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Whispers of Wickedness [#9, Summer 2005] ed. Peter Tennant (D-Press, free, iv+36pp, A5, cover by Chris Cartwright)

3 · The Two Funeral Urns of Mrs Tate from Number Three · Steven Pirie · ss; illustrated by Chris Cartwright
8 · Sending Freedom Far Away · Rhys Hughes · ss; illustrated by Chris Cartwright
13 · The Demon Eater · Alexis Child · pm; illustrated by Sheridan Morgan
15 · Black Man Stands · John Saxton · ss; illustrated by Rabidwire
19 · Maternal Whispers · James Harris · ss; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
25 · Number-Crunching · Steve Redwood · ss; illustrated by Chris Cartwright
32 · The Legacy · Liza Granville · ss; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
The Centrefold · Peter Tennant · ed; 4-page unnumbered insert

Whispers of Wickedness [#10, Autumn 2005] ed. Peter Tennant (D-Press, free, iv+28pp, A5, cover by Carole Humphreys)

3 · Now We Are Ten · Peter Tennant · ed
5 · Dream of Death · Gavin Salisbury · pm; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
6 · She Came in the Night · Stephen Lee Cummings · ss; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
12 · Success... and How to Achieve It · Peter Tennant · vi; illustrated by Chris Cartwright
15 · Making Room · Gary McMahon · ss; illustrated by Chris Cartwright
20 · Scarecrow · Colin O’Sullivan · pm; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
23 · What’s in the Box, Fox? · Neil Ayres · ss; illustrated by Rabidwire
The Centrefold · Peter Tennant · ed; 4-page unnumbered insert
Scary Monsters · Terry Gates-Grimwood · ar

Whispers of Wickedness [#11, Winter 2005] ed. D & Peter Tennant (D-Press, £3.00, 60pp, A5, cover by Zakas)
First print edition, formerly online only.

2 · Atoner · Terry Gates-Grimwood · ss; illustrated by Zakas
11 · The Blue Pootle Column: On a Losing Streak · Aliya Whiteley · cl
13 · You Threw Me a Dinner Party When I Needed a Life Jacket · Liam Davies · pm; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
14 · A Mother’s Pride · Peter Tennant · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
22 · Ghostwritten · Neil Ayres · ar
25 · Dead Animals · Leo Siren · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
33 · Blade of Desecration · Alexis Child · pm; illustrated by Chris Cartwright
34 · Pretend That We’re Dead · Alison J. Littlewood · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
40 · Obsidian Heart · Florence Stanton · pm; illustrated by Gavin Salisbury
41 · The Reality Mechanic · Sarah Dobbs · ss; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
51 · The Candid Slyness of Scurrility Forepaws · Rhys Hughes · ss; illustrated by Rabidwire

Whispers of Wickedness [#12, Spring 2006] ed. D & Peter Tennant (D-Press, £3.00, 60pp, A5)

3 · Two Legs Bad · Steve Redwood · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
12 · The Blue Pootle Column: On the Improbable Yet Avoidable · Aliya Whiteley · cl
15 · Deliver Us · Aaron Callow · ss; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
25 · Free · Jon Brown · pm; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
26 · Pieces of Pirie: Steven Pirie Interviewed · Peter Tennant · iv
35 · Epilogue · Stephen Melling · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
39 · Prague: A City of Ghosts · Rachel Kendall · ar
44 · Guilty as Charged: The Contributors to #12 · Anon. · bg
47 · A Tale of the Supermarket · Jim Steel · ss; illustrated by Sheridan Morgan
51 · Did I? · Garry Charles · ss; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
59 · The Hokkaido Exit · Dan McNeil · vi

Whispers of Wickedness [#13, Summer 2006] ed. D & Peter Tennant (D-Press, £3.00, 60pp, A5)

2 · Soft Flesh, Cold Steel · John Saxton · ss; illustrated by Viève Forward
7 · The Dead Which Were in It · Barry J. House · ss; illustrated by Viève Forward
16 · The Blue Pootle Column: On Screen, Mr Spock · Aliya Whiteley · cl
19 · The Dead Have Ears · Greg Schwartz · pm; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
20 · Where Science and Magic Meet: Steven Pirie interviews Storm Constantine · Steven Pirie · iv
27 · The Therapist · Jason Gaskell · ss; illustrated by Bob Veon
37 · Pyewacket and Vinegar Tom: The Story of the Witchfinder General · Terry Grimwood · ar
41 · But It Pours · Rhys Hughes · ss; illustrated by Viève Forward
46 · Devil in the Clock · Alexis Child · pm; illustrated by Carole Humphreys
47 · An A to Z of This Issue’s Contributors · Anon. · bg
51 · Pretty Much Damn Near Perfect · Alison J. Littlewood · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
57 · The Way to a Man’s Heart: Ask Dr. Lippman · Kristine Ong Muslim · vi
59 · The Tower Struck by Lightning · Peter Tennant · vi

Whispers of Wickedness [#14, Winter 2006/07] ed. D & Peter Tennant (D-Press, £3.00, 60pp, A5, cover by Bob Veon)

3 · Monomorium Destructor · David Penn · ss; illustrated by Bob Veon
13 · Version iii · Frank Burton · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
21 · The Blue Pootle Column: On the Unimaginable Extra-Terrestrial · Aliya Whiteley · cl
24 · Dead Love Is Jazz · Emma Lee · pm; illustrated by Bob Veon
25 · Becoming Phoenix · Emma Lee · pm; illustrated by Bob Veon
27 · The Fog Catcher · Jim Steel · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
36 · Creation of the Humanoids · David Tamarin · mr
39 · A Spirit’s Best Friend · Lawrence R. Dagstine · ss; illustrated by Chris Cartwright
47 · An Indescribable Horror · Terry Grimwood · ar
49 · Flight Crew: And the First Shall Be Last · Anon. · bg
52 · In the Water · Gavin Salisbury · vi
53 · The Calibrated Angel · Gavin Salisbury · pm
55 · The Great Shave · Jason Gaskell · ss; illustrated by Bob Veon

Whispers of Wickedness [#15, Summer 2007] ed. D & Peter Tennant (D-Press, £3.00, 62pp, A5, cover by Marcia Borell)
Small press fantasy/horror magazine.

2 · Portrait of the Artist as a Good Host · R. J. Barker · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
13 · Her Eyes · Greg Schwartz · pm
14 · Teeth · Sean Parker · ss; illustrated by Bob Veon
21 · The Blue Pootle Column · Aliya Whiteley · cl
24 · The Lodger · J. R. Salling · pm
25 · The Grapes of Wrath · Bob Lock · pm
26 · Ding-Dong-Ditch · Charles A. Muir · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
34 · A Desire for Despair · Stephen Bacon · ss; illustrated by Marcia Borell
45 · The Doubtful Guests: A Report from the World Horror Convention, Toronto, 2007 · Gary McMahon · ar
52 · A Fascination with Knives · Colin Ingram · pm
57 · The View from Mrs Mote · Dan McNeil · ss

Whispers of Wickedness [#16, 2009] ed. D & Peter Tennant (D-Press, £3.00, 87pp, A5, cover by Marcia Borell)
This is the last issue.

2 · Editorial · Peter Tennant · ed
5 · On the Cusp · Jennifer Rachel Baumer · ss
14 · Still Time · Rupert Merkin · ss
20 · The Devil’s Bones · Lee Moan · ss
30 · The Room of Dolls · Emma Lee · pm
31 · Angels on Pins · Tom Pollock · pm
32 · The Blue Pootle Column: On Squares and Circles · Aliya Whiteley · cl
35 · Glimpsed Between the Trees · Malcolm Laughton · ss
40 · The Seventh Chamber · William H. Wandless · ss
47 · Moth · Janie Hofmann · pm
48 · Dead Message Drop · Peter Tennant · vi
49 · Glamour Girl · Benjamin Bussey · ss HELP! An anthology of horror, fantasy and SF benefiting Predators & Editors 2008
59 · Three Things and More About Aliya Whiteley · Peter Tennant · iv
64 · The Pumpkin Man’s Return · Mike Driver · ss
70 · Old Soldiers · Mike Gallagher · ss
75 · Late Developer · Steve Redwood · ss
85 · The Boys (and Girls) in the Band · Anon. · bg

Whistling Shade: A Twin Cities Literary Journal (about)
This is a “free quarterly literary journal,” approximately 11" x 14" tabloid on newsprint (actually eight 22" x 14" sheets folded to make sixteen pages; no staples or other form of binding).
Editor and publisher: Joel Van Valin.
Webmaster: Robert Wozniak.
PO Box 7084 / Saint Paul MN 55107.
website: www.whistlingshade.com

Whistling Shade: A Twin Cities Literary Journal [v1 #1, Summer 2001] ed. Joel Van Valin (free, 16pp, tabloid, cover photo)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

1 · From the Editor · Joel Van Valin · ed
3- 7 · Skyark · Allison Whittenberg · ss
4 · Cafe Society · Dan Rice · pm
6 · The Sound Was the Sea · Sandy Carlson · pm
6 · Walk in the Garden · Sandy Carlson · pm
6 · Song · Sandy Carlson · pm
7 · [cartoon] · Anon. · ct
8-11 · Jackpot · Braxton Younts · ss
9 · Eulogy for Gravel · Ben Carr · pm
9 · Because It Made Sense · Ben Carr · pm
10 · Sensation Unfinished · Allison Whittenberg · pm
10 · The Outside Player · Allison Whittenberg · pm
11-13 · Kay Boyle: Saint Paul’s Other Writer · Joel Van Valin · ar
13 · Cancer · Daryl Gobey · pm
13 · About the Writers · Anon. · bg

Whistling Shade: A Twin Cities Literary Journal [v1 #2, Fall 2001] ed. Joel Van Valin (free, 16pp, tabloid, cover by Lisa Van Valin)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

1 · From the Editor · Joel Van Valin · ed
2-4 · Burning Leaves · Michael Ramberg · ss
3 · Fixer Upper · Dan May · pm
3 · The Cut-Across Lady · Dan May · pm
4 · Learning to Spell My Name · Shelly Reed · pm
4 · We Interrupt This Station · Shelly Reed · pm
5-6 · The Deer · Sandy Carlson · ss
6 · A Tuscan Romance · Michael Pracht · pm
7-8 · Showdown in Yellow Sky · Henrik Paaske · ss
8 · The Way They Talk · Christopher Jones · pm
9-11 · Knock at the Door: A Personal Reaction · Judd Spicer · ss; listed on contents page as “essay” but described as “fictional essay"--it’s a story by my definition: premise is author’s friend Osama bin Laden drops by to chat.
10 · Sweet Anger for the War Horse · Brooke Noble · pm
10 · Jostle · Brooke Noble · pm
11 · Answering Machine · Weston Cutter · pm
11-12 · Archangel Protocol Brings Angels to Cyberland · Joel Van Valin · br; book review of L. Morehouse’s novel.
12 · Another Express · Christopher Jones · pm
12 · [cartoon strip] · Anon. · cs
13 · About the Writers · Anon. · bg

Whistling Shade: A Twin Cities Literary Journal [v1 #3, Winter 2001] ed. Joel Van Valin (free, 20pp, tabloid, cover photo)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

2 · From the Editor · Joel Van Valin · ed
2 · In Minnesota, Even God Has a Cold · Scott Helmes · ar
3-6 · Yellowstone · Tom Brennan · ss
4 · Lamia Bathing · Shelly Reed · pm
4 · Hunger Feast · Shelly Reed · pm
5 · Ala Cest Ce Pas Olympus · B. Somnouk Thao Warra · pm
6 · Ancestry · Maria Cinanni · pm
7-8 · The Usual · Braxton Younts · ss
8 · Cycle · Kellie Lyn Foumier · pm
8 · To Ben in Colorado · ? · pm
9-10 · Three Alarms · ? · ss
9 · Too Late / Too Drunk / Too Dark · Weston Cutter · pm
10 · An Absent Priest Rings a Silent Bell · Rick Lewis · pm
10 · Byros Has Returned · Joel Van Valin · pm
11-14 · The Devil and Denny Hocking: A Fictional Essay · Joel Spicer · ss
13 · Devils Lakes and Contradiction · Tom Garcia · pm
14 · Morning Colours · Maria Cinanni · pm
14 · The Skies of Saint Laurence · Maria Cinanni · pm
15-17 · Books · Joel Van Valin & Weston Cutter · rc
17 · About the Writers · Anon. · bg

Whistling Shade: A Twin Cities Literary Journal [v2 #1, Spring 2002]

The Free Zone · Joyce Yarrow · ss
The Square Root of Bull Hollow · Barry Simms · ss
The Legend of Robin Hood · Joel Van Valin · ar
Profile—Paula Fox · Weston Cutter · bg
Mostly Water · Sandy Carlson · pm
Two Crows · Sandy Carlson · pm
Derby Day · Sandy Carlson · pm
What Ms. Nin Might Have Said · Anthony Telschow · pm
Decembrist · Kate Zangrilli · pm
Doughnut Sonnet No. 43 · Stephanie Scarborough · pm
Forever I’ll Love You (Perhaps) · Stephanie Scarborough · pm
Self Government Group Meeting · Neil Cunningham · pm
Bombing Merzbau · Scott Helmes · pm
Aftermath · Nikole Williams · pm
Peripheral Vision · Ian Randall Wilson · pm
Instructions for Opening a Door · Ian Randall Wilson · pm
Scrabble · Shelly Reed · pm
Story Time · Rhonda Dahl · pm

Whistling Shade: A Twin Cities Literary Journal [v2 #2, Summer 2002] ed. Joel Van Valin (free, 22pp, tabloid, cover photo)
“The Science Fiction Issue” Details supplied by Denny Lien.

2 · From the Editor · Joel Van Valin · ed
2 · July · Amber Shields · pm
3 · Memo to Saint Peter · Mic Hunter · hu
3 · Genesis 2020 · B. Somnouk Thao Worra · pm
4 · High Stakes · Jeff Strand · vi (r); reprint from website Planet Relish, www.planetrelish.com.
5 · Purple · Shawn P. Madison · ss Alien Worlds #21 2001
6 · Never Want to Let You Go · Stephanie Scarborough · pm
8 · Optical Orifice of the Beholder · K. G. McAbee · ss Challenging Destiny Aug 1999
10 · Snakestail · Colleen Drippé · ss Double Danger Tales #46 2001
14 · The Mirage · Daniel Karasik · vi
15 · A Glimpse · Joel Van Valin · ss
17 · Lounge Lizards · Sandra O’Briant · vi
18 · Filmruleto Esperanto: William Shatner and the Curse of ’Incubus’ · Sten Johnson · mr
18 · Little Casino, by Gilbert Sorrentino · Weston Cutter · br
19 · In Our Strange Gardens, by Michel Quint · Sandy Carlson · br
20 · Everything Is Illuminated, by Jonathan Safran Foer · Weston Cutter · br
20 · The Life Before Her Eyes, by Laura Kasischke · Joel Van Valin · br
21 · About the Writers · Anon. · bg

Whistling Shade: A Twin Cities Literary Journal [v2 #3, Fall 2002] ed. Joel Van Valin (free, 20pp, tabloid)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

fc. · [photo] · Joel Van Valin · cv
2 · From the Whistler · Joel Van Valin · ed
2 · In Distrust of Merits · Marianna Moore · pm (r); reprinted from Nevertheless, 1944.
3 · Celebrity Death Watch · Michael Fedo · ss
3 · A Bouquet of Triolets for Bridget Bishop · Judy Stainer · pm
4 · Fake Hand · Dave Fromm · ss
4 · The Disappearance of Strangers · Duane Locke · pm
5 · Driving to Take the Ferry to Cadiz · Greg McNellie · pm
5 · Indigo · Joyce Yarrow · vi
6 · From Momentum—Four Excerpts · Jesse Glass · pm
7 · “I Hold the Stick” · Jeff Strand · ss (r); from Absinthe Literary Review.
7 · Mouse · Jesse Glass · pm
8 · For the Blood of It: The Poetry of Jennifer Boyden · Weston Cutter · nf
Showcase: Poetry
_9 · Running the Bulls · Jennifer Boyden · pm
_9 · Flag · Jennifer Boyden · pm
_9 · Regret · Jennifer Boyden · pm
10 · Scout · Pam Manthey · ss
13 · The Making of Hiawatha · Joel Van Valin · nf
14 · Charles Wright May Have Said · Shelly Reed · pm
14 · Cinema: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ’Fando and Lis’: An Anti-Review · Stan Johnson · nf
15 · Books · [Various] · rc
_15 · July, July, by Tim O’Brien · Weston Cutter · br
_16 · Bringing Down the House, by Ben Mezrich · Weston Cutter · br
_16 · The Potato Professor: A Fictional Review · Ed Teja · hu
17 · About the Writers · Anon. · bg

Whistling Shade: The Twin Cities Literary Journal [v2 #4, Winter 2002] ed. Joel Van Valin (free, 24pp, tabloid)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

fc. · [photo] · Andrew Ryan · cv
2 · From the Whistler · Joel Van Valin · ed
2 · Letters · [The Readers] · lt
2 · How Society Values Writers · Anon. · ct
3 · The Uptown Lit · Neil Haugerud · vi
3 · Like the Very Mold on My Bread Is He (in parody of Sappho) · Stephanie Scarborough · pm
4 · Lovely Traditions · Judd Hampton · vi
4 · Farewell, Adieu, Dear Nagging Wife · Stephanie Scarborough · pm
5 · Art in the Valley · J. K. Mason · ss
5 · Of the Sky · Janie Shelton Whisenhutn · pm
7 · Transcript · Dave Fromm · ss; in q & a format, ends on p.11.
10 · In the Cold · Jesse Glass · pm
12 · The Beautiful Strength of Richard Powers · Weston Cutter · br; of THE TIME OF OUR SINGING, by Powers.
13 · Happy Hour · Braxton Younts · vi
13 · Please Mind the Gap · Jennifer Mack · pm
13 · Sand · Jennifer Mack · pm
14 · The Old & the Cheap: Whistling Shade’s Used Book Store Tour · [Misc.] · nf
16 · Cinema: The Burden of Fitzcarraldo · Sten Johnson · mr
17 · Remembering: Tribute to Paul Wellstone · Larry McDonough · nf
17 · Mourn Him · Jesse Glass · pm
18 · For Raymond Carver · Ed Teja · pm
18 · Bingo Under the Crucifix by Laurie Foos · Joel Van Valin · br
18 · Faces in the Crowds: A Tokyo International Anthology edited by Hillel Wright · Joel Van Valin · br
19 · Godcountry by Colleen Drippe · Joel Van Valin · br
19 · Get Your War On by David Rees · Weston Cutter · br
20 · American Studies by Louis Menand · Weston Cutter · br
20 · Call Me Kick! by John Osader · Joel Van Valin · br
21 · A Few Words with John Oander · Joel Van Valin · iv
21 · About the Writers · Anon. · bg

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