The FictionMags Index

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Bissell, Col. J. W. (items)
• Sawing Out a Channel Above Island No. 10, (??) The Century Magazine June 1885

Bissell, Eddie (fl. 1990s) (items)
• The Case for a Singular Honour, (ar) The Sherlock Holmes Gazette #11, Spring 1995

Bissell, Elizabeth G. (fl. 1900s) (items)
• Their First Real Christmas, (ss) Everybody’s Magazine December 1903
• The Incapacity of Mr. Thomas Goodnow, (ss) Everybody’s Magazine December 1906
• The Dolls’ Christmas Shop, (ss) Woman’s Home Companion December 1909

Bissell, Frank Harper (items)
• A Picturesque Cottage with a Garden (with Grace Tabor), (ia) Woman’s Home Companion September 1936
• From May to November, (ar) Woman’s Home Companion April 1937

Bissell, H. (fl. 1890s) (items)
• How to Make a Snow Sledge, (ar) The Boy’s Own Paper February 26 1898

Bissell, H. Woodruff (fl. 1930s) (items)
• Mist in the Morning, (vi) Top-Notch September 1934

Bissell, Mal(colm Havens, Jr.) (1916-2006) (about) (items)
• Murder in Acapulco (with Jane Lewis Brandt), (na) Avon Detective Mysteries #2, 1947, as by Mal Bissell & Lange Lewis
• The Mask of Don Alfredo, (ss) Weird Tales January 1950

Bissell, Mark (fl. 1990s) (items)
• [letter], (lt) Interzone #79, January 1994

Bissell, Mary L. (items)
• Was Reichenbach Right?, (ss) The Atlantic Monthly September 1869, uncredited.

Bissell, Paul J. (fl. 1930s) (items)
• [front cover], (cv) Sky Birds August 1931
• [front cover], (cv) Sky Birds September 1931
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces October 1931
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces November 1931
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces December 1931
• Luke Downs Three Balloons, (ar) Flying Aces January 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces January 1932
• How Barker Won the V.C., (ar) Flying Aces February 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces February 1932
• First Official Yank Victory, (ar) Flying Aces March 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces March 1932
• Bombing Richthofen’s Drome, (ar) Flying Aces April 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces April 1932
• Lufbery Becomes an Ace, (ar) Flying Aces May 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces May 1932
• When Bishop Fought Richthofen, (ar) Flying Aces June 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces June 1932
• Nungesser to the Rescue, (ar) Flying Aces July 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces July 1932
• Baracca Leads Raid on Austrians, (ar) Flying Aces August 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces August 1932
• Vaughn Wins the D.S.C., (ar) Flying Aces September 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces September 1932
• War’s Youngest Ace Downs Voss, (ar) Flying Aces October 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces October 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces (Canada) October 1932
• Coppens, Belgium’s Greatest Ace, (ar) Flying Aces November 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces November 1932
• Mannock, the Mad Major, (ar) Flying Aces December 1932
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces December 1932
• The Invulnerable Dormé, (ar) Flying Aces January 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces January 1933
• Rickenbacker Downs Two, (ar) Flying Aces February 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces February 1933
• Collishaw’s Black Hawks, (ar) Flying Aces March 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces March 1933
• Niebling’s Phenomenal Feat, (ar) Flying Aces April 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces April 1933
• Downing the L-22, (ar) Flying Aces May/June 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces May/June 1933
• The Lieutenant White’s Supreme Sacrifice, (ar) Flying Aces July 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces July 1933
• The Youngest V.C. Flyer, (ar) Flying Aces August 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces August 1933
• Aid to the Lost Battalion, (ar) Flying Aces September 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces September 1933
• Yank Rookie Gets German Ace, (ar) Flying Aces October 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces October 1933
• Ingalls—America’s Only Navy Ace, (ar) Flying Aces November 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces November 1933
• Dorcières—Duellist Supreme!, (ar) Flying Aces December 1933
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces December 1933
• Trollope Gets Six in One Day, (ar) Flying Aces January 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces January 1934
• Attack on the Mole, (ar) Flying Aces February 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces February 1934
• First Yank to Down a Hun, (ar) Flying Aces March 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces March 1934
• Rickenbacker Saves Lt. Meissner, (ar) Flying Aces May 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces May 1934
• Biddle Downs a Checkerboard, (ar) Flying Aces June 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces June 1934
• General Mitchell’s Flight Over the Front Lines, (ar) Flying Aces July 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces July 1934
• Brereton’s Famous Flight, (ar) Flying Aces August 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces August 1934
• Putnam Downs Five in One Flight, (ar) Flying Aces September 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces September 1934
• Top Man for Luke, (ar) Flying Aces October 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces October 1934
• Last Yank Victory of the War, (ar) Flying Aces November 1934
• [front cover], (cv) Flying Aces November 1934

Bissell, Richard (Pike) (1913-1977) (about) (items)
• High-Class, (??) Collier’s December 1 1951
• Storm on the Mississippi, (ar) Esquire November 1953
• An Arrangement of Bombes, (ss) Esquire September 1955
• Oh, to Be in England!, (ar) Lilliput October 1956
• Candle Salad, (ss) Short Stories June 1958

Bissell, Talbot (fl. 1910s) (items)
• Friendship, (pm) All-Story Cavalier Weekly December 5 1914
• The Road of Dreams, (ss) Snappy Stories June 1915
• The Web of Life, (pm) Munsey’s Magazine July 1915

Bissell, Tom (fl. 1930s) (about) (items)
• The Death Ship, (ar) Adventure March 1939

Bissell, Tom (1974- ) (items)
• Expensive Trips Nowhere, (ss) Alaska Quarterly Review Summer/Fall 2001
• Death Defier, (nv) The Virginia Quarterly Review Summer 2004
• A Bridge Under Water, (ss) Agni #71, 2010
• Creative Types, (ss) The Paris Review #219, Winter 2016
• His Finest Moment, (ss) Zyzzyva Spring 2022
• My Interview with the Avenger, (ss)

Bissell, W. T. (items)
• Big Thrill, (ss) Collier’s February 12 1938

Bissell, Wilson S. (items)
• Cleveland as a Lawyer, (ar) McClure’s Magazine April 1909

Bissell, Zella Slater (fl. 1910s) (items)
• Manager and Man, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine April 1912
• Blue Monday, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine September 1912
• “A Gentleman to See You, Sir”, (ss) New Story Magazine June 1913

Bisset, General (fl. 1870s) (items)
• My First Lion Hunt—1839, (ar) Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly March 1879

Bisset, Carina (fl. 2020s) (items)
• Between Scylla and Charybdis, (pm) The Future Fire #65, 2023

Bisset, Commander, R.N.R. (fl. 1930s) (items)
• Early Days, (ss) Sea Stories May 1930

Bisset, J. G. (fl. 1930s) (items)
• Meet the Crew of the Giant Cunarder, (ar) Chums April 14 1931
• French Football, (ar) Chums May 5 1931
• The Lead, (ar) Chums June 1931
• The Log, (ar) Chums June 1931
• Anchoring an Atlantic Liner, (ar) The Boy’s Own Paper April 1932
• Sounding by Echo: The Uncanny “Fathometer”, (ar) The Boy’s Own Paper September 1935
• Buoys, (ar) Mine February 1936
• Catching a Shark, (ar) Chums Annual 1939, 1938

Bissett, Alan (fl. 2000s) (books) (items)
• About the Authors, (bg) Damage Land ed. Alan Bissett, Polygon, 2001
• Cloven Tongues: A Gothic Bibliography, (bi) Damage Land ed. Alan Bissett, Polygon, 2001
• “The Dead Can Sing”, (in) Damage Land ed. Alan Bissett, Polygon, 2001

Bissett, Bill (items)
• The Canadian Connection (with George Johnston & Susan Musgrave), (pm) Bananas #23, October 1980

Bissett, Carina (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items)
• Forbidden Fruit, (ss) Twice Upon a Time ed. Joshua Allen Mercier, The Bearded Scribe Press, 2015
• Swimming with the Shark Boys, (pm) Mythic Delirium (online) April/June 2016
• A Seed Planted, (ss) The Society of Misfit Stories Presents… June 2021
• Necrotic Ambrosia, (pm) Space and Time #142, Fall/Winter 2022
• Water Like Broken Glass, (ss) Into the Forest ed. Lindy Ryan, Black Spot Books, 2022
• The Mermaids of Magonia, (pm) Fantasy Magazine #88, February 2023
• Words Wielded by Women, (ar) Apex Magazine #138, 2023
• The First Day of the Week, (vi) Flash Fiction Online #122, November 2023
• The Ephemera of Dreams, (pm) Weird Tales #368, 2024

Bissett, John (items)
• The Enlightenment, (pm) Auguries #8, 1988

Bissette, Stephen R. (1955- ) (items)
• Taboo Is Taboo, (ar) Gauntlet #1, 1990
• Origins, (ar) Skeleton Crew v2 #3, 1990
• Jiz and Blood: Everything Merges with the Night, (ss) Words Without Pictures ed. Steve Niles, Eclipse Books, 1990
• “Fulce-fying” the Evidence, (ar) Gauntlet #2, 1991
• The Zombie Art Gallery (with Randy Broecker, Lance Brown, Ray Carlson, Phillip Reynolds, David L. Transue, Steve Vargas & Augie Wiedemann), (il) The Scream Factory Presents: Night of the Living Dead 25th Anniversary Tribute ed. Bob Morrish, Peter Enfantino & John Scoleri, Deadline Press, 1993
• [front cover], (cv) The Scream Factory Presents: Night of the Living Dead 25th Anniversary Tribute ed. Bob Morrish, Peter Enfantino & John Scoleri, Deadline Press, 1993
• Jigsaw [Hellboy], (ss) Hellboy: Odd Jobs ed. Christopher Golden, Dark Horse Comics, 2000
• From Hell, (ar) Horror: Another 100 Best Books ed. Stephen Jones & Kim Newman, Carroll & Graf, 2005 [Ref. Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell]
• Copper, (nv) The New Dead ed. Christopher Golden, St. Martin's Griffin, 2010
• [front cover], (cv) The New Dead ed. Christopher Golden, Subterranean Press, 2010
• Graham Ingels, (ar) Fantastic Fictioneers: A History of the Incredible Volume One ed. Pete Von Sholly, PS Publishing, 2019 [Ref. Graham Ingels]
• Do You Know the Way to Ivanpah, (ar) The Weird Fiction Review #11, Fall 2020
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood—A Roundtable Discussion on Quentin Tarantino’s Novel (with Kim Newman, David J. Schow, John Scoleri & Duane Swierczynski), (br) Bare•Bones #7, Summer 2021

Bissette-Roark, Stephanie (fl. 2010s) (items)
• Heart-Shaped Box, (ss) Give: An Anthology of Anatomical Entries ed. Michelle Kilmer & T. J. Tranchell, WtD Books, 2015

Bissett-Johnson, Matt (fl. 2010s) (items)
• The Descent of Traag, (cs) Aurealis #48, March 2012
• [illustration(s)], (il) Aurealis #100, May 2017

Bissill, G. (fl. 1920s) (items)
• [illustration(s)], (il) Gaiety December 1924
• [illustration(s)], (il) Gaiety January 1925
• [illustration(s)], (il) Gaiety February 1925

Bissiri, Augusto (1879-1968) (items)
• The Lord of the Winds, (nv) Amazing Stories December 1926
• The Boomerang: A Story in Sixteen Chapters, (hu) Judge December 28 1929

Bisson, Benoit (fl. 1990s) (items)
• The Children of Gael (with Nancy Kilpatrick), (ss) Northern Frights 4 ed. Don Hutchison, Mosaic Press, 1997

Bisson, Frank; [i.e., William Francis Legros Bisson] (1894-1956) (about) (items)
• The Shadow of Black Andrew, (ss) Romance March 1924
• Creole-and Other-Belles, (ss) The Danger Trail April 1926
• The Betel, (ss) The Black Mask May 1926
• Shillinglaw of the Flowery Land, (ss) The Danger Trail May 1926
• The Bosom of Venus, (ss) Munsey’s Magazine June 1926
• The Middle Passage, (ss) The Danger Trail July 1926
• Fawn Tipped, (ss) The Danger Trail August 1926
• Black Dog and Sweet Tongue, (ss) The Danger Trail October 1926
• The King of Taluka, (ss) The Danger Trail November 1926
• The Eyes of the Faithful, (ss) The Danger Trail December 1926
• Faulusa of Erromanga, (ss) The Danger Trail January 1927
• The Honor of the House, (ss) The Danger Trail February 1927
• The End of the Line, (ss) The Danger Trail March 1927
• Rapid Fire, (ss) The Danger Trail April 1927
• Government Property, (ss) The Danger Trail June 1927
• South of Fifty-Six, (ss) Munsey’s Magazine June 1927
• The Teakwood Punt, (ss) Munsey’s Magazine July 1927
• The Law of the Club, (ss) The Danger Trail January 1928
• The Whale Pays, (ss) The Danger Trail February 1928
• Hatton’s o’ Buoru, (ss) The Danger Trail March 1928
• The Gaucho, (ss) The Danger Trail April 1928
• Weed, (ss) Sea Stories May 1928
• Good Fishing, (ss) Sea Stories July 1928
• He of the Red Eyes, (ss) The Danger Trail July 1928
• Two Lights in One, (ss) Sea Stories August 1928
• A Ship by Any Other Name, (ss) Three Star Magazine 1st September 1928
• Wait ’Till I Show You My Back, (ss) The Corner Magazine September 1928
• At Cloudy Bay, (ss) Sea Stories October 1928
• The Devil’s Fairway, (ss) Sea Stories April 1929
• Cumshaw, (ss) Sea Stories May 1929
• Lampoo’s Red Halo, (ss) Adventure June 15 1929

Bisson, Jean Le Gro (fl. 1910s) (items)
• The Disinterment of Moses, (ss) The Black Cat October 1916

Bisson, Terry (Ballantine) (1942-2024) (about) (items)
• Fire on the Mountain, (ex) Arbor House, July 1988
• [letter], (lt) The New York Review of Science Fiction #4, December 1988
• Read This: Recently Read and Recommended, (ms) The New York Review of Science Fiction #9, May 1989, etc.
• Over Flat Mountain, (ss) Omni June 1990
• Bears Discover Fire, (ss) Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 1990
• The Two Janets, (ss) Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1990
• About ‘Bears Discover Fire’, (ms) The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America #111, Spring 1991
• They’re Made Out of Meat, (vi) Omni April 1991
• The Coon Suit, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 1991
• Press Ann, (ss) Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 1991
• Carl’s Lawn and Garden, (ss) Omni January 1992
• About ‘They’re Made Out of Meat’, (ms) The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Bulletin #115, Spring 1992
• Next, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 1992
• Voyage to the Red Continent, (ar) Science Fiction Eye #10, June 1992
• Are There Any Questions?, (vi) Interzone #62, August 1992
• Two Guys from the Future, (ss) Omni August 1992
• Canción Autentica de Old Earth, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1992
• Science Fiction and the Post-Apollo Blues, (ar) The New York Review of Science Fiction #58, June 1993
• By Permit Only, (vi) Interzone #73, July 1993
• England Underway, (nv) Omni July 1993
• Necronauts, (nv) Playboy July 1993
• The Toxic Donut, (vi) Science Fiction Age July 1993
• The Shadow Knows, (nv) Asimov’s Science Fiction September 1993
• The Message, (ss) Asimov’s Science Fiction October 1993
• Comics, (cl) Science Fiction Age November 1993
• Partial People, (vi) Bears Discover Fire by Terry Bisson, Tor, 1993
• The Evolution Man, (br) The New York Review of Science Fiction #66, February 1994 [Ref. Roy Lewis]
• The Hole in the Hole [Wilson Wu], (nv) Asimov’s Science Fiction February 1994
• Read Me: Recently Recommended, (ms) The New York Review of Science Fiction #66, February 1994
• On “Bears Discover Fire”, (ms) The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Bulletin #122/123, Winter/Spring 1994
• On “England Underway”, (ms) The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Bulletin #122/123, Winter/Spring 1994
• Dead Man’s Curve, (ss) Asimov’s Science Fiction June 1994
• The Joe Show, (ss) Playboy August 1994
• Tell Them They Are All Full of Shit and They Should Fuck Off, (ss) Crank! #4, Fall 1994
• There Are No Dead, (ss) Omni January 1995
• 10:07:24, (vi) Absolute Magnitude #2, Spring 1995
• “Hawk” Debate Heats Up, (vi) The New York Review of Science Fiction #92, April 1996
• In the Upper Room, (nv) Playboy April 1996
• The Edge of the Universe [Wilson Wu], (nv) Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1996
• An Office Romance, (ss) Playboy February 1997
• The Player, (vi) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1997
• Get Me to the Church on Time [Wilson Wu], (na) Asimov’s Science Fiction May 1998
• Incident at Oak Ridge, (pl) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 1998
• First Fire, (ss) Science Fiction Age September 1998
• Smoother, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 1999
• macs, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1999
• Pleasantville Monster Project: A Film, (pl) The New York Review of Science Fiction #135, November 1999
• Lucy, (ss) Playboy February 2000
• On “macs”, (ms) The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America #150, Summer 2001
• The Old Rugged Cross, (nv) Starlight 3 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 2001
• Charlie’s Angels, (nv) Sci Fiction August 15 2001
• A View from the Bridge, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 2001
• [untitled article], (ar) Sci Fiction September 11 2001
• This Week in History, (cl) Infinite Matrix November 2001, etc.
• The Hugo Nominee, (pl) Interzone #180, June/July 2002
• I Saw the Light, (ss) Sci Fiction October 2 2002
• Openclose, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2002
• Meat the Press, (hu) Infinite Matrix February 15 2003
• SF Humor, a Look at the Numbers, (ar) Nebula Awards Showcase 2003 ed. Nancy Kress, Roc, 2003
• Greetings, (na) Sci Fiction September 3 2003
• Almost Home, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2003
• Dear Abbey, (na) PS Publishing, 2003
• Scout’s Honor, (ss) Sci Fiction January 28 2004
• Death’s Door, (ss) Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy ed. Al Sarrantonio, Roc, 2004
• Super 8, (ss) Sci Fiction November 24 2004
• Robert’s Rules of Order, (pl) Say… #4, 2004
• Billy and the Ants [Billy], (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2005
• Planet of Mystery, (sl) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 2006, etc.
• Billy and the Fairy [Billy], (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 2006
• Billy and the Unicorn [Billy], (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 2006
• Billy and the Spacemen [Billy], (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 2006
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, (ss) Golden Age SF ed. Eric T. Reynolds, Hadley Rille Books, 2006
• 2+2=5 (with Rudy Rucker), (ss) Interzone #205, August 2006
• Billy and the Circus Girl [Billy], (ss) Flurb #1, Fall 2006
• Billy and the Talking Plant [Billy], (ss) Postscripts #8, Autumn 2006
• The Singularity, (ed) Postscripts #8, Autumn 2006
• Put Up Your Hands, (ss) Helix #2, Fall 2006
• Billy and the Wizard [Billy], (ss) Wizards ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Berkley, 2007
• Pirates of the Somali Coast, (ss) Subterranean #7, 2007
• BYOB FAQ, (vi) Nature #7163, October 11 2007
• Captain Ordinary, (ss) Flurb #5, Spring/Summer 2008
• The Stamp, (ss) Lone Star Stories #26, April 2008
• Sixty Rules for the SF (& Fantasy) Short Story, (ms) The New York Review of Science Fiction #236, April 2008
• Let Their People Go: The Left Left Behind, (ss) Postscripts #15, Summer 2008
• Carapans: Exclusive First Photos of Earth’s Enigmatic “Aliens”, (ar) Aeon #15, August 2008 (unpublished)
• Catch ’Em in the Act, (ss) Tor.com October 1 2008
• Private Eye, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2008
• See Below, (ar) Flytrap #10, November 2008
• Billy and the Flying Saucer [Billy], (ss) ElevenEleven #5, 2008
• TVA Baby, (ss) Tor.com April 28 2009
• Corona Centurion™ FAQ, (vi) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June/July 2009
• Farewell Atlantis, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2009
• The Cockroach Hat, (ss) Tor.com May 26 2010
• About It, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September/October 2010
• Teen Love Science Club, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November/December 2010
• “A Lovely Art”, (iv) The Wild Girls by Ursula K. Le Guin, Outspoken Authors, 2011 [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]
• Where the Lost Things Are (with Rudy Rucker), (ss) Tor.com November 5 2014
• Life After Death, (ss) The Baffler #28, Summer 2015
• Robot from the Future, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2016
• “That’s How You Clean a Squirrel”, (iv) Miracles Ain’t What They Used to Be Plus… by Joe R. Lansdale, PM Press, 2016 [Ref. Joe R. Lansdale]
• “Flying Squirrels in the Rafters”, (iv) Fire. Plus… by Elizabeth Hand, PM Press, 2017 [Ref. Elizabeth Hand]
• We Regret the Error, (vi) Asimov’s Science Fiction March/April 2017
• “I Did Crash a Few Parties”, (iv) Totalitopia by John Crowley, PM Press, 2017 [Ref. John Crowley]
• “Discourse in an Older Sense”, (iv) The Atheist in the Attic Plus… by Samuel R. Delany, PM Press, 2018 [Ref. Samuel R. Delany]
• “A Babe in the Woods”, (iv) Thoreau’s Microscope by Michael Blumlein, PM Press, 2018 [Ref. Michael Blumlein]
• “Sprawling Into the Unknown”, (iv) Big Girl Plus… by Meg Elison, PM Press, 2020 [Ref. Meg Elison]
• “Put Your Twist in the Middle”, (iv) The Planetbreaker’s Son Plus… by Nick Mamatas, PM Press, 2021 [Ref. Nick Mamatas]