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Xizquil [#14, November 1995] ed. Uncle River (Blue, AZ, $3.50, 56pp+, octavo, cover by Kevin D. Duncan)

3 · Nightmare at Galesbury · Albert J. Manachino · na

Xizquil [#15, 1996] ed. Uncle River (Blue, AZ, $4.00, 64pp+, octavo, cover by Andy Tubbesing)

2 · [cartoon] · Kevin D. Duncan & Albert J. Manachino · ct
3 · Spider’s Dreams · Brian Wightman · ss
11 · A Happening · Sergei Strel’chenko; translated by Michael McKenny · ss
16 · Melody, Part I · Margaret B. Simon · pp
17 · The Cost of Ignorance · H. P. Linde · ss
22 · “When your...” · Corrina Lawson · pm
23 · Tatanka · Paul Malecot · pm
25 · The Awakening · Ash Miller · ss
32 · Afternoon · Don Webb · vi
34 · Strange Joy · Patricia Prime · pm
34 · Mrs. Dodds’ Birthday · David Shtogryn · ss
39 · Human Behavior · Irving Kaufman · pm
39 · The January 1996 Blizzard · Irving Kaufman · pm
40 · Melody, Part II · Margaret B. Simon · pp
41 · immigrant · W. Gregory Stewart · pm
41 · Elk Poet Travels North · Catfish McDaris · pm
42 · All’s Hell That Ends Well... · Roy P. Fairfield · ss
50 · Melody, Part III · Margaret B. Simon · pp
50 · From Dusk to Dawn · p. j. sharpe · ss
64 · Contributors · Anon. · bg

Xizquil [#16, 1997] ed. Uncle River (Blue, AZ, $4.00, 64pp+, octavo, cover by Margaret B. Simon)

2 · [cartoon] · Kevin D. Duncan & Albert J. Manachino · ct
3 · Various Marvels Explained: Some Not · Ed Humpal · vi
5 · Expressions of an Inward Self · Patricia Prime · ar
8 · Future Considerations · Phil Locascio · ss
26 · The Last Kokopelli · Catfish McDaris · pm
26 · Adam · Irving Kaufman · pm
28 · Letter from Israel · Ralph Kolodny · ar
40 · When a Species Self-Destructs · Harry Willson · vi
42 · Chill Echoes · R. K. Singh · vi
42 · Postman in Hell · Albert J. Manachino · ss
59 · Alkali Ridge · T. Jackson King · pm
60 · In Shady Pool · R. K. Singh · pm
61 · Djang · Ezra Pines · vi
63 · Chime Gently, Dear Clock · Roy P. Fairfield · pm
bc. · Good Morning Maya · Summer Breeze · pm

XOddity (about)

Publishers:

Scotsman Publishing; Boulder City, NV: XOddity

Editors:

Carol C. MacLeod & M. Cathy Strachan - Editor: XOddity

XOddity [v1, #1, January 1998] ed. Carol C. MacLeod & M. Cathy Strachan (Scotsman Publishing; Boulder City, NV, $3.00, 40pp+, octavo)

2 · Editor’s Corner: On a Shoe String and a Prayer · Carol C. MacLeod · ed
3 · Book and Movie Reviews · Gordo · br
4 · Gettin’ Even · T. Lynn Neal · ss
8 · The Enigma Files: Another Official Roswell “Explanation” · Gary Val Tenuta · cl
10 · Most Wonderful Dream · Paul E. Martens · ss
17 · Written with the Stars · Kelly Ferjutz · vi
20 · A Pocketful of Moondust · Joseph Baneth Allen · ss
28 · Distress Call · Elizabeth Dearl · ss
36 · The Future of the “Science” in Science Fiction · Lynn Crain · ar

XOddity [v1, #2, March 1998] ed. Carol C. MacLeod & M. Cathy Strachan (Scotsman Publishing; Boulder City, NV, $3.00, 48pp+, octavo)

2 · Editor’s Corner: Dreams to Reality · M. Cathy Strachan · ed
3 · Book and Movie Reviews · Gordo · br
4 · Rate of Exchange · G. Miki Hayden · ss
9 · Upcoming Events · Anon. · cl
10 · The Enigma Files · Gary Tenuta · cl
13 · On Dragons · David K. Bulley, Jr. · pm
13 · Writing Contest · [Misc.] · ms
14 · Cyan’s Heart · Jill F. Kosmensky · ss
21 · Words of the Masters · [Misc.] · ms
22 · The Chosen Few · Tyshawn Knight · ss
31 · The Writer’s Column · [Misc.] · cl
32 · Between · S. C. Virtes · ss
38 · Using Virtual Reality in Science · Lynn Crain · ar
39 · Attitude Is Everything · [Misc.] · ms
44 · Hands of Darkness and Light · Louise Feaver Crawford · ss
47 · Did You Know? · [Misc.] · ms
52 · Contributor Profiles · [Misc.] · bg

XOddity [v1, #3, May 1998] ed. Carol C. MacLeod & M. Cathy Strachan (Scotsman Publishing; Boulder City, NV, $3.00, 44pp+, octavo)

ifc. · The System with Two Cows · Everette H. Breaux, III · hu
2 · Editor’s Corner · M. Cathy Strachan · ed
3 · Book and Movie Reviews · Gordo · br
4 · My Memories of You Cannot Fade · Paul E. Martens · ss
9 · 1998 Hugo Awards Nominations · [Misc.] · ms
10 · The Enigma Files · Gary Tenuta · cl
14 · The Temporary · Catherine Lundoff · ss
20 · The Shifting Sands of Memories · Scott Nicholson · ss
26 · The Writer’s Column · [Misc.] · cl
28 · Sacrifice · Tom Gallier · ss
35 · The Millennium Problem: A Hitch in Time · Lynn Crain · ar
36 · Upcoming Events · Anon. · cl
37 · A Writer’s Guide to the Web · [Misc.] · ms
39 · The Birth of Artificial Intelligence · Cynthia Ward · ss
40 · A Tribute to a Great Artist · [Misc.] · ms
41 · Broken Window · John Everson · ss
44 · Contributor Profiles · [Misc.] · bg

XOddity [v1, #4, July 1998] ed. Carol C. MacLeod & M. Cathy Strachan (Scotsman Publishing; Boulder City, NV, $3.00, 56pp+, octavo)

2 · Editor’s Corner: Winds of Change · M. Cathy Strachan · ed
3 · Book and Movie Reviews · Gordo · br
4 · Crimes of Passion · Barbara Johnson-Haddad · ss
10 · Good Bodies Are Hard to Find · William E. Denholm · ss
12 · Upcoming Events · Anon. · cl
13 · The Enigma Files · Gary Val Tenuta · cl
18 · Reality Clay · John B. Rosenman · ss
28 · The Writer’s Column · [Misc.] · cl
29 · Monster Trivia Quiz · Lorie Calkins · qz
30 · In Memoriam · Russell E. Spooner · ss
42 · Catnip · Lorie Calkins · ms
43 · Wormholes · Terry Franklin · ms
45 · Hunger · Lorie Calkins · ms
46 · The Voice of the Prophet · Tim Povhe · ss
56 · Contributor Profiles · [Misc.] · bg

Yankee Shorts: (about)
The first series was published from 1940 to 1942, numbered sequentially, but with each individual issue carrying the name of an individual magazine. The series mixed reprints with original stories probably depending on how much space there was left in each issue.

The second series, published in 1943/1944, were digest-sized and were explicitly labelled Yankee Shorts as well as a separate title such as Romance Shorts and Western Shorts and a number. In this series, however, the issues were numbered as sequels to the equivalent title in the first series. whether these numbers represented a second generic series, or if each was numbered as a sequel to the first series.

Yankee Shorts (first series)

Publishers:

Gerald G.Swan, Ltd.; London, England: Yankee Shorts

Yankee Shorts [#1, Yankee Romance Shorts (November 1940)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")
Note the pages are unnumbered. Price quoted as 3d in advert for series.

1 · Understudy for a Wife · William J. Elliott · ss
14 · Man She Distrusted · J. A. Jordan · ss
21 · The Love Thief · M. Norton · ss
28 · A Bouquet for My Lady · Monica Earle · ss

Yankee Shorts [#2, Yankee Mystery Shorts (November 1940)] (10¢, 32pp+, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · The Golden Ghoul · Cliff Campbell · ss Mystery Novels and Short Stories Jul 1940
8 · Death Mates for the Lust-Lost · Hugh J. Gallagher · ss Mystery Novels and Short Stories Jul 1940
16 · Murder Lust in ‘C’ · Nikolas Zurra · ss Mystery Novels and Short Stories Jul 1940
25 · Children of the Red Horror · Zachary Strong · ss Mystery Novels and Short Stories Jul 1940

Yankee Shorts [#3, Yankee Science Fiction (November 1940)] (3d, 32pp+, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Space-Ship Derby · Milton Kaletsky · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Sum 1940
9 · Package of Power · David C. Cooke · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Sum 1940
17 · The Gentle Brain · Arthur Allport · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Sum 1940
27 · Life Inside a Wall · Harl Vincent · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Sum 1940

Yankee Shorts [#4, Yankee Romance Shorts (November 1940)]
Details taken from reprint in Yankee Romance Album.

To Romance by Bus · Phyllis A. Whitney · ss Romantic Love Jun 1940
The Turn of the Tide · C. Falcon · ss
A Trip to Town · George Scott · ss
Still Waters · Marjorie Norton · ss
Heart of Ice · Leonore Upton · ss Romantic Love Jun 1940

Yankee Shorts [#5, Yankee Mystery Shorts (January 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Mistress of the Undead · Lazar Levi · ss Mystery Novels and Short Stories Jul 1940
6 · College of the Crimson Corpses · Mat Rand · nv Mystery Novels and Short Stories Jul 1940; author not credited in magazine.
25 · Satan Takes a Wife · Brian Loomis · ss Mystery Novels and Short Stories Jul 1940

Yankee Shorts [#6, Yankee Weird Shorts (January 1941)] (10¢, 32pp+, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · The Death of Julian Morton · W. P. Cockroft · ss; given as by W. B. Cockroft.
6 · Spider Fire · Kay Hammond · ss
13 · Forbidden Waters · George Scott · ss
20 · The Horror at Castle Droon · Colin Robertson · ss
28 · The Merry-Go-Round · Ronald Brett · ss

Yankee Shorts [#7, Yankee Western Shorts (January 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Get Your Girl, Cowboy! · William J. Elliott · ss
8 · The Law Looks On · Brian Loomis · ss Famous Western Oct 1940
17 · Hot Lead Mortgage · Lionel E. I. Day · ss Famous Western Oct 1940
26 · Quiet Country · Mat Rand · ss Famous Western Oct 1940

Yankee Shorts [#8, Yankee Gang Shorts (January 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · A Lodger for the Morgue · Paul Selonke · ss Gangland Detective Stories Sep 1940
12 · Bullet Broadcast · John A. Saxon · ss Gangland Detective Stories Sep 1940
19 · The Death Cast · Lewis Sterling · ss Gangland Detective Stories Sep 1940
25 · Homicide Headlines · Carroll B. Mayers · ss Gangland Detective Stories Sep 1940

Yankee Shorts [#9, Yankee Love Shorts (January 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Hearts United · Pauline Ashwell · ss
10 · Indian Dream · Norah Burke · ss
15 · The Answer Is Yes · Marjorie Norton · ss
20 · Borrowed Sweetheart · J. A. Jordan · ss
24 · Hospital Flirtation · Wanda Carol · ss Romantic Love Jun 1940

Yankee Shorts [#10, Yankee Air Action (April 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · No More Aces · William O’Sullivan · ss Air Action Sep 1940
16 · Glory for Gunners · Joe Gregg · ss Air Action Sep 1940
24 · Junkers Juggernaut · Tom Grover · ss Air Action Sep 1940

Yankee Shorts [#11, Yankee Science Fiction (April 1941)] (10¢, 32pp+, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · The Secret of the Moat Farm · George Scott · ss
9 · Space-Flight of Terror · Ray Cummings · nv Science Fiction Jan 1941
28 · Hold the Line for Hell · Kay Hammond · ss

Yankee Shorts [#12, Yankee Romance Shorts (April 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Crazy Girl · Marjorie Norton · ss
6 · An Experiment in Love · Helen Ravell · ss Romantic Love Jun 1940
15 · Love’s Double-Cross · Ann Audrey · ss Romantic Love Jun 1940
21 · Just a Kid to Him · C. Falcon · ss
27 · Lover Come Back · Jane Johnson · ss

Yankee Shorts [#13, Yankee Gang Shorts (April 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · The Devil Laughed Last · Mat Rand · nv Gangland Detective Stories Sep 1940
14 · The Bronze Arrow · Dougal McDougal · nv Gangland Detective Stories Sep 1940
24 · Blueprints Back-Fire · James Rourke · nv Gangland Detective Stories Sep 1940

Yankee Shorts [#14, Yankee Weird Shorts (July 1941)] (10¢, 32pp+, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · A Seance in Hell · Gregg Burlison · ss
9 · Cats Are Uncanny! · John Maxwell · nv
24 · Shadow Worlds · W. P. Cockroft · ss

Yankee Shorts [#15, Yankee Romance Shorts (July 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Dream Lover Come True · Marjorie Norton · ss
7 · Love on Strike · Willametta Turnepseed · ss Romantic Love Jun 1940
13 · Black Cat for Luck! · Marjorie Norton · ss
20 · Money Enough, Yes; Too Much, No! · C. Falcon · ss
27 · You Haven’t the Looks! · Marjorie Ellison · ss

Yankee Shorts [#16, Yankee Air Action (July 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Double for Baron Death · T. W. Ford · ss Air Action Sep 1940
11 · Falcon’s Talons · John Scott Douglas · ss Air Action Sep 1940
21 · Screwball Wings · Marshall Zaynor · ss Air Action Sep 1940

Yankee Shorts [#17, Yankee Western Shorts (July 1941)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Texas Bill Comes to Town · George Scott · ss
12 · Colt’s Compromise · James Rourke · ss
20 · Dead Man’s Gold · William J. Elliott · ss
25 · Brothers of the Owl Hoot · Dick Robson · ss Famous Western Oct 1940

Yankee Shorts [#18, Yankee Romance Shorts (April 1942)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · The Triangle of Betrayal · F. W. Murray · ss
9 · He Gave Her a Ring · Norah Burke · ss
16 · The Mills of God · Edith M. Prust · ss
22 · Other Days · Marjorie Norton · ss
26 · You Shouldn’t Take Flowers from Strangers! · Florence Speed · ss
31 · Doctor Betty · E. A. Cross · vi

Yankee Shorts [#19, Yankee Weird Shorts (May 1942)] (32pp+, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Devil’s Disciple · F. W. Murray · nv
19 · The Devil of the Dwr Ddu · Ann Elliott · ss
23 · An Amazing Adventure or Can Dead Men Tell Tales? · J. R. Gregg · ss
26 · Pebbles of Dread · Gerald Evans · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug 1940

Yankee Shorts [#20, Yankee Gang Shorts (June 1942)] (Gerald G. Swan, 10¢, 32pp, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Love Cage, Death Cage · Byron Byrne · vi
3 · Shoot to Kill · Bernard Buley · ss
11 · Hal Manton’s Run-Out · J. A. Jordan · ss
20 · Graft · Dallas Kirby · ss
28 · Fate Called the Tune · Walt Eljay · ss

Yankee Shorts [#21, Yankee Science Fiction (July 1942)] (32pp+, 6.75" x 9.5")

1 · Adventure on Grenga · W. P. Cockroft · nv
15 · Invasion from Venus · Paul Ashwell · ss
24 · In the Shadows of Friana · Gerald Evans · ss
28 · The Incredible Solution · Dallas Kirby · ss

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