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Thirteen Stories [#10, June 2003] ed. Jennifer M. Brooks (Nocturna Digital Press, $4.00, 150+10pp+, 4" x 5¼", cover by Geoff Davies) 1 · The Crimson Storm · Usman Tanveer Malik · ss 21 · A Mask for Charlie · Thomas Lee Joseph Smith · ss 28 · Deliver the Product · Yakov Chudnovsky · ss 43 · Sanctuary · Donald Sullivan · ss 51 · Exchanged · Nancy Hanson · ss 62 · The Fat Man Follows · John Mantooth · ss 69 · A Season of Sleep · John Rector · ss 81 · Warm Lies, Cold Secrets · Len Maynard & Mick Sims · ss 94 · Sugar and Spice · John B. Rosenman · ss 109 · Prison · Camille Garwood · ss 117 · Poker Night at O’Malley’s · Douglas D. R. Boyd · ss 129 · Modesto 60 · Michael Kelly & C. S. Fuqua · ss 138 · Wallace Bingham’s Bad Day · J. M. Saukkonen · ss 145 · About the Authors · Misc. · bg
Thirteen Stories [#11, July 2003] ed. Jennifer M. Brooks (Nocturna Digital Press, C$4.00, 158pp+, 4" x 5¼", cover by Geoff Davies) 1 · The Pull · Veronica Atkinson · ss 10 · Stepsister · John Grover · ss 18 · Apartment 482 · L. J. Blount · ss 32 · Avarice Slain · Stephen Clark · ss 40 · Yackety-Yak! (Don’t Talk Back!) · Chris Vincent · ss 55 · The Apprentice · Laurie Sinclair · ss 64 · The Cell · Andrew Salmon · ss 83 · Tainted · F. J. Piacine · ss 95 · Dandruff · Steven Gullion · ss 103 · The Explorers · Carlos Pozo · ss 114 · Mould · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss 130 · The Journeyman · Stephen LeClerc · ss 146 · Only What’s on the Menu · Ken Goldman · ss The Edge, Tales of Suspense #5 ’99 153 · About the Authors · Misc. · bg
Thirteen Stories [#12, October 2003] ed. Jennifer M. Brooks (Nocturna Digital Press, $4.00, 148+12pp+, 4" x 5¼", cover by Geoff Davies) 1 · The Disappearance of Marcus Velusia · Christopher Cumo · ss 14 · Grass · Sara Joan Berniker · ss 19 · The Kingdom of Madness · James McCormick · ss 29 · Cthulhu Calling Collect · Gregory Story · ss 40 · Chamber of the Gods · Gord Rollo & Brett A. Savory · ss 55 · Ghost Drums · Matt Cole · ss 74 · De Marigny’s Clock · R. S. Cartwright · ss Dark Legacy #4 ’99 90 · To Whom It May Concern · C. A. Robert · ss 99 · Luna’s Biggest Fan · Lawrence Barker · ss 109 · Unhinged · Keith Gouveia · ss 120 · Cyber Prey · Kelly R. Spies · ss 127 · The Element of Surprise · Pasquale J. Morrone · ss 133 · Sometimes They Hug Back · Richard Dysinger · ss 143 · About the Authors · Misc. · bg
Thirteen Stories [#13, December 2003] ed. Jennifer M. Brooks (Nocturna Digital Press, C$4.00, 130+22pp+, 4" x 5¼", cover by Geoff Davies) 1 · Lake Rosalie · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss 8 · Hide and Go Bleed · William Ollie · ss 15 · Shadows and Ice · David Bain · ss 23 · After-Word · Judith Tracy · ss 33 · Never Been to Arkansas · Brian Ames · ss 42 · Inside Out · Gary Fry · ss 52 · Cold and Ugly · Christopher Fulbright · ss 63 · The Vortex Destabilizer · Peter Woodruff · ss 72 · Fear Itself · Trever Palmer · ss 82 · The River at the End of the World · Paul Bates · ss 101 · Silent · Elizabeth Donald · ss 108 · If I Had a Hammer · Orrin Grey · ss 119 · Can’t Sleep · Carlos Pozo · ss 125 · About the Authors · Misc. · bg
3SF [Issue 3, February 2003] ed. Liz Holliday (Big Engine, £3.50, 72pp, A4) SF/fantasy magazine available from Big Engine Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 185, Abingdon, OX14 1GR This is the final issue (from Big Engine at least). 2 · Launching and Later · Liz Holliday · ed 2 · Re:Post · The Readers · lt 4 · Not the Last of Those Who Shimmer · Jonathon M. Sullivan · ss; illus. Nils Davies In Media Res: ___ 12 · The Secret Life of Robots · Liz Holliday · cl FanBase: ___ 15 · 2002: A Year in the Life of the British Science Fiction Association · Elizabeth Billinger · ms 16 · The Documents in Hand · Colin Greenland · vi 18 · Interview: S.M. Stirling · Steven H. Silver · iv [S. M. Stirling] 22 · Man of Her Dreams: a Romance · Ian Watson · ss; illus. Nils Davies Eclectica: ___ 32 · The Charismatic Killer · Fran Wolber · cl 35 · Festival of Fools · Charles Stross · ex Big Engine, 2003 36 · The Lover of Dead Stones · Karen J. H. Thistle · ss Writers on Writing: ___ 42 · An Interview with Tim Powers · Robin Catesby · iv 47 · Fallen Light Renew · Cherith Baldry · ss Readers’ Guide: ___ 53 · J.R.R. Tolkien · Chris Adams · cl [J. R. R. Tolkien] 56 · How My Town Became Famous · Elizabeth Counihan · vi 58 · Nine of Lamentations · Liz Williams · vi 61 · Re:Views · Gwyneth Jones · br 64 · Re:Instate · Rich Horton · br 67 · Re:Takes · Steve Mohn · mr 68 · Re:Media · Alex Stewart · br Re:Play: ___ 70 · Mummies and Baddies · Alex Stewart · cl Who Goes There? ___ 72 · Doctor Who · Alex Stewart · cl
Weird Tales [v59 #3, Whole No. 331, Spring 2003] ed. George H. Scithers & Darrell Schweitzer (DNA Publications; Radford, VA, $5.95, 52pp, quarto, cover by Les Edwards) 4 · The Eyrie · The Readers · lt 14 · Shadowings · Douglas E. Winter · br 21 · Purity · Thomas Ligotti · ss 29 · Illustrated Limericks · George Barr · pm 30 · Blood Chess · Tanith Lee · ss 35 · If Stephen King Wrote for the Soaps · Carolyn Clink · pm 36 · My Name Is Nancy Wood · Gene Wolfe · ss 39 · The Melkart Coin · Charles L. Harness · ss 45 · After Hours in the Hall of Heroes · Darrell Schweitzer · pm 46 · The Company of the Gods · Keith Taylor · ss The Classic Horrors: ___ 50 · Ooze · Allen Koszowski · il
Weird Tales [v59 #4, Whole No. 332, July-August 2003] ed. George H. Scithers & Darrell Schweitzer (DNA Publications; Radford, VA, $5.95, 60pp, quarto, cover by Keith Minnion) 4 · The Eyrie · The Readers · lt 16 · The Den · John Gregory Betancourt · cl 20 · Shatter · Kelly McCullough · ss 27 · Five Sisters: A Fable · David J. Schow · ss 29 · The Pratfall of Cthulhu · Darrell Schweitzer · pm 29 · Illustrated Limericks · George Barr · pm 30 · The Archpriest’s Potion · Keith Taylor · ss 40 · The Tales of Zanthias · Robert Sheckley · ss 46 · The Assassin’s Retirement Party · Robert E. Waters · ss
Weird Tales [v60 #1, Whole No. 333, September-October 2003] ed. George H. Scithers & Darrell Schweitzer (DNA Publications; Radford, VA, $5.95, 60pp, quarto, cover by Jason Van Hollander) 4 · The Eyrie · The Readers · lt 14 · Shadowings · Douglas E. Winter · br 20 · The Town Manager · Thomas Ligotti · ss 26 · Villanelle by Moonlight · Lane Robbins · pm 27 · Two Shows Daily · Tim W. Burke · ss 30 · Good Neighbors · Jamie Ferguson · vi 30 · Illustrated Limericks · George Barr · pm 31 · Bizarremost Bazaar · Mike Allen · pm 31 · Illustrated Limericks · George Barr · pm 32 · Maeve · Lillian Csernica · ss Not One of Us Apr ’93 38 · Manila Peril · Margaret Carter · ss 44 · Kaddish · Lisa Batya Feld · ss 48 · Leaving the Sasquatch Business · Marc Schuster · ss 52 · Kitty Loses Her Faith [Kitty the werewolf] · Carrie Vaughn · ss 43 · Final Vengeance · Alyn Miller · pm The Classic Horrors: ___ 47 · · Allen Koszowski · il
Whispers from the Shattered Forum [#12, 2003] ed. Cullen Bunn (Undaunted Press; St. Charles, MO, $3.50, 48pp+, quarto, cover by Roxell Edward Karr) 1 · The Editor’s View · Cullen Bunn · ed 2 · Mrs. Fronberger’s Garden · Scott Standridge · ss 5 · The Laboratory · Julie Shiel · pm 6 · Victims · Karen Ann Carpenter · ss 18 · Grim Man · Paul Melniczek · ss 26 · The Living Dead Society · Jason M. Light · ss 34 · Beyond the Nile · Christina Sng · pm 35 · Hear No Evil · Jason Brannon · ss 43 · Vision · Christina Sng · pm 44 · Something · Jack Fisher · ss Fables (online Aut, 2000 47 · Funeral Bitch · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · pm
Whispers from the Shattered Forum [#13, 2003] ed. Cullen Bunn (Undaunted Press; St. Charles, MO, $3.50, 64pp+, quarto, cover by Marcia Borrell) 1 · Triskadekaphobia · Cullen Bunn · ed 2 · October’s Gift · Christopher Fulbright · ss 11 · Endless · Marina Lee Sable · pm 12 · The Black Pond · Lee Clark Zumpe · pm 14 · Snake Oil · Tracy S. Morris · ss 24 · The Dream Eater · Marina Lee Sable · pm 25 · The Book of Hastur · Lee Clark Zumpe · pm 26 · The Apprentice · Jack Skillingstead · ss 36 · The Lost · Regina Mitchell · ss 45 · Melissa’s Wagon · John Grover · ss 50 · A Love Haiku · John Garrett · pm 51 · Haunted · Marina Lee Sable · pm 52 · What Really Happened to Charlie Widders · James Futch · ss 63 · Law of the Jungle · Christina Sng · pm
Whispers of Wickedness [# 1, Spring/Summer 2003] ed. Peter Tennant (D-Press, free, 20pp+, A5) Small press fantasy/horror magazine. “A selection of some of the stories currently online at Whispers of Wickedness www.ookami.co.uk”. · artwork · Carole Humphreys · il 1 · The short unhappy reign of Slugbug the Seventh · Steve Redwood · ss 4 · Jubilee · Zali Krishna · ss 7 · Strawberry Hill · Andy Humphrey · ss 19 · Esmerelda · Nelson Stanley · ss
Whispers of Wickedness [# 2, Autumn 2003] ed. Peter Tennant (D-Press, free, 20pp+, A5) · Artwork · Carole Humphreys · il · Artwork · Marcia Borell · il 1 · The Sculptor · James Cain · ss 4 · Troubadours of Perception · Rhys Hughes · ss 9 · Decay Syndrome · Dan McNeil · ss 13 · Awakenings · Adrian Fry · pm 14 · Wired · Peter Tennant · ss 16 · Brandy for Breakfast · Adrian Fry · pm 17 · Thankyou for Your Submission · Steve Redwood · ss
Whispers of Wickedness [# 3, Winter 2003] ed. Peter Tennant (D-Press, free, 24pp, A5, cover by Chris Friend) 2 · A Little Snack · Tim Johnson · ss; illus. Carole Humphreys 7 · Insight to Insanity · Jeremy Ewing · pm; illus. Carole Humphreys 8 · Kitty · Brian Rosenberger · pm; illus. Carole Humphreys 10 · Blue Moods · David Price · ss; illus. Carole Humphreys 17 · Wisp · Shawn P. Madison · ss; illus. DeVico 20 · Office Castaway: A Reverse Ballardian Ballad · Rhys Hughes · ss; illus. Marcia Borell
Wicked Hollow [# 5, January 2003] ed. Jon Hodges (Blindside Publishing; Winston-Salem, NC, $4.00, 84pp, 4¼" x 5½", cover by Eric Asaris) 4 · Cold Cash · Tim Curran · ss 18 · Processed Meat · Douglas Ford · ss 34 · Fly to the Rainbow · Michael Kelly · ss 48 · West of Salem · Marco Zeta · ss 68 · Spreading · Patricia J. Esposito · ss 76 · Now That I’ve Lost You · Paul Edwards · ss 17 · The Subtle Difference Between a Ceiling Fan and a Sidewinder · Jane Gwaltney · pm 32 · Like Carrots · Marcie Lynn Tentchoff · pm 65 · A Gourmand of the Mutant Rain Forest · Bruce Boston · pm Weird Tales Sum ’91
Wicked Hollow [# 6, April 2003] ed. Jon Hodges (Blindside Publishing; Winston-Salem, NC, $4.00, 84pp, 4¼" x 5½", cover by Allen Koszowski) 4 · Papa Crawler · Josh Rountree · ss 17 · When It Is Over · Christina Sng · pm 18 · Secrets at Sea · Sharon Doering · ss 33 · Beyond the Mad/Funhouse · Kendall Evans & David C. Kopaska-Merkel · pm 36 · Frost Carnival · Benjamin Coleman · ss 50 · from each brave eye · William M. Brock · ss 56 · Rock Star Buried in Black (for Mourners) · John Edward Lawson · pm 58 · A Debt Repaid · Nelson Stanley · ss 76 · Windows · John Kirk · ss
Wicked Hollow [# 7, December 2003] ed. Jon Hodges (Blindside Publishing; Winston-Salem, NC, $4.00, 84pp, 4¼" x 5½", cover by Arthur Davis Broughton) 4 · Birthing Kings · Tricia Urlaub · ss 21 · An Explanation · Elizabeth Penrose · pm 22 · The Treasurer Spirit · Lisa Mantchev · ss 31 · Understanding · Julie Shiel · pm 32 · The God at Ixtlan del Rio · Richard Harland · ss 44 · While Thy Book Doth Live · T. K. Kolden · ss 60 · The Dust Season · Andersen Prunty · ss 66 · Return on the Downward Road · Sonya Taaffe · ss 81 · The Word · James R. Cain · pm
Yellow Bat Review [# 5, 2003] ed. Craig Sernotti (Richard Geyer; Porian, MI, $2.50, 36pp+, 4¼" x 5½", cover by Angela Scantlen) 1 · After the Origami of Ice · Lyn Lifshin · pm 2 · Haiku · Joan Payne Kincaid · pm 3 · Litany · David Lawrence · pm 4 · Show · David Lawrence · pm 5 · All Fall Down · David Lawrence · pm 6 · Scarecrow · David Lawrence · pm 7 · In the Park · Raymond Federman · pm 9 · Frontier in Frontier · Alain Frontier; trans. by Raymond Federman · ar 9 · The Stone-Cutter · Alain Frontier; trans. by Raymond Federman · vi 9 · Posture · Alain Frontier; trans. by Raymond Federman · vi 9 · Bruno Montels · Alain Frontier; trans. by Raymond Federman · vi 14 · The Further Adventures of Lizzie Borden · Mark McLaughlin · pm 16 · Grodek Nocturne 1914 · Ann K. Schwader · pm · WHITE HEAT: Poems by Todd Moore 18 · Playing Piano in the Whorehouse of Poetry · Todd Moore · pm 20 · colman had · Todd Moore · pm 21 · every time · Todd Moore · pm 22 · hank williams · Todd Moore · pm 24 · joey waited · Todd Moore · pm 25 · i thought · Todd Moore · pm 26 · the fish hook · Todd Moore · pm 28 · ryker stood · Todd Moore · pm 29 · i watched · Todd Moore · pm 30 · you call that · Todd Moore · pm 32 · frank was showing · Todd Moore · pm
Zahir [# 1, Summer 2003] ($5.00, 60pp, octavo)

3 · Notes from the Editor · Sheryl Tempchin · ed
5 · The Two Quarter King · Daniel J. Bishop · ss Strange Horizons (online) Mar 18, 2002
9 · The Tomb of Shih Huang-Li · Benjamin Williams · ss
15 · Vine · Taylor Lewis · ss
23 · The Release · Taryn L. Hook · nv Hadrosaur Tales Volume Ten, ed. David L. Summers, Hadrosaur Productions, 2001
45 · The Doodad · Jack Tempchin · ss
51 · Backalley · Hauser F. Boughter · ss
58 · Contributors · Misc. Material · bg
Zahir [# 2, Winter 2003] ($5.00, 80pp+, octavo, cover by Susan Maljan) 5 · Editor’s Notes · Sheryl Tempchin · ed 6 · The Used Idea Salesman · Richard A. Thompson · ss 14 · Iron Truffle Bean Tea · Sharon E. Woods · ss 26 · Hog · Lawrence Barker · ss 32 · A Son in Shadow · John B. Rosenman · ss 41 · Hotel · Susan Maljan · pi 48 · Fading · Laura Taylor Lambros · ss 54 · The Wishing Tree · Daniel J. Bishop · ss 62 · The Future Is Now · Stephen D. Rogers · ss 65 · The Witch and the Sword · Horace Dusendschon · ss 78 · Contributors · Misc. Material · bg
_SF in Non-Genre Publications [2003]

28 · The Demon of E Staircase [Erasmus Darwin] · Charles Sheffield · ss AHMM Jan, 2003
24 · The Destruction of a Goddess · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv AHMM Jun, 2003
· Rest Stop · Stephen King · ss Esquire Dec, 2003
· The April Witch · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 5 ’52; Cicada Ma , r 2
42 · A Piece of the City · Andrew Vachss · ss EQMM Feb, 2003
102 · Remodeling · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv EQMM Feb, 2003
· Jon · George Saunders · ss New Yorker Jan 27, 2003
· View from a Headlock [from The Fortress of Solitude] · Jonathan Lethem · ex New Yorker Jul 28, 2003
· The Brief History of the Dead · Kevin Brockmeier · ss New Yorker Sep 8, 2003
· A Stone Woman · A. S. Byatt · na New Yorker Oct 13, 2003
· Child Assassin · Alan DeNiro · ss One Story Jun 20, 2003
· Truncat · Cory Doctorow · nv The Bakka Anthology, ed. Kristen Pederson Chew, Bakka Books, 2002; Salon Au , g262; sequel to Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom.
· Tupa Trouble · Jennifer Hall · ss Spider Jul, 2003
· The Stanley Cup Caper · Robert J. Sawyer · ss The Toronto Star Aug 24, 2003

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