Pulphouse Magazine issue #9

Title: Pulphouse Magazine issue #9
Series: Pulphouse #9
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Pages: 262

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



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A Weird Holiday Season

Title: A Weird Holiday Season
Series: Holiday Spectacular #7
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Pages: 266
Publication Date: 04/11/2022

Forget run-of-the-mill holiday stories. In this cleverly creative WMG Holiday Spectacular anthology, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a carefully curated collection of unexpected holiday stories to add a delightful twist to the season.

From completely fictional holidays to holidays celebrated in the strangest of places to off-the-wall twists on familiar traditions (pooping Nativity figures, anyone?), this volume will put a smile on your face as it transports you in the weirdest and most delightful ways.

Join eleven of the best writers in the business as they present their take on A Weird Holiday Season.

Includes:
The Case of The Disappearing Gingerbread City” by R.W. Wallace
“Project Management Miracle” by Johanna Rothman
“The Light Man” by Ron Collins
“The Pooping Knight’s Playbook” by Robert Jeschonek
“Thunder Angel” by Kate Pavelle
“Dong Zhi and the Last Huli Jing” by Julia Vee
“A Hollow Earth Thanksgiving” by Robert J. McCarter
“Sometimes Strange Magic Casts the Best Spell” by Kari Kilgore
“Beast Feast” by Meyari McFarland
“Five Days of Chickenmas” by Brenda Carre
“Gone Gnomin’” by Jessi Hammond



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The Holiday Spectacular #3

Title: The Holiday Spectacular #3
Series: Holiday Spectacular #3
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Publication Date: 11/07/2022

An Annual Holiday Celebration!

Read a holiday story per day from the American Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day…or binge the entire collection.

This volume contains 38 stories—ranging in genre from mystery to romance and in tone from dark to joyful—that center around traditional holidays such as Christmas and New Year’s but also explore some weird holiday traditions. Featuring works from award-winning and bestselling authors Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, Anthea Lawson, David H. Hendrickson and many more, each story comes presented as it first appeared in a newsletter that went to subscribers every single day for 38 days.

The third volume in an annual series, The Holiday Spectacular #3 will add a fun twist to your holiday season—or any other time of the year!

 

(This anthology contains the story The Case of the Disappearing Gingerbread City.)

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Fantastic Christmas

Title: Fantastic Christmas
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Pages: 200
Publication Date: 21/10/2021

Venture forth into the delightful adventures of ghosts and elves and imps and more found in the magical worlds of Fantastic Christmas.

Enjoy sweets for the sweet romantics, charming ghosts and imps to capture the imagination, and stories both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.

From Nordic sprites who long for the porridge and butter and sugar from the hands of their human neighbors to a man desperate to be with his dying wife on their own special holiday, the stories in this volume add a bit of warmth to your holiday season.

Includes:
“The Last Hour of Hogswatch” by Michael Warren Lucas
“The Best Christmas” by Dory Crowe
“Spirit of the Season” by Anthea Lawson
“The Magic of Sharing” by R.W. Wallace
“The Way the Cookie Crumbles” by Angela Penrose
“An Embarrassment of Id’imps” by Ezekiel James Boston
“The Case of the Disappearing Decorations” by Annie Reed
“The Inn, the Black Cat, and Two Halves of the Same Heart” by Kari Kilgore
“Motorcoach Miracles” by Juliet Nordeen
“Magic For a New Year” by Lisa Silverthorne



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This anthology is one of three anthologies part of the 2020 Holiday Spectacular.

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The Holiday Spectacular #2

Title: The Holiday Spectacular #2
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Pages: 300
Publication Date: 14/07/2021

An Annual Holiday Celebration!

Read a holiday story per day from the end of November to January first…or binge the entire collection.

This volume contains 37 stories—ranging in genre from mystery to fantasy to romance—that center around traditional holidays such as Christmas and New Year’s but also fictional holidays like Hogswatch. Featuring works from award-winning and bestselling authors Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, Anthea Lawson and many more, each story comes presented as it first appeared in a newsletter that went to subscribers every single day for 37 days.

The second volume in an annual series, The Holiday Spectacular #2 will bring joy and so much more any time of year!



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Contains my story, The Magic of Sharing.

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Halloween Harvest

Title: Halloween Harvest
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Pages: 250
Publication Date: 04/11/2021

Not content to merely thrill and chill readers, these eleven Halloween stories, edited by Mark Leslie, also enthrall, intrigue, disturb, and inspire. They tell of the people and traditions, the age-old rituals that send shivers down the spines of even the most up-to-date trick-or-treaters.

From a farm family confronting the slow death of their way of life to two dead people given another day among the living, the characters in these stories, both human and nonhuman, explore the territory between living and dying.

Settle in by the light of the Harvest moon, and enjoy this enthralling harvest hayride of reading pleasures and treats.

Includes:
“Day of the Living” by Annie Reed
“Huskie and Punkin’” by David H. Hendrickson
“Death Among the Scarecrows” by Tonya D. Price
“Buy Nothing Day” by David Stier
“Offerings for Wandering Ghosts” by Tao Wong
“Harvest Bride” by Jason A. Adams
“A Place at the Table” by Suzan Harden
“Under the Samhain Moon” by Barbara G. Tarn
“Still Here” by Stefon Mears
Heritage” by R.W. Wallace
“A Feast of Souls Beneath the Gathering Moon” by Lisa Silverthorne



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Crazy Christmas Capers

Title: Crazy Christmas Capers
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Pages: 200
Publication Date: 13/12/2021

Laugh at holiday escapades that go from bad to worse and shenanigans that just might land these characters on Santa's "naughty" list!

From foiled heists to not-so-carefully executed plans, they'll stumble and bumble their way through the holidays, and into your heart.

Contains stories by Annie Reed, Rebecca M. Senese, L.D.B. Taylor, Lauryn Christopher, C.J. Mattison, Katharina Gerlach, Kelly Zimmer, Michele Bazan Reed, R.W. Wallace, and Sarah Czarnecki. Edited by Lyn Worthen.

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The inspiration for Crooks and Nannies:

Sometimes, I get words or expressions mixed up in my head. I blame the French. While it often makes me laugh when I realize my mistake, this time it also turned into an inspiration for a story.

I was writing, and the words "crooks and nannies" appeared on the page.

I stopped. Squinted at the text.

Something’s wrong.

Wait, nannies doesn’t make sense, it’s crannies!

But crooks and crannies isn’t right either…

Oh! Nooks and crannies!

And instead of going on my merry way in the current story, a different one started taking off in an entirely different direction...

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Jingle My Bells

Title: Jingle My Bells
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Pages: 120
Publication Date: 19/07/2022

Love the holiday seasons?

Of course you do. Full bellies and the joyful promise of a new year make for good stories and fun reading.

Add some twists and weirdness, Pulphouse-style, from some of the greatest fiction writers working today, and you have Jingle My Bells, the best weird holiday stories from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine.

Enjoy reading this collection any time of the year, but especially during the holidays!

Includes:

“Dreaming of a Carboniferous Christmas” by Robert Jeschonek

“Spells for the Holidays” by Ray Vukcevich

“A Menagerie of Messed Up Shorts” by Mark Leslie

“An Ideal Husband” by Jerry and Kathy Oltion

“Fatal Plot Device” by Kelly Washington

Severed Ties” by R. W. Wallace

“A Blood-Soaked Christmas Wish” by David Stier

“Virtching Merry” by Kent Patterson

“Naughty Children” by Mary McKenna

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Ghosts Among Us

Title: Ghosts Among Us
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Pages: 200
Publication Date: 15/10/2021

Everyone loves a good ghost story. Somehow the creepiest, scariest ghost stories always feature sadness at their core.

From a story about a woman who must face her ghosts on Christmas Eve night, to a ghost detective stuck in his own cemetery helping other ghosts move on by solving their own murders, to a ghost who writes letters to the living—these ghosts seem more alive than dead. Their sagas just continue into another realm.

So, steel your courage and delve into these ten stories from the other side of the veil.

Includes:
“Death by Vodka” by Robert J. McCarter
“Dead Girlfriend” by Ray Vukcevich
“The Writing on the Wall” by Kevin J. Anderson
“The Dead on Somerset Hill” by Chuck Heintzelman
“Dreams of Memories Never Lived” by Rob Vagle
“Flowers for Mother” by J. Steven York
“Ghosts of Christmas Present” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
“The Developmental Adventures of Phil” by Jason A. Adams
“Salt” by Thorn Coyle
Just Desserts” by R.W. Wallace



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A Twist of a Knife

Title: A Twist of a Knife
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Pages: 100

Stories in Pulphouse Fiction Magazine cover all genres, from science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, romance, and literature. And just about everything in between all of those. Editor Dean Wesley Smith looks for great stories that don’t fit, that just feel sort of different, but in a good way.

This volume contains ten great mysteries from all the mystery stories published in the first ten issues of Pulphouse. From old spies with attitude, to a heartbreaking tale of a grieving father, to an assortment of detectives including one hard-boiled with fancy sunglasses, one zombie, and a ghost, to a dramatic story behind a famous painting, these stories will entertain readers, make them laugh, and even touch their hearts.

Includes:
“The Geezer Squad” by Annie Reed
“Don’t Make Me Take off My Sunglasses” by O’Neil De Noux
“Looking for the Bastard” by David H. Hendrickson
“Heartbreaker” by Kevin J. Anderson
“The Time Cop” by Patrick Alan Mammay
“Red Carnation” by Lee Allred
Just Desserts” by R.W. Wallace
“Under the Blood-Red Maple” by Joslyn Chase
“The Distant Baying of Hounds” by J. Steven York
“The Case of the Vanishing Boy: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch



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