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| Issue Date |
Author |
Story Title |
Type |
Comments |
| 1986 JAN |
Wilson, Robert Charles |
State of the Art |
ss |
N-1987 LOC, short story; has novels Memory Wire(1987; N-1988 & 1989 ARR), in which the protagonists make contact with a 'lost world' through dream stones; Gypsies(1989; N-1990 & 1991 ARR), deals w. children who can make contact w. parallel worlds(Clute) |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
essay: Richard A. Lupoff, from fan writer to sf writer; Richard A. Lupoff: Lovecraft's Book; Sam Moskowitz(ed): A. Merritt: Reflections in the Moon Pool; Robert Sampson: Yesterday's Faces(Vol. 1, Glory Figures; Vol. 2, Strange Days) |
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Gallagher, Stephen |
To Dance by the Light of the Moon |
nv |
has movie novelization, Saturn 3(1980); novel Chimera(1982), a variation on the Frankenstein myth in which the monster is a hybrid apeman created by a government DNA research project(Clute) |
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Wisman, Ken |
Christmas Tree, The |
ss |
has coll. Frost on the Window(1995), of 14 Christmas stories; has fantasy novelette, Eden(2001 chap) |
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Naegele, Amyas |
Rise and Fall of Father Alex, The |
nv |
N-1987 WFA, short fiction; he lives & works in NYC, a graduate of Cornell Univ.; a runner-up in 1984 Redbook fiction contest for young writers; has been pub. in several literary magazines |
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Tilley, Robert J. |
Outsider |
ss |
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Farris, Joseph |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Ellison, Harlan |
Harlan Ellison's Watching, Installment 14: In Which We Sail to the Edge of the World and Confront the Abyss, Having Run Out of Steam |
mr |
essay: sf/f time travel movies; Back to the Future(1985), dir. Robert Zemeckis, producer Steven Spielberg, stars Michael J. Fox; The Bride(1985), stars Jennifer Beals; Teen Wolf(1985); Fright Night(1985); Kiss of the Spider Woman(1985) |
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Jacobs, Harvey |
Seymourlama |
ss |
this story was bought & made into a segment of the TV series, Tales from the Darkside(1984-88, 92 episodes) |
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Mueller, Richard |
Creature of Water, A |
ss |
"a story about loss & its impact upon the creative process. A year previously I had lost the love of a woman who meant everything to me ... no matter what happens you go on and do and give your best" |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Chemistry of the Void |
sces |
space, interstellar space, or the void, Part 2 of 2; the elements & molecules that make up interstellar dust & space, and how it was found out; Part 1 in 1985 DEC(#5411) |
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Benford, Gregory |
Newton Sleep |
nv |
N-1986 NEB; 1987 LOC, na; 1st & only story in Heroes in Hell series, 1 of 7 fantasy stories by 6 authors in Janet Morris(ed): Heroes in Hell(1986), "the greatest shared universe of all time"; other stories by C.J. Cherryh, David Drake, Chris Morris, etc |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon |
ct |
Harris illustrated the book written by scientists Charles M. Wynn & Arthur W. Wiggins: The Five Biggest Ideas in Science(1997) |
| 1986 FEB |
Effinger, George Alec |
Maureen Birnbaum at the Earth's Core (as told to Bitsy Spiegelman) |
ss |
2nd story in F&SF in Maureen Birnbaum ser.; ser. was coll. in Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson: The Complete Stories(1993; N-1994 LOC); others in ser. in anth. Friesner(ed): Chicks in Chainmail('95), Nye(ed): Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear('96) |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
essay: what creates a new writer; Lisa Goldstein: The Dream Years; Kim Stanley Robinson: The Memory of Whiteness; Robert A. Heinlein: The Cat Who Walks Through Walls |
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Wightman, Wayne |
Metaphysical Gun, The |
nv |
N-1987 LOC, novelette |
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Black, Jennifer |
Memories of Gwynneth |
ss |
her 1st pub. sf story; born in West Wales, became pub. at age 19; has sold a number of stories & articles to various publications under various names |
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Marron, Lynn |
We Call Them Flowers |
ss |
lives in CT; has written radio & TV scripts, texts for comic books |
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Eisenberg, Larry |
Me and My Shadow |
ss |
5th story in F&SF in Emmett Duckworth series |
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Bradley, Marion Zimmer |
Wandering Lute, The |
nv |
3rd story in F&SF in minstrel/magician Lythande ser.; some early stories in series coll. in Lythande(1986); also in Darkover seq., Shaara's Exile(1981 fixup), Hawkmistress!(1982), Thendara House(1983), City of Sorcery(1984), The Heirs of Hammerfell(1989) |
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Elgin, Suzette Haden |
Lo, How an Oak E'er Blooming |
ss |
N-1987 LOC, short story; in 1978 she founded the Science Fiction Poetry Association, which gives out the Rhysling Awards; she W-1988 RHY for poem "Rocky Road to Hoe" in Star*Line 1987 SEP |
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Martin, H. |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Ellison, Harlan |
Harlan Ellison's Watching, Installment 14˝: In Which the Unheard-Of Is Heard, Kind Of |
mr |
essay: why critics, especially himself, can't keep their mouths shut; no movie reviews; see Ellison interview in Pulphouse: A Weekly Magazine, #1 1991 JUN 1 |
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Hurd, Jerrie W. |
Observations on Sirenian Singing |
ss |
her 1st pub. sf story; has been pub. in several literary magazines; graduate of Univ. of Colorado, now lives in Portland, OR; teaches at Clark College(Vancouver) |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon: Primate Speech Center |
ct |
has cartoon coll. 49 Dogs, 36 Cats and a Platypus(1999), in which only the platypus doesn't talk; some of his cartoons can be seen at www.impolitic.com/harris.htm |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Time Is Out of Joint |
sces |
time, how it was measured thruout history; why the solar day & the sidereal days are not the same length; has nf coll. The Dangers of Intelligence and Other Science Essays(1986) |
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Griffin, Russell |
Road King, The |
ss |
this story "may have been inspired by a visit with my son to our local model railroad store followed by a ... dinner where I began musing on how long it would be before the EPA banned cars altogether ..."; also in F&SF as Russell M. Griffin |
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Dawes |
Cartoon |
ct |
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| 1986 MAR |
Tiptree, James Jr |
Good Night, Sweethearts |
nv |
N-1987 LOC, novella; 2nd & last story in F&SF in Great North Rift series, to be coll. in The Starry Rift(1986); has novels Up the Walls of the World(1978; N-1979 LOC), Brightness Falls From the Air(1985; N-1986 LOC); coll. Crown of Stars(1988; N-1989 LOC) |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
essay: differences betw. mainstream(DF, or descriptive fiction) & SF(speculative fiction), Part 1 of 3; David Brin: The Postman; Bruce Sterling: Schismatrix; Gregg Rickman: Philip K. Dick: In His Own Words, & The Last Testament |
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Fowler, Karen Joy |
Wild Boys |
ss |
has colls. Artificial Things(1986; N-1986 DIC; 1987 LOC), Author's Choice Monthly #6: Peripheral Vision(1990 chap), Black Glass(1998; W-1999 WFA); joint coll. with Pat Murphy & Pat Cadigan, Letters from Home(1991), each with 6 stories in the book |
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Martin, H. |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Hiller, Neil W. |
Peace Feelers |
ss |
former Marine Corps officer; self-employed as reinsurance consultant; has co-written children's books with his wife, Barbara B. Hiller, one being a time travel story, On the Far Side of the Mirror(1986) |
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Garnett, David S. |
Still Life |
nv |
N-1987 HUG, short story; has edited anth. The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1(1988), #2(1989), #3(1990); Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction(1989), Zenith 2(1990); reincarnated the mag. in anth. form, New Worlds(1991), New Worlds 2(1992) |
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Ellison, Harlan |
Harlan Ellison's Watching, Installment 15: In Which a Gourmet Feast Is Prepared of Words a Mere Two Month' Old |
mr |
Brazil(1985), "the greatest sf film ever made ... one of the ten greatest films of all time," dir. Terry Gilliam, written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, & Tom Stoppard, stars Robert De Niro, Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond, Michael Palin, Kim Greist |
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Reed, Kit |
Dog of Truth, The |
ss |
has novel Fort Privilege(1985), a moral fable set in an expensive New York apartment building under siege from the innumerable homeless of the great city(Clute) |
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Baloo |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Zebrowski, George |
Gödel's Doom |
ss |
1st pub. in Popular Computing 1985 FEB; story based on philosophy of math, G.Z. says "SF is supposed to be a literature of ideas, but most of the time the ideas are merely superficial conceits"; has ya novels The Firebird(1979), A Silent Shout(1979) |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon: Early Scientific Fraud |
ct |
Harris has a traveling exhibit of 65-70 of his cartoons that has been touring museums in the U.S. & Canada since 1984; incl. San Francisco's Exploratorium, MIT Museum, Chicago Academy of Science, Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Natural History, etc. |
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Di Filippo, Paul |
Skintwister |
ss |
N-1987 LOC, short story |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Superstar |
sces |
stars, the largest stars; a sequel to essay "The Rule of the Numerous Small" in 1985 JUN(#5328), on the smallest stars; largest is R136a in the Tarantula Nebula |
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Baker, Scott |
Sea Change |
ss |
(1947- ) N-1987 LOC, ss; U.S. writer lives in France; 1st novel sf Symbiote's Crown(1978); other novels are fantasy or horror, Nightchild(1979; rev. 1983), Dhampire(1982); Firedance(1986), seq. Drink the Fire from the Flames(1987); coll. The Lurking Duck |
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Frazier, Robert |
Cometary Rag, A |
pm |
has Haiku poem series, 16 poems mainly in AMZ & ASI, between 1979-1986; has Encased in the Amber series of poems, four in anthologies & one in ASI 1987 MAR; also writes poetry as Robert A. Frazier |
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F&SF staff |
Report on Competition 39 |
cmp |
1st prize: Miki Magyar; 2nd prize: Robert Stacy; R-U: Stan Lee; Mark Bernstein; Michael J. Emery; Augustine Funnell; Harlan Ellison |
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F&SF staff |
Competition 40 |
cmp |
suggested by Miki Magyar - "Fads are fantasy in action, on the mass level ... What will be the hot items of 1990?"; e.g.: cult hit musical "Bonzo Goes to Washington" |
| 1986 APR |
Watson, Ian |
Cold Light |
nv |
N-1987 LOC, novelette; has horror novel Meat(1988), which depicts a world fighting back against those who refuse to eat meat |
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Martin, H. |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
essay: differences betw. fiction types, Part 2 of 3; 4 proses - journalism(all not fiction), descriptive fiction, speculative fiction, & metafiction(Borgés, Calvino); & the trans-generic horror fiction; S.P. Somtow: Vampire Junction; Michael Shea: In Yana |
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Aandahl, Vance |
Midnight Snack |
ss |
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Tritten, Larry |
Serendipity |
ss |
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