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Future Science Fiction Digest [Issue 16, September 2022] ed. Alex Shvartsman (UFO Publishing, $3.99, ebook) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Foreward · Alex Shvartsman · ed

· Liz’s Tea House · Rodrigo Culagovski · ss

· Their War · Vanesa L. Perillo · ss

· The Loving Home · Olga Fiks; translated by Alex Shvartsman · ss
translated from the Russian.

· Siri, My Love; Zuckerbook, My Home · Mose Njo; translated by Allison M. Charette · ss
translated from the French.

· How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI Art · Jay O’Connell · ar

· Services · Marlon Ortiz · ss

· How the Stars Were Connected · Zhou Wen; translated by Judith Huang · ss
translated from the Chinese.

Future Science Fiction Digest [Issue 17, December 2022] ed. Alex Shvartsman (UFO Publishing, $3.99, ebook) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Foreword · Alex Shvartsman · ed

· The Language of Insects · H. Pueyo · ss

· Seven Deadliest Inventions of the New Era; An Itemization · Uchechukwu Nwaka · ss

· Let Us Keep Writing · Han Song · ss

· Great-Granny Bethany’s Memories of Space · Renan Bernardo · ss

· Max Loves the Internet · Rodrigo Culagovski · ss

Future Sex (about)

Future Sex [Issue 1, 1992] ed. Lisa Palac (Kundalini Publishing Inc., $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Craig Morey) []

3 · Crystal Ball Persuasion · Lisa Palac · ed

4 · Lucid Sex Dreaming · Daryl E. Hewitt, M.A. · ar

6 · Pleasure by the Numbers · Richard Kadrey · ar

9 · Come Quick! · Jack Boulware · ar

10 · Brave New Porn? · Laura Miller & Lisa Palac · ar

12 · Getting Paid While You Get Laid: The Coming Worker’s Revolution · Jim Lipschorken · ar

16 · Postcards · John Shirley · ms

27 · Natalie · Craig Morey · pt

34 · Feel Track · Robert Hardin · ss

40 · Salonge · Joe King · pt; given as “Solange” in the Table of Contents.

46 · Heavy Metal Sex Party · Gracie · ts

52 · [portfolio of erotic photography] · Various · pt

57 · The Woman’s Home Companion · St. Jude Milhon · vi

58 · Depth Bomb · Jeff Coufal · ss from Anvilhead Tales, 1987

62 · Reviews · Various · rc

64 · Nineties Foreplay · Jay Kinney · cs

Future Sex [Issue 2, 1992] ed. Lisa Palac (Kundalini Publishing Inc., $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Craig Morey) []

3 · Letters · The Readers · lc

6 · Getting Behind the Future · Lisa Palac · ed

8 · Love Is the Smart Drug · Heather Mackey · ar

10 · What, Me Impotent? · Richard Pacheco · ar

12 · The Nature of Male Desire · Ian Shoales · ar

14 · She Strips to Conquer · Cristina Taccone · pt

16 · Thursday, 8:32 PM · [uncredited] · pt

22 · The Sugar Daddy of Sexware · Lisa Palac · iv [Ref. Mike Saenz]

28 · The Cybersex 2 System · [uncredited] · pt

32 · Dionysian Meltdown · Egon DuBois · pt

40 · Getting It Online · Gary Wolf · ar

44 · [portfolio of erotic photography] · Various · pt

50 · Cake · Amy Wallace · ss

54 · A Taste of Brine · David Aaron Clark · ss

58 · Reviews · Various · rc

63 · Family Values Night · J. Bailiff · cs

64 · Morality Play · Phoebe Gloeckner · cs

Future Sex [Issue 3, 1993] ed. Lisa Palac (Kundalini Publishing Inc., $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Craig Morey) []

4 · Letters · The Readers · lc

6 · Beauty and the Beaver · Lisa Palac · ed

8 · International Safe Sex Salon · James Sturz · ar

10 · Black on White on Black · Marilyn & David Keith · ar

14 · Foaming at the Mouth · Jack Boulware · ar

16 · Click! · Joegh Bullock & Bill Weiss · pt

22 · Interview with the Sexpert · Paul Kretkowski & Laura Miller · iv [Ref. Susie Bright]

28 · Porn in the Land of the Rising Sun · Jessica Mott · ar

32 · Autoerotic · Carlise Iman · pt

40 · Full Metal Corset · Anne Tourney · ss

44 · The Sprinkle Salon · [uncredited] · pi

52 · Program Six · Don Webb · ss

64 · Sexual Frustration · Daniel Clowes · cs

Future Sex [Issue 4, 1993] ed. Lisa Palac (Kundalini Publishing Inc., $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Craig Morey) []

4 · Letters · The Readers · lc

6 · That’s Not Erotic! · Lisa Palac · ed

8 · Private Parts · Sandy Sandfort · ar

10 · My Porno Dad · Victoria Stagg Elliott · ar

12 · Sex in the News · Various · ms

14 · Self-Service · Kim Teevan · ar

16 · Video Games · Joegh Bullock & Lisa Palac · pt

22 · Test Dicking the Force-Feedback Vagina · David Aaron Clark · iv [Ref. William Gibson]

28 · Neuro-Tech Sex: Get Ready to Stimulate Your Head · Johnny Dodd · ar

34 · Motion & Dreaming · Steven Knoll · pt

40 · InterCore · M. Christian · vi

44 · The Spencer Tunick Show · [uncredited] · pt

52 · Love Under Siege · Carrington McDuffie · vi

58 · Reviews · Various · rc

64 · Tierra de Pajaro · Gilbert Hernandez · cs

Future Sex [Issue 5, 1993] ed. Lisa Palac (Kundalini Publishing Inc., $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Craig Morey) []

4 · Letters · The Readers · lc

6 · Like a Sex Machine · Lisa Palac · ed

8 · I Wank the Body Electric · Richard Kadrey · ar

10 · From Dyke to Dude · Trish Thomas · ar

12 · Sex in the News · Various · ms

14 · It Takes One to Tango · Jack Boulware · ar

16 · Anael · Ralph Steinmeier · pt

22 · Porno 2000 · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. R. U. Sirius]

28 · The Return of Sexploitation! · Johnny Ray Huston · ar

33 · Akt · Günther Blum · pt

40 · Snake Dance · M. I. Blue · vi

42 · Something Scary · Steven LaVoie · pm

43 · Barnacled Rosettes · Nick Herbert · pm

44 · Tantric Flesh Dream · Jon Warner Martin · vi

48 · [portfolio of erotic photography] · Various · pt

55 · Reviews · Various · rc

64 · [untitled comic strip] · Renée French · cs

Future Sex [Issue 6, March/April 1994] ed. Lisa Palac (Kundalini Publishing Inc., $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Craig Morey) []

4 · Letters · The Readers · lc

6 · The Cardboard Casanova · Lisa Palac · ed

8 · The ABCs of Sexual Sorcery · David Jay Brown · ar

10 · Happiness in Slavery · David Aaron Clark · ar

12 · Sex in the News · Various · ms

14 · Stop the Sexual (R)evolution, I Want to Get Off! · Lily Burana · ar

16 · Vieux Carré · Robert Adler · pt

24 · Viva la Pussy! · Lisa Palac · iv [Ref. Ann Magnuson]

29 · Men Are Dogs · Ann Magnuson · vi

32 · Puttin’ on the Dog: Sex in the UK · Laura Miller · ar

38 · Reunion · Wagner James Au · ss

42 · Cupid’s Black Veil · Angel Camp · ss

46 · Portfolio · Eric Kroll · pi

55 · Reviews · Various · rc

64 · The Temptation of St. Epiphanius · Mack White · cs

Future Sex [Issue Seven, July-September 1994] ed. Lisa Palac (Kundalini Publishing, $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Matt Gunther) []
Erotic magazine with some fiction.

6 · Plant One on Me: Plugging Into Rock’s Erotic Influence · Lisa Palac · ar

8 · Paying for It · Lou Osterberg · ar

10 · Crossing the Net: Gender Swapping On-Line · Mike Godwin · ar

14 · Double-Entendre Indemnity: The Rise and Fall of the Sexual Innuendo · Casey McCabe · ar

16 · Lush · Phyllis Christopher · pi

22 · Blue Notes: A Look at the Time-Honored Relationship Between Sex and Music · Lisa Palac · ar

38 · Fall from Grace · J. P. Kansas · ss

42 · Surgica · Alice Joanou · vi

45 · Portfolio: The Vision of J.K. Potter · J. K. Potter · pi

64 · Another Taste of Honey · Granger A. Davis · cs

Futures: (about)
Initially a general fiction magazine, but increasingly changed emphasis to crime and mystery. Note that the numbering of the first 24 issues was somewhat erratic and the numbering below has been adjusted to reflect the actual issues published.

Futures

Publishers:

Babs Lakey; 3039 38th Ave, South Minneapolis, MN 55406: Futures.

Editors:

Babs Lakey - Editor: Futures, Feb 1998 – 1999.

Brian Lawrence - Editor: Futures, 2000.

Futures [#1, February/March 1998] []
Issue not indexed.

Futures [#2, April/May 1998] []
Issue not indexed.

Futures [#3, June/July 1998] []
Issue not indexed.

· Here There and Everywhere [Part 1 of ?] · James V. Fusco · sl

Futures [#4, August/September 1998] ed. Babs Lakey (Babs Lakey, quarto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Jack’s Gift · Kris Neri · vi Mystery Time Autumn/Winter 1995

2 · The Power of Networking · Kris Neri · ar

3 · The Writing Room · Happy Dodson · cl

5 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

7 · @writer.com · Miriam Pace · cl

8 · The Many Different Ways to Say No, or How to Deal with Rejection · Dawn Reno · ar

10 · Jewels of Wisdom · Julie Lauren · cl

11 · The Sailor and the Whore · Stephen Sloane · vi

12 · Linda’s Life · Linda Schapper · hu

12 · Essau’s Fables · Molly Essau · cl

14 · Ask the Agent · William Merritt · cl

15 · Newbies · R. C. Hildebrandt · ar

16 · Real Women · Audrey McWhorter · ar

17 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

18 · Turning Experience Into Romance · Sandi Haddad · ar

19 · Tidbits from Tinsel Town · Patricia W. Schellerup · cl

23 · Marian the Librarian · Esther Wheeler · vi

24 · Neighborly Relations and more · Jeanne & Rom Roguth · ss

27 · On the Edge · Stariene Todd · ar

28 · Where the Heck Are We Anyway · Cristie Rose · ar

30 · A Cautionary Tale About the Road to Publication · Kit Sloane · ar

32 · Set Your Background and Background Your Setting · Linda Schapper · ar

33 · Painting by Word · Jeanne Foguth · ar

34 · Making the Time to Write · Sandi Haddad · ar

36 · Word Pictures · Jan Dougherty · ar

37 · Overcoming My Fear · Judy Leigh Peters · ar

38 · Markets: Let’s Get Published · Esther Wheeler · cl

39 · Offensive Block · Gerald Schiller · pm

40 · Here There and Everywhere [Part 2 of ?] · James V. Fusco · sl

Futures [#5, October/November 1998] ed. Babs Lakey (Babs Lakey, quarto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Tidbits from Tinsel Town · Patricia W. Schellerup · cl

4 · You’ve Gone to Hell and Back · Jessica Mitchell · pm

4 · Waiting for Elation · Debra Purdy Kong · ar

5 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

6 · Someone Watches Me · Nancy Kay Peterson · pm

7 · The Cubic Zirconia of Kubla Khan · Paul D. Marks · vi

8 · Essau’s Fables · Molly Essau · cl

11 · Oh, Reau · Jeanne Foguth · cl

12 · The Author’s Lament · Gerald Schiller · pm

13 · The Writing Room · Happy Dodson · cl

14 · Romancing the Compost · JoAnn Jensen · ar

17 · A Ghost of a Chance · Happy Dodson · vi

19 · @writer.com · Miriam Pace · cl

20 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

22 · Ask the Agent · William Merritt · cl

24 · Dialogue vs Conversation · Cristie Rose · ar

28 · Linda’s Life · Linda Schapper · hu

29 · Writing Economically · Ellen Bergh · cl

31 · Markets: Let’s Get Published · Esther Wheeler · cl

32 · Jumpers · Maggie Bartley · ar

33 · Bane · Tracy Reith · pm

33 · Bump in the Road · Jude Kohler · ss

38 · Angelic Confusion · Judy Leigh Peters · ss

43 · Here There and Everywhere [Part 3 of ?] · James V. Fusco · sl

48 · God Shot · Alexis Powers · ts

49 · Jewels of Wisdom · Julie Lauren · cl

49 · Rejection/Inspiration · Cheryl Clark · ar

50 · Mea Culpa · Kris Neri · ms

51 · Unmasking the Science · Maggie Bartley · ar

52 · Snake Charmer and Our Published Book of Verse · R. C. Hildebrandt · ms

Futures [#6, December 1998/January 1999] []
Issue not indexed.

Futures [#7, February/March 1999] ed. Babs Lakey (Babs Lakey, quarto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Futures “fire to fly” award winners · Various · ms

5 · Missionary in the Mountains · Margaret Bartley · ar

7 · Getting Started in Romance · Mary M. Sikes · iv [Ref. Carolyn Greene]

9 · Face Down on the Canvas · Carolyn Dunsheath · ar; given as by Caroline Dunsheath.

10 · Sandi Kitt: Renaissance Woman · Dawn Reno · ar [Ref. Sandi Kitt]

12 · Ah, You’ve Sold Your Book! Relax? · Kris Neri · ar

13 · Justifying the Means · Rebecca Russell Mears · ar

16 · The Fool on the Hill [Part 1 of 3] · James Fusco · sl

19 · I Would Miss Dorothy’s Words · Susan Wrana Gall · ms

20 · Tidbits from Tinsel Town · Patricia W. Schellerup · cl

23 · Reprisal · N. C. Anderson · ss

26 · Expectations Met · Kris Neri · vi Mystery Time Spring/Summer 1998

27 · Regarding Reading · Cheryl Vincent Clark · ar

28 · Back at the Rosebud · Jude Kohler · ss

32 · Codetalker · G. Miki Hayden · ss

35 · Cedarwood · Kathleen Mulvihill · ss

38 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

39 · Let’s Get to the Skinny · Dorothy Rellas · ms

41 · There’s No Fool… · Peter J. Welling · ms

42 · Writing Economically · Ellen Bergh · cl

43 · @writer.com · Miriam Pace · cl

45 · Essau’s Fables · Molly Essau · cl

47 · The Writing Room · Happy Dodson · cl

48 · Linda’s Life · Linda Schapper · hu

49 · Sour Grapes Make Whine · Polly Wantstavente · cl

52 · Wowie on Words · Sherrie Holmes · ms

53 · Markets: Let’s Get Published · Esther Wheeler · cl

54 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

ibc. · OCyber · R. C. Hildebrandt · cl

Futures [#8, April/May 1999] (quarto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

2 · Attitude Adjustment · Laurie Thomas · hu

4 · Map or an Outline—They Are the same things, aren’t they? · Marcia Kiser · ar

6 · The Fool on the Hill [Part 2 of 3] · James Fusco · sl

11 · Blue Gods · N. C. Anderson · ss

13 · Upwardly Mobile · D. C. Thomas · ss

14 · It’s a Gift, Isn’t It? · Debra Thomas · ct

15 · The Writing Room · Happy Dodson · cl

16 · Enter the “Fire to Fly” · [uncredited] · ms

17 · The Small Press in Illinois · Linda Hutton · ar

18 · Petaluma on My Mind · Suzanne E. Kohl · pm

18 · Sorry, Marie · Kathleen Mulvihill · ss

21 · Iron Men · John Weeks · pm

22 · Trapped · Brian Lawrence · ss

25 · To an Editor, Upon Rejection of My Novel · Shelley Bates · pm

25 · Facts of Life for Conference Virgins · Jan Daugherty · ms

26 · No Books, No Paper · Maggie Bartley · ar

27 · Dave Jeffreys · Sir Darren Subarton · ms

28 · L.A. Justice · Kris Neri · ss Murder by 13 ed. Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman & Mae Woods, Crown Valley Press, 1997

34 · Writing Economically · Ellen Bergh · cl

34 · New Orleans Winter · Happy Dodson · ms

35 · @writer.com · Miriam Pace · cl

36 · Live Poet · John Weeks · pm

36 · Inspiration · Ruth Bennett · ar

37 · Lowering the Bar: The Commercial Viability of Art · Kit Sloane · ar

39 · The Exceptional Clear Up · Reuben I. Olson · ss

41 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

43 · Linda’s Life · Linda Schapper · hu

44 · Sour Grapes Make Whine · Polly Wantstavente · cl

46 · The Cat in the Castle (Reiner) · Gay Toltl Kinman · ms

47 · Take Off That Bathrobe and Get Dressed! · Kris Neri · ar

49 · OCyber · Matt Welter, R. C. Hildebrandt & Nancy Kay Peterson · cl

49 · For What It’s Worth · Linnea Sinclair · ms

51 · Karen Besecker “fire to fly” Memorial Award for Novice mystery short fiction · [uncredited] · ms

52 · Selections from His Sacred Places Collection · John Bennett · ex

53 · Living Psychic · Mary O’Gara · cl

55 · Makeover · Gerald A. Schiller · ss

ibc. · Broadside · Babs Lakey · ed

Futures [#9, June/July 1999] (quarto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Case of the Lost Lover · Joyce Holland · vi

6 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

7 · After Twelve Years · Gerald Schiller · vi

8 · From a Distance · Jude Kohler · vi

14 · In a Word · Valerie R. Redmond · pm

14 · A Grandmother · Kristopher Pflipsen · pm

15 · Sunny-Side Up! · Sunnye Tiedemann · cl

18 · Spice Cake, Anyone? · N. C. Anderson · ss

20 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

22 · Separating Writers from their Money · Barbara Lakey · ar

25 · Where Do Words Go, I Wonder? · Karen Davenport · pm

25 · Unfinished Business · P. D. Marks · ss

35 · OCyber · Matt Welter, R. C. Hildebrandt, Grace Bushman, Paul Ubbelohde & Sharon Chmielarz · cl

36 · Attitude Adjustment · Laurie Thomas · hu

37 · Imaginary Motherhood · Linda Hutton · ms

38 · Absent-Minded · L. C. Mohr · ss

39 · The Fool on the Hill [Part 3 of 3] · James Fusco · sl

43 · Sour Grapes Make Whine · Polly Wantstavente · cl

45 · Double Play · J. M. Kennett · ss

49 · Write with Wright · Betty Wright · cl

50 · Kill the Distractions, Not the Kids · Marcie R. Rendon · ar

51 · Pussy Willows, · Karen Davenport · pm

52 · The Blind Pig · J. D. East · hu

53 · The Writing Room · Happy Dodson · cl

54 · Markets: Let’s Get Published · Esther Wheeler · cl

56 · Living Psychic · Mary O’Gara · cl

58 · To Catch a Star, Interview with Hollywood Agent Patricia Schellerup · Heather Main · iv [Ref. Patricia W. Schellerup]

62 · Review · G. Miki Hayden · br

ibc. · Inside Joke · Debra Thomas · ct

ibc. · Broadside · Babs Lakey · ed

Futures [#10, August/September 1999] (quarto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · It’s Academic · Steve Sloane, Ph.D. · cl

2 · Writers Share · Various · cl

5 · Revenge of the Gypsy Queen: Prologue · K. Neri · ss

7 · Death in Full Bloom · Ray Wonderly · ss

14 · Living Psychic · Mary O’Gara · cl

18 · Write with Wright · Betty Wright · cl

18 · The Survivor · Dorothy Francis · ss

20 · Hearing our Characters Speak · Lynda Douglas · ar

21 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

22 · @writer.com · Miriam Pace · cl

24 · Petals in the Wind · Michael Mallory · ss

26 · Descent Into Madness · Brian Lawrence · ss

27 · Sunnye Side Up · Sunnye Tiedemann · cl

28 · White Hats and Happy Trails · Earl Staggs · ar

30 · The Simple Declarative Sentence · M. Searles · ar

31 · OCyber · Various · cl

33 · The Seventh Victim · Ashok Banker · ss

34 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

35 · Sour Grapes Make Whine · Polly Wantstavente · cl

36 · Freecell 2-K · JoAnn Jensen · ss

39 · The Pencil Cup · Sherrie Holmes · hu

40 · Ai-yeee, Chihuahua! · Mary Saums · ss

43 · The Gift of Words · Christine Speakman · ar

43 · Toon Man · James Oddie · hu

44 · Attitude Adjustment · Laurie Thomas · hu

45 · The Glowing Sea · James Oddie · ar

46 · A True Fairy Tale · Barbara Clark · ar

46 · The Writing Room · Happy Dodson · cl

47 · Into the Fire · J. M. Kennett · ar

48 · Finding an Agent: A Beginner’s Guide · P. J. Nunn · ar

50 · Stunned Coyote Ray Gun Romance · Marie Kazalia · ss

56 · Finding Martin Kubric · Jude Kohler · ss

58 · The Blind Pig · J. D. East · hu

Futures [#11, October/November 1999] (quarto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · It’s Academic · Steve Sloane, Ph.D. · cl

3 · Divine Wind · Reuben I. Olson · ss

4 · Writers Share · Various · cl

5 · Bernie and the Bad Dude [Bernie] · James Oddie · ss

6 · Whisper · Maggie Bartley · ss

7 · Seduction · C. D. Blizzard · ss

9 · Green Thumb · Walda Cameron · ss

10 · The Lion’s Shadow · Marthe Arends · ms

13 · Personality Clash · Dee Lambert · ss

14 · [cartoon] · Joyce Holland · ct

15 · The Blind Pig · J. D. East · hu

15 · Getting the Axe · Judy Miller · ss

17 · Friends Can Be Murder · Sunnye Tiedemann · ss

18 · Dear Friend · Michael Mallory · ss

20 · A Drop in the Bucket · Patricia Gulley · ss

21 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

24 · Death by E-Mail · Sally Carson · ss

30 · Inside Joke · James Oddie · hu

31 · Poetry · R. C. Hildebrandt & Grace Bushman · pm

33 · The Naked Truth · Rebecca Russell Mears · ss

36 · An Editor’s Eye · Kit Sloane · cl

37 · [untitled poem] · Harry Yeatts · pm

37 · Dead Certain · Lynda Douglas · ss

39 · Revenge of the Gypsy Queen · Kris Neri · ss

41 · Morning Girl, Inalienable Rights · Nancy Austring · pm

42 · What a Man’s Gotta Do · Ray Wonderly · ss

43 · Witness · J. R. Chabot · ss

43 · Once Upon a Time · Carol Kilgore · ss

44 · Olivia’s Delight · Valerie Rose · ss

47 · Different · Jess Mitchell · ss

48 · Murder Never Goes Out of Print · Timothy Sheard · ss

51 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

52 · Advice for Writers · Keith Snyder · ms

53 · Grave Note · Mary O’Gara · ss

56 · My Friend · R. C. Hildebrandt · pm

56 · Sunnye Side Up · Sunnye Tiedemann · cl

58 · Deliver Us from Evil · L. C. Mohr · ss

62 · Interview with Ruth Glick aka Rebecca York · Ann Bachman · cl [Ref. Rebecca York]

64 · The Pencil Cup · Sherrie Holmes · hu

ibc. · Poem for Gramma Babs · Ally · pm

ibc. · Broadside · Babs Lakey · ed

Futures [#12, December 1999/January 2000] ed. Kit Sloane & Denise Baton (Babs Lakey, quarto, cover by Peter Welling) []
Given as “Number Thirteen” in the Table of Contents.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Turn of the Millennium · D. C. Thomas · ss

2 · It’s Academic · Steve Sloane, Ph.D. · cl

3 · Here’s Looking at You Kid · James Oddie · ss

6 · The Protector · Dorothy Francis · vi

7 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

7 · Devil in Dog Fur · Mercedes Horton · ss

9 · The Blind Pig · J. D. East · hu

10 · All the Ideas in the World · Michael Mallory · ss

17 · The Mystic · C. D. Blizzard · vi

18 · The Secondary Character · Kay Sisk · ss

22 · Ghost Summer · Ray Wonderly · ss

27 · When the Prey Turns · Ashok Banker · ss

29 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

30 · Veteran’s Day · John McLain · ss

32 · Up Your Emotion · Ann Bachman · ar

33 · The Lucky Man · John A. Broussard · vi

34 · Lost and Found · Pamela Karavolos · ss The Cozy Detective Mystery Magazine 1999

36 · How Do You Find · S. R. Koogler · ss

39 · Laughter Among the Gods · Marthe Arends · ss

41 · Mama Said · Cheril S. Thomas · ss

45 · Hapless Harry · Christine Verstraete · vi

46 · A Cleaning Frenzy · Marcia Kiser · ss

48 · Now and Then · J. R. Chabot · ss

52 · Collector · Karen Davenport · pm

52 · The Ticket [Part 1 of 2] · Denise Baton · sl

55 · A Leg to Stand On · Seymour Shubin · ss

56 · An Editor’s Eye · Kit Sloane · cl

58 · First, Do No Harm · G. Miki Hayden · ss

61 · The Quiet Place · Jane Dalton Shaw · ss

63 · The Pencil Cup · Sherrie Holmes · hu

64 · Forbidden Kiss · C. D. Blizzard · ss

67 · From Pain to Gain · Betty Jacobson Hechtman · ar

68 · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu

69 · Sour Grapes Make Whine · Polly Wantstavente · cl

70 · Gotcha · Carol Kilgore · ar

71 · For My Grandmother · Elizabeth Langford · pm

ibc. · Broadside · Babs Lakey · ed

Futures [#13, February/March 2000] ed. Kit Sloane & Denise Baton (Babs Lakey, quarto, cover by James & Naomi Oddie) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · An Editor’s Eye · Kit Sloane · cl

2 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

3 · The Full Sail · Linnea Sinclair · cl

4 · Writers Share · Various · cl

6 · The Ticket [Part 2 of 2] · Denise Baton · sl

11 · Attitude Adjustment · Laurie Thomas · hu

12 · It’s Academic · Steve Sloane, Ph.D. · cl

14 · Haircut and Permanent · Linda Bell · ss

16 · Figment [Part 1 of 6] · Joyce Holland · sl

19 · What I Am Is Peeking Through My Writing · Patricia Harrington · ar

20 · The Wearing of the Green · Dorothy Francis · ss

21 · 100% Natural · Sally Carson · ss

25 · Bernie’s Race Track Caper [Bernie] · James Oddie · ss

26 · Dead Secrets · Carol Kilgore · ss

39 · Bust-a-Groove · C. D. Blizzard · ss

40 · There’s More to Bellini Than Norma · D. F. Lewis · ss

41 · Memories of a Burning · Mary O’Gara · pm

42 · Two Hearts · S. R. Koogler · ss

43 · It’s in the Post · Debra Purdy Kong · ss

46 · A Hole in the Wall · Reuben I. Olson · ss

49 · The Will · Jan Noce · ss

51 · Perilous Stuff · Lori Pontious · ss

55 · Mrs. Millet and Mrs. Hark—Cream Puffs [Mrs. Millet; Mrs. Hark] · Margaret Searles · ss

58 · Time Heals All Wounds · Brian Lawrence · ss

64 · Man’s Best Friend · Lorna M. Kaine · ss

67 · Sad Victory · Jan Christensen · ss The Cozy Detective Mystery Magazine 1999

70 · Limitless · Anne Silver · pm

70 · E-Publishing. What Is it? · Miriam Pace · ar

73 · Reading the Future: Hands-On · Louise Crawford · ar

75 · OCyber · Various · cl

ibc. · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu

Futures [#14, April/May 2000] ed. Kit Sloane & Margaret Searles (quarto, cover by Jennifer Meagher) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Harvester · P. J. Welling · ar

2 · Liza’s Garden · James Oddie · pm

3 · Figment [Part 2 of 6] · Joyce Holland · sl

6 · Speak No Evil · Gayle McGary · ss Murder by 13 ed. Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman & Mae Woods, Crown Valley Press, 1997

10 · The Anna Trap · Ray Wonderly · ss

16 · Diamond in the Rough · S. R. Koogler · ss

19 · Ticket to Ride · James Vincent Fusco · ss

23 · Hair Wars · Celeste Allen · ss

27 · Emily’s Revenge · George M. Scott · ss

30 · Averse to Murder · Carole Spearin McCauley · pm

30 · Writer’s Write? · Carolyn Dunsheath · ar

31 · Best Writing Book on the Market · Happy Dodson · ar

32 · Broadside · Babs Lakey · ed

32 · Reading and Writing Books of the Future · Sandi Haddad · ar

35 · Seeing Through the Mist · Dawn Reno · ss

39 · The Classic Mystery or… · Margaret Searles · ar

41 · The Connection · Christine Speakman · cl

42 · I Want a Rainy Day · Alice Millar · pm

42 · Writers Share: Round People on Flat Paper · Suzanne Baginskie · cl

43 · Avoiding the Short Mystery Fiction Pitfalls [Part 1 of 2] · Kris Neri · ar

44 · Premeditated reViews · Pat Henshaw · rc

45 · So, This Is Empty Nest! · Mary Romano · hu

47 · OCyber · Various · cl

49 · An Editor’s Eye · Kit Sloane · cl

50 · The House Sitter · Charity Tahmaseb · ss

51 · Sting · Herb Holeman · ss

53 · The Day I Almost Became a Great Writer · Earl Staggs · ss

55 · The Fisherman’s Will · Margaret Searles · ss

60 · A Senior Moment · R. H. Procter · cl

61 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

62 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

63 · Zaijian Girls · Pat Phillips Henshaw · ss

70 · Attitude Adjustment · Laurie Thomas · hu

71 · Bernie and the Blonde [Bernie] · James Oddie · ss

74 · The Critic · Paula Matter · ss

ibc. · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu

Futures [#15, June/July 2000] ed. Kit Sloane & Margaret Searles (quarto, cover by Pete Welling) []
Given as “Vol. 2 Issue 17” on the cover.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

2 · Avoiding the Short Mystery Fiction Pitfalls [Part 2 of 2] · Kris Neri · ar

3 · Psychic Fears · Mary O’Gara · cl

4 · The 5:40 from South Station · Catherine Warren · ss

6 · Where the Sun Don’t Shine · Dorothy Rellas · ss

9 · Angels · Skye Alexander · ss

10 · Geriatric Fugue · Lincoln Belize, M.D. · ss

12 · Inner World · Karen Foli · ss

15 · Dojang Demise · Walda B. Cameron · ss

17 · An Ordinary Day · Darlene Beck-Jacobson · ss

20 · Don’t Let Your Writing Go Homeless · JoAnne Lucas · cl

21 · Figment [Part 3 of 6] · Joyce Holland · sl

23 · Kiss It Good-Bye, Dave · Ray Wonderly · ss

25 · Lilacs and Lace · Lynda Douglas · nv

35 · Alibi [Part 1 of 2] · Mark Best · sl

38 · The Caddie · Kelly Scheufler · ar

39 · For the Love of Diamonds · Christine Verstraete · ss

41 · Forny and the Old Oak Tree · Norm Shatzoff · ss

43 · Double Jeopardy · Brian Lawrence · ss

45 · BookMarc · Peter Abresch · br

46 · I Remember When I Was a Kid · Carolyn Dunsheath · ar

47 · Charged to Death · Marcia Kiser · ss

50 · The Importance of Hanging in There · Katy Tenderlin · ar

51 · Sometimes Fear Comes Later · Victoria Heckman · ts

52 · Regret · J. F. Peirce · vi

53 · Writers Share: A Story About (can’t believe I’m saying this) My First Sale · Bonnie Drury · cl

55 · Wildfire · Carol Kilgore · ar

59 · Time, the Thief · J. R. Chabot · ss

62 · Bernie Meets Bambi [Bernie] · James (Toon Man) Oddie · ss

64 · Judge PJ · P. J. Nunn · br

64 · The Glass Jaw · Ruth Bennett · br

66 · Slush Pile Blues · Cherie Jung · ar

66 · There in the Churchyard · J. R. Chabot · ar

68 · Writers Share: Weeding Out Advice · Flora Beach Burlingame · cl

68 · The Rock Hound · Lynn Noel · ss

69 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

70 · Interview: Murderous Intent’s Margo Power Revs Up Deadly Alibi Press · G. Miki Hayden · iv [Ref. Margo Power]

72 · Margo’s Sidebar! · Babs Lakey · ms [Ref. Margo Power]

73 · Lonesome and the Wet Snake · Earl Staggs · ss

74 · It’s Academic · Steve Sloane, Ph.D. · cl

76 · An Editor’s Eye · Kit Sloane · cl

ibc. · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu

bc. · A Senior Moment · R. H. Procter · cl

Futures [#16, August/September 2000] ed. Brian Lawrence (quarto, cover by Debra Thomas) []
Given as “Vol. 2 Issue 18” on the cover; given as “Issue Number Fifteen” in the Table of Contents.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Sheets · Ellen Hawley · ss

3 · An Unforgivable Mistake · [uncredited] · ss

7 · The Dance · [uncredited] · ar

7 · A Really Potent Silence and an Aesthetic Exclamation Point! · J. Otis Powell · ar

8 · Cellar Spider · Matt Welter · pm

9 · Silent Charlie for President! · James L. Oddie · ss

12 · Trustworthy, Loyal, Deadly · Reuben I. Olson · ss

14 · Through All Eternity · Renee Gardner · ss

15 · Why Am I Doing This? · Kay L. Sisk · ar

16 · Blizzard Ghost · Linda Norlander · ss

18 · The Bunny Burglary · Christine A. Verstraete · ss

20 · Just Not Me · Chapin Clark · ss

20 · Don’t Let Your Writing Go Homeless · JoAnne Lucas · cl

23 · One for the Road · Marianna Heusler · ss

24 · Tamra’s Transgression · John Weagly · vi

25 · Spiritual Guidance · Brian Lawrence · ss

27 · How a Toaster and a Song from Grease Changed Television · Phil Mann · ss

30 · What Is Her Favorite Color · Linda Bell · ar

30 · How to Promote Your e-Published Book · Marion Marshall · ar

30 · Jan Poole: An Independent Bookseller · Ruth Bennett · iv [Ref. Jan Poole]

32 · How I Spent My Summer Vacation · Henry Slesar · ss

37 · Interview with My Imaginary Friend: The BSP of Harry Chervenic? · J. R. Chabot · ms

38 · Whose Agent? · Margaret Searles · ar

40 · Sinning with Jake · John Herrmann · ss

43 · Islay, Home · Julie Painter · ss

45 · Fishing for Success · Diana Kirk · ar

45 · The Connection · Christine Speakman · cl

46 · From the Horses Mouth · JoAnne Lucas · cl

47 · Fat Bones · S. E. Warden · ss

49 · Helicopters · S. A. Gorden · vi

49 · A Recipe for Villainy · L. C. Mohr · ar

51 · Rotten Rejections · Ruth Bennett · ar

52 · Figment [Part 4 of 6] · Joyce Holland · sl

56 · Margaret Searles on L.L. Thrasher · Margaret Searles · iv [Ref. L. L. Thrasher]

56 · Judge PJ · P. J. Nunn · br

57 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl

57 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

58 · Alibi [Part 2 of 2] · Mark Best · sl

62 · Peggy Lee’s Lament · Louise Guardino · ss

63 · BookMarc · Peter Abresch · br

64 · Character Confessions · Cee Dunsheath · ar

65 · The Last Great American Beauty Pageant · Denise Dietz · ss

69 · Marching to Zion · Elizabeth Bartel · ss

71 · The Long and Short of It · Carole Spearin McCauley · ss

73 · You Don’t Know · Leah Ray · ss

ibc. · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu

bc. · A Senior Moment · R. H. Procter · cl

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers
Title changed from Futures.

Publishers:

Babs Lakey; 3039 38th Ave, South Minneapolis, MN 55406: Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers.

Editors:

Brian Lawrence - Editor: Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers, Oct 2000 – Feb 2001.

Earl Staggs - Editor: Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers, Apr 2001 – Dec 2001.

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#17, October/November 2000] ed. Brian Lawrence (cover by Ardy Scott) []
Given as “Vol. 2 Issue 19” on the cover; given as “Issue Number Nineteen” in the Table of Contents.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Canada’s First Best-Selling Novelist · Joan Malt Hovey · ar

4 · Gun Blocked · Joy Laggie · ss

5 · A Letter to My Son · James Oddie · ar

7 · Gray Power · Joyce Kennett · vi

8 · How I Spent My Summer Vacation · Linnea Sinclair · ss

10 · The Right Kind of House · Henry Slesar · ss Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1957

10 · Joy Ride · Maureen Morrison · ss

12 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl

13 · Family Business · Bailey Mapp · ss

14 · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu

16 · Payback Time · Dorothy Francis · ss

17 · A Way with Words · Debra Thomas · hu

18 · Tall Ships · C. D. Blizzard · ss

19 · Figment [Part 5 of 6] · Joyce Holland · sl

22 · Dogie · James Oddie · ss

23 · Barefoot · Margie Nichols · ar

24 · The Personals · Christine Verstraete · ss

28 · Pocket Full of Death · John Russo · ss

33 · The Woman Next Door · Alfred Blanchard · ss

35 · The Semi-Retirement of Sick Dick · J. Alec West · ss

39 · The Mascot · Bonnie Marbane · ss

41 · Uncharted Territory · Charity Tahmaseb · ss

43 · You Are What You Eat · John Broussard · ss

44 · Only the Best Will Do · Paula Mather · ss

45 · Taking Care of Mavis · Alissa Sullivan · ss

48 · A Common Misconception · Marcia Renden · pm

48 · Patience Hall “revamp” of an oldie · Pete Welling · hu

50 · The Secret · Lois Hebbler · ss

52 · Jail Break on Easter Island · G. Lee · ar

53 · Shop Talk · Bob Brongel · ss

54 · Those Who Dance · J. R. Chabot · ss

55 · The Pencil Cup · Sherrie Holmes · hu

55 · Interview with My Imaginary Friend: The Protagonist Interviews His Author · John Harriman · ms

56 · One of Those Days · Thomas Censanne · ss

58 · Weirdness Rules · Bruce Snyder · ss

63 · The Axe Murder House · Mary O’Gara, Ph.D. · ar

64 · Tainted Meat · Nick Aires · vi

64 · Getting Up There · L. C. Mohr · ss

66 · Attitude Adjustment · Laurie Thomas · hu

67 · You See This Body · Marcia Renden · pm

67 · Confessions of a Compulsive Writer · M. J. Rohr · ar

68 · Dreaming · Kristin Masterton · pm

68 · Meet My Writing Teacher: He’s the One in the Car-Seat · Michael Mallory · ar

68 · A Senior Moment: Beauty · R. H. Procter · cl

68 · Crossing the Bar · Charles Langley · vi

69 · Theridon Mararium · Matt Walter · pm

70 · Silas’ Charm · E. L. Noel · ss

71 · Interview/Profile of Jerrilyn Farmer · L. C. Mohr · iv [Ref. Jerrilyn Farmer]

72 · The Game · Kristin Masterton · pm

72 · A Glass of Warm Milk · L. Shepherd Pennington · ss

73 · Cheeseburger Heaven · Tim Myers · vi

73 · Two Prisoners, One Bus · Debra Purdy Kong · ar

74 · Writing Better Dialogue · Jean Henry · ar

75 · Killing Jane Austen · Ashok Banker · ss

79 · Short Story Writer or Novelist? · Kris Neri · ar

79 · Sour Grapes Make Whine · Polly Wantstavente · cl

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#18, December 2000/January 2001] ed. Brian Lawrence ($7.95, quarto, cover by Pete Welling) []
Given as “Vol. 2 Issue 20” on the cover.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Haunted Man · Henry Slesar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1974

6 · An Interview with Henry Slesar · John Herrmann · iv [Ref. Henry Slesar]

9 · Hannah · Marcie R. Rendon · ar

11 · Harvester: Fishing Expedition · P. Welling · cl

12 · Holiday Cheer · Brian Lawrence · ss

13 · Writers Share: On Growing as a Writer · B. Kreier-Lubinski · cl

14 · Pink Cotton Candy · Lois Carter Hebbler · ss

17 · Figment [Part 6 of 6] · Joyce Holland · sl

21 · Side by Side · Charity Tahmaseb · ss

23 · Derailed · John Russo · ss

27 · My Cups Runneth Over · James L. Oddie · ss

29 · A Thought for Christmas · Amy F. Cady · pm

29 · Clarissa · Darren Franz · ss

33 · Look Out! The Tin Man Has an Axe · David Ballard · ar

35 · The Cat with the Crooked Tail · M. Arends · ss

38 · A Process of Elimination · R. Ambardar · ss

42 · Joe and Rosie · George M. Scott · ss

45 · Santa Claus Blues · P. D. Marks · ss

49 · Deadly Obsessions · Kris Neri · ss

54 · Cold Kill · Carol Kilgore · ss

57 · Turn About Isn’t Always Fair Play · Jane Rubino & Aileen Schumacher · iv

57 · Chocolate Jewels · Valerie Rose · pm

60 · How the Cream Rose to the Top · Ashok Banker · ss

62 · Mrs. Millet & Mrs. Hark: Italian Wine [Mrs. Millet; Mrs. Hark] · Margaret Searles · ss

68 · Mars Fell on Alabama · P. Veraa · ss

71 · Writers Share: Short Story Writers Don’t Get No Respect · Louise Guardino · cl

72 · Murder One—No Salad · Timothy Sheard · ss

73 · Where Bees Swarm · Don Windle · hu

74 · Talk Show · Bruce Snyder · ss

77 · Funny · Barbie Strauss · ss

78 · Sunken Dreams · Tim Myers · vi

79 · Me and My Cousin · J. R. Chabot · ss

81 · Prophecy · Ardy Scott · hu

82 · As Nature Intended · Ken Goldman · ss

83 · The Messenger · John M. Floyd · ss

86 · Perfidia · Alice Millar · ar

86 · Knyght & O’Day · Brian Lawrence · hu

87 · Andrew McGroundhog · Pete Welling · cl

88 · Writers Share: Let’s Get Cozy · L. C. Mohr · cl

88 · The Ant Mimic · Matt Welter · pm

89 · The Good and the Dead · Seymour Shubin · hu

90 · The Lady with the Straightedge! · Babs Lakey · cl

91 · Straight Talk from That StraightEdge Woman! · Babs Lakey · cl

91 · New Year’s Eve with the Virgin Norn · R. C. Hildebrandt · pm

92 · Inside Joke or, Continuing Saga of Will & Wanna DooGood · Toon Man · hu

Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers [#19, February/March 2001] ed. Brian Lawrence (cover by Terry Hammond) []
Given as “Vol. 2 Issue 20” on the cover.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Cop for a Day · Henry Slesar · ss Manhunt January 1957

4 · Luck Ain’t No Lady [Part 1 of 6] · James Oddie · sl

6 · In the Heat of the Moment · N. Andreychuk · vi

6 · Cupid’s Folly · Nick Aires · vi

7 · Spill Blood · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss

8 · Smoker · Charles West · ss

9 · The New Maid · Edward M. Turner · ss

13 · A Pound of Flesh · Al Blanchard · ss

16 · Inside Joke · Toon Man · hu

18 · The Confession · Ed Gorman · ss Hardboiled #11/12, 1990

21 · Closet Space · Jerry Scherer · pm

22 · The Scrap in the Quarry · Stina Branson · ss

23 · A Man of Honor · Lo Monaco · ss

26 · Reflections of Jennifer · Robert Stevens · ss

28 · A Poem About How · Darren Subarton · pm

29 · The Population Problem · Ashok Banker · ss

31 · The Woman in the Snapshot · George Simone · ss

34 · Big and Little · George M. Scott · ss

39 · Another Woman · Linda Minty · ss; given as “Part 1 of 2” but no subsequent part published.

42 · Trickery · Judith Klerman Smith · ss Murder by 13 ed. Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman & Mae Woods, Crown Valley Press, 1997

47 · The Gift · Megan Sybil Baker · ss

48 · Sweet Dreams · Heather S. Webber · ss

52 · Between a Cop and a HardCase · T. Sweeney · ss

56 · Shopping the Piggly Wiggly · Chantal Fox · ss

59 · The Raft · Raul Quintana · ss

63 · The Company Man · James Wilson · ss

67 · The Toll Collector · Patrick Riley · ss

70 · I Love Old People · C. D. Blizzard · ss

75 · Check-Out Time · Susan Locander · ss

77 · Don’t Think Bad of Me · Guy Belleranti · ss

78 · Cyber-Sex Can Kill You · Lois Hebbler · ss

81 · The Drama · Kristin Masterton · pm

82 · OCyber · Simon Perchik, Matt Weiter, R. C. Hildebrandt, Mike Catalano, Barry Ballard & James B. Livingston · cl

83 · The Penny Bank · John Russo · ss

86 · That Ugly Ring on My Titus Andronicus · [uncredited] · ss

91 · DooGood Sign · Toon Man · hu

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