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Tales of the Talisman [v4 #4, Spring 2009] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions, $8.00) 4 · Dragon Offerings · Janni Lee Simner · ss; illustrated by Liz Danforth 7 · Dragon Dreaming · K. S. Hardy · pm 8 · Unicorn Chase · Douglas Empringham · ss; illustrated by Teresa Tunaley 17 · Elusive Legend · Carol Hightshoe · pm 18 · Frost · Andi Newton · ss; illustrated by Lonnie Allen 21 · Alchemy of Souls · Jennifer Crow · pm 22 · Dreams and Nightmares · Bradley H. Sinor · ss On Crusade: More Tales of the Knights Templar, ed. Katherine Kurtz, Warner Aspect 1998; illustrated by Tom Kelly 27 · No Butterflies Allowed · Neal Wilgus · pm 28 · Tranquility · J. Alan Erwine · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 32 · Galaxy Time Shares · L. B. Sedlacek · pm 34 · Red House, Blue House, My House, Your House · Mark Anthony Brennan · ss; illustrated by Noah Van Sciver 37 · [haiku] · William Landis · pm 38 · Ain’t Technology Wonderful · Jim Chandler · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 42 · Collar and Chain · K. S. Hardy · ss; illustrated by April Martinez 49 · Red Rain · Michael S. Wilson · pm 49 · Mercury Rising · Christina Sng · pm 50 · Dutchman Rescue · Michael D. Turner · nv Continuum Science Fiction Sum 2006; illustrated by Laura Givens 59 · Change · Lawrence Barker · pm 60 · Pond Scum · Jim Lee · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 63 · Near the End · Maril Crabtree · pm 64 · Witch’s Skin · Rik Hunik · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 68 · Cereus · William Corner Clarke · pm 68 · Owner’s Manual · Marcie Lynn Tentchoff · pm 69 · Secret Lives of the Undead · Glynn Barrass · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 70 · When Time Slips · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 75 · When Wizards Dream at Night · Richard H. Fay · pm 76 · A Fury’s Fortune · Robert T. Knight · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 79 · 888 Elysian Fields · CEE · pm 80 · The Blessed Days · Mike Allen · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 88 · Malthus overlooked a cure for the planet of the apes · Roibeárd Uí-neíll · pm

Tales of the Talisman [v5 #1, Summer 2009] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions, $8.00) The Trouble with Tansy · F. T. McKinstry · ss; illustrated by F. T. McKinstry Inca Shaman · Gary Every · pm The Sphinx Gave Us Her Last Riddle · Camilo Echeverri · pm A Minor Miracle · Michelle D. Sonnier · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens Merlin at Sea · Lyn C. A. Gardner · pm A Tale of Two Prophecies · W. A. Hoffman · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster Oblivion · Michael Fantina · pm Jake and Russell Take a Peek · Wayne Faust · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan Ventana Dreams · Gary Every · ar Vette Fever · Ken Goldman · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly The Sacred Night · K. S. Hardy · pm Pegged · D. W. Manning · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall Friends to the End · Dawn Colclasure · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec Lost Soul Music · Cathy Buburuz · pm; illustrated by David L. Transue Blood Relations · Jim Lee · pm Your Honeymoon Will Be Ending in...5...4... · C. J. Henderson · ss; illustrated by Liz Danforth Reading Old E-Mail from the Lover Who Won’t Be · Lyn Lifshin · pm Flight of Angels · Mark Rich · ss; illustrated by Lonnie Allen Upon Reading Ray Bradbury, circa 1947 · June S. Gould · pm 22 · Joe Sharcoff · ss; illustrated by Jake Fairly The Dance · Sharon Fotta Anderson · pm A Nice Day for a Walk · Rick Novy · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens Spirit Man · Louise Webster · pm

Tales of the Talisman [v5 #2, Autumn 2009] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions; Mesilla Park, NM, $8.00, 96pp+, quarto, cover by Laura Givens) 4 · The Adopted · Lawrence R. Dagstine · ss Werewolf Magazine #7 2007; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 11 · Lamia · John Hayes · pm 12 · Dinner in Daylight · Audrey Hollis · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 16 · Hell’s Jazz Band · Todd Hanks · pm 18 · The Boundary · Eric Bonholtzer · ss; illustrated by Leila del Duca 22 · [haiku] · Noel Sloboda · pm 23 · Ghostbusters: The Last Great Horror/Comedy · Dan Graffeo · ar 28 · When Living Is a Crime · J. Alan Erwine · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 32 · Joanie the Jammer · Kurt MacPhearson & Rick Yennick · pm 34 · November 10 · Vaughn Wright · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 38 · Not to Be · Karen Anne Mitchell · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 45 · After the Memory · Joshua Gage · pm 46 · The Hole Story · Rik Hunik · ss; illustrated by Teresa Tunaley 58 · Shared Insight · Robert E. Porter · pm 59 · Spukhafte Fernwirkung · W. Gregory Stewart · pm 60 · Stoli and Solitude · Danielle Ackley-McPhail · ss; illustrated by April Martinez 62 · The Tale of Lady Spite · Brent Knowles · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 69 · Exchanging Glances · John Grey · pm 70 · Visitation · Carma Lynn Park · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 73 · First god in the house · Kristine Ong Muslim · pm 74 · Salish Space Aliens · Gary Every · pm 75 · Scissors Lore · L. N. Allen · pm 76 · Debts · Frankie Robertson · ss; illustrated by F. T. McKinstry 82 · Book Reviews · Christine Norris, David Lee Summers, Jim Lee & Anthony Bernstein · br 87 · About the Contributors · Anon. · bg

Tales of the Talisman [v5 #3, (December) 2009] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions; Mesilla Park, NM, $8.00, 96pp+, quarto, cover by Laura Givens) 4 · The Windseller’s Gift · Barbara Davies · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 12 · [haiku] · Greg Schwartz · pm 12 · White Sands Bride · Gary Every · pm Beyond Centauri Oct 2009 13 · The Tree That Escaped Christmas · Joe Speer · ss; illustrated by Jake Fairly 14 · Sideshow by the Sea · Vonnie Winslow Crist · ss; illustrated by Leila del Duca 21 · Things We Did Not Know · Neal Wilgus · pm 22 · The Dragon’s Virgin · Erik Bundy · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 28 · Somewhere in Saskatchewan · Cathy Buburuz · ss Space and Time Spr 2001; illustrated by F. T. McKinstry 32 · Actaeon · Robert E. Porter · pm 32 · Salt Teeth · Alessio Zanelli · pm 34 · Change Medley · Douglas Empringham · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 41 · Double Dragon · Wayne James · pm 42 · Arupa Lipica · Dan Manning · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 50 · The Soul Fish · Jeffrey B. Burton · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 55 · Garden of Phantom Delights · Gary Crawford · pm 55 · Blood Beneath the Moon · Charles Templeton · pm 56 · Orange Broccoli · Deborah P. Kolodji · ss; illustrated by Teresa Tunaley 58 · Buddhist Temple · Joshua Gage · pm 59 · Lakshmi Planum · Wade German · pm 59 · At a Distance · Raymond H. V. Gallucci · pm 60 · Soul Survivor · Jim Lee · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 65 · What Happens When I Sleepwalk · Chris Chapin · pm 66 · Striking Colours · Jim Chandler · ss; illustrated by Lonnie Allen 70 · Old Times · Mike Wilson · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 73 · On Seeds · Stuart Arotsky · pm 74 · Full Coverage · David B. Riley · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 80 · Griffin Bones (For Luck) · Andrew Johnson · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 85 · Scene from Another Galaxy: An Allegory of Power · L. N. Allen · pm 86 · Book Reviews · David Lee Summers, Shawn Oetzel, Christine Norris, Jim Lee & Kurt MacPhearson · br 91 · About the Contributors · Anon. · bg

Tales of the Talisman [v5 #4, Spring 2010] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions, $8.00, 92pp, cover by Laura Givens) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Fifth Verse · F. T. McKinstry · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 11 · Take Wing · Louise Webster · pm 11 · Garden of Phantom Delights · Dan Crawford · pm 12 · Arms of the Horseman · Billy Wong · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 19 · Winter Solstice: Three of Seven · N. E. Taylor · pm 20 · The Mark of the Dragon · Henrik Ramsager · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 23 · Kinsman of the Dragon · Mary Enck · pm 24 · The Space at the Bottom of Martin Oglesby’s Desk Drawer · John Bruni · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 27 · Sleeping Beauty’s Court · K. S. Hardy · pm 28 · B-Movie · G. O. Clark · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 32 · That There Crow · Neal Wilgus · pm; illustrated by Filomeno Martinez 34 · Pimpin’ It · Iron Dave Byron · ss; illustrated by Joshua Stewart 38 · The Sigil of Komashin · Simon Bleaken · ss; illustrated by Leila del Duca 45 · Vampire · Stephanie Stahl · pm 46 · A Witch’s Worst Enemy · Robert Essig · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 50 · Specter · Anna Sykora · pm 52 · The Boy with Too Much Hair · Jim Hitt · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 57 · Freeing the Me · Sharon M. White · pm 58 · The Rainbow Roller Coaster Double Scream Launch · Gary Every · ss; illustrated by Andrew Caroll 59 · Calisto · Joanne Tolson · pm 60 · Bittersweet Escape · Kurt MacPhearson & Rick Yennick · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 69 · I Still Believe All Flame Is Brittle · Simon Perchik · pm 69 · A Place Between · Richard Sears · pm 70 · The Furor · Tyree Campbell · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 82 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br

Tales of the Talisman [v6 #1, Summer 2010] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions, $8.00, 98pp) 2 · Milestones and Changes · David Lee Summers · ar 4 · All or Nothing · Jim Lee · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 10 · City of Shadows and Dust · Neal Wilgus · pm 12 · A Place for Second Chances · Wayne Faust · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 18 · Lisa’s Little Bet · Robert Collins · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 25 · A Lady’s Guide to First Contact Etiquette · Camille Alexa · pm 26 · End of Days · Karen Anne Mitchell · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 34 · The Second Passover · May R. Kinsolving · pm 34 · Earth 2007 · Christina Sng · pm 35 · Man-Kzin Wars: Behind the Scenes of a Great and Long-Running Series · Joy V. Smith · ar 38 · Tales of the Morobeast · David Castlewitz · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 47 · Notre Dame · N. E. Taylor · pm 47 · Characters in Flight · Michael D. Turner · pm 48 · A Brief History of Violets · Gary Every · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 56 · Roulette in Pestilence · J. J. Anderson · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 63 · Potzlam · Gary Every · pm 64 · Dear Cthulhu · Patrick Thomas · cl 66 · Max Ryland Meets the Devil · Frank Tavares · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 72 · Abandon · Louise Webster · pm Songs of Innocence #5 2004 73 · Westfield · Rachel Kolar · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 74 · The Graverobber · Clinton A. Harris · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 79 · Scrapyard Outpost · Ann K. Schwader · pm 80 · Demons Are a Ghoul’s Best Friend · Mike Brines · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 87 · Blood Moon · Lawrence P. McGuire · pm 87 · Annchuck’s Dream · James S. Dorr · pm 94 · Contributor bios · David Lee Summers · bg

Tales of the Talisman [v6 #2, Autumn 2010] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions, $8.00, 82pp, cover by Laura Givens) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Widow of the Reach · Martin Turton · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 12 · Beauty · Thom Gabaldon · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 15 · Sirena · Aurelio Rico Lopez, III · pm 16 · The Paraplegic · Lawrence R. Dagstine · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 28 · Why I Ended Up with My Lips Laced · John Grey · pm 29 · Gluttony · Roibeárd Uí-neíll · pm 30 · Dear Cthulhu · Patrick Thomas · cl 32 · Jupiter’s Child · T. J. McIntyre · ss; illustrated by Teresa Tunaley 34 · Tang (a drunken drambling prose poem) · Daniel C. Smith · pm 35 · String Stories · Deborah P. Kolodji & W. Gregory Stewart · pm 36 · Solitude · Jean Davis · ss; illustrated by Morland Gonsoulin 41 · Backwards Check Marks · L. B. Sedlacek · pm 42 · The Face on the Milky Way · K. S. Hardy · ss; illustrated by Miranda Jean 46 · The Last Assassin in Shanghai · Paul Provenza · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 50 · The Five Known Sutras of Mechanical Man · Steven L. Peck · pm 52 · Folie in Briers Story · Douglas Empringham · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 58 · The Owl Catcher Poem · K. S. Hardy · pm 59 · Red Mountain · Gary Every · pm 60 · Conquerer of Shadows · David J. Corwell y Chávez · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 64 · Shakti · Richard Harland · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 72 · The Mad Girl Doesn’t Know How to Keep Up with the Chameleon · Lyn Lifshin · pm 74 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br

Tales of the Talisman [v6 #3, Winter 2010] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions, $8.00, 94pp, cover by Laura Givens) 4 · The Muffin Man · Mike Brines · ss; illustrated by Aaron Bir 11 · Play · Alessio Zanelli · pm 12 · The Softness of Sealskin · Kristen Davis · ss; illustrated by Miranda Jean 20 · The Prophet of Perim · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 26 · Zeppelin Madness · Gary Every · pm Hadrosaur Tales Volume Five, ed. David L. Summers, Hadrosaur Productions 1998 28 · Gratitude · C. J. Henderson · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 31 · Prisoners of the Royal Weather · Bruce Boston · pm Weird Tales Spr 1993 32 · Three Squares and Nine Pegs · William E. Curry · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 39 · Back Porch · Marge Simon · pm 39 · Full English Breakfast or Vegetarian · Jack Horne · ss 39 · Necronomicon · Michael D. Turner · pm 40 · One Way Trip for the Damned · Giovanna Lagana · ss; illustrated by Morland Gonsoulin 46 · The Rim of Sorrows · Terrie Leigh Relf · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 55 · Dear Cthulhu · Patrick Thomas · cl 57 · Collapsing the Wave Function · Karin L. Frank · pm 58 · Humanity · Glynn Barrass · ss; illustrated by Teresa Tunaley 66 · Eight Bar Blues and You Ain’t Goin’ Home · Wayne Faust · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 74 · No limits, an event from 3 perspectives · W. Gregory Stewart & David C. Kopaska-Merkel · pm 76 · The Great Mars-a-Go-Go Mexican Standoff · Ernest Hogan · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec

Tales of the Talisman [v6 #4, Spring 2011] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions, $8.00, 96pp, cover by Laura Givens) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Dark Stranger · Chris Nardone · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 13 · Idiointerventionist · W. Gregory Stewart · pm 14 · Get the Door for Me, Will You, Edgar? · Ken Goldman · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 21 · Fabulous Find · Storydancer · pm 22 · Grumpy Old Vampires · Judith Herman · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 27 · Permission Denied · Neal Wilgus · pm 28 · King of the Sea · G. O. Clark · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 33 · Blood Bank · Neal Wilgus · pm 34 · Dear Cthulhu · Patrick Thomas · cl 38 · Rime of the Last Wurm · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 41 · The Magician Boy’s Cat · Kristin Roahrig · pm 42 · The Woodpecker’s Roar · Gary Every · ss Weird Stories Feb 1998; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 48 · Ode to the James Gang · Wayne James · pm 50 · Honeybread · Carma Lynn Park · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 53 · Deity Singing · Lida Broadhurst · pm 53 · Meadow Fairies · Louise Webster · pm 54 · Dragon Favors · Douglas Empringham · ss; illustrated by Miranda Jean 60 · The Plumbing Hex Incident · Mira Domsky · ss; illustrated by Aaron Bir 63 · The First Surprise of the Day · Brock Marie Moore · pm 64 · Doctor Culpeper’s Service · Henrik Ramsager · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 73 · Nautilus · W. C. Roberts · pm 74 · Tuesday Night · Jeffrey B. Burton · ss; illustrated by Teresa Tunaley 79 · So long, trilobites · Lee Clark Zumpe · pm 80 · Remember · Bonnie McDaniel · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 87 · The Reductionist · Edward Cox · pm 89 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br