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Boy" by Ray Vukcevich "Urine Deep Trouble" by Cèline Malgen "Vital Force" by P. D. Singer "Reunion Seeking" by Rob Vagle "Bravo and Jazz" by Ron Collins "The Last Backyard Defender" by J. Steven York "Down to the Last" by Lee Allred

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty-one fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "Jesting Pilate" by Lee Allred "Exchange Policy" by Scott William Carter "Dead Girlfriend" by Ray Vukcevich "Laugh Track" by David H. Hendrickson "Family Bonds" by R.W. Wallace "Mystery Weekend" by J. Roderick Clark "A Magical Negro" by Ezekiel James Boston "Be Very, Very Afraid" by Jerry Oltion "Barely Decent" by Kent Patterson "Call Me Peaches" by Daemon Crowe "Death by Vodka" by Robert J. McCarter "Virtual Oracle" by Leigh Saunders "Machine in the Ghost" by Rob Vagle "The Postcard" by David Stier "Gordie Culligan vs. Dr. Longbeach and the HVAC of Doom" by J. Steven York "On Red Mountain" by Robin Brande "Fort Dumpster" by O'Neil De Noux "Scrawny Pete" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "My Father, the Popsicle" by Annie Reed "The Neighborhood" by Angela Penrose "As if My Every Word Has Turned to Glass" by Robert Jeschonek

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "The Soul Mate Junkie and the Beating Heart" by David H. Hendrickson "Ecstatically Ever After" by Jerry and Kathy Oltion "The Bridge" by Robin Brande "Lower than Black" by O'Neil De Noux "One Sun, No Waiting" by Annie Reed "Lifetime Value" by B.A. Paul "Roadkill" by Brenda Carre "Living Free" by Dory Crowe "Ice in D Minor" by Anthea Sharp "Harry the Ghost Pirate" by Robert J. McCarter "The Cactus, the Coyote, and the Lost Planet Joyride" by J. Steven York "Lucky Charm" by Alexandria Blaelock "Romeo Peterbilt and Isuzu Juliet" by Kent Patterson "Mounting the Monkeys" by Rick Wilber "Amelia Pillar's Etiquette for the Space Traveler" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Predict THIS" by Michael D. Britton "Family History" by R.W. Wallace "Time in Death" by C.A. Rowland "Where Everything Goes" by Rob Vagle "The Men without Heads Join a Health Club" by Robert Jeschonek The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "The Soul Mate Junkie and the Beating Heart" by David H. Hendrickson "Ecstatically Ever After" by Jerry and Kathy Oltion "The Bridge" by Robin Brande "Lower than Black" by O'Neil De Noux "One Sun, No Waiting" by Annie Reed "Lifetime Value" by B.A. Paul "Roadkill" by Brenda Carre "Living Free" by Dory Crowe "Ice in D Minor" by Anthea Sharp "Harry the Ghost Pirate" by Robert J. McCarter "The Cactus, the Coyote, and the Lost Planet Joyride" by J. Steven York "Lucky Charm" by Alexandria Blaelock "Romeo Peterbilt and Isuzu Juliet" by Kent Patterson "Mounting the Monkeys" by Rick Wilber "Amelia Pillar's Etiquette for the Space Traveler" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Predict THIS" by Michael D. Britton "Family History" by R.W. Wallace "Time in Death" by C.A. Rowland "Where Everything Goes" by Rob Vagle "The Men without Heads Join a Health Club" by Robert Jeschonek

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up nineteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "Brick Houses" by Annie Reed "Starlings" by Jerry Oltion "The Man who Married his Wife's Thigh" by Bonnie Elizabeth "Bear Trap Island" by Jamie McNabb "Walking the Dog" by J. Steven York "Being Ernest" by Rick Wilber "Art of the Homeless" by Joe Cron "January 3rd" by Ron Collins "When the Sun Goes Down" by David H. Hendrickson "The Poodles of Panama" by Kent Patterson "The Return of NOPD in 2006" by O'Neil De Noux "Specialty Hummus" by Jason A. Adams "New England's God" by Lee Allred "The Pearce Shootout" by Robert J. McCarter "A Jury of Their Peers" by Jim Gotaas "Till Death" by R.W. Wallace "Knowledge Blooms" by Rob Vagle "The Last Surviving Gondola Widow" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "The First Hollywood Cowboy of the Bropocalypse" by Robert Jeschonek

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. Most have at least a Pulphouse-style connection to the holidays. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "Dreaming of a Carboniferous Christmas" by Robert Jeschonek "An Ideal Husband" by Jerry and Kathy Oltion "Severed Ties" by R.W. Wallace "Virtching Merry" by Kent Patterson "Dead Drop" by Louisa Swann "Cover Nuns" by Barbara G. Tarn "Last Job" by Rebecca M. Senese "Blood of Heroes" by Ezekiel James Boston "The Magnolia Murders" by O'Neil De Noux "The Not-So-Scientific Research of Dragons" by Katharina Gerlach "Granny Law" by Jason A. Adams "Lucy and the Underworld" by Rob Vagle "The Ballad of Bob Dumpty" by Annie Reed "No Pity Party" by David H. Hendrickson "Emily Loves Christmas, Emily Loves Murder" by Robert J. McCarter "A Blood-Soaked Christmas Wish" by David Stier "Naughty Children" by Mary McKenna "Father Christmas" by J. Steven York "Spells for the Holidays" by Ray Vukcevich "Nutball Season" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

From the pages of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine come eight delightful stories featuring cats—some who charm, some who connive, even some who simply demand attention. In short, these stories have Cattitude. From some of Pulphouse's best and most prolific writers, these stories embody the Pulphouse spirit: no genre limitations, no topic limitations, just attitude and top-quality writing. Including: "Queen of the Mouse Riders" by Annie Reed "The Fur Tsunami" by Kent Patterson "Bushtits Gone Wild" by Stephanie Writt "The Goddess Particle" by Dæmon Crowe "An Incursion of Mice" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Erwin or Ralph" by Ray Vukcevich "The Mouth that Walked" by Dean Wesley Smith "Life, with Cats" by Annie Reed

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty-one fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "Fast" by J. Steven York "Uncomfortable Shoes" by Rob Vagle "Ascent of a Lifetime" by Karen Aria Lin "Candy Detectives" by Connor Whiteley "Between a Sock and a Hard Place" byTeri J. Babcock "Toobychubbies" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "Another Body" by O'Neil De Noux "Murder by Voice" by Kent Patterson "It Came from the Coffee Maker" by Martin L. Shoemaker "Locks and Keys and the Truth at the Heart of It" by Dayle A. Dermatis "Baby, One More Time" by David H. Hendrickson "The Diaper Room Key to Cosmic Plumbing" by Brenda Carre "Cleanup Crew" by Ray Vukcevich "The Case of the Missing Semicolon" by Christina Boufis "This World We Live In" by Chrissy Wissler "Harvey's Babies" by Louisa Swann "New Beginnings" by R.W. Wallace "Red-Letter Day" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "As If Nothing Had Happened" by Jerry Oltion "Death of a Woman of Ill Repute" by Annie Reed "The Asteroid That Stays Crunchy in Milk" by Robert Jeschonek

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "A Game of Virgins" by Lisa Silverthorne "Fancy Names for Blue" by Rob Vagle "All About the Ball" by Ray Vukcevich "The Tiger in the Tub" by Kent Patterson "It's Not What You Know" by O'Neil De Noux "Making Excuses" by Ezekiel James Boston "Time Map" by Robin Brande "Cryptodraconis" by Stefon Mears "Saucermen and Silk Scarves" by Loren L. Coleman "There Was Enough of Her" by Scott William Carter "Drawing Dead" by David H. Hendrickson "Friends of Steel" by Jason A. Adams "Dogsurfing" by Olivette Devaux "Scents of Compulsion" by Jerry Oltion "The Lunar Council Cares" by Ron Collins "The Case of the Shorted Circuit" by J. Steven York "Eternal Bond" by R. W. Wallace "Eating It Too" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Disco Dani and the Bad Penny" by Annie Reed "Show Me Yours" by Robert Jeschonek

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty-one fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "Bump in the Night" by Kevin J. Anderson "Holding Out for a Hero" by Christina F. York "A Father's Daughter" by Lisa Silverthorne "Bones" by Rob Vagle "You Know We've Got a Hell of a Band" by David H. Hendrickson "No. 40 Basin Street" by O'Neil De Noux "Duck" by Ray Vukcevich "Creative Constructions, Inc." by Kent Patterson "The Last Lonely Day in the Orchard of Lost Travelers" by Scott Edelman "One Wild Night" by Adam-Troy Castro "The Tombstone Barber" by Robert J. McCarter "Wicked Local Food Fight" by Johanna Rothman "Elf Help Seminar" by Stefon Mears "Gone with the Flamingos" by C.A. Rowland "If I'm Lyin', I'm Dyin'" by Jason A. Adams "Terrier at 20,000 Feet" by Jerry Oltion "Self Service" by J. Steven York "Five Starving Cats and a Dead Dog" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "A Quiet Neighborhood" by Annie Reed "The 1970s Must Die!" by Robert Jeschonek

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty-one fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "The Problematic Navigation of the Vessel Clayton Booker" by J. Steven York "The Forgiving Execution" by Rob Vagle "How Fred the Opossum Mobilized the Microbes and Saved the Universe" by Mary Jo Rabe "Cards on the Table" by Adam-Troy Castro "Big Green Man" by Don Webb "The Wall" by Lisa Silverthorne "He Who Howls" by O'Neil De Noux "The Train in the Ladies' Room" by Kent Patterson "The Secret of Catnip" by Stefon Mears "Ashes to Ashes" by Jerry Oltion "The Short Life and Horny Times of a Teenage Mantis" by David H. Hendrickson "The Pillow of Disappointment and What Was Found Beneath It" by Scott Edelman "Love the Way She Saw It" by C.H. Hung "Erwin or Ralph" by Ray Vukcevich "Gossamer Ghosts" by Robert J. McCarter "Far From Home" by R.W. Wallace "The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip" by Dayle A. Dermatis "Like a Hole in the Head" by Jason A. Adams "Shadows on the Moon" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "The Last Julian" by Annie Reed "Voyage of the Dog-Propelled Starship" by Robert Jeschonek

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "Eggs of the Dog That Bit You" by Robert Jeschonek "Time Travel is for the Trees" by Rob Vagle "Trees Perpetual of Sleep" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "Daily Teds" by Ron Collins "End of the Line" by David H. Hendrickson "A Nice Short Conversation" by Robert J. McCarter "Masked" by Dayle A. Dermatis "The Bobs" by Annie Reed "A Little Tennessee Williams Drama" by O'Neil De Noux "Grief Spam" Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Minions at Work:"Deep Cleaning" by J. Steven York

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "First Chair" by Annie Reed "Scrooge and Marley" by David H. Hendrickson "Krampus and His Theoretical Heart" by Rob Vagle "Santa Sata-ni-fied" by Stephannie Tallent "Desperate Housewitches" by Dayle A. Dermatis "The Pain" by O'Neil De Noux "What Fits" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "Harsh Expectations" by R.W. Wallace "It's a Wonderful Death" by Robert Jeschonek "Up On the Rooftop" by Kristine Grayson "Minions at Work" by J. Steven York

The original Pulphouse: A Fiction Magazine published stories in a twisted, Twilight Zone style. Sort of a half-beat off kilter, yet still high-quality fiction and great stories. And most of all highly entertaining. This collection showcases some of the best from the original magazine, with stories from some of the top fiction writers working today. Includes: "Spud Wrangler" by Kent Patterson "Cooties" by J. Steven York "There is Danger" by Ray Vukcevich "Nanoturds" by Ray Vukcevich "Women Are Like Streetcars" by O'Neil De Noux "Shadows on the Moon" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "One Last Gift" by Jerry Oltion "The Ghost in the Machine" by Jerry Oltion "Group" by Ray Vukcevich

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse. "This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1 Includes: "An Infinite Number of Idiots" by Robert Jeschonek "What Remains of America" by Scott Edelman "The Sleeping Agent" by Charlotte Munich "Objects of Desire" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "City of Sin Strangler" by David H. Hendrickson "A Willing Lad" by O'Neil De Noux "The Remarkable Way She Died" by Karen Fonville "The Spirit House" by Lisa S. Silverthorne "Little City Blues" by Annie Reed "Unity Con" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Minions at Work: Inflated Expectations" by J. Steven York

Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine changed the publishing landscape when the anthology series first appeared in 1988. The series won the World Fantasy Award as a recognition of the power of its fiction and the transformative nature of the publication. From the beginning, award-winning author and editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch demonstrated her talent for publishing the cutting edge of late 20th century short fiction—and much of it still slices pretty deep. The stories in this volume still resonate in the 2020s. While some stories no longer define the cutting edge, they show how the short fiction field followed the template that Pulphouse laid out in its years of publication. Powerful, thought-provoking, well-told, these stories from Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine will keep readers breathless on the edge of their seats. Includes: "While She Was Out," by Edward Bryant "The Murderer Chooses Sterility," by Bradley Denton "The Two-Headed Man," by Nancy A. Collins "Savage Breasts," by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "Bits and Pieces," by Lisa Tuttle "Willie of the Jungle," by Steve Perry "Clearance to Land," by Adam-Troy Castro "Soft Whisper of Midnight Snow," by Charles de Lint "Offerings," by Susan Palwick "On a Phantom Tide," by William F. Wu

A crazy collection of twisted stories in the tradition of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, from the editor of Pulphouse, Dean Wesley Smith. Head-shaking stories such as the one about a cop with a rose for a head in search of the evil murderer The Pruner. Or the one about sentient boogers, or the tale of those pesky Martians… A truly hilarious batch of stories from some of the best writers working today. "Resolutions 'R Us" by Annie Reed "The Birth of Booger Nation" by David H. Hendrickson "A Menagerie of Messed Up Shorts" by Mark Leslie "Sniff the Source" by Stephannie Tallent "In which Dean Wesley Smith Is Forced to Buy a Story about a Queen for Pulphouse Magazine" by Brigid Collins "Fatal Plot Device" by Kelly Washington "Goddamn Martians" by Ezekiel James Boston "Killing Confucius" by Tina Back "Bodacious Billy and the Bazooms of Droom" by Jason A. Adams "Why the Cop with a Rose for a Head Wears a Rose-Head Mask" by Robert Jeschonek