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Futures [#16, August/September 2000] ed. Brian Lawrence (quarto, cover by Debra Thomas)
Given as “Vol. 2 Issue 18” on the cover; given as “Issue Number Fifteen” in the Table of Contents. Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Sheets · Ellen Hawley · ss
3 · An Unforgivable Mistake · Anon. · ss
7 · The Dance · Anon. · ar
7 · A Really Potent Silence and an Aesthetic Exclamation Point! · J. Otis Powell · ar
8 · Cellar Spider · Matt Welter · pm
9 · Silent Charlie for President! · James L. Oddie · ss
12 · Trustworthy, Loyal, Deadly · Reuben I. Olson · ss
14 · Through All Eternity · Renee Gardner · ss
15 · Why Am I Doing This? · Kay L. Sisk · ar
16 · Blizzard Ghost · Linda Norlander · ss
18 · The Bunny Burglary · Christine A. Verstraete · ss
20 · Just Not Me · Chapin Clark · ss
20 · Don’t Let Your Writing Go Homeless · JoAnne Lucas · cl
23 · One for the Road · Marianna Heusler · ss
24 · Tamra’s Transgression · John Weagly · vi
25 · Spiritual Guidance · Brian Lawrence · ss
27 · How a Toaster and a Song from Grease Changed Television · Phil Mann · ss
30 · What Is Her Favorite Color · Linda Bell · ar
30 · How to Promote Your e-Published Book · Marion Marshall · ar
30 · Jan Poole: An Independent Bookseller · Ruth Bennett · iv
32 · How I Spent My Summer Vacation · Henry Slesar · ss
37 · Interview with My Imaginary Friend: The BSP of Harry Chervenic? · J. R. Chabot · ms
38 · Whose Agent? · Margaret Searles · ar
40 · Sinning with Jake · John Herrmann · ss
43 · Islay, Home · Julie Painter · ss
45 · Fishing for Success · Diana Kirk · ar
45 · The Connection · Christine Speakman · cl
46 · From the Horses Mouth · JoAnne Lucas · cl
47 · Fat Bones · S. E. Warden · ss
49 · Helicopters · S. A. Gorden · vi
49 · A Recipe for Villainy · L. C. Mohr · ar
51 · Rotten Rejections · Ruth Bennett · ar
52 · Figment [Part 4 of 6] · Joyce Holland · sl
56 · Margaret Searles on L.L. Thrasher · Margaret Searles · iv
56 · Judge PJ · P. J. Nunn · br
57 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl
57 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl
58 · Alibi [Part 2 of 2] · Mark Best · sl
62 · Peggy Lee’s Lament · Louise Guardino · ss
63 · BookMarc · Peter Abresch · br
64 · Character Confessions · Cee Dunsheath · ar
65 · The Last Great American Beauty Pageant · Denise Dietz · ss
69 · Marching to Zion · Elizabeth Bartel · ss
71 · The Long and Short of It · Carole Spearin McCauley · ss
73 · You Don’t Know · Leah Ray · ss
ibc. · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu
bc. · A Senior Moment · R. H. Procter · cl

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers
Title changed from Futures.

Publishers:

Babs Lakey; 3039 38th Ave, South Minneapolis, MN 55406: Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers

Editors:

Brian Lawrence - Editor: Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers, Oct 2000 – Feb 2001.
Earl Staggs - Editor: Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers, Apr 2001 – Dec 2001.

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#17, October/November 2000] ed. Brian Lawrence (cover by Ardy Scott)
Given as “Vol. 2 Issue 19” on the cover; given as “Issue Number Nineteen” in the Table of Contents. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Canada’s First Best-Selling Novelist · Joan Malt Hovey · ar
4 · Gun Blocked · Joy Laggie · ss
5 · A Letter to My Son · James Oddie · ar
7 · Gray Power · Joyce Kennett · vi
8 · How I Spent My Summer Vacation · Linnea Sinclair · ss
10 · The Right Kind of House · Henry Slesar · ss Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1957
10 · Joy Ride · Maureen Morrison · ss
12 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl
13 · Family Business · Bailey Mapp · ss
14 · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu
16 · Payback Time · Dorothy Francis · ss
17 · A Way with Words · Debra Thomas · hu
18 · Tall Ships · C. D. Blizzard · ss
19 · Figment [Part 5 of 6] · Joyce Holland · sl
22 · Dogie · James Oddie · ss
23 · Barefoot · Margie Nichols · ar
24 · The Personals · Christine Verstraete · ss
28 · Pocket Full of Death · John Russo · ss
33 · The Woman Next Door · Alfred Blanchard · ss
35 · The Semi-Retirement of Sick Dick · J. Alec West · ss
39 · The Mascot · Bonnie Marbane · ss
41 · Uncharted Territory · Charity Tahmaseb · ss
43 · You Are What You Eat · John Broussard · ss
44 · Only the Best Will Do · Paula Mather · ss
45 · Taking Care of Mavis · Alissa Sullivan · ss
48 · A Common Misconception · Marcia Renden · pm
48 · Patience Hall “revamp” of an oldie · Pete Welling · hu
50 · The Secret · Lois Hebbler · ss
52 · Jail Break on Easter Island · G. Lee · ar
53 · Shop Talk · Bob Brongel · ss
54 · Those Who Dance · J. R. Chabot · ss
55 · The Pencil Cup · Sherrie Holmes · hu
55 · Interview with My Imaginary Friend: The Protagonist Interviews His Author · John Harriman · ms
56 · One of Those Days · Thomas Censanne · ss
58 · Weirdness Rules · Bruce Snyder · ss
63 · The Axe Murder House · Mary O’Gara, Ph.D. · ar
64 · Tainted Meat · Nick Aires · vi
64 · Getting Up There · L. C. Mohr · ss
66 · Attitude Adjustment · Laurie Thomas · hu
67 · You See This Body · Marcia Renden · pm
67 · Confessions of a Compulsive Writer · M. J. Rohr · ar
68 · Dreaming · Kristin Masterton · pm
68 · Meet My Writing Teacher: He’s the One in the Car-Seat · Michael Mallory · ar
68 · A Senior Moment: Beauty · R. H. Procter · cl
68 · Crossing the Bar · Charles Langley · vi
69 · Theridon Mararium · Matt Walter · pm
70 · Silas’ Charm · E. L. Noel · ss
71 · Interview/Profile of Jerrilyn Farmer · L. C. Mohr · iv
72 · The Game · Kristin Masterton · pm
72 · A Glass of Warm Milk · L. Shepherd Pennington · ss
73 · Cheeseburger Heaven · Tim Myers · vi
73 · Two Prisoners, One Bus · Debra Purdy Kong · ar
74 · Writing Better Dialogue · Jean Henry · ar
75 · Killing Jane Austen · Ashok Banker · ss
79 · Short Story Writer or Novelist? · Kris Neri · ar
79 · Sour Grapes Make Whine · Polly Wantstavente · cl

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#18, December 2000/January 2001] ed. Brian Lawrence ($7.95, quarto, cover by Pete Welling)
Given as “Vol. 2 Issue 20” on the cover. Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Haunted Man · Henry Slesar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1974
6 · An Interview with Henry Slesar · John Herrmann · iv
9 · Hannah · Marcie R. Rendon · ar
11 · Harvester: Fishing Expedition · P. Welling · cl
12 · Holiday Cheer · Brian Lawrence · ss
13 · Writers Share: On Growing as a Writer · B. Kreier-Lubinski · cl
14 · Pink Cotton Candy · Lois Carter Hebbler · ss
17 · Figment [Part 6 of 6] · Joyce Holland · sl
21 · Side by Side · Charity Tahmaseb · ss
23 · Derailed · John Russo · ss
27 · My Cups Runneth Over · James L. Oddie · ss
29 · A Thought for Christmas · Amy F. Cady · pm
29 · Clarissa · Darren Franz · ss
33 · Look Out! The Tin Man Has an Axe · David Ballard · ar
35 · The Cat with the Crooked Tail · M. Arends · ss
38 · A Process of Elimination · R. Ambardar · ss
42 · Joe and Rosie · George M. Scott · ss
45 · Santa Claus Blues · P. D. Marks · ss
49 · Deadly Obsessions · Kris Neri · ss
54 · Cold Kill · Carol Kilgore · ss
57 · Turn About Isn’t Always Fair Play · Jane Rubino & Aileen Schumacher · iv
57 · Chocolate Jewels · Valerie Rose · pm
60 · How the Cream Rose to the Top · Ashok Banker · ss
62 · Mrs. Millet & Mrs. Hark: Italian Wine [Mrs. Millet; Mrs. Hark] · Margaret Searles · ss
68 · Mars Fell on Alabama · P. Veraa · ss
71 · Writers Share: Short Story Writers Don’t Get No Respect · Louise Guardino · cl
72 · Murder One—No Salad · Timothy Sheard · ss
73 · Where Bees Swarm · Don Windle · hu
74 · Talk Show · Bruce Snyder · ss
77 · Funny · Barbie Strauss · ss
78 · Sunken Dreams · Tim Myers · vi
79 · Me and My Cousin · J. R. Chabot · ss
81 · Prophecy · Ardy Scott · hu
82 · As Nature Intended · Ken Goldman · ss
83 · The Messenger · John M. Floyd · ss
86 · Perfidia · Alice Millar · ar
86 · Knyght & O’Day · Brian Lawrence · hu
87 · Andrew McGroundhog · Pete Welling · cl
88 · Writers Share: Let’s Get Cozy · L. C. Mohr · cl
88 · The Ant Mimic · Matt Welter · pm
89 · The Good and the Dead · Seymour Shubin · hu
90 · The Lady with the Straightedge! · Babs Lakey · cl
91 · Straight Talk from That StraightEdge Woman! · Babs Lakey · cl
91 · New Year’s Eve with the Virgin Norn · R. C. Hildebrandt · pm
92 · Inside Joke or, Continuing Saga of Will & Wanna DooGood · Toon Man · hu

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#19, February/March 2001] ed. Brian Lawrence (cover by Terry Hammond)
Given as “Vol. 2 Issue 20” on the cover. Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Cop for a Day · Henry Slesar · ss Manhunt Jan 1957
4 · Luck Ain’t No Lady [Part 1 of 6] · James Oddie · sl
6 · In the Heat of the Moment · N. Andreychuk · vi
6 · Cupid’s Folly · Nick Aires · vi
7 · Spill Blood · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss
8 · Smoker · Charles West · ss
9 · The New Maid · Edward M. Turner · ss
13 · A Pound of Flesh · Al Blanchard · ss
16 · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu
18 · The Confession · Ed Gorman · ss Hardboiled #11/12 1990
21 · Closet Space · Jerry Scherer · pm
22 · The Scrap in the Quarry · Stina Branson · ss
23 · A Man of Honor · Lo Monaco · ss
26 · Reflections of Jennifer · Robert Stevens · ss
28 · A Poem About How · Darren Subarton · pm
29 · The Population Problem · Ashok Banker · ss
31 · The Woman in the Snapshot · George Simone · ss
34 · Big and Little · George M. Scott · ss
39 · Another Woman · Linda Minty · ss; given as “Part 1 of 2” but no subsequent part published.
42 · Trickery · Judith Klerman Smith · ss Murder by 13, ed. Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman & Mae Woods, Crown Valley Press 1997
47 · The Gift · Megan Sybil Baker · ss
48 · Sweet Dreams · Heather S. Webber · ss
52 · Between a Cop and a HardCase · T. Sweeney · ss
56 · Shopping the Piggly Wiggly · Chantal Fox · ss
59 · The Raft · Raul Quintana · ss
63 · The Company Man · James Wilson · ss
67 · The Toll Collector · Patrick Riley · ss
70 · I Love Old People · C. D. Blizzard · ss
75 · Check-Out Time · Susan Locander · ss
77 · Don’t Think Bad of Me · Guy Belleranti · ss
78 · Cyber-Sex Can Kill You · Lois Hebbler · ss
81 · The Drama · Kristin Masterton · pm
82 · OCyber · Simon Perchik, Matt Weiter, R. C. Hildebrandt, Mike Catalano, Barry Ballard & James B. Livingston · cl
83 · The Penny Bank · John Russo · ss
86 · That Ugly Ring on My Titus Andronicus · Anon. · ss
91 · DooGood Sign · Toon Man · hu

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#20, April/May 2001] ed. Earl Staggs (Babs Lakey; Minneapolis, MN, $7.95, quarto)
Given as “Vol. 3 Issue 22” on the cover.

6 · A Thankful Reprieve · Patricia Harrington · ss
19 · Paying the Bill · Anthony Neil Smith · ss
21 · The Art of Death [Charlie “The Hook” Swift] · Victor Gischler · ss
29 · The Scam Artist · Betty Kreier-Lubinski · ss
34 · The Slave · Henry Slesar · ss 1970
44 · Perfect Sphere, Perfect Futures · J. Wilson · ss
48 · The Revenge of Jennifer Judson · K. Stover · ss
50 · A Feast for Fools · JoAnne Lucas · ss
52 · The Last Radical · Libby Fischer Hellmann · ss
57 · Talk Me to Death · Audrey McWhorter · ss
58 · Run Time · John M. Floyd · ss
60 · The Unhappy Hour · Elizabeth Sereni · ss
65 · The Lawn Mower · Lynne Zielinski · ss
68 · Saturday Night Reruns · Lo Monaco · ss
76 · The Other Woman · Seymour Shubin · ss; edited.
79 · The Woman in a Box · Vera Searles · ss
Luck Ain’t No Lady [Part 2 of 6] · James Oddie · sl Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Feb/Mar 2001

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#21, June/July 2001] ed. Earl Staggs (cover by Cathy Buburuz)
Given as “Vol. 3 Issue 23” on the cover; given as “Issue Number Twenty-Three” in the Table of Contents. Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Last Remains · Henry Slesar · ss A Crime for Mothers and Others, Avon 1962
4 · Meanie Weanie · Robert A. Stevens · ss
5 · Mountain Law [Longstreet] · Dave Harford · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1996
14 · The Gold Eagle Mystery · John Russo · ss
22 · So Soon the Passage Into Night · Gene-Michael Higney · ss
29 · Luck Ain’t No Lady [Part 3 of 6] · James Oddie · sl
31 · The Big Dance with Death [Val Lyon] · M. E. Troy · ss
41 · Abigail · Henry Slesar · ss
51 · Anita B Casefiles: Case #1: The Secret Life of Angels · Ashok Banker · ss
57 · Kidnapped at Noon · Carol Kilgore · ss
63 · The Great American Novel · M. Mallory · ss
68 · Joey · Maureen McMahon · ss
76 · OCyber · Joshua Meander, Rosemary Adam, Colleen Ann Traphagen, Barry Ballard & R. C. Hildebrandt · cl
77 · Poetry · J. Otis Powell · pm
78 · Motherly Love · Brian Lawrence · ss
85 · Cut-Off Road · Carol M. Stewart · ss
90 · A Formal Affair · Betty Jacobson Hechtman · ss
91 · At What Price · Corey Kellgren · ss
92 · An Expose · Al Blanchard · ss
92 · Don’t Quit Your Day Job—Replay · R. C. Hildebrandt · ar
94 · An Ode to Stephen King · Cathy Buburuz · pm [Stephen King]
95 · New Letters · [The Readers] · lc
96 · Mountaintop · Kristin Masterton · pm
96 · Ain’t That What Momma’s For? · Theresa Hammond · pm

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#22, August/September 2001] ed. Earl Staggs (Babs Lakey; Minneapolis, MN, $7.95, quarto, cover by Scott Clugstone)
Given as “Vol. 3 Issue 24” on the cover.

1 · Coming Home · Henry Slesar · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1961, as “You Can’t Blame Me”
4 · The Stuff · Henry Slesar · ss Galaxy Science Fiction Aug 1961
6 · The Chimney · Yang Huang · ss
12 · The Egg Man · Julie Eberhart Paonter · ss
13 · Ruff Justice · Beverley Brackett · ss
15 · The Tenth Life · Paul Fornatar · ss
17 · Jennie Lee Taylor-Bleak · David K. Harford · ss
25 · October Storm · Doug Huestis · ss
28 · As the Crow Flies · Lorraine Pinelli Brown · ss
33 · Flower Power · Karla Stover · ss
37 · The Curse of Lianderin · Darren Speegle · ss
39 · The Shadow of Perfection · Peter Mangiaracina · ss
41 · Collections · Eleanor Terese Lohse · ss
42 · Five Points of View · J. R. Chabot · ss
44 · Luck Ain’t No Lady [Part 4 of 6] · James Oddie · sl
46 · No Visible Means of Support · Jan Christensen · ss
49 · The English Lesson · Gabriel Constans · ss
51 · The Other Woman · Seymour Shubin · ss Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001; republished sans edits.
54 · The Hunter · Bonnie Mercure · ss
62 · Setting Loose the Bird · Monette Bebow-Reinhard · ss
63 · The Taste of Peppermint · Debra Purdy Kong · ss
65 · Getting There · Jo Barney · ss
68 · One Little Secret · Elizabeth Dearl · ss
69 · The Hardest Bed in the World · Margaret Searles · ss
72 · Insufficient Funds · Jerry Scherer · ss
74 · The Perfect Marriage · Kurt Hohmann · ss
76 · A Man of Honor · Lo Monaco · ss Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Feb/Mar 2001; republished sans edits.
80 · Beware the Weeble · Karl El-Koura · ss
81 · Intransitive Trolls · John DeVera · ss
82 · The Gift · Nancy Sweetland · ss
82 · The Glass Bottom Boat · Samantha Redmond · ss

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#23, October/November 2001] ed. Earl Staggs (Babs Lakey; Minneapolis, MN, $7.95, quarto, cover by Peter J. Welling)
Given as “Vol. 3 Issue 25” on the cover.

1 · The Tin Man · Henry Slesar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1984
6 · The Homely Girl · Yang Huang · ss
11 · The Ghosts of Rosalie Moor · Matthew Brolly · ss
14 · Babs and the Naked Chicken (A Fairy Tale) · Jerry Scherer · ss
15 · The Night Before Morning · Seymour Shubin · ss
17 · The Next Voice You Hear · Al Blanchard · ss
21 · The Prowler · Darren Speegle · ss
23 · Luck Ain’t No Lady [Part 5 of 6] · James Oddie · sl
25 · L’Enfant Express · Bruce Snyder · ss
30 · The Madwoman of Worker Village · Evangeline Blanco · ss
33 · Little Superhero · Kristin R. Masterton · pm
37 · OCyber · R. C. Hildebrandt · cl
40 · MuseJig with Poet · Charles Payne · pm
41 · Flesh Songs · Ashok Banker · ss
43 · Coldview · Doug Hewitt · ss
46 · The Reaper Behind the Grim · Durinda Carraway · ss
48 · Thumbs · Harry Shannon · ss
52 · Dying to Die · James Oddie · ss
54 · Tunnel of Malice · Margaret DiCanio · ss Crimestalker Casebook Win 1999 (+1)
58 · The Casual Chain · Sally Jane Driscoll · ss
62 · Trick or Treat · Dee Stuart · ss
65 · Getting Rid of Marley · Peter Mangiaracina · ss
70 · The Lesson · R. T. Brown · ss
72 · The Grave Diggers · Bill Cretien · ss
73 · Pen · Joe Novak · pm
76 · Early Morning Rain · Jean McCord · ss
84 · Dying with Your Eyes Open · James Garratt · ss
85 · Dance with Me · Kristin R. Masterton · pm
86 · Dillion · Melissa Marsh · ss
88 · Timing Is Everything [Part 1 of 2] · Dorothy Francis · sl
88 · The Scent · Phillip Slattery · ss
89 · Greenhouse Pest · Tim Myers · ss
90 · The Dance · Carol Floy Genisse · ss
90 · Miracle Gro · Trent Walters · ss

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