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Critical Mass

Critical Mass [v1 #2, January/February 1989] ed. Deborah Carlen (Carlen & Carlen, Ltd., $2.50, 48pp+, quarto) 4 · Of Coolers, Chicken Hats and the Stars, A SFWCC Appreciation · Gregory Nicoll · ar 9 · Castle Domination · Thomas Hartmann · ex 15 · Wishing You Were Here · Gregory Nicoll · ss 18 · Broken Hearts · Elizabeth Conklin · ss 21 · Appareled in Celestial Light · Michael N. Langford · ex 24 · Tumblin’ Dice · Gregory Nicoll · vi 25 · Escape from the Stars · Teresa Hagen · ss 30 · Digger · Brad Strickland · vi 32 · How SFWCC Sat in Judgement on Blood Salvage · Gregory Nicoll · ar 34 · Eyes of a Child · Gary Hayes · ss 37 · Born of Fire · Lamar Waldron · ss 41 · A Word (or two) about Words · Wendy Webb · ar 44 · Points of Light · Gary Hayes · pm 45 · Like a Cloud Caressing the Moon · Michael N. Langford · pm 45 · Invitations to Gorilla Church · Michael N. Langford · pm 47 · Pink Light · Jack Massa · vi

Critical Mass [v1 #3, Autumn 1989] ed. Deborah Carlen (Carlen & Carlen, Ltd., $2.50, 36pp+, quarto, cover by Michael Bates) 4 · Hard Landings · Jack McDevitt · ss 10 · Child Alone · Dan Persons · ss 20 · Fender Bender · M. R. Michaels · ss 22 · A Frequency Forms · Melanie Price · pm 23 · Song of the Islands · Jerry Page · pm 24 · The Water Baby · Wendy Wheeler · ss 35 · Count My Thoughts as I Speak · Melanie Price · pm

Cromlech    (about) Critical magazine.

Cromlech [v1 #1, Spring 1985] ed. Marc A. Cerasini (Cromlech, $4.50, 46pp, ph, cover by Steve Fabian) [Rex Stout] 3 · Editorial Comment · Marc A. Cerasini · ed 4 · Conan the Existential · Charles Hoffman · ar Ariel v1 1976 14 · Christ and Conan: Howard’s View of Christianity · Robert M. Price · ar 24 · Spectres in the Dark · Robert E. Howard · uw 37 · Howard in the Eighties: An Overview · Marc A. Cerasini & Charles Hoffman · ar 43 · The Dark Barbarian, by Don Herron; Greenwood, 1984, $29.95 · Charles Hoffman · br 46 · R.E.H. · Tim Prather · pm

Cromlech [v1 #2, Fall 1987] ed. Marc A. Cerasini (Cromlech, $4.50, 46pp, ph, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) [Rex Stout] 3 · Editorial Comment · Marc A. Cerasini · ed 4 · Howard’s Prototypes · L. Sprague de Camp · ar 17 · Robert E. Howard and the Southern Folk Tradition · Pierre Comtois · ar Fungi Aut 1984 [Robert E. Howard] 32 · The Shadow in the Well (synopsis) · Robert E. Howard · uw 34 · Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors, by Robert E. Howard; Baen, 198705, $2.95, 245pp · Stefan R. Dziemianowicz · br 35 · Writer of the Dark, by Robert E. Howard & Thomas Kovacs; Dark Carneval Press, $13.00, 180pp · Daniel Gobbett · br 37 · One Who Walked Alone, by Robert E. Howard & Novalyne Price Ellis; Donald M. Grant, 1986, $25.00 · Charles Hoffman · br 39 · One Who Walked Alone, by Robert E. Howard & Novalyne Price Ellis · C. J. Henderson · br 44 · Red Mails 44 · [letter] · L. Sprague de Camp · lt 44 · [letter] · Paul Mulligan · lt 45 · [letter] · Rusty Burke · lt 46 · [letter] · Susanne Evarts · lt

Cromlech [v1 #3, 1988] ed. Marc A. Cerasini (Cromlech, $4.50, 41pp, ph, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) [Robert E. Howard] 2 · Editorial Comment · Robert M. Price · ed 3 · The Snout in the Dark (synopsis) [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · uw 5 · Drums of Tombalku (synopsis) [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · uw 8 · Bran Mak Morn: A Play [Bran Mak Morn] · Robert E. Howard · pl Bran Mak Morn: A Play, and Others, Cromlech 1983 10 · Bran Mak Morn (synopsis) [Bran Mak Morn] · Robert E. Howard · uw 11 · The Diablos Trail [Pike Bearfield] · Robert E. Howard · uw Bran Mak Morn: A Play, and Others, Cromlech 1983 16 · Wolfsdung [de Montour] · Robert E. Howard · vi 18 · The Vultures of Whapeton: Alternate Ending · Robert E. Howard · ex Cross Plains #5 1974 20 · A Collector’s Checklist of Howard’s Fiction · Robert M. Price · bi

Cross Plains    (about) Fanzine about Robert E. Howard. Publishers: George T. Hamilton; Yorba Linda, CA: Cross Plains Editors: Wayne Warfirld - Editor: Cross Plains

Cross Plains [v1 #1, January 1974] ed. Wayne Warfield (George Hamilton, 32pp, ph, cover by Roy G. Krenkel) [Robert E. Howard] 3 · Editorial · Wayne Warfield · ed 5 · Amra...A Look Behind the Railway Gazette · Wayne Warfield · ar 8 · Golden Hope Christmas · Robert E. Howard · ss The Tattler Dec 22 1922 13 · Howard and Kline—Men of the Pulps · D. A. Kraft · ar [Robert E. Howard; Otis Adelbert Kline] 15 · From the Last Days of Kull · George T. Hamilton · pm 16 · Whispers from Cross Plains · George T. Hamilton · cl 20 · The Outrage of Savage Tales · Wayne Warfield · ar 23 · A Gent from Cross Plains [Part 1 of 4] · George T. Hamilton · bi [Robert E. Howard]

Cross Plains [v1 #2, March 1974] ed. Wayne Warfield (George Hamilton, 40pp, ph, cover by Randall Spurgin) [Robert E. Howard] [illustrations] · Roy G. Krenkel · il [illustrations] · Stephen E. Fabian · il [illustrations] · Michael W. Kaluta · il 3 · Editorial · Wayne Warfield · ed 4 · The Sign of the Snake [Sailor Steve Costigan] · Robert E. Howard · ss Action Stories Jun 1931 25 · A Gent from Cross Plains [Part 2 of 4] · George T. Hamilton · bi [Robert E. Howard] 29 · Whispers from Cross Plains · George T. Hamilton · cl 30 · Howard in the Comics · Wayne Warfield · ar [Robert E. Howard] 36 · Letter to Cross Plains · E. Hoffmann Price · lt

Cross Plains [v1 #3, May/June 1974] ed. Wayne Warfield (George Hamilton, 40pp, ph, cover by Roy Krenkel) Incorrectly dated March 1974. [Robert E. Howard] 3 · Editorial · Wayne Warfield · ed 4 · A Horror in the Night · Robert E. Howard · vi 9 · In Death as in Life [Lucius Leffing] · Joseph Payne Brennan · nv Macabre #14 1963/’64 32 · A Gent from Cross Plains [Part 3 of 4] · George T. Hamilton · bi [Robert E. Howard] 36 · Still Rocks · John Bredon · pm 39 · Whispers from Cross Plains · George T. Hamilton · cl

Cross Plains [v1 #4, July/August 1974] ed. Wayne Warfield (George Hamilton, 44pp, ph, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) [Robert E. Howard] [illustrations] · G. Shaheen · il [illustrations] · Roy G. Krenkel · il [illustrations] · Kathy A. Bailey · il 3 · Editorial · Wayne Warfield · ed 5 · Law-Shooters of Cowtown [Grizzly Elkins] · Robert E. Howard · ss 15 · The Black Star, by Lin Carter · Stephen Riley · br 17 · Yellow Rider Coming · John Bredon · pm 19 · Worms of the Earth, by Robert E. Howard · Fred Blosser · br 22 · An Atlas of Fantasy: A Commentary · William P. Hall, Jr. · br 24 · Whispers from Cross Plains · George T. Hamilton · cl 25 · A Gent from Cross Plains [Part 4 of 4] · George T. Hamilton · bi [Robert E. Howard] 33 · The Hyborian Cult · [The Readers] · lc 40 · The Last Cimmerian · George T. Hamilton · pm

Cross Plains [v1 #5, Fall 1974] ed. Wayne Warfield (George Hamilton, 30pp, ph, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) [Robert E. Howard] [illustrations] · Stephen E. Fabian · il [illustrations] · Roy Krenkel · il [illustrations] · J. Stewart · il [illustrations] · G. M. Farley · il [illustrations] · John F. Mayer · il 3 · Editorial · Wayne Warfield · ed 5 · Under the Baobab Tree · Robert E. Howard · ss 12 · The Vultures of Whapeton: Alternate Ending · Robert E. Howard · ex 16 · Solomon Kane: Pirate · Fred Blosser · ar [Robert E. Howard] 20 · Conan the Barbarian Checklist · Jonathan Bacon · bi [Robert E. Howard] 26 · Whispers from Cross Plains · George T. Hamilton · cl

Cross Plains [v1 #6, (February/March) 1975] ed. Wayne Warfield (George Hamilton, 46pp, ph, cover by Steve Fabian) [Robert E. Howard] 3 · Editorial · Wayne Warfield · ed 5 · The Devil’s Joker [Sonora Kid] · Robert E. Howard · ss 14 · Solomon in the Black Forest · Fred Blosser · ar [Robert E. Howard] 18 · Letter to Harold Preece, January 4, 1930 (“Yes, we fade from youth swiftly.”) · Robert E. Howard · lt [Harold Preece] 24 · Letter to Farnsworth Wright, ca. June-July 1931 (“In your last letter you asked me to give you...”) · Robert E. Howard · lt The Ghost May 1945 [Farnsworth Wright] 27 · Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, February 15, 1936 (“I have eventually found time to answer your cards.”) · Robert E. Howard · lt The Ghost May 1945 [E. Hoffmann Price] 31 · Still There · John Bredon · pm 33 · The Hyborian Cult · [The Readers] · lc 41 · Whispers from Cross Plains · George T. Hamilton · cl

Cross Plains [v1 #7, September 1975] ed. Wayne Warfield (George Hamilton, 42pp, ph, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) [E. Hoffmann Price] 2 · Final Notes · George T. Hamilton · ed 4 · Wild Water · Robert E. Howard · nv 24 · Nightmare Face · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 35 · The Unpublished Fiction of REH · Glenn Lord · bi [Robert E. Howard] 39 · The Road to Freedom · Robert E. Howard · pm 40 · Mummy · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm 41 · November Day · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm

Crossed Genres Magazine    (about)

Crossed Genres Magazine [#1, December 2008] (online) This issue is subtitled “Fantasy & Science Fiction”. Details taken from magazine website. fc. · Robot & Faeries · Megan Rose Gedris · cv The Time of Tales · C. L. Rossman · ss Lion Man · Alex McNall · ss Golden Apples · Jeremy Zimmerman · ss Magic Shock · Christina Neipert · ss Common Misconceptions About Writers · Faith Hunter · ar Common Misconceptions About Editors · David Kudler · ar Interview with Author Jean Johnson · Anon. · iv

Crossed Genres Magazine [#2, January 2009] ed. Bart R. Leib & K. T. Holt (Crossed Genres Publications, 44pp, 10" x 8") This issue is subtitled “Dystopian”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · Birds · Rustam Shaihlislam · cv 1 · Back to the Beginning · Marilou Goodwin · ss 8 · The Good of Many · Marie Robertson · ss 16 · Nesting Instinct · Jo Thomas · ss 23 · Cali · Glynn Barrass · ss 33 · Common Misconceptions About Copywriters & Copy Editors · Loni Ice · ar 36 · Interview with Writers/Artists Phil & Kaja Foglio [Phil Foglio] · Anon. · iv

Crossed Genres Magazine [#3, February 2009] ed. Bart R. Leib & K. T. Holt (Crossed Genres Publications, $5.00, 44pp, 10" x 8") This issue is subtitled “Romance”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · Strange Lovers · Megan Rose Gedris · cv 1 · Laugh if You Love Me · T. K. Read · ss 3 · A Crazy Kind of Love · Jeremy Zimmerman · ss 12 · Galatea’s Reaction · Claire Dietrich · ss 19 · A Night in the Library · Anne Toole · ss 30 · Heartline · C. L. Rossman · ss 34 · Common Misconceptions About Singers/Songwriters · Tom Smith · ar 37 · 5 Misconceptions About Agents · Lucienne Diver · ar 38 · Interview with Liz Williams · Anon. · iv

Crossed Genres Magazine [#4, March 2009] ed. Bart R. Leib & K. T. Holt (Crossed Genres Publications, 56pp, 10" x 8") This issue is subtitled “Crime”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · Bloody Thieves · Sallamari Rantala · cv 1 · The Near-Sighted Sentinel · Adam King · ss 8 · Time Out · David Siegel Bernstein · ss 19 · Murder at the Tipsy Minotaur · Marie Robertson · ss 30 · Dead Men Don’t Drive · Timothy Friend · ss 35 · Dead Hands · Jason Rolfe · ss 40 · The Eyes That Catch · Bruce Bretthauer · ss 48 · Interview with Private Detective Robert Simmons · Anon. · iv

Crossed Genres Magazine [#5, April 2009] ed. Bart R. Leib & K. T. Holt (Crossed Genres Publications, 36pp, 10" x 8") This issue is subtitled “Humor”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · Exploration · Alexandra Prillaman · cv 1 · Archimedes Nesselrode · Justine Graykin · ss 9 · A Simple Matter · Linda Lindsey · ss 14 · Condiment Wars · Jill Afzelius · ss 21 · A Smoking Idol · Max Orkis · ss 24 · A Tale of Two Bureaucracies · Jeremy Zimmerman · ss 28 · Common Misconceptions About Writing Humor · Piers Anthony · ar

Crossed Genres Magazine [#6, May 2009] ed. Bart R. Leib & K. T. Holt (Crossed Genres Publications, 40pp, 10" x 8") This issue is subtitled “Western”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · Ten Ton Automatons ’n’ Six-Shooters · Nicc Balce · cv 1 · The Weller: Land of Plenty · Adam J. Whitlatch · ss 9 · Promise in the Dust · Beth Cato · ss 17 · Red Dust · Amanda Lord · ss 19 · You Don’t Know Jack · Adrian Ludens · ss 27 · True Love Rare · Lyn Cannady · ss 31 · Cowboys and Robots: The Birth of the Science Fiction Western · Jeffrey Richardson · ar

Crossed Genres Magazine [#7, June 2009] ed. Bart R. Leib & K. T. Holt (Crossed Genres Publications, $7.99, 44pp, 10" x 8") This issue is subtitled “Urban”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · Anthenagin’ (?) · Paul Davey · cv 1 · Neat Alyssum · Phoebe Matthews · ss 6 · Deacon Carter’s Last Dime · Nathan Crowder · ss 11 · Our Lady of the Mantilla · Jessica Reisman · ss 18 · Mars-side · C. B. Calsing · ss 27 · Strictly Business · Hereward Proops · ss 36 · Interview with Literary Agent Michael Kabongo · Anon. · iv