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Shoreline of Infinity [#9, Autumn 2017] ed. Noel Chidwick (The New Curiosity Shop, £6.50, tp) Details taken from ebook Table of Contents. fc. · Reader at the Thought Discharger · Stephen Pickering · cv Pull Up a Log · Noel Chidwick · ed The Last Days of the Lotus Eaters · Leigh Harlen · ss; illustrated by P. Emerson Williams Keeping the Peace · Catriona & Rob Butler · ss Death Acceptance · Tony Clavelli · ss Apocalypse Beta Test Survey · Gregg Chamberlain · ss Spirejack · Patrick Warner · ss The Last Moonshot · Vaughan Stanger · ss Lowland Clearances · Pippa Goldschmidt · ss Shoreline of Infinity Sum 2017 (EIBF Edition) The Sky Is Alive · Michael F. Russell · ss The Useless Citizen Act · Ellis S. J. Sangster · ss SF Caledonia: Robert Ellis Dudgeon · Monica Burns · cl [Robert Ellis Dudgeon] Colymbia · Robert Ellis Dudgeon · ex Trübner 1873, uncredited Interview with Cory Doctorow · Anon. · iv The Beachcomber Presents [The Beachcomber] · Mark Toner · cs MultiVerse · Russell Jones · si _ · [unknown poem(s)] · Marise Morland · pm _ · [unknown poem(s)] · Bill Herbert · pm _ · [unknown poem(s)] · Peter Roberts · pm

Shoreline of Infinity [#10, Winter 2017/2018] ed. Noel Chidwick (The New Curiosity Shop, £6.50, tp, cover by Dave Alexander) Details taken from ebook Table of Contents. Pull Up a Log · Noel Chidwick · ed Junk Medicine · Die Booth · ss Little Freedoms · Ephiny Gale · ss Don’t Speak; Don’t Listen · Serena Johe · ss If Thine Eyes Offends Thee · Daniel Rosen · ss The Apple Bee · K. E. Macphee · ss Sweet Compulsion · Chris Bailey · ss A Choice for a Golden Age · Matthew Castle · vi; flash-fiction competition winner. ATU334 the Wise · Marija Smits · vi; flash-fiction competition runner-up. Pauline and the Bahnians · S. K. Farrell · vi; flash-fiction competition runner-up. Judges’ Reports · Eric Brown & Pippa Goldschmidt · ms Interview with Helen Sedgwick · Anon. · iv [poem] · Jo-Ella Sarich · pm [poem] · Rosemary Badcoe · pm [poem] · Rachel Plummer · pm Noise and Sparks: The Company of Bears · Ruth E. J. Booth · cl Tales of the Beachcomber [The Beachcomber] · Mark Toner · cs Name That Author · Anon. · cn

Shoreline of Infinity [#11, Spring 2018] ed. Pippa Goldschmidt & Caroline Grebbell (Shoreline of Infinity Publications, £6.50, 136pp, tp) Special all-women issue, guest-edited by Pippa Goldschmidt and Caroline Grebbell. Details taken from ebook Table of Contents. Pull Up a Log · Pippa Goldschmidt, Caroline Grebbell & Monica Burns · ed Speculative Fiction · Katharine McMahon · pm A Slow Unfurling of Truth [Xuya] · Aliette de Bodard · nv Carbide Tipped Pens, ed. Ben Bova & Eric Choi, Tor 2014 Write Me · Emily Bowles · ss Heading for the Border · Karen Heuler · ss Sacrifice for a Broken Sky · Lith Amenti · ss Do No Harm · Anna Ibbotson · ss #NoBadVibes · Katy Lennon · ss HR Confidential · Sim Bajwa · ss Pearls That Were His Eyes · Jen Downes · ss Frankenstein: The Nuts and Bolts of Genre Mash-Up · S. J. McGeachy · ar Confessions of a Science Fiction She-Nerd · Jonatha Kottler · ar Interview: Lisanne Norman · Anon. · iv Beyond the Mountains · Ruth E. J. Booth · ar Multiverse · [Various] · pm

Shoreline of Infinity [#11½, (April) 2018] ed. Noel Chidwick (The New Curiosity Shop, £10.00, 224pp, tp) This is a special edition produced in partnership with the Edinburgh International Science Festival for 2018. Can SciFi Save Us? · Jane Yolen · ed A Cure for Homesickness · Anne Charnock · ss Winter in the Vivarium · Tim Major · ss Winter Tales, ed. Margrét Helgadóttir, Fox Spirit Books 2016 Charlie, a Projecting Prestidigitator · Megan Neumann · ss Shoreline of Infinity Win 2015/’16 Charlie’s Ant · Adrian Tchaikovsky · ss Looking Landwards, ed. Ian Whates, NewCon Press 2013 Pigeon · Guy Stewart · ss Shoreline of Infinity Spr 2016 Candlemaker Row · Jane Alexander · ss Umbrellas of Edinburgh, ed. Russell Jones & Claire Askew, Freight Books 2016 Now a ragged breeze · Jane Yolen · pm The Sky Is Alive · Michael F. Russell · ss Shoreline of Infinity Aut 2017 Mémé · Juliana Rew · ss Latchkey Tales Oct 2015 The Morlock’s Arms · Ken MacLeod · pm Giant Lizards from Another Star, NESFA Press 2006 South · Marge Simon · pm Illumen Spr 2005 Monoliths [Quiet War] · Paul McAuley · ss Life After Wartime 2013 Goodnight New York, New York · Victoria Zelvin · ss Shoreline of Infinity Win 2016/’17 A Distant Honk · Holly Schofield · ss Clowns: The Unlikely Coulrophobia Remix, ed. A. C. Wise & Bernie Mojzes, Unlikely Story, LLC 2016 The Day It All Ended · Charlie Jane Anders · ss Hieroglyph: Stories & Visions for a Better Future, ed. Ed Finn & Kathryn Cramer, HarperCollins/Morrow 2014 Last of the Guerrilla Gardeners · David L. Clements · vi Nature Jan 20 2011 The Last Days of the Lotus Eaters · Leigh Harlen · ss Shoreline of Infinity Aut 2017 We Have Magnetic Trees · Ian Hunter · ss Shoreline of Infinity Spr 2016 "Working the High Steel" · Jennifer R. Povey · ss Warrior Wisewoman 2, ed. Roby James, Norilana Books 2009 Message in a Bottle · Davyne DeSye · ss Shoreline of Infinity Spr 2017 Starscape · J. S. Watts · pm Shoreline of Infinity Win 2016/’17 The Rest Is Speculation · Eric Brown · ss The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2009

Shoreline of Infinity [#12, Summer 2018] ed. Noel Chidwick (The New Curiosity Shop, £6.50, 136pp, tp, cover by Siobhan McDonald) Details taken from Table of Contents. Pull Up a Log · Iain Maloney · ed 5 · Do Not Pass GO · Helen Jackson · ss 21 · Aeaea · Robert Gordon · ss 39 · Jammers · Anton Rose · ss 56 · Paradise Bird · J. S. Richardson · ss 61 · Sand and Rust · W. G. White · ss 75 · Sleeping Fire · Elva Hills · ss 87 · The Beachcomber Presents · Mark Toner · cs 90 · SF Caledonia: Crossing the Starfield · Chris Kelso · cl 93 · The Square Fella · Duncan Lunan · ss The Glasgow Herald Apr 1 1989 105 · Moon · Anon. · cn; flash fiction competition. 106 · Interview [Ada Palmer] · Eris Young · iv 112 · Noise and Sparks: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Genre? · Ruth E. J. Booth · cl 116 · Reviews · [Various] · rc 128 · Multiverse _ · Eye, Tongue, Machinus · Caroline Hardaker · pm _ · Taxes · Caroline Hardaker · pm _ · [unknown poem] · Ken Poyner · pm _ · Mechanical Beast · Elizabeth Dulemba · pm; illustrated by Elizabeth Dulemba _ · Forest · Elizabeth Dulemba · pm; illustrated by Elizabeth Dulemba _ · Stag Beetle Princess · Elizabeth Dulemba · pm; illustrated by Elizabeth Dulemba 134 · Spot the Difference · Tsu Beel · pz

Shoreline of Infinity [#13, Autumn 2018] ed. Noel Chidwick (The New Curiosity Shop, £6.50, 134pp, tp, cover by Siobhan McDonald) Details taken from ebook Table of Contents. Pull Up a Log · Noel Chidwick · ed Harry’s Shiver · Esme Carpenter · ss; illustrated by Jackie Duckworth The Time Between Time · Premee Mohamed · ss; illustrated by Becca McCall Daughter · Laura Young · ss Splitting Up · Bo Balder · ss Goodnight Rosemarinus · Caroline Grebbell · ss We Have a Winner: Jimmy McGregor · Anon. · ms Cast in the Same Mould · Tim Major · ss The Beachcomber Presents · Mark Toner · cs The Silk Tower of Beijing · Preston Grassmann · ss Interview: Rachel Armstrong · Anon. · iv Origamy · Rachel Armstrong · ex NewCon Press Apr 3 2018 SF Caledonia: Preston Grassmann · Chris Kelso · cl Reviews · [Various] · rc Multiverse _ · [unknown poem] · Tris Crest · pm _ · [unknown poem] · Charlotte Ozment · pm _ · [unknown poem] · Nate Maxson · pm Six Word Stories _ · [unknown vignette] · Gregg Chamberlain · vi _ · [unknown vignette] · Dane Divine · vi _ · [unknown vignette] · Michael Stroh · vi

Shoreline of Infinity [#14, Spring 2019] ed. Noel Chidwick (The New Curiosity Shop, £6.50, 134pp, tp) Details taken from ebook Table of Contents. Pull Up a Log · Noel Chidwick · ed Oh Baby Teeth Johnny with Your Radiant Grin, Let’s Unroll on Moonlight and Gin · Cat Hellisen · ss Superfine · Eris Young · vi; winner of the 2018 Flash Fiction Competition. By Any Other Name · Thomas Broderick · ss Rabbit · Alyssa Eckles · vi; winner of the 2018 Flash Fiction Competition. To Crave a Silent Gaze · Andrew Reichard · ss The Winners · Emma Levin · vi; winner of the 2018 Flash Fiction Competition. The Anxiety Gene · Rhiannon Grist · ss Fat Man in the Bardo · Ken MacLeod · ss La Loba · Vicki Jarrett · vi; winner of the 2018 Flash Fiction Competition. Tales of the Beachcomber · Mark Toner · cs Noise and Sparks: Lost Part 1: Further North · Ruth E. J. Booth · cl The Future Is Already Here · Pippa Goldschmidt · ar SF Caledonia: Neil Williamson · Chris Kelso · cl [Neil Williamson] The Death of Abigail Goudy · Neil Williamson · ex Secret Language, NewCon Press 2016 Multiverse [unknown poem] · F. J. Bergmann · pm [unknown poem] · Richard Stevenson · pm [unknown poem] · Harry Josephine Giles · pm

Shoreline of Infinity [#15, Summer 2019] ed. Noel Chidwick (The New Curiosity Shop, £7.50, 132pp, tp, cover by Becca McCall) Details taken from ebook Table of Contents. Pull Up a Log · Noel Chidwick · ed Secret Ingredients · Callum McSorley · ss Songs from the Wood · Teika Marija Smits · ss Lulu Laguna · Tiffany Meuret · ss A Crest of a Wave · Tim Major · ss The Lecture · E. M. Faulds · ss Full Contact · D. A. D’Amico · ss The Next of Us · John G. Sarmiento · ss Spike · Lidia Molina Whyte · ss Cymera Festival/Shoreline of Infinity Short Fiction Winners _ · The Woods · Cleo Luna · ss _ · A Letter South · Beth Nuttall · ss Tales of the Beachcomber · Mark Toner · cs Noise and Sparks: Lost Part 2: The Blue Country · Ruth E. J. Booth · cl A Lovely Way to Talk [Louise Welsh] · Anon. · iv About Writing—A Field Guide for Aspiring Authors · Gareth L. Powell · ar A Twist of Reality—Flash Fiction Competition for Shoreline of Infinity Readers · Anon. · cn Book Reviews · [Various] · rc Multiverse [unknown poem] · Angela Cleland · pm [unknown poem] · Peter King · pm [unknown poem] · Rachel Sambrooks · pm

Short Short Story Magazine    (about)

Short Short Story Magazine [v1 #1, August 1932] ed. Thomas M. Kelly (The Short Short Story Publishing Co., 10¢, 12pp+, 8½" x 11¼") Details supplied by Steve Miller. 1 · For Services Rendered · Cecelia Rutledge · vi 2 · The Ring · Mable Tuttle · vi 3 · Riding Under Orders · John Kalland · vi 4 · A True Confession · Jane Ladd · vi 5 · At 11:46 · Elmer Backman · vi 6 · Fair Exchange · Ward Scranton · vi 7 · Caught Short · Frank Leahy · vi 8 · The Draw · Frederick Fowle · vi 9 · Rattlesnake · Robert Howe · vi 10 · Moonlight Saving Time · Esther Cooper · vi 11 · Egan O’ the Fifth · Kenneth Kennedy · vi 12 · A Choice of Restaurants · David Silverman · vi

Short Short Story Magazine [November 1932] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents Twinkletoes and the Has-Been · Thomas Burke · ss

Short Stories (UK, 1890s)    (about) --- see under Magazine of Short Stories.

Short Stories:    (about) Short Stories—USA; Jun. 1890-Aug. 1959; Fred M. Somers, Harold Godwin (1904-1910), Doubleday, Page (1910-1937); monthly; smaller than standard format, initially 25 cents, converted to a standard pulp in Mar. 1910; editors Harry Peyton Steger (?-1912), Harry E. Maule (1912-1936); at first most of the stories—"25 stories for 25 cents"—were reprints, including translations; from 1910 it was transformed into a pulp adventure magazine.

Short Stories

Short Stories [v1 #1, #1, June 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 126pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 1 · An Introduction and Explanation · Anon. · ed 3 · An Odd Sort of Spectre · E. P. Mitchell · ss The Sun 12 · The First Continued Story · Anon. · vi; translated from the Persian. 14 · To the Hilt: A Case in Surgery · W. W. Morrow · ss The Argonaut 23 · A Vision of Heaven · Anon. · vi Scottish American Magazine 24 · The Shoemaker’s Nightmare · Rudolph Baumbach; translated by Mrs. Nathan Haskell Dole · ss 30 · The Dead Ship · William Laird Clowes · ss Louisville Courier-Journal 39 · Mirrored Revenge · Anon. · vi The Washington Post 40 · The Fakir of Batignolles · R. M. Denig · ss Paris Figaro 45 · Joe Rogers’s Death-Bed · Anon. · ss Detroit Free Press 48 · The Tale of a Toll-Bridge · Patience Stapleton · ss Drake’s Magazine 59 · Dead and Gone · Ambrose Bierce · vi San Francisco Examiner Apr 22 1888 60 · The Story of the May Bug · J. H. Rosny; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss La Revue de Paris 69 · Direct Providential Aid · Anon. · vi Lewiston Journal 70 · The Sign of the Golden Swan · John Ernest McCann · ss Once a Week 79 · The Two Tear Drops · Anon. · vi San Francisco Chronicle 80 · Doctor Gabriel’s Experiment · Anon. · ss Temple Bar 89 · Bill Hempsey’s Recital · Opie P. Read · ss The Arkansaw Traveler 94 · Doing-Up Caesar · Anon. · vi The Philadelphia Inquirer; given as “Doing Up Julius Caesar” in the Table of Contents. 95 · Bleuette’s Looking Glass · Aurélien Scholl · ss The Boston Transcript 98 · Peter Rugg, the Missing Man · William Austin · nv New England Galaxy Sep 10 1824; given as from Boston Galaxy. 107 · An’ de Squinch Owel Squinched · A Carthaginian · vi Texas Siftings 108 · Sir Toby’s Disappearance · Anon. · ss London Truth 116 · The Toad’s Jewel Necklace · Mary Kyle Dallas · ss Fireside Companion 119 · Truth in Death · Anon. · vi The Sun 120 · Married for Both Worlds · Edmund Spencer · ss New York World

Short Stories [v1 #2, #2, July 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 118pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 123 · An Introduction and Explanation · Anon. · ed 127 · The Story of the Broker · Alexander Brody · ss Transatlantic 135 · Padre Mateo Verdugo’s Cats · Amy Elizabeth Leigh · ss Pittsburg Bulletin 138 · Look! The Phantom Child · J. M. Cobban · ss London Figaro 147 · An Affair of Honor · Catulle Mendes · vi The Evening Sun 148 · The Wedding of Glory Ann · H. C. Heverin · ss Philadelphia Saturday Night 153 · The Fate of Half-Past Four · Fayr Madoc · ss The Argosy 162 · Do the Dead Move? · Anon. · vi The London Tablet 163 · A Little Mother of Sorrow · Catherine Cole · ss New Orleans Picayune 168 · The Captain of the Nancy Lee · Anon. · ss (r); from London Wit and Wisdom. 172 · The Burglar and the Butler · Anon. · ss London Truth 182 · Ollendorfiana · Anon.; translated by Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff · vi Paris Figaro 183 · The Kiss of Sudden Death · Anon. · ss (r); from New York Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer (sic). 188 · The Saffron Fly: A Basque Legend · Anon.; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · vi 189 · A Silent Witness of His Crime · Richard Marsh · ss Belgravia 200 · A Pork Bomb · Anon. · vi The Washington Post 201 · Janet: A Little “Maverick” · Patience Stapleton · ss The Youth’s Companion 208 · The Ryan Woman’s Suicide · Anon. · ss New York Sunday Sun 213 · An English Satire · Anon. · vi Punch 214 · “Sun Dust”: A Contagation · Opie P. Read · ss The Arkansaw Traveler 217 · Daniel and the Devil · Anon. · ss Chicago News 224 · Bouki and Lapin · Alcee Fortier · vi (r); from Louisiana Folk-Lore. 225 · An Old-Time Tavern Brawl · “Q” · ss (r); from The Splendid Spur. 229 · The Belated Celestial Soul · Catulle Mendes; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss 233 · Birds of a Feather · Eugene Field · vi Chicago News 234 · The Watcher by the Dead · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Dec 29 1889