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Dirda, Michael (1948- ) (about) (items)
- [letter], (lt) The New York Review of Science Fiction #2, October 1988
- Robert Aickman’s The Wine-Dark Sea, (br) The Washington Post December 11 1988 [Ref. Robert Aickman]
- Edmund Crispin, (bg) Mystery & Suspense Writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage, Volume 1 ed. Robin W. Winks & Maureen Corrigan, Scribners, 1998 [Ref. Edmund Crispin]
- John Dickson Carr, (bg) Mystery & Suspense Writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage, Volume 1 ed. Robin W. Winks & Maureen Corrigan, Scribners, 1998 [Ref. John Dickson Carr]
- Preface, (pr) The Captain of the “Pole-Star” by Arthur Conan Doyle, Ash-Tree Press, 2004
- Dukedom Large Enough, (ss) All Hallows #37, October 2004
- Souls Hungering After Meaning, (cr) The American Scholar Winter 2008
- Life Is Story, (ar) World Fantasy Convention Toronto 2012 ed. Christopher & Barbara Roden, 2012
- The Chameleon: Thornton Wilder’s Multifaceted Life and Work, (br) Harper’s Magazine January 2013
- Four-Leaf Clovers, (ar) The Green Book #1, Bealtaine 2013 [Ref. James Stephens, Flann O’Brien, Lord Dunsany & Mervyn Wall]
- Jack London: Beyond The Call of the Wild, (br) The Virginia Quarterly Review Fall 2013 [Ref. Jack London]
- Gene Wolfe, (ar) Nebula Awards Showcase 2014 ed. Kij Johnson, Pyr, 2014
- Introduction, (in) The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2 ed. Gordon Van Gelder, Tachyon, 2014, etc.
- Bookman’s Holiday, (mm) Wormwood #23, 2014
- The Reader Is Warned: Discovering John Dickson Carr and the Works of Douglas G. Greene, (ar) Mysteries Unlocked: Essays in Honor of Douglas G. Greene ed. Curtis Evans, McFarland, 2014 [Ref. John Dickson Carr]
- The Book of Jade, (br) Spectral Realms #3, Summer 2015 [Ref. David Park Barnitz]
- Remembering Ursula Le Guin, (ar) The Weekly Standard February 12 2018 [Ref. Ursula Le Guin]
- Need to Escape? Dornford Yates Makes a Delightful Traveling Companion, (ar) The Washington Post May 16 2019 [Ref. Dornford Yates]
- The Offbeat Tale of a Magic Lamp and an 18th-Century French Orientalist, (ar) The Washington Post June 13 2019 [Ref. Antoine Galland]
- The Allure of Rereading a Good Book, (cl) The Washington Post January 30 2020
- Andrew Lang’s Century-Old Work Holds Up Remarkably Well, (ar) The Washington Post August 13 2020 [Ref. Andrew Lang]
- A Look at How Burroughs’s Tarzan Swung Into Immortality [Tarzan], (ar) The Washington Post August 20 2020 [Ref. Edgar Rice Burroughs]
- A Venerable Critic with a Wilde Side, (ar) The Washington Post January 7 2021 [Ref. Oscar Wilde]
- You Loved The Queen’s Gambit? Its Author Has Some Brilliant Moves for You, (ar) The Washington Post February 4 2021 [Ref. Walter Tevis]
- On Valentine’s Day, Let Eleanor Farjeon’s Stories Help You Renew Your Vows, (ar) The Washington Post February 11 2021 [Ref. Eleanor Farjeon]
- “Dune” Has Divided the Sci-Fi World. This Film Reboot Won’t Change That, (ar) The Washington Post October 22 2021 [Ref. Frank Herbert]
- Like a Good Challenge? Here’s a Great One, (ar) The Washington Post November 18 2021 [Ref. David Lindsay]
- “True Grit” Is a Modern Classic, But Portis’s Other Novels Are Equally Engaging, (ar) The Washington Post November 25 2021 [Ref. Charles Portis]
- A Journey to the Center of the Heart in 80 Days, (cl) The Washington Post December 23 2021 [Ref. Jules Verne]
- Holmes’ Appeal Is Elementary for Adoring Fans, (ar) The Washington Post January 28 2022 [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle]
Disch, Thomas M(ichael) (1940-2008); used pseudonyms Beebe Tharp & Dobbin Thorpe (about) (books) (items)
- The Double-Timer, (nv) Fantastic Stories of Imagination October 1962
- The Demi-Urge, (vi) Amazing Stories June 1963
- Final Audit, (ss) Fantastic Stories of Imagination July 1963
- The Enchanted Prince, 1963, (vi) Fantastic Stories of Imagination August 1963
- Master Said-and-Done, (ss) Fantastic Stories of Imagination August 1963
- The Return of the Medusae, (vi) Fantastic Stories of Imagination August 1963
- “Utopia? Never!”, (vi) Amazing Stories August 1963
- Minnesota Gothic, (ss) Fantastic Stories of Imagination January 1964, as by Dobbin Thorpe
- A Thesis on Social Forms and Social Controls in the U.S.A., (ss) Fantastic Stories of Imagination January 1964
- Death Before Dishonor, (ss) Fantastic Stories of Imagination February 1964, as by Dobbin Thorpe
- Now Is Forever, (ss) Amazing Stories March 1964, as by Dobbin Thorpe
- Genetic Coda, (ss) Fantastic Stories of Imagination June 1964
- Descending, (ss) Fantastic Stories of Imagination July 1964
- Dangerous Flags, (ss) Fantastic Stories of Imagination August 1964
- Nada, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1964
- Assassin & Son, (ss) If November 1964
- The Vamp, (ss) Fantastic Stories of Imagination February 1965
- 102 H-Bombs, (nv) Fantastic Stories of Imagination March 1965
- White Fang Goes Dingo, (nv) If April 1965
- Leader of the Revolution, (ss) Bizarre Mystery Magazine October 1965
- The Roaches, (ss) Escapade October 1965
- Come to Venus Melancholy, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1965
- The Sightseers, (ss) Worlds of Tomorrow November 1965
- The Way to a Man’s Heart (with John Sladek), (ss) Bizarre Mystery Magazine January 1966
- The Echo of Wrath, (ss) Galaxy Science Fiction February 1966
- The Incredible Giant Hot Dog (with John Sladek), (ss) Escapade April 1966
- The Girl Who Had “It”, (ss) Knight May 1966
- Bone of Contention, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1966
- The World in 1984, (br) SFWA Bulletin #6, June 1966 [Ref. Nigel Calder]
- Invaded by Love, (nv) New Worlds SF #166, 1966
- Around the World with Thomas M. Disch, (ar) Lighthouse #14, October 1966
- The Squirrel Cage, (ss) New Worlds SF #167, 1966
- The Flight of Daedalus, (pm) New Worlds SF #168, 1966
- Cephalatron, (ss) Playboy December 1966
- Doubting Thomas, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1966
- Echo Round His Bones, (n.) New Worlds SF #169, 1966, etc.
- Hell Revisited, (iv) sf Impulse December 1966 [Ref. Kingsley Amis]
- If You Don’t Frug Baby, What Do You Do, (ss) Dapper Special 1966/67
- Three Points on the Demographic Curve, (ss) sf Impulse December 1966
- 5 Eggs, (ss) Orbit 1 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1966
- A Vacation on Earth, (pm) 1966
- The Discovery of the Nullitron (with John Sladek), (fa) Galaxy Science Fiction February 1967
- The Number You Have Reached, (ss) sf Impulse February 1967
- The Bombardier, (pm) Riverside Quarterly March 1967
- The Contest, (ss) New Worlds SF #172, 1967
- The Descent of the West End, (ss) New Worlds SF #172, 1967
- The Empty Room, (vi) New Worlds SF #172, 1967
- Upon Being Forbidden Entrance to a Castle, (pm) Riverside Quarterly March 1967
- Problems of Creativeness [334], (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1967
- Camp Concentration, (n.) New Worlds #173, July 1967, etc.
- The Atheist’s Bargain (with John Sladek), (ss) The Devil His Due ed. Douglas Hill, Hart-Davis, 1967
- —A Bunch of Things, (pm) Riverside Quarterly August 1967
- A Dream, (ar) Lighthouse #15, August 1967
- Everything Closes After Midnight: A London Lament, (pm) Riverside Quarterly August 1967
- Moondust, the Smell of Hay, and Dialectical Materialism, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1967
- Linda & Daniel & Spike, (ss) New Worlds #178, December 1967/January 1968
- The Affluence of Edwin Lollard, (ss) New Writings in S-F 10 ed. John Carnell, Dobson, 1967
- Casablanca, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me ed. Alfred Hitchcock, Random House, 1967
- 1-A, (ss) New Worlds #181, April 1968
- On Hearing Rumours of the Empire’s Collapse, (pm) Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968
- Our Relationship to God, (pm) Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968
- Sonnet 155, (pm) Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968
- A Sonnet Translated from the Polish, (pm) Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968
- A Talk with Jean-Ann on Her First Visit to the Farm, (pm) Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968
- This Is What Poetry Is, (pm) Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968
- Danny’s New Friends from Deneb (with John Sladek), (ss) Mademoiselle September 1968
- Flight Useless, Inexorable the Pursuit, (ss) Under Compulsion by Thomas M. Disch, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968
- The Colours, (ss) New Worlds #185, December 1968
- Quicksand, (br) New Worlds #186, January 1969 [Ref. John Brunner]
- The Invasion of the Giant Stupid Dinosaurs, (ss) Amazing Stories March 1969
- The Master of the Milford Altarpiece, (ss) The Paris Review #46, Spring 1969
- The Blindman’s Sign, (pm) New Worlds #195, November 1969
- The Liver Goes, (pm) New Worlds #195, November 1969
- Opening the Heart, (pm) New Worlds #195, November 1969
- A Prayer for the Harvest, (pm) New Worlds #195, November 1969
- Quincunx, (ss) The New S.F. ed. Langdon Jones, Hutchinson, 1969
- The Romance of the Writer and His Soul, (pm) New Worlds #195, November 1969
- Stars as Thought, (pm) New Worlds #195, November 1969
- Testosterone, (pm) New Worlds #195, November 1969
- X: Yes, (ss) Fantastic December 1969
- The Day Euterpe Died, (pm) Holding Your Eight Hands ed. Edward Lucie-Smith, Doubleday, 1969
- Narcissus, (pm) Holding Your Eight Hands ed. Edward Lucie-Smith, Doubleday, 1969
- Four Crosswords of Graded Difficulty, (pm) New Worlds #197, January 1970
- The Asian Shore, (nv) Orbit 6 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970
- On the Reviewers of Science-Fiction, (pm) Science Fiction Review #37, April 1970
- [letter], (lt) Science Fiction Review #36, 1970, etc.
- The Pressure of Time, (nv) Orbit 7 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970
- Let Us Quickly Hasten to the Gate of Ivory, (ss) Quark/1 ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1970
- His Own Kind, (ss) New Worlds of Fantasy #2 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1970
- The Beginning of April or the End of March, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1971
- Et in Arcadia Ego, (ss) Quark/2 ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1971
- Feathers from the Wings of an Angel, (ss) New Worlds #201, February/January 1971
- The Goldberg Variations, (pm) Corridor #2, May/June 1971
- Guile Evicted, (pm) Corridor #2, May/June 1971
- The William Tell Overture, (pm) Corridor #2, May/June 1971
- Angouleme [334], (ss) New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971
- Bodies, (nv) Quark/4 ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1971
- On Saving the World, (in) The Ruins of Earth ed. Thomas M. Disch, Putnam, 1971
- Emancipation: A Romance of the Times to Come, (nv) New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
- The Wonderful World of Griswald Tractors, (ss) White Fang Goes Dingo by Thomas M. Disch, Arrow, 1971
- Apollo 14, (pm) Poetry February 1972
- The Vegetables, (pm) Poetry February 1972
- Things Lost, (nv) Again, Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1972
- 334 [334], (na) New Worlds Quarterly 4 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972
- Memento Mori, (pm) 1972
- The Assassination of the Mayor, (pm) New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973
- Ode on the Source of the Clitumnus, (pm) Poetry January 1973
- The Birds, (ss) The Ruins of Earth (var. 1) ed. Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1973
- Everyday Life in the Later Roman Empire, (nv) Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973
- On the Road to 1984, (in) Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973
- In Praise of New York, (pm) Future City ed. Roger Elwood, Trident, 1973
- The Politics of Darkness, (pm) Saving Worlds ed. Roger Elwood & Virginia Kidd, Doubleday, 1973
- Pyramids for Minnesota?, (fa) Harper’s Magazine January 1974
- The Death of Socrates, (nv) 334 by Thomas M. Disch, Avon, 1974
- Getting Into Death, (nv) Antæus #13/14, Spring/Summer 1974
- The Santa Claus Compromise, (ss) Crawdaddy December 1974
- The Caterpillar, (pm) Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry 1970
- Introduction to “Et in Arcadia Ego”, (is) SF: Authors’ Choice 4 ed. Harry Harrison, Putnam, 1974
- The Apartment Next to the War, (vi) Science Fiction Monthly v2 #6, 1975
- Buck Rogers in the New Jerusalem, (in) The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975
- At the Pleasure Centre, (vi) Science Fiction Monthly v2 #11, 1975
- The Joycelin Shrager Story, (nv) The Paris Review #64, Winter 1975
- The Patent-Leather Patriot, (ss) Penthouse January 1976
- Death and the Single Girl, (ss) Getting Into Death and Other Stories by Thomas M. Disch, Knopf, 1976
- The Eternal Invalid: A Celebration of Life with the Author of RASH, (fa) New Worlds 10 ed. Hilary Bailey, Corgi, 1976
- Alternate Universe I, (pm) Beyond Time ed. Sandra Ley, Pocket, 1976
- Alternate Universe II, (pm) Beyond Time ed. Sandra Ley, Pocket, 1976
- Alternate Universe III, (pm) Beyond Time ed. Sandra Ley, Pocket, 1976
- Mystery Diet of the Gods: A Revelation (with John Sladek), (ss) Swank October 1976
- The Harp That Conquered Hell, (ss) New Constellations ed. Thomas M. Disch & Charles Naylor, Harper & Row, 1976, as by Beebe Tharp
- Mythology and Science Fiction, (in) New Constellations ed. Thomas M. Disch & Charles Naylor, Harper & Row, 1976
- How to Know What You Like: A Philistine’s Guide to the National Gallery, (ar) Bananas #7, Spring 1977
- How to Fly, (ar) Bananas #8, Summer 1977
- Luncheon in the Sepulcher, (in) Strangeness ed. Thomas M. Disch & Charles Naylor, Scribner's, 1977
- Transplant Your Own Heart: A Do-It-Yourself Guide (with John Sladek), (fa) Transatlantic Review #60, June 1977
- Xmas, (ss) Shenandoah Summer 1977
- Planet of the Rapes, (nv) Penthouse (UK) December 1977
- A London Spring, (pm) Speculative Poetry Review #2, 1977
- Mutability, (ss) Anticipations ed. Christopher Priest, Faber & Faber, 1978
- Problems of Creativeness (with Brian W. Aldiss & John Middleton Murry), (ar) Foundation #13, May 1978, as by Brian W. Aldiss, Richard Cowper & Thomas M. Disch
- Ideas: A Popular Misconception, (ar) Foundation #14, September 1978 [Ref. Ian Watson]
- The Man Who Had No Idea, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1978
- Concepts [Medea], (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1978
- Chanson Perpetuelle, (na) Immortal ed. Jack M. Dann, Harper & Row, 1978
- On the Disposal of My Body, (pm) 1978
- A Closer Look at Close Encounters, (mr) Foundation #15, January 1979
- On Wings of Song, (n.) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1979, etc.
- L’Homme Qui N’Avait Aucune Idée, (ss) Fiction (France) #300, April 1979; translated by Jean-Pierre Galante
- Song of Myself, (pm) New Worlds #216, September 1979
- The Unidentified Flying Object, (pm) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1979
- Causes and Effects, (pm) Pandora #4, 1979
- Engine Summer, (br) Foundation #18, January 1980 [Ref. John Crowley]
- Josie and the Elevator, (ss) Omni May 1980
- The Omalous, (pm) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1980
- The Brave Little Toaster [Toaster], (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1980
- The Foetus, (ss) The Berkley Showcase Vol. 2 ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley, 1980
- On Science Fiction, (pm) TriQuarterly #49, Fall 1980
- The Pressure of Time, (na) TriQuarterly #49, Fall 1980
- The Revelation, (ss) After the Fall ed. Robert Sheckley, Ace, 1980
- The Vengeance of Hera, (ss) Edges ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Virginia Kidd, Pocket, 1980
- China, (pm) The Anthology of Speculative Poetry #4 ed. Robert A. Frazier, Robert Frazier, 1980
- Problems of Postwar Readjustment, (pm) The Anthology of Speculative Poetry #4 ed. Robert A. Frazier, Robert Frazier, 1980
- Today’s Cosmos, (pm) The Anthology of Speculative Poetry #4 ed. Robert A. Frazier, Robert Frazier, 1980
- On the Use of the Masculine-Preferred, (pm) The Times Literary Supplement January 23 1981
- Can You Hear Me, Thinktank Two?, (pm) The Berkley Showcase Vol. 3 ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley, 1981
- Love and Clover: A White Paper, (pm) The Berkley Showcase Vol. 3 ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley, 1981
- Coal Miners, (pm) The Times Literary Supplement April 10 1981
- Ancient Hero, (pm) Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981
- The Casual Philosopher, (pm) Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981
- Ms. Found in a Bottle, (pm) Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981
- Outer Space Haiku, (pm) Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981
- Prayer to Diligence, (pm) Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981
- The Turtle’s Dream, (pm) Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981
- [haiku], (pm) Star*Line May/June 1981
- Carousel, (vi) Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November 1981
- Ringtime, (ss) Omni December 1981
- Parable, (pm) Pandora #7, 1981
- The Fact of Magic: Thomas Disch Interviews John Crowley, (iv) Science Fiction Digest January/February 1982 [Ref. John Crowley]
- In Praise of Older Women, (ss) Playboy January 1982
- Understanding Human Behavior, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1982
- An Italian Lesson, (vi) Norwescon 5 Program Book ed. Stephen Bard, Michael Brocha & Jeffrey Levin, Norwescon, 1982
- Metamorphosis, (pm) Norwescon 5 Program Book ed. Stephen Bard, Michael Brocha & Jeffrey Levin, Norwescon, 1982
- Springtime in Tokyo, (pm) Norwescon 5 Program Book ed. Stephen Bard, Michael Brocha & Jeffrey Levin, Norwescon, 1982
- Cantata ’82: An Ode to the Death of Philip Dick, (pm) Interzone #2, Summer 1982 [Ref. Philip K. Dick]
- Science Fiction as a Church, (ar) Foundation #25, June 1982
- The Arts: Books, (rc) Omni August 1982
- Brave New World, (br) Omni August 1982 [Ref. Aldous Huxley]
- The Grown-Up, (ss) High Times July 1981
- The Growth of the Church, (pm) The Little Magazine Spring 1977
- The Weather as History, (pm) Pandora #9, 1982
- The Desert of Vast Eternity, (pm) Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic March 1983
- The Shirt’s Tale, the Shorts’ Story, (ss) Omni March 1983
- There Is an Index by First Lines, (ms) Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic March 1983
- The Forbidden Thought, (vi) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1983
- To an Unknown Copy Editor, (pm) Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic May 1983
- The First Christmas Tree, (pm) Changes ed. Michael Bishop & Ian Watson, Ace, 1983
- The New Me, (ss) Changes ed. Michael Bishop & Ian Watson, Ace, 1983
- Arguments for the Existence of God, (pm) Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic September 1983
- History of the Theories of Rain, (pm) Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic September 1983
- To Life, (pm) Velocities #3, Fall/Winter 1983
- Attila on Fifth Avenue, (vi) Last Wave v1 #1, 1983
- Downtown, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1983
- Music Box, (vi) Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November/December 1983
- The Wandering Jew, (vi) Omni November 1983
- Frankenstein: The Opera, (pl) Last Wave v1 #2, 1984
- Orientating Mr. Blank, (pm) The Paris Review #91, Spring 1984
- Rocks on a Winter Evening, (pm) Velocities #4, Summer 1984
- Centennial Tankas, (pm) Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic July 1984
- A Model Prison, (pm) Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic July 1984
- Canned Goods, (ss) Interzone #9, Autumn 1984
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