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parAbnormal Magazine [December 2024] ed. H. David Blalock (Hiraeth Publishing, $13.95, digest, cover: A Summoning of Fire by Brian Quinn) []
Details taken from magazine website.

· The Uninvited Guest · Josh Reynolds · ss

· The Lake Takes a Drink · Patrick Wright · ss

· Down at the Castaway · Manny Frishberg & Edd Vick · ss

· Prodigal · R. C. Capasso · ss

· The Coral Spas · Daniel Crow · ss

· In the Realm of Shadow · Gina Easton · ss

· Lakefront Property · Keith LaFountaine · ss

· Barry’s Gate · Ann O’Mara Heyward · ss

· Doorways · J. S. Rogers · ss

· Druden Part 3 · Herika R. Raymer · ss

· Rusalka · Christian Dickinson · pm

· Many Purrs · Adele Gardner · pm

· Blended Spirits · D. J. Tyrer · pm

· Metamorphose: The Dark Door · Tanya Fillbrook · pm

· Paranormal Abyss · Denny E. Marshall · pm

· Phantoms · Gordon Linzner · pm

· Whispers and Shadows · Ivy B. · pm

· I’m New Here Myself · Matt Betts · pm

· Veils · Scott J. Couturier · pm

· Ghosts Can Exist! · Sonali Roy · ar

· The Most Haunted Places in Brazil · Livian Bonato · ar

· Permutations of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” · Denise Noe · ar

· Thorns of Life · Sonali Roy · il

parAbnormal Magazine [March 2025] ed. H. David Blalock (Hiraeth Publishing, $13.95, digest) []
Details taken from magazine website.

· Foretastes of the Grave · Robert J. Krog · ss

· Missing You · Sophia Adamowicz · ss

· Winds of Acolus · Susan E. Rogers · ss

· Them Boogers Will Get Y’all · Ginger Strivelli · ss

· Thanks for the Memories · Mike Murphy · ss

· The Man with Red Hands · A. K. McCarthy · ss

· An Old Fireplace · Jade Jiao · ss

· Fearwood · Freya Pickard · pm

· The Visitor · A. J. Dalton · pm

· Tylwyth Teg · Christian Dickinson · pm

· The Girl Who Fed on Nightmares · A. A. Alhaji · pm

· The Sacred Cats of Burma · Lavinia Kumar · pm

· Doppelgängers · Simon MacCulloch · pm

· Treating the Supernatural, the Mysterious, the Occult, and the Weird with the Writings of Arthur Machen · Sonali Roy · ar [Ref. Arthur Machen]

· The Bizarre Sis-Boom-Bah of Bride of the Gorilla · Denise Noe · ar

· Polyvagal theory: a Potentially Unifying Conceptual Framework for Paranormal Experiences · R. D. Hayes · ar

· Abandoned · Sonali Roy · il

· Untitled · Naomi Sheely · il

parAbnormal Magazine [June 2025] ed. H. David Blalock (Hiraeth Publishing, $12.95, digest, cover by Christina May) []
Details taken from magazine website.

· Who Put Bella Down the Wych Elm · Jasper Kent · ss

· Aswang · Michael Bitanga · ss

· O’Garretty’s Companion · Sam Hicks · ss

· The Hungry Man · David O’Mahony · ss

· Something Lost · Gregory Meece · ss

· The Priest of Hvalsey · K. T. Booker · ss

· The Astrakhan Coat · Piertommaso Spagnuolo · ss

· The Window-Room · Jen Mierisch · ss

· Haunted by You · C. Payne · pm

· The Gift · Renee Cronley · pm

· Charon · Christian Dickinson · pm

· Will o’ the Wisp · Sarah Cannavo · pm

· Walk On · Alan Hardy · pm

· Watching · D. J. Tyrer · pm

· The Wonder of “The Thing on the Fourble Board” · Denise Noe · ar

· Dying Is Easy—Coming Back Is Hard · as told to Alice Ward · ar

· Nature’s Chandelier · Sonali Roy · il

· Skull Crow · Warren Muzak · il

· Shoe Tree · Warren Muzak · il

parAbnormal Magazine [September 2025] ed. H. David Blalock (Hiraeth Publishing, $12.95, digest) []
Details taken from magazine website.

· Scattered Messages · R. C. Capasso · ss

· Snatched Ghosts · Laura Nettles · ss

· Encounter at Nub Knoll · Bill M. Tracer · ss

· L’Anse Aux Mort · Stephen Gousie · ss

· Ma No Umi · Jess Simms · ss

· The Beech Grove Cemetery · Dave Hangman · ss

· Not Your Average Haunting · Rianna Martorano · ss

· Welcome to Miss Blue’s · K. E. Redmond · ss

· Remote Viewing Hit · Cynthia Gallaher · pm

· Old Ghost · A. A. Alhaji · pm

· Jack the Ripper · G. O. Clark · pm

· Madhouse · Alan Hardy · pm

· The Waiting Shadow · Koror Kipkorir Emmanuel · pm

· Hugo Haas’s Bait: A Bedeviled Man’s Search for the Devil · Denise Noe · ar

· Exploring the Occult, Magic, and Mysticism with Lettice Galbraith… · Sonali Roy · ar [Ref. Lettice Galbraith]

· In Your Dreams · Palmer Fitzgerald · ar

· Treating the Eerie Atmosphere and the Supernatural Elements in The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson · Sonali Roy · ar [Ref. William Hope Hodgson]

· Walking Nightmare · Warren Muzak · il

· Ascension · Warren Muzak · il

· Nature’s Demon · Sonali Roy · il

· United and Reunited · Sonali Roy · il

Parabola (about)

Parabola [v1 #4, 1976] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Myth and Archetype in Science Fiction · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar

Parabola [v2 #3, 1977] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Do-It-Yourself Cosmology · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar

Parabola [Winter 1984] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Dira · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss

Parabola [v25 #2, Summer 2000] []
Details taken from eBay listing.

· One and One Make One · Christian Wertenbaker · ar

· Enigma, Paradox, Parable · David & Sharon Hoffman · ar

· The Mystery of the Headless Goddess · Miranda Shaw · ar

· Riddles in the Dark · J. R. R. Tolkien · ex from The Hobbit, Allen & Unwin, 1937

· Squaring the Circle · Eric LaVigne · ar

· Angels and Fools · Cecil Collins · pi

· The Great Magician · René Daumal · ss

· Science, Observation, and Mystery · Luke Keller · ar

· Word Alchemy · Paul Sorrell · ar

· A Prayer to My Gritty God · B. K. Loren · ar

· Singing the World: An Interview with Heather Valencia · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Heather Valencia]

· Empty-handed I Go · D. T. Suzuki · ar

· Hamlet’s Mission: An Interview with Andrei Serba · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Andrei Serba]

Parade (1950s)

Parade [February 1, 1953] ed. Jess Gorkin (20pp, cover: [photo] by David Preston) []
Subtitled “The Sunday Picture Magazine”.
Details supplied by Steve Scott from the Syracuse Herald-American.

2 · 28-Foot Man · [uncredited] · ms

4 · The Turning Point: He Brewed Trouble · [uncredited] · cl

6 · Want to See…How You Drive? · Edward D. Fales, Jr. · ar

8 · Good Jokes About…Bad Weather · Dean Chenoweth & Elmer Kelton · hu

10 · Fashion: Make This Dress in One Day! · [uncredited] · cl

12 · Food: 3 Grapefruit Treats · Beth Merriman · cl

13 · Parade of Progress · Peter Dryden · ms

14 · Movies: She Never Quits! · Kay Sullivan · cl [Ref. Elaine Stewart]

16 · I Want to Fight the Reds Again · Major James Jabara; as told to Ernest La France · ar

18 · Hy Gardner Featurette: Who’s Dumb? · Hy Gardner · cl

19 · One Man’s Kill · [uncredited] · pi

Parade [April 19, 1953] ed. Jess Gorkin (32pp, cover: [photo] by David Preston) []
Subtitled “The Sunday Picture Magazine”.
Details supplied by Steve Scott from the Syracuse Herald-American.

2 · 10 Russian Eyes · [uncredited] · ms

4 · The Turning Point: His Tire Blew Out · [uncredited] · cl

6 · 60,000 Buttons · [uncredited] · ms

8 · Atom Power in Your Home · Robert P. Goldman · ar

10 · …What Are They Saying? · Kevin Roberts · ar

12 · Steps to Pray On · [uncredited] · pi

14 · New Way to Trap Criminals · Sid Ross · ar

16 · She Dances with a Diamond · [uncredited] · pi

20 · Food: London Broil · Beth Merriman · cl

21 · Lock the Doors! · [uncredited] · ct

22 · “Believe Me, I’m Convinced” · Hy Gardner · cl [Ref. Bob Hope]

24 · You Can “Float” on This Road · Ben Ross · pi

27 · Parade of Progress · Peter Dryden · ms

28 · It’s Booming · S. A. Schreiner, Jr. · ar

30 · “Africa” Goes to Florida · Harriet Arnold · pi

Parade (1960s) (about)
--- see under Blighty.

Paradox (1982) (about)
--- see under Just SF.

Paradox (2003) (about)
The Magazine of Historical and Speculative Fiction.

Publishers:

Paradox Publications; Brooklyn, NY: Paradox.

Editors:

Christopher M. Cevasco - Editor: Paradox.

Paradox [#1, Spring 2003] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $5.00, 48pp+, quarto, cover by Gustave Doré) []

2 · From the Editor · Chris Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books · Christopher Cevasco · br

4 · By Bayonet and Brush · Rita Oakes · ss; illustrated by Francisco Goya

8 · Icarus, His Father, and the Giant, Green, Tentacled Thing That Fell from the Sky · Robert J. Santa · ss; illustrated by Chris Whitlow

12 · The Chalk Giant · Ian Creasey · ss; illustrated by Alain Valet

15 · Quarry Blossom · Lucy A. E. Ward · pm

16 · A Conversation with Kevin Baker · Christopher Cevasco · iv [Ref. Kevin Baker]

18 · The Power of Prayer · Brian Stableford · ss; illustrated by William Michael Mott

22 · The Samurai Sword · Wesley Lambert · pm

23 · Gods and Generals · Jeremy L. Goldberg · mr

23 · Russian Ark · Elizabeth Kristofovich Zelensky · mr

24 · The Mnemosyne Deviation · James C. Stewart · ss; illustrated by Bob Libby

32 · Models of History in Science Fiction · Greg Beatty · ar

36 · Grail Knight · Wendy A. Shaffer · ss; illustrated by Rob Katkowski

43 · In Nischni Novgorod · Lucy A. E. Ward · pm

44 · The Day They Killed Ceaucescu: A Memory of Ehrich Czorny, Age 9 · Brandon Alspaugh · ss; illustrated by GAK

46 · Golgotha · Alan Smale · ss; illustrated by Sharon Tanheuco

49 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#2, Summer 2003] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $5.00, 48pp+, quarto, cover by Hieronymus Bosch) []
Details supplied by Mark Owings.

2 · Editorial: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same · Chris Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books: Zulu Heart, by Steven Barnes · Greg Beatty · br [Ref. Steven Barnes]

3 · New Books: One Lamp, ed. Gordon Van Gelder · Christopher Cevasco · br [Ref. Gordon Van Gelder]

4 · An Endless Array of Broken Men · Edison McDaniels, II · ss; illustrated by photo

12 · Sacrifice · James Van Pelt · ss; illustrated by Chris Whitlow

16 · Q&A with Horror Writer Stanley C. Sargent · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Stanley C. Sargent]

18 · The Stones of Stupidity and Deceit · Greg Beatty · ss

19 · The Legend of Suriyothai · Christopher Cevasco · mr

20 · Study of the Regular Division of a Plane with Retiles · Kevin James Kage · ss; illustrated by M. C. Escher

23 · Philon from Ithaka, Theas’s Son · Sonya Taaffe · pm

24 · The Coming of Merlin · Douglas W. Clark · ss; illustrated by William R. Stolpin

32 · Legend Rises · Karen R. Porter · pm

33 · The Search for Kostroma · Elizabeth Kristofovich Zelensky · ar

36 · Paradise Lost · Drew Karpyshyn · ss; illustrated by Michael Yatskar

38 · Long Pilgrimage Home · Jeff Crook · ss; illustrated by Roxell Edward Karr

48 · Passing Time with Argo and Emmerheim · Lucy A. E. Ward · pm

49 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#3, Autumn 2003] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $5.00, 48pp+, quarto, cover by Maxfield Parrish) []
Details supplied by Mark Owings.

2 · Editorial · Chris Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books: Ilium, by Dan Simmons · Greg Beatty · br [Ref. Dan Simmons]

3 · New Books: The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini · Bill Globe · br [Ref. Khaled Hosseini]

4 · The Fighters · Steve Vance · ss; illustrated by George Bellows; illustration is “Counted Out/Stag at Sharkey’s”.

17 · Temple · Karen R. Porter · pm

18 · Perhaps a Goddess · Colin P. Davies · ss; illustrated by Bob Libby

21 · The Magdalene Sisters · Chris Cevasco · mr

21 · Whale Rider · Megan E. Harrison · mr

22 · An Interview with Piers Anthony · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Piers Anthony]

24 · The Twa Sisters · [uncredited] · pm; illustrated by Alain Valet

25 · The Harp That Sang · Jennifer Barlow · ss; illustrated by Alain Valet; retelling of “The Twa Sisters”.

28 · The Savage Infant · Sarah Prineas · ss; illustrated by Roxell Edward Karr

35 · Baghdad’s Batteries: An Ancient Mystery · Sean McLachlan · ar

36 · Escape Hatch · Brenda W. Clough · ss; illustrated by photo

38 · Harold Lamb, Master of Adventure · Howard Andrew Jones · ar [Ref. Harold A. Lamb]

42 · Wings · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss; illustrated by GAK

46 · And Yet It Moves · Kenneth B. Chiacchia · ss [Ref. Galileo Galilei]
from Siderius Nuncius.

48 · Warriors of the Broken Seal · Elizabeth Barrette · pm

49 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#4, January 1, 2004] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $4.50, 118pp, ebook, cover by George Edwards) []
This issue only available in PDF download format.

3 · From the Editor · Chris Cevasco · ed

5 · A Debased Comedy · Gene Spears · ss

13 · Interlude at Mathelan: The Courtship of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine · Rose Gan · ss

25 · The Making of a Man · Alette J. Willis · ss

42 · Interview with Lois Tilton · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Lois Tilton]

46 · The Consolation of Victory · Mark A. Rayner · ss

53 · Film: Cold Mountain · [uncredited] · mr

54 · Film: Master and Commander · [uncredited] · mr

56 · Rites of Evening Passage · Justin Stanchfield · ss

71 · Henge Dream · Eileen Kernaghan · pm

72 · The Dark River in His Flesh · Maria Alexander · ss

86 · Anthropic Principle · Robert Scherrer · ss

93 · New Books: The Wild Irish · Various · br

94 · Fog · Julie R. Good · ss

105 · The Three Clocks of Vorstein · David J. Schwartz · ss

117 · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#5, Summer 2004] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $6.00, 56pp+, quarto, cover by Jean-Léon Gérôme) []

2 · From the Editor · Chris Cevasco · ed

2 · Indian Re-Education · John E. Smelcer · pm

3 · New Books · Jeff Edwards & Lisa Jensen · br

4 · The Wailing on the Water · Paul Finch · ss

10 · Servant of Iblis [Dabir & Asim] · Howard Andrew Jones · ss

14 · Cowboys & Indians · John E. Smelcer · pm

15 · Film · Lisa Jensen · mr

16 · Interview with Historical Novelist Karen Essex · [uncredited] · iv

18 · Restoration · David J. Sakmyster · ss

28 · The Moon Shone on My Slumbers · C. Mitchell O’Neal · ss

37 · Folklore to Film—An Adventure in Adaptation: A Conversation with Tony Grisoni · Cailin M. Harrison · iv

38 · 1923 · C. Kevin Barrett · ss

40 · Archiving History: The Spanish Civil War and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade · Christopher M. Cevasco · ar

42 · Cleopatra’s Needle · Karen L. Kobylarz · ss

49 · American Dreams · John E. Smelcer · pm

50 · The Ill-Fated Crusade · Charles Coleman Finlay · ss

55 · The Book of Genesis, Revised for American Indian History · John E. Smelcer · pm

ibc. · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#6, Winter 2004/2005] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $6.00, 56pp+, quarto, cover by Utagawa Kunitoshi) []

2 · From the Editor · Chris Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books · Greg Beatty & Jeff Edwards · br

4 · The Three Truths · Adam Stemple · ss

11 · A Ghastly Industry · Lee Clark Zumpe · pm

12 · The Alternate History of Arthur Eisen · Matthew S. Rotundo · ss

16 · The Heroism of Ecdicius · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

17 · Film · Lisa Jensen · mr

18 · Interview with Historical Novelist Bernard Cornwell · [uncredited] · iv

20 · Osiris Rising · Resa Nelson · ss

29 · Antioch, A.D. 637 · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

30 · Tiger Heart Wrapp’d in a Woman’s Hide · Karen L. Abrahamson · ss

36 · Milk in a Silver Cup · Meredith Simmons · ss

42 · Isandhlwana at Dawn · Clyde E. Miller · ss

43 · Yesterday’s Heroes · Jeremy L. Goldberg · pm

44 · Lady of the Birds · Beverly Suarez-Beard · ss

50 · For You, Lili Marlene · Rita Oakes · ss

ibc. · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#7, Summer 2005] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $6.00, 56pp+, quarto, cover by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema) []

2 · From the Editor · Christopher M. Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books · Lisa Jensen & Christopher M. Cevasco · br

4 · A Tear Like a Rainbow · Meredith Simmons · ss

8 · The Avowing of Sir Kay · Cherith Baldry · ss

14 · A Monument More Lasting Than Brass · Steven Mohan, Jr. · ss

18 · Prayer of Antigone · Angelo Sphere · pm

19 · Film · Christopher M. Cevasco · mr

20 · The Tiger Fortune Princess · Eugie Foster · ss

22 · Beyond the Barbarian: History in the Works of Robert E. Howard · Patrice Louinet · ar

26 · A Taste of Ashes · Ilsa J. Bick · ss

34 · A Hand in the Stream · Darron T. Moore · ss

41 · The Greatness of Scipio Aemilianus · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

42 · The Gods of Green and Gray · Paul Finch · ss

ibc. · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#8, Winter 2005/2006] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $6.00, 56pp+, quarto, cover by J. M. W. Turner) []

2 · From the Editor · Christopher M. Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books · Lisa Jensen & Christopher M. Cevasco · br

4 · Anezka · Bruce Durham · ss

8 · O, Pioneer · Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff · ss

18 · Interview: Darrell Schweitzer · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Darrell Schweitzer]

20 · Draw Thy Breath in Pain · Carrie Vaughn · ss

24 · Reflections of Lucrezia Borgia · Jeremy L. Goldberg · pm

25 · Film · Jeremy L. Goldberg & Andrea Kail · mr

26 · Cassandra’s Cargo · D. J. Cockburn · ss

32 · Lies · Jane Yolen · pm

33 · Cannoneer · Michael Hanson · pm

34 · The Sidewise Award Winners: A Retrospective · Greg Beatty · ar

38 · Forty Shades of Gray · Tom Welch · ss

47 · War Memorial: Edinburgh · Jane Yolen · pm

48 · Power Play · Jack Whyte · ss

55 · A Byzantine Emperor Going Into Exile · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

57 · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#9, Summer 2006] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $6.00, 56pp+, quarto, cover by Howard Pyle) []

2 · From the Editor · Christopher M. Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books · Various · br

4 · A Storm Over Cumorah · Richard Mueller · ss

9 · Fife Map · Jane Yolen · pm

10 · Kitsune · Adam Stemple · ss

16 · The Last Race · Gene Spears · ss

21 · Film · Various · mr

22 · Proserpina’s Curse · Lisa Jensen · ss

27 · The Tyrant Phocas (A.D. 602) · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

28 · Author Interview: Connie Willis · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Connie Willis]

30 · The Archer of the Sun and the Lady of the Moon · Eugie Foster · ss

32 · The Mouse and the Buzzer · Tom Brennan · ss

36 · Tea for Three · Ernesto Brosa · ss

38 · Chernobyl · Lee Clark Zumpe · pm

40 · The Meteor of the War · Andrew Tisbert · ss

53 · No Friend to Mankind · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

56 · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#10, Winter 2006/2007] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $6.00, 52pp, quarto, cover by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema) []

2 · From the Editor · Christopher M. Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books · Various · br

4 · Amante Dorée · Sarah Monette · ss

11 · Road at Nightfall · Jeremy L. Goldberg · pm

12 · After the Circus · Danny Adams · ss

19 · Film Reviews · Various · mr

20 · The Qualities of a Monarch · C. Kevin Barrett · ss

22 · Marathon · Bruce Durham · ss

28 · The Duke of Bedford Prays for His Brother’s Soul · Anne Sheldon · ss

31 · Julian’s Persian Expedition (A.D. 363) · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

32 · The Luck of the Irish · Brian K. Crawford · ss

39 · Asterion · Eileen Kernaghan · pm

40 · Somewhere, Sometime on the Nile · Stephanie Dray · ss

47 · Guinevere · M. Frost · pm

49 · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#11, Autumn 2007] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $6.00, 48pp+, quarto, cover by Louis Welden Hawkins) []

2 · From the Editor · Christopher M. Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books · Various · br

4 · Love, Blood and Octli · T. L. Morganfield · nv

13 · In a Byzantine Garden · Darrell Schweitzer · ss

14 · The Angel of Marye’s Heights · Michael Livingston · ss

18 · In the Roman Forum (A.D. 500) · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

19 · Film Reviews · Various · mr

20 · I Read the News Today, Oh Boy… · Richard Mueller · ss

26 · Fort Bliss · J. Kenneth Sargeant · ss

34 · Letters on Natural Magic · Matthew Kirby · ss

38 · The Wizard of Macatawa · Tom Doyle · ss

47 · The Triumph of Aurelian (A.D. 275) · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

49 · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#12, Spring 2008] ed. Christopher M. Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $6.00, 52pp, quarto, cover: A North African Fruit Vendor by Giuseppe Signorini) []

2 · Editorial · [uncredited] · ed

3 · New Books · Various · br

4 · Strange Fruit · A. C. Wise · ss

4 · [interior art] · Marie-Guillemine Benoist · il (r)

10 · The Deaths of Christopher Marlowe · Marie Brennan · ss

13 · Sparta, in Decline · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

14 · Senor Hedor · Nick Wolven · ss

22 · Retroact · F. J. Bergman · pm

22 · [interior art] · Edouard Poppig · il

23 · Film Reviews · Various · mr

24 · Plastromancer · David Sakmyster · ss

27 · Merlin · Rachael Pruitt · pm

27 · [interior art] · Aubrey Beardsley · il (r)

28 · Tucker Teaches the Clockies to Copulate [Clockies] · David Erik Nelson · ss

28 · [interior art] · Chris Whitlow · il

43 · Going Out · John Thomas Clark · pm

46 · Index to Issues One through Twelve · [uncredited] · ix

48 · Rewriting History · F. J. Bergman · pm

49 · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Paradox [#13, Spring 2009] ed. Christopher Cevasco (Paradox Publications, $6.00, 48pp+, 8½″ x 11″ s/s, cover: Hope by George Frederick Watts from 1886) []
The Magazine of Historical and Speculative Fiction. Last issue.

2 · From the Editor · Christopher Cevasco · ed

3 · New Books: Drood by Dan Simmons · Greg Beatty · br

3 · New Books: THe Virgin Queen’s Daughter by Ella March Chase · Lisa Jensen · br

4 · The Artist and His Mother · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss

8 · Beautiful Calamity · Maura McHugh · ss

13 · The Exquisit Treason of Wu Sangui · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

14 · The Place That Makes You Happiest · T. L. Moorganfeld · ss

21 · Film Review: Katyn · Alana K. Harrison · mr

21 · Film Review: Everlasting Moments · Andrea Kail · mr

22 · Like a Stone Wall · Danny Adams · ss

28 · Drowning the Sacred Chickens · Darrell Schweitzer · pm

29 · Salt Feels No Pain · Marie Brennan · ss

30 · Camlann · Rachael Pruitt · pm

32 · Last Voyage · Natasha Simonova · ss

40 · For Want of Sympathy · Ernesto Brosa · ss

49 · Contributor Biographies · Christopher Cevasco · bg

· [interior art] · Chong Son · il (r)

· [interior art] · Gustav Doré · il (r)

· [interior art] · Herbst Draper · il

· [interior art] · GAK · il

· [interior art] · John Everett Millais · il (r)

· [interior art] · Arthur Rackham · il (r)

· [interior art] · Vincent Van Gogh · il (r)

Paragon (about)
Fanzine.

Publishers:

C.C. Clingan; Oroville, CA: Paragon.

Editors:

C. C. Clingan - Editor: Paragon.

Paragon [v1 #1, May 1980] ($2.25, 48pp, octavo, cover by Craig Anderson) []

5 · The Red Shift · William Scott Home · ss

15 · Poet of the Unconscious · Dirk W. Mosig · ar

19 · Interlude at the Bridge · Franklyn Searight · ss

27 · Hyborian Africa · Charles R. Saunders · ar

31 · John Varley · Darrell Schweitzer · iv [Ref. John Varley]

43 · The Clark Ashton Smith Boom? · Robert Weinberg · ar

The Paragon Monthly (about)

The Paragon Monthly [Vol. 10 #10, October 1907] ed. William J. Thompson (The C. E. Ellis Company, 32pp) []
Subtitled “A Magazine of Wonderfully Strange and Interesting Stories—Dreams and Their Meanings—Occult Powers—Astrology—Hypnotism—Telepathy—Personal Magnetism—Clairvoyance—Hidden Powers—Etc”
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

3 · A Tale of an Abandoned Farm · J. C. Northrop · ss

6 · The Ship Carpenter’s Ghost · Engineer E. Elsworth Garritson; as told to Richard Maxwell Winans · ss New York Herald July 21 1907

7 · Mystic Rites and Traditions of Hallowe’en · Marion Y. Bunner · ar

8 · An Effective Substitution · Marian Brewer · ss

12 · The Mental Attitude · Frederick Burry · ar

13 · Spiritual Disturbances in the House of a Highly Respectable Gentleman · [uncredited] · ar Hindu Spiritual Magazine

14 · Faith and Fear · Eugene Del Mar · ar

16 · Reflections on Thought Leading up to the Last Days of a Great Soul · S. A. Weltmer · ar

17 · Trust in the Eternal Principle of Life · William E. Towne · ar

18 · Atmosphere of a Holy Life · Rev. H. H. Beattys · ar

19 · The Builders · Longfellow · pm (r)

19 · Telepathy · Clara J. L. Pierce · pm Practical Ideals

19 · The Poet · Ralph Waldo Emerson · pm (r)

20 · Training of Thought as a Life Force · Rev. R. Heber Newton, D.D. · ar

22 · Hope: Life’s Inspiration—The Thoughts of a Modern Spiritualist: From the Light of Truth · [uncredited] · ar

24 · Dreams and their Meanings · The Readers · lc

26 · Graphology · The Readers · lc

The Paragon Monthly [Vol. 11 # 1, January 1908] ed. William J. Thompson (The C. E. Ellis Company, 32pp) []
Subtitled “A Magazine of Wonderfully Strange and Interesting Stories—Dreams and Their Meanings—Occult Powers—Astrology—Hypnotism—Telepathy—Personal Magnetism—Clairvoyance—Hidden Powers—Etc”
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

4 · The Haunted Bungalow · An Eye Witness · ss

6 · The Little Yellow Man · W. R. Gilbert · ss

8 · The Ghost of a Living Man Announces an Accident · E. A. Sieverkrop · vi New York World

10 · The Whole World Kin · J. P. Cooke · ar

11 · Dreams and their Meanings · The Readers · lc

16 · Graphology · The Readers · lc

22 · The Remarkable Experience of a Man Who Was Pronounced Dead · Frank Walberg · ar

Parchment Symbols (about)

Publishers:

Anxiety Publications; Burlington, MA: Parchment Symbols.

Editors:

Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth - Editor: Parchment Symbols.

Parchment Symbols [#1, Summer 1999] ed. Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth (Anxiety Publications, $2.50, 44pp+, octavo, cover by Viki Breen) []

2 · Editors’ Note · Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth · ed

3 · The Love Token · R. P. Avery · ss

10 · Empty Shores · David Allen · vi; copyright by David Vanos.

12 · Tiki’s Revenge · Edward Wier · ss

24 · Steps · Viki Breen · pm

32 · Dreamwalking · Adhara Law · ss

37 · Listen · Lybbe · pm

38 · The Bite · Jeremiah Allsman · ss

41 · Forever, Love · Kate Hill · pm

42 · Just a Thought · Viki Breen · pm

43 · Contributor Profiles · [uncredited] · bg

45 · Puzzle Page · [uncredited] · pz

Parchment Symbols [#2, August 1999] ed. Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth (Anxiety Publications, $2.50, 52pp+, octavo, cover by Viki Breen) []

2 · Editors’ Note · Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth · ed

3 · Drip · Rod Thedorff · vi

4 · The Covenant · Christopher Stires · ss

10 · Rituals Before the Dark · Marsha Rogers · pm

12 · The Summer Is Past · Iain Muir · ss

20 · Destiny · Viki Breen · pm

21 · Exceptional Touch · Deborah Hunt · ss

28 · The Human Grail · Doyle Eldon Wilmoth, Jr. · pm

29 · Henry · Trilby Belugins · ss

42 · The Fury of a Few · David Allen · ss Aphelion #24, May 1999

49 · Midnight Feast · Shawn James · pm

50 · Puzzle Page · [uncredited] · pz

Parchment Symbols [#3, October 1999] ed. Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth (Anxiety Publications, $2.50, 56pp+, octavo) []

2 · Editors’ Note · Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth · ed

3 · Bakemono · S. D. Campbell · ss

9 · Just a Dream · Viki Breen · pm

10 · My Uncle’s Warning · Robert Swartwood · pm

11 · The Blacktide · Lee Clark · ss

20 · Recommended Site · [uncredited] · ms

21 · Shadows of Fire · Sheila Jenkins · pm

22 · Never Knowing · Juanita Rodriguez · pm

23 · Caveat · D. K. Smith · ss

34 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

35 · The Master · Shawn James · ss

37 · The Shaman’s Quest · Doyle Eldon Wilmoth, Jr. · vi

38 · The Whispering Wind · Lloyd Michael Lohr · pm

39 · Desert Maiden · Lloyd Michael Lohr · vi

40 · New Skin · Jon Hodges · ss

46 · Submitting · Juanita Rodriguez · pm

47 · Subconscious Volunteer · S. L. Robinson · pm

48 · Derlane · Christopher Hivner · ss

54 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

55 · Puzzle Page · [uncredited] · pz

Parchment Symbols [#4, December 1999] ed. Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth (Anxiety Publications, $2.50, 52pp+, octavo) []

2 · Editors’ Note · Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth · ed

3 · Yuletide Toast · Doyle Eldon Wilmoth, Jr. · vi

4 · The Collections of Bethlehem · Trace Edward Zaber · ss

14 · Playroom · Carlton Mellick, III · vi

15 · Forgiveness in Whispers · Kim Guilbeau · ss

22 · The Passing of the Bard · John M. Goodman, II · ss

23 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

24 · The Reaper’s Demise · J. M. Yates · pm

28 · Free Fall · David Allen · ss Aphelion #9, October 1997

32 · Rendezvous · Sandra Fritz · pm

33 · October Patch · Michael Cummings · ss

45 · My Dusted Angel · Nadene Wiggins · pm

47 · The Dancer · Katy Angharad Meyrick · ss

48 · Recommended Site · [uncredited] · ms

49 · Puzzle · [uncredited] · pz

Parchment Symbols [#5, February 2000] ed. Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth (Anxiety Publications, $2.50, 76pp+, octavo) []

2 · Editors’ Note · Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth · ed

3 · White Sin · J. C. Rodriguez · pm

4 · That Old Apple Tree · Laura Holister · ss

16 · A Dark Need · J. C. Rodriguez · pm

17 · Desire in the Hourless House of Naples · Persephone Xenophon · pm

18 · The Ruak [Part 1 of 3] · Shawn James · sl

33 · Hounds of Hell · J. C. Rodriguez · pm

34 · Fireside with Poe · G. Durant Haire · pm

35 · The Lady in the Keep · Michael S. Dodd · ss

47 · Recommended Sites · [uncredited] · ms

49 · Grocery Store · Carlton Mellick, III · vi

50 · Forever Love · Rod Thedorff · ss

55 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

56 · Midnight Demons · Christopher Stires · ss

62 · Broken · David Allen · pm

63 · Falling · Deborah Hunt · ss

72 · Recommended Sites · [uncredited] · ms

73 · Puzzle Page · [uncredited] · pz

Parchment Symbols [#6, April 2000] ed. Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth (Anxiety Publications, $2.50, 68pp+, octavo) []

2 · Editors’ Note · Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth · ed

3 · Anniversary · Vanessa L. Zanella · pm

3 · Memories · Vanessa L. Zanella · pm

4 · The Sunnier Side of Doubt · S. L. Robinson · ss

10 · Recommended Sites · [uncredited] · ms

11 · The Ruak [Part 2 of 3] · Shawn James · sl

29 · Fantasia · J. C. Rodriguez · pm

30 · Twilight’s Child · Keith Cross · ss

35 · Valthar’s Dark Lore · Robert Bee · ss

37 · October Halloween · Ian Rogers · pm

42 · Death of a Flower · J. C. Rodriguez · pm

47 · Hands That Hold Moonlight · K. Bird Lincoln · ss

54 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

54 · Drowning with Company · Ian Rogers · pm

55 · The Danger of Defining Existence · Ian Rogers · pm

57 · The Little Things · Bonnie McDaniel · ss

65 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

66 · Puzzle · [uncredited] · pz

Parchment Symbols [#7, April 2000] ed. Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth (Anxiety Publications, $2.50, 56pp+, octavo) []

2 · Editors’ Note · Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth · ed

3 · Stain · M. W. Anderson · pm

4 · Annie’s Pub · Warren Cook · ss

11 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

12 · The Ruak [Part 3 of 3] · Shawn James · sl

26 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

27 · Judge Me · J. C. Rodriguez · pm

27 · No Resistance · J. C. Rodriguez · pm

28 · Venus’ Triangle · Carlton Mellick, III · ss

35 · Recommended Sites · [uncredited] · ms

36 · The Paradox Message · M. W. Anderson · vi

38 · Blood and Concrete · Simon Logan · ss

41 · Thorn and Vine · M. W. Anderson · pm

42 · A Dark Place · Vanessa L. Zanella · pm

43 · Into the Night · D. M. Yorton · pm

44 · Progeny · L. J. Blount · ss

48 · Mourning · Myra Hope Bobbitt · pm

49 · Be Warned · Carol MacAllister · ss

54 · An Artist’s Eyes · Juanita Rodriguez · pm

55 · Window Pain · William Ledbetter · ss

56 · Puzzle Page · [uncredited] · pz

Parchment Symbols [Anniversary Issue 2000] ed. Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth (Anxiety Publications, 94pp+, quarto, spiral bound, cover by Viki Breen) []

2 · Editors’ Note · Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth · ed

4 · Kathleen · Ray Van Horn, Jr. · ss

6 · Branded · T’shai K. · pm

9 · Author Profile · [uncredited] · bg

22 · Angel of Destiny · Lisa Negus · ss

27 · Burgandy · Jennifer Loring · ss

34 · Ranaldo · Sandy DeLuca & Carol Weekes · ss

37 · Junk · Yasmina Antcliff · pm

40 · Born Again · Jason Brennon · ss

48 · My Mistress Is Dead · Jamie Joy Gatto · ss

50 · Amphitrite · G. Durant Haire · ss

50 · Final Embrace · G. Durant Haire · pm

52 · Nameless Faces · [name withheld by request] · ss

58 · The Last Gathering · Christopher Stires · ss

61 · I’ll Be Watching You · Kim Guilbeau · ss

61 · A Discourse on Immortality · T’shai K. · pm

65 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

66 · Promise · M. W. Anderson · pm

67 · We Two on a Stone Bench · M. W. Anderson · pm

68 · By Virtue of Logic · M. W. Anderson · pm

69 · Tempest · M. W. Anderson · pm

70 · Lament Upon a Meadow · Persephone Xenophon · pm

71 · Recommended Site · [uncredited] · ms

72 · Interview · [uncredited] · iv

77 · The Guilder Rose · G. W. Thomas · ss

82 · Ville d’amour, Ville mocturne · Duana R. Anderson · pm

85 · Druids · Kate Hill · ss

85 · The Year in Recommendations · [uncredited] · ms

90 · Puzzle Pages · [uncredited] · pz

Parchment Symbols [#8, 2001] ed. Kate Hill & Portland Elizabeth (Anxiety Publications, $2.50, 94pp+, quarto, spiral bound, cover by Viki Breen) []

2 · Lighting the Match · S. L. Robinson · pm

2 · Pull to Close, Push to Open · S. L. Robinson · pm

3 · Maternal Instinct · S. L. Robinson · pm

4 · Fragile · L. J. Blount · ss

7 · Interview: Jason Laseman · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Jason Laseman]

10 · The Vultures Leap · Doyle Eldon Wilmoth, Jr. · pm

10 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

11 · Slaves to the Wheel · Cynthia Bunn · ss

17 · Celestial Ecstacy · LadyOceanRose · pm

17 · Recommended Sites · [uncredited] · ms

18 · Feeding the Chasm · Richard Gavin · ss

21 · The Water’s Call · Michael Laimo · ss

26 · Heart Engravings · Cathy Buburuz · pm Prisoners of the Night #4, 1990

27 · Soul Searching · T. J. Perkins · ss

30 · Recommended Sites · [uncredited] · ms

31 · Crimson Sunrise-A Sister’s Lament · Barbara Armstrong · pm

32 · Visitation · Everette Bell · ss

34 · Dream Mantra · Lynne den Hartog-Smith · ss

38 · Heart Engravings II · Cathy Buburuz · pm Prisoners of the Night #4, 1990

39 · The Mourning of Moore House · S. L. Robinson · pm

40 · Men · Craig Davidson · vi

42 · Recommended Sites · [uncredited] · ms

43 · Samaritan · Jason Brannon · ss

49 · Blood on the Moon · Mary Musselman · ss

53 · Recommended Sites · [uncredited] · ms

· Vampires Only Section

54 · Dark Desires · J. C. Rodriguez · ss

55 · Blood Fountain · Michael Swartwood · om

56 · The Vampires of Pasadena · David Lee Summers · ss

64 · The Sunseeker · Simon Wood · ss

71 · A King’s Vow · Rod Thedorff · ss

75 · Angell · J. Newman · ss

82 · Vagabond · Duana R. Anderson · ss

88 · Femme Fatal · Duana R. Anderson · pm

90 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

91 · Recommended E-Books · Various · br

91 · Recommended Sites · [uncredited] · ms

92 · Author Profile: Christopher Stires · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Christopher Stires]

Parchment Symbols [#9, 2002] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Reach · Doug Hewitt · ss

· The Brigantine in Smithville Harbor · Lee Clark Zumpe · pm

· Where the Bloodroot Blooms · Lee Clark Zumpe · pm

· The Last Conquistador · David Lee Summers · ss

La Paree (1930s) (about)

La Paree [v1 #5, 193?] (Consolidated Magazine Co., 25¢, 24pp+, cover by H. S. Moskowitz) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

2 · Payable in Advance · Frank Grayson · ss Hollywood Tales v2 #4, 193?

9-16 · La Paree Models · Various · pt

17 · Love’s Blind Passion · Michael Hall · ss Hollywood Tales v2 #4, 193?

Paree (1940s): (about)

Paree

Paree [Vol. 1 No. 1, 1940] ed. William Brown-Forbes (Superior Magazines Publishers, 25¢) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · One Torrid Night · Rene Sablon · ss; given as “One Torrid Nite” on the cover.

10 · Her French Romance · [uncredited] · ss

17 · Kiss from Cleopatra · [uncredited] · ss Gay Broadway (Canada) September 1939

24 · Fangs · [uncredited] · ss

28 · Keepsake · [uncredited] · ss

30 · Double-Crossed · [uncredited] · ss

33 · Little Lost Poodle · [uncredited] · ss

39 · Marry-Go-Round · [uncredited] · ss

45 · Love in Disguise · [uncredited] · ss Gay Broadway (Canada) September 1939

50 · Best Girl Wins · [uncredited] · ss Gay Broadway (Canada) September 1939

56 · Husbands a la Mode · [uncredited] · ss

59 · Change for Wurst · [uncredited] · ss

Paree [Vol. 1 No. 2, 1940] ed. William Brown-Forbes (Superior Magazines Publishers, 25¢, 64pp, s/s, cover by Harold Bennett) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome & Beau Collier.

2 · Beautiful Spy · Margaret Kearns · vi

4 · Shirley’s Scheme · Larry McBrien · ss

9 · Baronial Business · Rae L. D. Reid · ss

20 · Too Many Francs · Sandra Sylvestre · ss

27 · Blind Date · Joyce Lattimore · ss

37 · Adventure in London · Sackville Stone · vi

40 · Tellers Don’t Tell · Ella Jason · ss

47 · Ghost Lover · Lorenz Augustine · ss

51 · The Countess Caresses · John Towner · ss Bedtime Stories May 1938, as by Nevil West; illustrated by Max Plaisted

Paree [Vol. 1 No. 3, 1940] (Superior Magazines Publishers, 25¢) []
Given as Paree Stories in the Table of Contents.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Lilac Lady · [uncredited] · ss

10 · Forbidden Island · [uncredited] · nv Real Love Magazine 2nd October 1930

18 · Wake Up and Lose · [uncredited] · ss

25 · Too Much Love · [uncredited] · ss

32 · Anything for a Friend · [uncredited] · ss

40 · Dough Boy · [uncredited] · ss

46 · The Devil Gets His Due · [uncredited] · ss

56 · Goody Goody Girl · [uncredited] · ss

Paree [v1 #4, 1940] []
Issue not indexed.

Paree [v1 #5, July 1940] []
Issue not indexed.

Paree [v1 #6, August 1940] []
Issue not indexed.

Paree [July 1941] []
Issue not indexed.

La Paree
Title changed from Paree.

La Paree [v2 #6, November 1942] []
Issue not indexed.

La Paree [v3 #6, September 1943] []
Issue not indexed.

La Paree [Vol. 3 No. 8, December 1943] (Duchess Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd., 25¢) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Good Morning, Darling · John Hilton · ss The Stocking Parade February 1943

16 · Unfinished Business · Michael Day · ss

36 · Dangerous Character · Ed Blair · ss

46 · Darts and Flowers · Edgar Weston · ss

66 · According to Plan · Robert Ahern · ss

81 · Pen Pals’ Heart Exchange · Helen Blake · cl

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