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The Trouble with Heroes ed. Denise Little (DAW, November 2009, 978-0-7564-0579-3, $7.99, 305pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 22 stories about the difficulties of hanging around heroes. Authors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Ken Scholes. Copyrighted by Little and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. 1 · Introduction · Denise Little · in 3 · Geeks Bearing Gifts · Kristine Grayson · nv 31 · The Horror in the Living Room · Adrian Nikolas Phoenix · ss 40 · Take My Word for It: Bad Idea · Mike Moscoe · nv 64 · Merry Maid · Jean Rabe · nv 85 · The Problem with Dating Shapeshifters · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 96 · Reclaiming His Inner Ape · Terry Hayman · ss 109 · For a Few Lattes More · Annie Reed · ss 124 · Beloved · David H. Hendrickson · ss 133 · Inspiration · Phaedra M. Weldon · ss 146 · Honey, I’m Home · Pauline J. Alama · ss 153 · Ballad of the Groupie Everlasting · Robert T. Jeschonek · ss 167 · The Quin Quart · Laura Resnick · ss 185 · How Jack Got His Self a Wife · John Alvin Pitts · ss 196 · If the Shoe Fits · Dayle A. Dermatis · ss 204 · Big Man’s Little Woman · Dory Crowe · ss 212 · Boldly Reimagined · J. Steven York · ss 228 · Roxane · Peter Orullian · ss 240 · A Long Night in Jabbok (or, Who, Exactly, Is in Charge Here?) · Janna Silverstein · ss 253 · Love in the Time of Car Alarms · Ken Scholes · ss 263 · The Problem with Metaphors · Steven Mohan, Jr. · ss 275 · If I Did It · Allan Rousselle · ss 283 · Clay Feet · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 306 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

Twice Upon a Time ed. Denise Little (DAW, April 1999, 0-88677-835-2, $6.99, 309pp, pb, oa, cover by Yvonne Gilbert)     Original anthology of 18 fairy tales and fables retold from the villains’ point of view. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Esther Friesner, Nancy Springer, and Alan Rodgers. Copyrighted by Little and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. 1 · Introduction · Denise Little · in 4 · Spinning a Yarn · Jody Lynn Nye · nv 30 · How I Came to Marry a Herpetologist · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 40 · Puck in Boots, the True Story · Connie Hirsch · ss 56 · Case #285B · Esther M. Friesner · ss 67 · The Beanstalk Incident · Jane Lindskold · nv 94 · Gilly the Goose Girl · Nancy Springer · ss 107 · Fifi’s Tale · Alan Rodgers · nv 139 · Thy Golden Stair · Richard Parks · ss 157 · True Love (or The Many Brides of Prince Charming) · Todd Fahnestock & Giles Custer · ss 176 · Savior · John Helfers · ss 180 · Wolf at the Door · Lupita Shepard · ss 198 · The Castle and Jack · Tim Waggoner · ss 204 · Baron Boscov’s Bastard · Jacey Bedford · nv 228 · The Emperor’s New (and Improved) Clothes · Leslie What · ss 240 · One Fairy Tale, Hard-Boiled · P. Andrew Miller · ss 260 · Feeding Frenzy or The Further Adventures of the Frog Prince · Josepha Sherman · ss 270 · A Leg Up or The Constant Tin Soldier (Gonzo Version) · Gary A. Braunbeck · ss 289 · Mrs. Myrtle Montegrande vs. the Vegetable Stalker/Slayer · Elizabeth Ann Scarborough · nv

Vengeance Fantastic ed. Denise Little (DAW, October 2002, 0-7564-0084-8, $6.99, 336pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 17 fantasy stories. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and Alan Rodgers. Copyrighted by Little and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. 9 · Introduction · Denise Little · in 11 · Devil Drums · Mickey Zucker Reichert · ss 19 · A Quiet Justice · Michelle West · nv 46 · Knotwork · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · nv 67 · The Capo of Darkness · Laura Resnick · ss 79 · The Astral Outrage · P. N. Elrod · ss 93 · MarySue at Forty · Alan Rodgers · nv 125 · Even Tempo · Jody Lynn Nye · ss 140 · Nothing Says “I Love You” Like the Kiss of Cold Steel · Von Jocks · nv 162 · Listen to the Cat · Janet Pack · ss 171 · Boon Companion · Elizabeth Ann Scarborough · nv 192 · Punkinella · Deb Stover · ss 207 · Smoker · Mel Odom · nv 242 · Matchbook Magic or How I Saved the World from Mortie Demerz · Bill McCay · ss 257 · Sometimes It’s Sweet · Susan Sizemore · ss 273 · The Wedding Present · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 294 · Have a Drink on Me · Gary A. Braunbeck · nv 316 · Exits and Entrances · Tim Waggoner · nv All Too Surreal by Tim Waggoner, Prime Books, 2002

Witch High ed. Denise Little (DAW, October 2008, 978-0-7564-0513-7, $7.99, 307pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 14 stories. Authors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Sarah Zettel, and Esther M. Friesner. Copyrighted by Little and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. 1 · Introduction · Denise Little · in 5 · Domestic Magic · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 31 · Temporal Management · Laura Resnick · ss 44 · Boil and Bubble · Phaedra M. Weldon · ss 63 · Chemistry 101 · Pamela Luzier · ss 80 · A Perfect Ten · Christina F. York · ss 97 · Another Learning Experience · Jody Lynn Nye · ss 113 · A Family Thing · Sarah Zettel · ss 133 · Coyote Run · Debra Dixon · nv 160 · You Got Served · Esther M. Friesner · nv 181 · Remedial Magic · Bill McCay · nv 203 · Homecoming Crone · Pauline J. Alama · nv 224 · Late Bloomer · Karen Fox · ss 243 · The Price of Gold · Sarah A. Hoyt · nv 267 · The House · Diane Duane · nv

City of Weird ed. Gigi Little (Forest Avenue Press, October 11, 2016, 978-1-942436-23-2, $15.95, xiv+304pp, tp, oa, cover by Gigi Little)     Subtitled “30 Otherworldly Portland Tales”. Original anthology of 30 stories, one a graphic story by Jonathan Hill, involving weirdness in Portland OR. Authors include Susan DeFreitas, Jeff Johnson, and Leslie What. Illustrated by Gigi Little. Details supplied by Denny Lien. xi · Foreward · Gigi Little · in 1 · From the Deep _3 · The Sturgeon Queen · Rene Denfeld · ss _9 · Octopocalypse: A Love Story · Brigitte Winter · ss _21 · Trainwreck · Leslie What · ss _32 · Orca Culture · Leigh Anne Kranz · ss 37 · From the Skies _39 · Transformation · Dan DeWeese · ss _48 · How I Got This Job · Brian Reid · ss _54 · A Sky So Blue · Stefanie Freele · ss _58 · Alder Underground · Jonah Barrett · ss _78 · How Do You Say Gentrification in Martian? · Jonathan Hill · cs 83 · To the Dogs _85 · A Code for Everything · Andrew Stark · ss _90 · Yay · Bradley K. Rosen · ss _104 · Out of Order · Kevin Meyer · ss 123 · In the Books _125 · Aromageddon · Jason Squamata · ss _131 · The Mind-Body Problem · Susan DeFreitas · ss _146 · The Color Off the Shelf · Karen Munro · ss 161 · Of the Dead _163 · This Many Lost Things · Nicole Rosevear · ss _170 · Squatty and Weasel Boy · Doug Chase · ss _186 · Stone Cold Monk · Linda Rand · vi _188 · The Heft of Ashes · Kirsten Larson · ss 199 · Of the Undead _201 · Vampire · Justin Hocking · vi _203 · The Fixer: A Serial—1—The Duchess · Sean Davis · ss _213 · The Deflowering · Suzy Vitello · ss 227 · Into the Weird _229 · Tunnels · Leni Zumaz · ss _234 · Waiting for the Question · Art Edwards · ss _242 · Letters to The Oregonian in the Year 30,000 BC · Mark Russell · ss _246 · In Transit · Kevin Sampsell · ss 251 · No Return _253 · Notes from the Underground City · Stevan Allred · ss _268 · Queen of Tabor · B. Frayn Masters · ss _273 · Twin Carbs on Bad News · Jeff Johnson · ss _290 · Always · Adam Strong · ss 297 · About the Editor · The Editor · bg 298 · Contributor Bios · Various · bg

Stories of Ghosts, Witches and Demons ed. Freya Littledale (Scholastic, December 1971, TX1931, 80pp, pb, an)     Twenty stories, folk tales and poems for the younger reader. 4 · Upstairs · Vic Crume · pm 5 · The Haunted Boat · Alan Boucher · vi Mead Moondaughter and Other Icelandic Folk Tales by Alan Boucher, 1967 8 · The Faithful Ghost · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, Leadenhall Press, 1891, as “Johnson and Emily or the Faithful Ghost” 14 · The Cat Witches · W. Jenkyn Thomas · ss The Welsh Fairy Book ed. W. Jenkyn Thomas, T.F. Unwin, 1907 18 · The Demon of Detroit · Brad Steiger · ts Strange: True Stories of the Supernatural #1, 1971, as “Horrible Hag of Detroit” 24 · The Haunted Bridge · Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd · ss Ghost Stories Round the World by Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd, Odhams, 1965 32 · Witch-Hare · Walter de la Mare · pm (r) 33 · The Ghost of the One Black Eye · Freya Littledale · ss retold from a Russian folk tale. 36 · With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm · R. P. Weston & Bert Lee · sg 1934 39 · Ghostly Foxhounds and the Phantom Huntsman · Brad Steiger · ss Strange: True Stories of the Supernatural 1966 45 · Some One · Walter de la Mare · pm Peacock Pie by Walter de la Mare, Constable, 1913 46 · The Soldier and the Demons · Freya Littledale · ss retold from a Russian folk tale. 48 · The Werewolf · Barbara Leonie Picard · ss French Legends, Tales and Fairy Stories by retold by Barbara Leonie Picard, Oxford University Press, 1955 53 · Noises in the Night · Vic Crume · pm 54 · Shippeitaro and the Phantom Cats · F. Hadland Davis · ex from Myths and Legends of Japan, Harrap, 1914 58 · The Man Who Didn’t Believe in Ghosts · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss Ghosts Go Haunting by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965 71 · The Moonlit Beauty · Vic Crume · pm 72 · Aunt Tilly · Maria Leach · ss The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 74 · Morag and the Water Horse · Barbara Ker Wilson · ss Scottish Folk-Tales and Legends by Barbara Ker Wilson, Oxford University Press, 1954 80 · Shadows · Madelon T. Duryea · pm Story Parade January 1944

13 Ghostly Tales ed. Freya Littledale (Scholastic, September 1966, 45¢, iv+92pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 13 children’s ghost stories, illustrated by Wayne Blickenstaff. 1 · Wait Till Martin Comes · Maria Leach · vi The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 4 · The Trunk in the Attic · Adele DeLeeuw · ss Spooks and Spirits and Shadowy Shapes, Aladdin Books, 1949, as “A Strange Surprise” 15 · The Railroad Ghost · Murray T. Pringle · vi Story Parade 1954 19 · The Dare · Maria Leach · vi The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 23 · The Wild Ride in the Tilt Cart · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss Ghosts Go Haunting by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965 35 · The Ghost with One Sock · Freya Littledale · vi (r) based on “The Half-Clad Ghost” (The Texas Folklore Society, 1932). 36 · The Most Haunted House · Louis C. Jones · ss from Spooks of the Valley, Houghton Mifflin, 1948; adapted from chapter 7. 43 · The Witch in the Wintry Wood · Aileen Fisher · pm Spooks and Spirits and Shadowy Shapes, Aladdin Books, 1949 46 · The Ghost Dog of South Mountain · Frances Carpenter · ss Wonder Tales of Dogs and Cats by Frances Carpenter, Doubleday, 1955 55 · The Thing at the Foot of the Bed · Maria Leach · vi The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 58 · The Ghost in the Orchard · Aileen Fisher · ss Spooks and Spirits and Shadowy Shapes, Aladdin Books, 1949 70 · The Golden Arm · Maria Leach · vi The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 74 · The Ghosts from the Graveyard · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss Heather and Broom by Sorche Nic Leodhas, McIntosh & Otis, 1960, as “The Bogles from the Howff”

Five Feathered Tales by Alison Littlewood (Short, Scary Tales Publications, August 2, 2016, 978-1-909640-72-6, 92pp, hc, oc)     Details taken from online listing. · Black Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss Black Static #22, April/May 2011 · Blue Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss · Golden Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss · Brown Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss · White Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss

Major American Short Stories ed. A. Walton Litz (Oxford University Press US, February 1994, 0-195-07899-3, $39.95, tp, an)     Third edition. Contents from Amazon.com. · The Search for Form: Irving, Hawthorne, Poe, Melville and James · Rip Van Winkle · Washington Irving · nv The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #1, June 23 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon · The Adventure of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion” · Wakefield · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine May 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion” · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine” · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844 · Bartleby the Scrivener · Herman Melville · nv Putnam’s Monthly November 1853 (+1), uncredited. · The Real Thing · Henry James · ss Black & White April 16 1892 · The Jolly Corner · Henry James · nv The English Review December 1908 · Regionalism and Realism · The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County · Mark Twain · ss The Californian December 16 1865 revised from “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” (The New York Saturday Press, November 18, 1865). · How to Tell a Story · Mark Twain · ss The Youth’s Companion October 3 1895 · The Outcasts of Poker Flat [John Oakhurst] · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly January 1869 · Editha · William Dean Howells · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine January 1905 · The Courting of Sister Wisby · Sarah Orne Jewett · ss The Atlantic Monthly May 1887 · Désirée’s Baby · Kate Chopin · ss Vogue January 1893 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ss New England Magazine January 1892 · Neighbor Rosicky · Willa Cather · nv Woman’s Home Companion April 1930 (+1) · A National Art Form · The Open Boat · Stephen Crane · nv Scribner’s Magazine June 1897 · Stephen Crane’s Own Story · Stephen Crane · ar (r) · I Want to Know Why · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Smart Set November 1919 · Babylon Revisited · F. Scott Fitzgerald · nv The Saturday Evening Post February 21 1931 · Big Two-Hearted River · Ernest Hemingway · nv This Quarter Spring 1925 · The Gilded Six-Bits · Zora Neale Hurston · ss Story #14, August 1933 · Red Leaves · William Faulkner · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 25 1930 · That Evening Sun · William Faulkner · nv The American Mercury March 1931 · Flowering Judas · Katherine Anne Porter · ss The Hound and Horn April/June 1930 · Petrified Man · Eudora Welty · ss The Southern Review Spring 1939 · Blackberry Winter · Robert Penn Warren · nv Cummington Press, 1946 · The Man Who Was Almost a Man · Richard Wright · ss (r) · Looking for Mr. Green · Saul Bellow · nv Commentary March 1951 · A Good Man Is Hard to Find · Flannery O’Connor · ss The Avon Book of Modern Writing ed. William Phillips & Philip Rahv, Avon, 1953 · The Magic Barrel · Bernard Malamud · ss Partisan Review November/December 1954 · Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time · Peter Taylor · nv The Kenyon Review Spring 1958 · Sonny’s Blues · James Baldwin · nv Partisan Review 1957 · Defender of the Faith · Philip Roth · nv The New Yorker March 14 1959 · The Doctor’s Wife · John Updike · ss The New Yorker February 11 1961 · The World of Apples · John Cheever · ss Esquire December 1966 · The Short Story Today · Lost in the Funhouse · John Barth · ss The Atlantic Monthly November 1967 · The Indian Uprising · Donald Barthelme · ss The New Yorker March 6 1965 · The Magic Poker · Robert Coover · ss Esquire July 1969 · The Long-Distance Runner · Grace Paley · ss Esquire March 1974 · Daisy · Joyce Carol Oates · ss (r) · Helping · Robert Stone · nv The New Yorker June 8 1987 · Errand · Raymond Carver · ss The New Yorker June 1 1987 · Everyday Use · Alice Walker · ss Harper’s Magazine April 1973 · Storyteller · Leslie Marmon Silko · ss (r) · Snares · Louise Erdrich · ss Harper’s Magazine May 1987 · Biographical and Bibliographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg · The American Short Story: A General Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi