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War Stories: New Military Science Fiction ed. Andrew Liptak & Jaym Gates--- see under Jaym Gates.

Paleo/The Doomsday Prepper by David Liss & Eileen Curtright--- see under Paleo/The Doomsday Prepper, JournalStone, 2015.

Florida Heat Wave ed. Michael Lister (Tyrus Books, 2010, 978-1-935562-16-0, $17.95, 354pp, tp, oa)     Eighteen crime stories set in the gun-shaped state, by Florida writers. · Introduction · Michael Lister · in · Low Budget Monster Flick · Mary Anna Evans · ss · Overexposure · James W. Hall · ss · Revenge of the Emerging Market · James O. Born · ss · A Tampa Man · Alice Jackson · ss · Iffy · John Dufresne · ss · Personal Experience · Carolina Garcia-Aguilera · ss · Trapped · John Bond · ss · Paper · Jim Pascoe · ss · Escambia Counties · Raven McMillian · ss · A Breath of Hot Air · Alex Kava & Patricia A. Bremmer · ss · The Cypress House · Michael Koryta · ss · The Apalachicola Night · Mark Raymond Falk · ss · Burn Off by Noon · Tom Corcoran · ss · Lily and Men · John Lutz · ss Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press, 2002 · Wild Card · Lisa Unger · ss · Quiet · Jonathon King · ss · Ultima Forsan · Michael Lister · ss · The Cypress Dream · Carolyn Haines · ex

North Florida Noir ed. Michael Lister (Pottersville Press, June 2006, 1-888146-12-5, $15.95, 204pp, tp, oa) 11 · Introduction · Michael Lister · in 15 · In a Spider’s Web [Jimmy “Soldier” Riley] · Michael Lister · ss; set in Panama City. 35 · The Artistic Impulse · Anthony Buoni · ss; set in Panama City. 39 · A Kiss Like Money [Conner Samson] · Victor Gischler · ss Thrilling Detective (online) September 2000; set in Pensacola. 55 · Nothing Was Real but the Girl · Tony Simmons · ss; set in Century. 67 · Life Ain’t Life · Lynn Wallace · ss; set in Sneads. 81 · Death’s Deceit · M. Diane Vogt · nv; set in Plant City. 105 · Leg Work · Lon Prater · ss; set in Bay County. 117 · The Fairy’s Shadow · Anthony Buoni · ss; set on Panama City Beach. 125 · Mouse House · Mara Anna Evans · ss; set in Orlando. 139 · Silent Harvest · Victor Gischler · ss; set in Live Oak. 151 · Pilgrim in Perdition · Dennis Seidel · ss; set in Perdition. 161 · Plea Bargin · Terry Lewis · ss; set in Tallahasse. 177 · Floating · Benjamin M. LeRoy · ss; set in Marianna. 185 · Mitigating Circumstances · Michael Lister · ss; set in Port St. Joe. 202 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Man & His Imagination ed. Joy Littell, Hannah Beate Haupt, Lilla Heston & Sarah Solotaroff--- see under Hannah Beate Haupt.

The Search for Self ed. Joy Littell, Hannah Beate Haupt, Lilla Heston & Sarah Solotaroff--- see under Hannah Beate Haupt.

Indignities of the Flesh by Bentley Little (Subterranean Press, June 2012, 978-1-59606-478-2, $35.00, 203pp, hc, co, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Collection of ten stories, one original. A short author’s introduction (paragraph-length) precedes each story. Also available in a limited edition of 500 signed numbered copies, bound in leather ($50.00), with an exclusive story. Details taken from online listing. 9 · Rodeo Clown · Bentley Little · ss 2AM Fall 1992 29 · Brushing · Bentley Little · nv 55 · Documented Miracles · Bentley Little · nv 77 · Happy Birthday, Dear Tama · Bentley Little · ss SPWAO Showcase #8, 1992 93 · Gingerbread · Bentley Little · ss Thin Ice #7, 1990 111 · Loony Tunes · Bentley Little · ss 127 · The Black Ladies · Bentley Little · ss Eldritch Tales #21, Fall 1989 143 · The Piñata · Bentley Little · ss 161 · Valet Parking · Bentley Little · nv 189 · Even the Dead · Bentley Little · ss The Horror Show Spring 1990 · Pray 4 Baby · Bentley Little · ss The Horror Show Summer 1984; only in the limited edition.

Murmurous Haunts: The Selected Works of Bentley Little by Bentley Little (Dark Regions Press, 1997, $5.95, 81pp, tp, co, cover by Roseanne Dobrinin)     Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by the author and the illustrator. Details taken from online listing. 7 · Introduction · Richard Laymon · in 9 · The Backroom · Bentley Little · ss Bringing Down the Moon ed. Jani Anderson, Space & Time, 1985 21 · Blood · Bentley Little · ss Cemetery Dance #4, Spring 1990 28 · Projections · Bentley Little · ss The Horror Show January 1987 35 · Garage Sale · Bentley Little · ss Space & Time #72, Summer 1987 43 · Estoppel · Bentley Little · ss 2AM Spring 1988 51 · The Beach · Bentley Little · ss Eldritch Tales #23, Summer 1990 58 · The Mailman · Bentley Little · ss The Horror Show Summer 1988 67 · The Murmurous Haunt of Flies · Bentley Little · ss 76 · In the Warehouse · Bentley Little · ss

Mistresses of the Dark: 25 Macabre Tales by Master Storytellers ed. Denise Little, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Robert Weinberg--- see under Stefan R. Dziemianowicz.

City of Weird ed. Gigi Little (Forest Avenue Press, October 11, 2016, 978-1-942436-23-2, $15.95, xiv+304pp, tp, oa, cover by Gigi Little)     Subtitled “30 Otherworldly Portland Tales”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. xi · Foreward · Gigi Little · in 1 · From the Deep _3 · The Sturgeon Queen · Rene Denfeld · ss _9 · Octopocalypse: A Love Story · Brigitte Winter · ss _21 · Trainwreck · Leslie What · ss _32 · Orca Culture · Leigh Anne Kranz · ss 37 · From the Skies _39 · Transformation · Dan DeWeese · ss _48 · How I Got This Job · Brian Reid · ss _54 · A Sky So Blue · Stefanie Freele · ss _58 · Alder Underground · Jonah Barrett · ss _78 · How Do You Say Gentrification in Martian? · Jonathan Hill · cs 83 · To the Dogs _85 · A Code for Everything · Andrew Stark · ss _90 · Yay · Bradley K. Rosen · ss _104 · Out of Order · Kevin Meyer · ss 123 · In the Books _125 · Aromageddon · Jason Squamata · ss _131 · The Mind-Body Problem · Susan DeFreitas · ss _146 · The Color Off the Shelf · Karen Munro · ss 161 · Of the Dead _163 · This Many Lost Things · Nicole Rosevear · ss _170 · Squatty and Weasel Boy · Doug Chase · ss _186 · Stone Cold Monk · Linda Rand · vi _188 · The Heft of Ashes · Kirsten Larson · ss 199 · Of the Undead _201 · Vampire · Justin Hocking · vi _203 · The Fixer: A Serial—1—The Duchess · Sean Davis · ss _213 · The Deflowering · Suzy Vitello · ss 227 · Into the Weird _229 · Tunnels · Leni Zumaz · ss _234 · Waiting for the Question · Art Edwards · ss _242 · Letters to The Oregonian in the Year 30,000 BC · Mark Russell · ss _246 · In Transit · Kevin Sampsell · ss 251 · No Return _253 · Notes from the Underground City · Stevan Allred · ss _268 · Queen of Tabor · B. Frayn Masters · ss _273 · Twin Carbs on Bad News · Jeff Johnson · ss _290 · Always · Adam Strong · ss 297 · About the Editor · The Editor · bg 298 · Contributor Bios · Various · bg

Stories of Ghosts, Witches and Demons ed. Freya Littledale (Scholastic, December 1971, TX1931, 80pp, pb, an)     Twenty stories, folk tales and poems for the younger reader. 4 · Upstairs · Vic Crume · pm 5 · The Haunted Boat · Alan Boucher · vi Mead Moondaughter and Other Icelandic Folk Tales by Alan Boucher, 1967 8 · The Faithful Ghost · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, Leadenhall Press, 1891, as “Johnson and Emily or the Faithful Ghost” 14 · The Cat Witches · W. Jenkyn Thomas · ss The Welsh Fairy Book ed. W. Jenkyn Thomas, T.F. Unwin, 1907 18 · The Demon of Detroit · Brad Steiger · ts Strange: True Stories of the Supernatural #1, 1971, as “Horrible Hag of Detroit” 24 · The Haunted Bridge · Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd · ss Ghost Stories Round the World by Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd, Odhams, 1965 32 · Witch-Hare · Walter de la Mare · pm (r) 33 · The Ghost of the One Black Eye · Freya Littledale · ss retold from a Russian folk tale. 36 · With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm · R. P. Weston & Bert Lee · sg 1934 39 · Ghostly Foxhounds and the Phantom Huntsman · Brad Steiger · ss Strange: True Stories of the Supernatural 1966 45 · Some One · Walter de la Mare · pm Peacock Pie by Walter de la Mare, Constable, 1913 46 · The Soldier and the Demons · Freya Littledale · ss retold from a Russian folk tale. 48 · The Werewolf · Barbara Leonie Picard · ss French Legends, Tales and Fairy Stories by retold by Barbara Leonie Picard, Oxford University Press, 1955 53 · Noises in the Night · Vic Crume · pm 54 · Shippeitaro and the Phantom Cats · F. Hadland Davis · ex from Myths and Legends of Japan, Harrap, 1914 58 · The Man Who Didn’t Believe in Ghosts · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss Ghosts Go Haunting by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965 71 · The Moonlit Beauty · Vic Crume · pm 72 · Aunt Tilly · Maria Leach · ss The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 74 · Morag and the Water Horse · Barbara Ker Wilson · ss Scottish Folk-Tales and Legends by Barbara Ker Wilson, Oxford University Press, 1954 80 · Shadows · Madelon T. Duryea · pm Story Parade January 1944

13 Ghostly Tales ed. Freya Littledale (Scholastic, September 1966, 45¢, iv+92pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 13 children’s ghost stories, illustrated by Wayne Blickenstaff. 1 · Wait Till Martin Comes · Maria Leach · vi The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 4 · The Trunk in the Attic · Adele DeLeeuw · ss Spooks and Spirits and Shadowy Shapes, Aladdin Books, 1949, as “A Strange Surprise” 15 · The Railroad Ghost · Murray T. Pringle · vi Story Parade 1954 19 · The Dare · Maria Leach · vi The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 23 · The Wild Ride in the Tilt Cart · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss Ghosts Go Haunting by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965 35 · The Ghost with One Sock · Freya Littledale · vi (r) based on “The Half-Clad Ghost” (The Texas Folklore Society, 1932). 36 · The Most Haunted House · Louis C. Jones · ss from Spooks of the Valley, Houghton Mifflin, 1948; adapted from chapter 7. 43 · The Witch in the Wintry Wood · Aileen Fisher · pm Spooks and Spirits and Shadowy Shapes, Aladdin Books, 1949 46 · The Ghost Dog of South Mountain · Frances Carpenter · ss Wonder Tales of Dogs and Cats by Frances Carpenter, Doubleday, 1955 55 · The Thing at the Foot of the Bed · Maria Leach · vi The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 58 · The Ghost in the Orchard · Aileen Fisher · ss Spooks and Spirits and Shadowy Shapes, Aladdin Books, 1949 70 · The Golden Arm · Maria Leach · vi The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, World, 1959 74 · The Ghosts from the Graveyard · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss Heather and Broom by Sorche Nic Leodhas, McIntosh & Otis, 1960, as “The Bogles from the Howff”

Five Feathered Tales by Alison Littlewood (Short, Scary Tales Publications, August 2, 2016, 978-1-909640-72-6, 92pp, hc, oc)     Details taken from online listing. · Black Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss Black Static #22, April/May 2011 · Blue Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss · Golden Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss · Brown Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss · White Feathers · Alison Littlewood · ss

Major American Short Stories ed. A. Walton Litz (Oxford University Press US, February 1994, 0-195-07899-3, $39.95, tp, an)     Third edition. Contents from Amazon.com. · The Search for Form: Irving, Hawthorne, Poe, Melville and James · Rip Van Winkle · Washington Irving · nv The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #1, June 23 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon · The Adventure of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion” · Wakefield · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine May 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion” · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine” · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844 · Bartleby the Scrivener · Herman Melville · nv Putnam’s Monthly November 1853 (+1), uncredited. · The Real Thing · Henry James · ss Black & White April 16 1892 · The Jolly Corner · Henry James · nv The English Review December 1908 · Regionalism and Realism · The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County · Mark Twain · ss The Californian December 16 1865 revised from “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” (The New York Saturday Press, November 18, 1865). · How to Tell a Story · Mark Twain · ss The Youth’s Companion October 3 1895 · The Outcasts of Poker Flat [John Oakhurst] · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly January 1869 · Editha · William Dean Howells · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine January 1905 · The Courting of Sister Wisby · Sarah Orne Jewett · ss The Atlantic Monthly May 1887 · Désirée’s Baby · Kate Chopin · ss Vogue January 1893 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ss New England Magazine January 1892 · Neighbor Rosicky · Willa Cather · nv Woman’s Home Companion April 1930 (+1) · A National Art Form · The Open Boat · Stephen Crane · nv Scribner’s Magazine June 1897 · Stephen Crane’s Own Story · Stephen Crane · ar (r) · I Want to Know Why · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Smart Set November 1919 · Babylon Revisited · F. Scott Fitzgerald · nv The Saturday Evening Post February 21 1931 · Big Two-Hearted River · Ernest Hemingway · nv This Quarter Spring 1925 · The Gilded Six-Bits · Zora Neale Hurston · ss Story #14, August 1933 · Red Leaves · William Faulkner · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 25 1930 · That Evening Sun · William Faulkner · nv The American Mercury March 1931 · Flowering Judas · Katherine Anne Porter · ss The Hound and Horn April/June 1930 · Petrified Man · Eudora Welty · ss The Southern Review Spring 1939 · Blackberry Winter · Robert Penn Warren · nv Cummington Press, 1946 · The Man Who Was Almost a Man · Richard Wright · ss (r) · Looking for Mr. Green · Saul Bellow · nv Commentary March 1951 · A Good Man Is Hard to Find · Flannery O’Connor · ss The Avon Book of Modern Writing ed. William Phillips & Philip Rahv, Avon, 1953 · The Magic Barrel · Bernard Malamud · ss Partisan Review November/December 1954 · Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time · Peter Taylor · nv The Kenyon Review Spring 1958 · Sonny’s Blues · James Baldwin · nv Partisan Review 1957 · Defender of the Faith · Philip Roth · nv The New Yorker March 14 1959 · The Doctor’s Wife · John Updike · ss The New Yorker February 11 1961 · The World of Apples · John Cheever · ss Esquire December 1966 · The Short Story Today · Lost in the Funhouse · John Barth · ss The Atlantic Monthly November 1967 · The Indian Uprising · Donald Barthelme · ss The New Yorker March 6 1965 · The Magic Poker · Robert Coover · ss Esquire July 1969 · The Long-Distance Runner · Grace Paley · ss Esquire March 1974 · Daisy · Joyce Carol Oates · ss (r) · Helping · Robert Stone · nv The New Yorker June 8 1987 · Errand · Raymond Carver · ss The New Yorker June 1 1987 · Everyday Use · Alice Walker · ss Harper’s Magazine April 1973 · Storyteller · Leslie Marmon Silko · ss (r) · Snares · Louise Erdrich · ss Harper’s Magazine May 1987 · Biographical and Bibliographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg (r) · The American Short Story: A General Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi (r)