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Playboy’s Short-Shorts (Playboy Press, 1970, BA0117, 95¢, 192pp, pb, an)

6 · Preface · [uncredited] · pr

8 · In a Season of Calm Weather · Ray Bradbury · ss Playboy January 1957

16 · 23 Pat O’Brien Movies · Bruce Jay Friedman · ss Playboy December 1960

23 · Stylish Stout [Bingo Little] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Playboy April 1965

30 · The Shooting of Judge Price · Erskine Caldwell · ss Playboy May 1956

37 · Tea Party · Harold Pinter · ss Playboy January 1965

43 · A Corking Evening · Lawrence Durrell · ss Playboy December 1963

48 · No Mac, It Just Wouldn’t Work · Robert Graves · ss Playboy January 1967

54 · The Good Doctor · Allan Seager · ss Playboy March 1966

60 · Proposition · Garson Kanin · ss Playboy January 1962

66 · Quarrel · John D. MacDonald · ss Playboy May 1967

73 · The Rumbling, Rambling Blues · Jack Kerouac · ss Playboy January 1958

78 · A Fine Son · Roald Dahl · ss Playboy December 1959

87 · A Valentine · William Saroyan · ss Playboy February 1966

92 · Papa’s Planet · William F. Nolan · ss Playboy April 1968

98 · The Actor · Ray Russell · vi Playboy March 1960, as by Brian Rencelaw

100 · Big Daddy Says Yes, Big Daddy Says No · Ken W. Purdy · vi Playboy December 1968

104 · Mating Season · Charles Lee Robinson · ss Playboy September 1955

112 · Deathwatch · Norman Spinrad · ss Playboy November 1965

118 · It · Donald E. Westlake · ss Playboy September 1968

123 · All the Weed in the World · Fritz Leiber · ss Playboy January 1961

131 · The Monster Show · Charles Beaumont · ss Playboy May 1956

139 · All to Scale · Lawrence Durrell · ss Playboy September 1966

145 · The Invasion · Avram Davidson · ss Playboy July 1965

151 · The Firing Line · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy September 1961

158 · The Doll · Hugh G. Foster · ss Playboy September 1956

165 · Change of Plan · Ken W. Purdy · ss The Atlantic Monthly September 1952

170 · The First Night of Lent · Ray Bradbury · ss Playboy March 1956

178 · The Master Copy · Frank Dobinson · ss Playboy May 1966

184 · Something on His Mind · Gerald Kersh · ss Lilliput April 1941, as “Strong Greek Wine”

189 · The Very Acme of Romantic Love · Wolf Mankowitz · vi Playboy January 1964

Playboy’s Short-Shorts 2 (Playboy Press, 1972, 16170, 95¢, 191pp, pb, an)

5 · Preface · [uncredited] · pr

9 · This One Will Kill You · Bill Cosby · ss Playboy January 1971

16 · The Change · Don Carpenter · ss Playboy June 1971

20 · The Cure · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy October 1957

27 · Last Will and Testament · Ray Russell · ss Playboy January 1956, as by Rex Fabian

31 · The Morning After · Wade Miller · ss Playboy August 1962

40 · The Supermen · William M. Clark · ss Playboy October 1960

46 · Playback · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy December 1966

51 · Solo for Violin · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy March 1962

57 · The Brass Telephone · Ken W. Purdy · ss Playboy October 1964

64 · The Darendinger Build-Up · William F. Nolan · ss Playboy June 1956

74 · Hard Bargain · Alan E. Nourse · ss Playboy May 1958

81 · A Very Human Story · Harvey Swados · ss Playboy July 1957

88 · Ad Lib Exit · Willard Marsh · ss Playboy August 1956

95 · The Best Job in Television · Frederick Wieting · ss Playboy January 1958

103 · Walk to the Station · Stanley Cooperman · ss Playboy August 1956

109 · Everybody Hates David Starbuck · Steve Allen · ss Playboy December 1958

116 · Sorcerer’s Moon · Charles Beaumont · ss Playboy July 1959

121 · Hobbyist · Fredric Brown · vi Playboy May 1961

124 · Ellen’s Dreams · Alexander Dumbarton · ss Playboy July 1971

131 · The Hundred-Dollar Suicide · Henry Gregor Felsen · ss Playboy December 1956

136 · A Sock in the Jaw · Ken W. Purdy · ss Playboy November 1958

142 · The Perfect Alibi · Mike McGrady & Joe Hickey · vi Playboy February 1963

145 · The Raffle · E. J. Kahn, Jr. · ss Playboy February 1967

151 · No More Gifts · Willard Marsh · ss Playboy April 1956

160 · Blood Brother · Charles Beaumont · ss Playboy April 1961

166 · A Very Rare Disease · Henry Slesar · vi Playboy August 1958

169 · The Traveling Salesman · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy February 1957

174 · The New Deal · Charles Einstein · ss Playboy February 1963

181 · The Wise Guy · Ken W. Purdy · ss Playboy June 1959

189 · Don’t Think · Ray Russell · ss Playboy July 1961

Playboy’s Stories of the Sinister & Strange ed. Ray Russell, uncredited (Playboy, 1969, BA0124, 95¢, 217pp, pb, an)

iv · Preface · Ray Russell, uncredited · pr

1 · The Mannichon Solution · Irwin Shaw · nv Playboy December 1967

41 · The Dark Music · Charles Beaumont · ss Playboy December 1956

57 · Somewhere Not Far from Here · Gerald Kersh · ss Playboy March 1965

78 · The Investor · Bruce Jay Friedman · ss Playboy February 1962

90 · Ripples · Ray Russell · ss Playboy October 1967

93 · The Dispatcher · Gerald Green · nv Playboy August 1967

120 · Wise Child · John Wyndham · ss Argosy (UK) November 1962, as “It’s a Wise Child”

137 · Welcome to the Monkey House · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss Playboy January 1968

160 · Room 312 · G. L. Tassone · ss Playboy August 1967

177 · The Golden Frog · Ken W. Purdy · nv Playboy January 1963

200 · The Annex · John D. MacDonald · ss Playboy May 1968

Playing Easy to Get (Pocket, February 2006, 1-4165-1087-7, $14.00, 352pp, tp, oa, cover by Franco Accornero)
Details taken from online listing.

· Turn up the Heat [B. A. D. (Bureau of American Defense)] · Sherrilyn Kenyon · na

· Hunter’s Oath [Warlords of the Viking Underground] · Jaid Black · na

· The Warlord Wants Forever [Immortals After Dark] · Kresley Cole · na

Playing Easy to Get (Pocket, July 2010, 978-1-4165-1087-1, $15.00, 329pp, tp, an)
Reissue (Pocket 2006) anthology of three stories, at least two paranormal, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jaid Black, and Kresley Cole.

Playmates’ Story Book (Dean & Son, 193?, 140pp, hc, oa, cover: [boy and girl on scooter, dog running beside])
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

7 · Saved by a Bear · Cecily M. Rutley · ss

19 · The Tubby Princess · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss Funland Story Book, Dean & Son, 1935

28 · More Thrilling Than Cricket! · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

33 · How Pongo Made Friends with the Lion · I. M. Sperling · ss

40 · Bruce to the Rescue · P. M. Frost · ss

45 · While the Giant Played · Samuel Jeans · ss

57 · “Albert, Lad” · E. J. Marshall · ss

65 · The Merry Miller’s Stowaway · H. E. Pemberton · ss

70 · The Little Red Necklace · Sherley Hertford · ss

79 · The Lake of Fire · R. A. Moss · ss

86 · Betty’s Burglar · W. H. Morris · ss

94 · The Princess and the Little Green Frog · Charlotte Druitt Cole · ss

97 · A Deal in Stamps · A. W. Seymour · ss

106 · Whistling Tim · Gladys Taylor · ss

112 · An Oriental Welcome · Norman Hunter · ss

119 · Jimmy’s Wonderful Day · May Sullivan · ss

127 · Long Live the King! · Cicely M. Drury · ss

134 · Only a Bow and Arrow · Roma Lobel · ss

Playtime Stories (Dean & Son, 1937, hc, oa, cover: [boy standing on rocking horse to leap through hoop])
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

7 · A Thrill for Topsy · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

14 · A Frock for Susan · G. Luckraft · ss

16 · The King’s Egg · Eunice Close · ss

24 · The Three Bad Boys · E. M. Marston · ss

31 · Blind Man’s Buff · Eunice Close · pm

32 · Market Day · Mabel M. Stevenson · pm

33 · Mr. Tiggle and the Elves · M. Lloyd · ss

39 · Our Happy Family · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

41 · Black Boots · Marjorie Gibson · ss

47 · The Realist · [uncredited] · ss

51 · The Lonely Little Pig · A. Lewis · ss

55 · Please Don’t Laugh · Christine E. Bradley · ss

57 · Miranda · M. R. Sherlock · ss

64 · Our Band · Christine E. Bradley · pm

65 · The Rainbow Pool · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

67 · Spot and Rob · J. G. McGuinness · ss

71 · Three Baths for Popoff · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

77 · The Woodland Sports · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

79 · All the King’s Donkeys · Christine E. Bradley · ss

86 · Such a Joke! · M. C. M. · ss

89 · The Clumsy Giant · [uncredited] · ss

92 · The Wasp’s Punishment · [uncredited] · ss

95 · Our Wheels Club · T. V. Nicholas · pm

96 · The Bold, Bad Robber of the Garden · [uncredited] · ss

99 · Mrs. Turkey’s Slimming Class · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

102 · The Queen’s Gift · A. L. Hunt · ss

106 · Stilts · [uncredited] · pm

108 · Tired, So Tired! · [uncredited] · ss

112 · Unexpected Guests · Eunice Close · pm

113 · The Bunny Who Turned Blue · K. B. Andrews · ss

121 · Growing Baby · A. Ruby Forde · ss

124 · The Cow with the Bad Temper · Ann Booker · ss

130 · Larry the Lizard and the Magic Button · Constance Woodhead · ss

133 · A Jolly Wet Day · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

140 · A Fight of Dolls · T. V. Nicholas · ss

Playtime Stories (Dean & Son, 1970, 110pp, hc, oa, cover: [boy and girl playing with model planes])
In the “Little Ones’ Reader” series.
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

6 · A Game of Draughts · Violet M. Williams · ss

9 · A Surprise for Mrs. Mule · Charles Griffiths · ss

13 · Larry the Lizard and the Magic Button · Constance Woodhead · ss Playtime Stories, Dean & Son, 1937

16 · The Easter Rabbit · Aileen E. Passmore · ss

20 · Brownie Bean’s Bonfire Party · Vera Munday · ss

26 · The Magic Spell · Charles Griffiths · ss

33 · Jill Goes to School · Constance Woodhead · ss

37 · Ninkity the Gnome · M. Callender-Rule · ss

45 · The Robin’s Nest · Elizabeth Tamblyn · ss

51 · Tracy Finds a Pet · Penelope Douglas · ss

56 · Sandy’s Tiring Day · Elizabeth M. Tamblyn · ss

59 · The Thief · Elisabeth Bird · ss

64 · Dr. Rufus Rabbit and the Seven Carrots · Constance Woodhead · ss

69 · Mrs. Noah Runs Short of Butter · Gladys Taylor · ss

75 · The Kind Young Woman · Charles Griffiths · ss

81 · Big Bear’s Bell · Charlotte Druitt Cole · ss

85 · A Helping Hand · M. Tait · ss

89 · Henry the Eighth · C. Cowell · ss

94 · A-Nutting I Did Go · Joyce Eley · pm

95 · Tom Ted’s Troubles · Violet M. Williams · ss

100 · The Secret of the Tiny House · Jean Somerset · ss

105 · The Christmas Cake Game · P. K. Dutton · ss

Plugged In (Aqueduct Press, May 2008, 978-1-933500-22-5, $12.00, 91pp, ph, an)
Anthology of two stories, one original by Maureen McHugh and one reprint by L. Timmel Duchamp, published in conjunction with their appearance as guests of honor at WisCon 32.

· Kingdom of the Blind · Maureen McHugh · na

· Man Who Plugged In · L. Timmel Duchamp · na (r)

Pocket ’Tec Number 1 (Grafton, 194?, 7d, 80pp, pb, an)

Pocket ’Tec Number 2 (Grafton, 194?, 7d, 80pp, pb, an)

1 · My Father Killed My Lover… · Henry Charles Suter · nv (r)

25 · One Minute of Darkness · Edwin Baird · ss (r)

35 · Boston’s Floating Suitcase Crime · Henry Charles Suter · ss (r)

55 · The Wise Guy · Edwin Baird · ss (r)

59 · Gangland Moll · Henry Charles Suter · ss (r)

77 · The Voice of Experience · Michael Hervey · ss (r)

Point Horror Collection 1 (Scholastic UK, October 1993, 0-590-55479-4, £5.99, 504pp, pb, an)
Details taken from online listing.

· Mother’s Helper · A. Bates · n. Scholastic, August 1991

· The Invitation · Diane Hoh · n. Scholastic, 1991

· Beach Party · R. L. Stine · n. Scholastic, 1990

Point Horror Collection 2 (Scholastic UK, October 1993, 0-590-55480-8, £5.99, 517pp, pb, an)
Details taken from online listing.

· My Secret Admirer · Carol Ellis · n. Scholastic, 1989

· The Accident · Diane Hoh · n. Scholastic, May 1991

· Funhouse · Diane Hoh · n. Scholastic, 1990

Point Horror Collection 3 (Scholastic UK, October 1993, 0-590-55481-6, £5.99, 535pp, pb, an)
Details taken from online listing.

· April Fools · Richie Tankersley Cusick · n. Scholastic, April 1990

· The Waitress · Sinclair Smith · n. Scholastic, 1992

· The Snowman · R. L. Stine · n. Scholastic, 1991

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