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The Rhysling Anthology: Best Science Fiction Poetry of 1982 ed. Robert Frazier (Science Fiction Poetry Association, 1983, $1.50, 36pp, ph, an) 3 · Preface · Robert Frazier · pr 5 · Against the Anniversary of Our Extinction · Erland Anderson · pm Portland Review v28 #2, 1982 7 · Human Remains · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line July/August 1982 10 · Your Time and You · Adam Cornford · pm Velocities #1, Summer 1982 13 · Star Stories · Sonya Dorman · gp The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1982 _ · The Death of Childhood · Sonya Dorman · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1982 _ · Your Stars Tomorrow · Sonya Dorman · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1982 15 · The Last Planetarium Convention · Elissa L. A. Hamilton · pm Star*Line September/October 1982 19 · The Hunter: 20,000 A.D. · Andrew Joron · pm Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic November 1982 21 · In Computers · Alan P. Lightman · pm Science 82 June 1982 23 · The Wolf Girl Speaks · Nancy Springer · pm Star*Line November/December 1982 25 · Syrup · Steve Rasnic Tem · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1982 27 · The Stone: An Indian Legend · Lewis Turco · pm Star*Line November/December 1982, as by Wesli Court 29 · Three Views of the Cosmic Ballet · Gene Van Troyer · pm The Umbral Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry ed. Steve Rasnic Tem, Umbral Press, 1982 33 · 1983 Full Nominations List · [uncredited] · bi 35 · Neptune Rising · Jane Yolen · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1982; revised. 36 · Rhysling Awards—History · [uncredited] · bi

Capricorn Games (var. 1) by Robert Silverberg ed. Kelly & Polly Freas--- see under Robert Silverberg.

Takeoff! by Randall Garrett ed. Kelly & Polly Freas--- see under Randall Garrett.

White Heather Weather by John Frederick (Steeger Books, November 29, 2020, 978-1-61827-545-5, $19.95, 275pp, tp, n.)     Volume 89 in “The Argosy Library”. Details taken from publisher website.

Fiction Writer’s Market ed. Jean M. Fredette & John Brady--- see under John Brady.

Three Plays About Crime and Criminals ed. George Freedley (Washington Square Press, November 1962, W-658, 60¢, 279pp, pb, an) 3 · Introduction to “Arsenic and Old Lace” · George Freedley · is 5 · Arsenic and Old Lace · Joseph Kesselring · pl Random House, 1941 107 · Introduction to “Detective Story” · George Freedley · is 109 · Detective Story · Sidney Kingsley · pl Random House, 1949 207 · Introduction to “Kind Lady” · George Freedley · is 209 · Kind Lady · Edward Chodorov · pl Samuel French, 1936 [Ref. Hugh Walpole] based in part on a short story called “The Silver Mask” by Hugh Walpole.

Dark Screams: Volume One ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Two ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Three ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Four ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Five ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Six ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Seven ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Eight ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Nine ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Ten ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Campfire Chillers ed. E. M. Freeman (East Woods Press, 1980, 0-9147-8823-X, $6.95, 190pp, pb, an)     Described as “a collection of nine ghost stories and tales of the supernatural compiled specifically for campers and those with a high tolerance for the bizarre.” 7 · Introduction · E. M. Freeman · in 9 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843 23 · Mrs. Amworth · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine June 1922 43 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 59 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited. 77 · “Where Angels Fear—” · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Unknown March 1939 89 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 107 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893 119 · The Ghost of Fear · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896, as “The Red Room” 133 · The Wendigo · Algernon Blackwood · na The Lost Valley and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1910

Classic Chillers ed. E. M. Freeman (Globe Pequot Press, 1998, 0-7627-0317-2, $10.95, 179pp, tp, an, cover by Maryann Dubé)     Reprint (East Woods Press 1980 as Campfire Chillers) anthology of nine stories.

Sacramento Noir ed. John Freeman (Akashic Books, March 4, 2025, 978-1-63614-201-2, $16.95, 264pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]     Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · Introduction · John Freeman · in 17 · Part I: Family Business 19 · Take as Needed · Shelley Blanton-Stroud · ss; set in Sierra Oaks. 39 · Sakura City · Naomi J. Williams · ss; set Downtown. 61 · A Significant Action · Maceo Montoya · ss; set in Southside Park. 86 · The Former Detective · Jamil Jan Kochai · ss; set in Southport. 99 · The Sacrament · Reyna Grande · nv; set in East Sacramento. 129 · Part II: Collisions 131 · Ghost Boy · Jen Soong · ss; set in Old Sacramento. 136 · Downriver, November 1949 · José Vadi · ss; set in West End. 147 · The Key in the Tignanello Bag · Janet Rodriguez · ss; set in Citrus Heights. 163 · Intersections · John Freeman · ss; set on K Street. 183 · Part III: A Tale of Two Cities 185 · One Thing About Blue · Maureen O’Leary · ss; set in Oak Park. 204 · A Reflection of the Public · William T. Vollmann · ss; set in Del Paso Heights. 219 · A Textbook Example · Luis Avalos · ss; set in Broderick. 236 · Painted Ladies · Nora Rodriguez Camagna · ss; set in Freeport. 258 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Man Who Shot Birds and Other Tales of Mystery and Detection by Kathleen Freeman--- see under Mary Fitt.

Killers of the Mind ed. Lucy Freeman (Random House, 1974, 0-394-49306-0, $7.95, 374pp, hc, an) 1 · Preface · Lucy Freeman · pr 3 · Goodbye, My Love, My Life · Donald A. Yates · ss Silecciones Policiacas y de Misterio, Mexico City, 1960 7 · The Game · Thomasina Weber · ss 20 · I’ll Be Judge, I’ll Be Jury · Edith L. Taylor · ss 38 · Experiment in Personality · Julian Symons · nv 1969 58 · Something Like Growing Pains · Eleanor Sullivan · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1972, as by Lika Van Ness 67 · They Met for Murder · James O’Connor Sargent · nv Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1966 89 · Miracles Do Happen [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1957 99 · Buttermilk · Bill Pronzini · ss Charlie Chan Mystery Magazine November 1973 106 · The Lonely Ones · J. F. Peirce · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1964 115 · The Lynx · Charles Norman · ss 119 · A Sweet Silly Little Problem · David Montross · ss 127 · The Other Side of the Curtain · Helen McCloy · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #46, September 1947 149 · Squealer’s Reward · Harold Q. Masur · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1962 164 · The Bed · Dana Lyon · ss 175 · Such Happy People · Miriam Lynch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1962 183 · The Missing Ingredient · George de Lucenay Leon · ss London Mystery Selection #94, September 1972 188 · Cornerback · James Holding · ss 198 · The Perfect Time for the Perfect Crime · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1964 204 · The Dog · Joseph Hansen · ss South Dakota Review Winter 1972 214 · You’re Putting Me On, Aren’t You? · Joseph N. Gores · ss Adam Yearbook 1971 222 · Under the Last Scutteful · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) 1956 227 · The Wager [Kek Huuygens] · Robert L. Fish · ss Playboy July 1973 237 · You Can’t Be a Little Girl All Your Life · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1958 260 · The Man Who Was Two · Richard Deming · ss Manhunt July 1957 275 · A Queer Sad Story · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 288 · A Matter of Public Notice · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1957 305 · The Helping Hand · James Cross · ss 322 · Kept Woman · Pauline Bloom · ss 329 · Dr. Coffee and the Whiz Kid [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1972 350 · Method for Murder · Robert Bloch · ss Fury July 1962 357 · Josephine Rider Said · Mary Barrett · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1972 364 · The Bridge · Gloria Amoury · ss Argosy August 1970

Shadows on the Wall: Dark Tales by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (The British Library, January 20, 2022, 978-0-7123-5406-6, £8.99, 304pp, tp, co, cover: The Wind in the Rose-Bush by Peter Newell from John Murray, 1903) [British Library Tales of the Weird] [edited by Mike Ashley]     Fantasy/horror collection. 7 · Escaping the Chains · Mike Ashley · in 17 · Entrée: In the Marsh-Land · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · vi Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1892, as by Mary E. Wilkins 19 · A Far-Away Melody · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Westminster Magazine August 1890 30 · A Gentle Ghost · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine August 1889, as by Mary E. Wilkins 48 · Silence · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine July 1893, as by Mary E. Wilkins 88 · The School-Teacher’s Story · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Romance February 1894, as by Mary E. Wilkins 104 · The Wind in the Rose-Bush · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Everybody’s Magazine February 1902, as by Mary E. Wilkins 126 · The Vacant Lot · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine September 1902, as by Mary E. Wilkins 146 · Luella Miller · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine December 1902, as by Mary E. Wilkins 164 · The Shadows on the Wall · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine March 1903 184 · The Southwest Chamber · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · na The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural by Mary E. Wilkins, Doubleday, 1903, as by Mary E. Wilkins 219 · The Lost Ghost · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural by Mary E. Wilkins, Doubleday, 1903, as by Mary E. Wilkins 241 · Sweet-Flowering Perennial · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Harper’s Magazine July 1915 268 · The Jade Bracelet · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Forum April 1918 282 · The White Shawl · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Uncollected Stories of Mary Wilkins Freeman by Mary Wilkins Freeman, University Press of Mississippi, 1992 298 · Finale: Death · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · vi Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1892, as by Mary E. Wilkins · Story Sources · Mike Ashley · ms

The Uncollected Stories of Mary Wilkins Freeman by Mary Wilkins Freeman (University Press of Mississippi, June 1992, 0-87805-564-9, $16.95, xxiv+332pp, tp, co) [edited by Mary R. Reichardt]     Collection of 20 uncollected stories (including some ghost stories) with an introduction, and a bibliography of Freeman’s work. A hardcover edition ($40.00) was announced but not seen. vii · Chronology · [uncredited] · ms ix · Introduction · Mary R. Reichardt · in 3 · Emmy · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Century Magazine February 1891, as by Mary E. Wilkins 21 · Juliza · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Two Tales March 12 1892, as by Mary E. Wilkins 37 · A Tragedy from the Trivial · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly August 1900, as by Mary E. Wilkins 55 · The Prism · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Century Magazine July 1901 66 · The Hall Bedroom · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Collier’s Weekly March 28 1903 82 · Humble Pie · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Independent September 1 1904 95 · The Slip of the Leash · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine October 1904 106 · For the Love of One’s Self · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine January 1905 125 · The Witch’s Daughter · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Weekly December 10 1910 131 · The Horn of Plenty · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Collier’s November 18 1911 148 · A Guest in Sodom · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Century Magazine January 1912 159 · The Doll Lady · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Harper’s Monthly Magazine January 1912 180 · The Blue Butterfly · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Woman’s Home Companion January 1913 197 · Friend of My Heart · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Good Housekeeping December 1913 212 · Criss-Cross · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Magazine August 1914 228 · Sweet-Flowering Perennial · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Harper’s Magazine July 1915 248 · The Cloak Also · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Magazine March 1917 268 · Mother-Wings · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Magazine December 1921 287 · The Jester · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Golden Book Magazine #42, June 1928 304 · The White Shawl · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss 319 · Appendix: Bibliography of Mary Wilkins Freeman’s Works · [uncredited] · bi

The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman--- see under Mary E. Wilkins.

The Little Blue Flames and Other Uncanny Tales by A. M. Burrage ed. Nicholas Freeman--- see under A. M. Burrage.

Dr. Thorndyke’s Case-Book by R. Austin Freeman (Hodder & Stoughton, 1923, hc, co) [Dr. John Thorndyke]     Published in the US as Blue Scarab (Dodd, 1924). · The Blue Scarab [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine January 1923 · The Case of the White Foot-Prints [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv · A Fisher of Men [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly October 20 1923 · The Funeral Pyre [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1922 · The New Jersey Sphinx [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine April 1922 · The Stolen Ingots [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine July 1922 · The Touchstone [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · ss (r)