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The Henfield Prize Stories ed. John Birmingham, Laura Gilpin & Joseph F. McCrindle (Warner Books, 1992, 978-0-446-39304-1, $9.99, 299pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

xiii · Lift-Off, Laurels Wreaths and the Power of “Yes” · [uncredited] · fw

1 · Given Names · Sue Miller · ss

14 · The Carnival Dog, the Buy of Diamonds · Ethan Canin · ss

26 · All Little Colored Children Should Play the Harmonica · Ann Patchett · ss The Paris Review #94, Winter 1984

38 · The Drowned · Brad Owens · ss

50 · The Doctor of the Moon · Harriet Doerr · ss

60 · Open House [Easy Rawlins] · Walter Mosley · ss

68 · The Ears of Dennis and Peter · Mark Dewey · ss

82 · Why Would a Man · Emily Hammond · ss

98 · Looking for Johnny · A. M. Homes · ss Christopher Street

115 · I Wanted to Know Why · Jonathan Ames · ss

119 · Physics · Suzanne Jurgensen · ss

138 · Trainscapes · Lauren Belfer · ss

151 · Three Thousand Dollars · David Lipsky · ss The New Yorker November 11 1985

165 · P.M.R.C · Daniel Mueller · ss

184 · Shit Happens · Michael Drinkard · ss

202 · Horizontal Light · Chris Spain · ss

210 · Zorro · Steven Barthelme · ss The Yale Review Summer 1987

222 · Approximations · Mona Simpson · ss

233 · Eye Water · Jennifer Coke · ss

246 · The Letter Writer · M. T. Sharif · ss Agni 1988

255 · The Sutton Pie Safe · Pinckney Benedict · ss

265 · High Bridge · Fenton Johnson · ss

278 · Pie Dance · Molly Giles · ss

286 · Notes on Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Monkey Brain Sushi ed. Alfred Birnbaum (Kodansha International, May 1991, 4-7700-1543-7, $18.95, 304pp, hc, an, cover by Johnnie Dentsu)
Anthology of 11 stories translated from the Japanese by the editor and others. A lot of these stories seem to be fantasy.

1 · Introduction · Alfred Birnbaum · in

5 · TV People · Haruki Murakami; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ss The New Yorker September 10 1990; dated 1989.
translated from the Japanese.

29 · Sproing! · Eri Makino; translated by Mona Tellier · ss; dated 1987.
translated from the Japanese.

49 · Christopher Columbus Discovers America · Gen’Ichiro Takahashi; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ex
translated from the Japanese (Over the Rainbow, 1984).

73 · Mazelife · Kyoji Kobayashi; translated by Jeffrey Hunter · ex; dated 1985.
translated from the Japanese.

113 · Momotaro in a Capsule · Masahiko Shimada; translated by Terry Gallagher · nv; dated 1983.
translated from the Japanese.

147 · Japan’s Junglest Day · Michio Hisauchi; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · cs; dated 1985.
translated from the Japanese.

187 · Kneel Down and Lick My Feet · Amy Yamada; translated by Terry Gallagher · ex; dated 1988.
translated from the Japanese.

205 · Peony Snowflakes of Love · Osamu Hashimoto; translated by Mona Tellier · nv; dated 1987.
translated from the Japanese.

239 · Japanese Entrance Exams for Earnest Young Men · Yoshinori Shimizu; translated by Jeffrey Hunter · nv; dated 1988.
translated from the Japanese.

261 · Girl · Mariko Ohara; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ss; dated 1984.
translated from the Japanese.

279 · The Yamada Diary · Masato Takeno; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ex; dated 1988.
translated from the Japanese.

305 · About the Translators · [uncredited] · bg

I Would Haunt You if I Could by Seán Padraic Birnie (Undertow Publications, March 2021, 978-1-988964-26-3, $17.99, 254pp, tp, co, cover by Jana Heidersdorf)
Details taken from online listing.

11 · New to It All · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss

27 · Out of the Blue · Seán Padraic Birnie · nv Black Static #64, July/August 2018

53 · The Turn · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Black Static #74, March/April 2020

63 · Like a Zip · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss

67 · Hand-Me-Down · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss

83 · Holes · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss

99 · I Would Haunt You if I Could · Seán Padraic Birnie · nv

147 · Company · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss

149 · I Told You Not to Go · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss

155 · Lucida · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Oculus Sinister ed. C. M. Muller, Chthonic Matter, 2020

159 · Sister · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Black Static #31, November/December 2012

167 · You Know What to Do · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss

189 · Dollface · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Shadows & Tall Trees v8, 2020

209 · Other Houses · Seán Padraic Birnie · nv Black Static #71, September/October 2019

Quest ed. David Bischoff (Raintree, 1977, 0-8172-0528-4, 64pp, hc, oa)
Original SF anthology.

7 · The Gorgons · Rachel Cosgrove Payes · ss

19 · Looking Back · Stephen C. Turner · ss

29 · Cold Tomorrows · Walton Simons · ss

39 · Beckoning Star · Chris Lampton · ss

55 · The First Flight of Scavenger I · Lael J. Littke · ss

Strange Encounters ed. David Bischoff (Raintree, 1977, 0-8172-0526-8, 64pp, hc, oa)
Original SF anthology.

7 · The Demon Machine · Lael J. Littke · ss

21 · The Spaceship · Gene DeWeese · ss

31 · Night Search · Donald Franklin · ss

45 · Captured! · Arthur Tofte · ss

55 · The Wealth of the Sun · Chris Lampton · ss

Western Stories ed. Peter Bischoff & Peter Nocon (F. Schöningh, 1984, hc, an)

· Wine on the Desert · Max Brand · ss This Week June 7 1936

· The Tin Star · John M. Cunningham · nv Collier’s December 6 1947

· Bound for Taos · Harvey Fergusson · ss (r)

· Stage to Lordsburg · Ernest Haycox · ss Collier’s April 10 1937

· The Streets of Laredo · Will Henry · ss Western Roundup ed. Nelson Nye, Macmillan, 1961

· The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · Dorothy Johnson · nv Cosmopolitan July 1949

· A Lot of Cowboys · Judith Rascoe · nv The Atlantic Monthly November 1970

Death Dines at 8:30 ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario (Berkley, May 2001, 0-425-17470-0, $21.95, 286pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of 16 stories (two reprints) of crime and cusine—with all-new recipes included.

xi · Foreword · Nick DiChario · fw

xiii · Introduction · Claudia Bishop · in

1 · Steak Tartare · Barbara D’Amato · ss

14 · The Theft of the Sandwich Board [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

32 · 8-3-oh · Nick Danger · nv

59 · Chicken Catch a Tory · Tamar Myers · ss

76 · A Passion for the Cook · Elizabeth Daniels Squire · ss

91 · Just One Bite Won’t Kill You · Valerie Wolzien · ss

100 · Dead and Berried · Claudia Bishop · ss

115 · Chocolate Moose · Bill & Judy Crider · ss

132 · The Fixer · Camilla T. Crespi · ss

151 · Even Butterflies Can Sting [Eli Paxton] · Mike Resnick · ss Magic Feathers: The Mike & Nick Show by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario, Obscura Press, 2000

165 · George Washington Crashed Here · Jean Hager · ss

183 · The Boxing Day Bother · Patricia Guiver · ss

202 · Plant Engineering · Nancy Kress · ss

221 · The Bagel Murders · David A. Kaufelt · ss

239 · Death Before Compline · Sharan Newman · ss

259 · Cold Turkey · Diane Mott Davidson · ss Sisters in Crime 5 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992

281 · About Our Authors · [uncredited] · bg

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