Three of my favorite new stories in 1978, not quite a half-century ago but not far from it, the year I started reading fiction magazines regularly and probably more passionately than before or since, were "Strangers in the Fog" by Bill Pronzini, in EQMM's June issue, "Prowl" by Barry Malzberg in Fantastic dated July, and "Another Burnt-Out Case" by Malzberg and Pronzini in the October Fantastic, albeit arguably out of place in that issue, as it wasn't really fantasy, horror nor sf, but a bit of absurdism, that Barry remembers as including as much as they could that just made them laugh and laugh. (Barry doesn't seem to much like "Prowl"--it's an unsparing metaphor for relations between teens and their parents in the form of a vignette about werewolves--and the only reprint of it I'm aware of is in the Fall 2011 issue of Allen Koszowski's Inhuman magazine, apparently not with his permission.)
There's more to say about these, and the careers of these writers, and the noble efforts of Stark House, but it's been a distracting and busy week, and it's not over yet. (A d&b fortnight, by the time it's done.)
Collecting Myself: The Uncollected Stories of Barry N. Malzberg by Barry N. Malzberg (Stark House Press, March 8, 2024, 979-8-88601-081-7, $15.95, 186pp, tp, co) [edited by Robert Friedman & Greg Shepard]
- Details taken from Table of Contents.
- 9 · Introduction · Barry N. Malzberg · in
- 15 · Terminus Est · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Nova 1 ed. Harry Harrison, Delacorte, 1970
- 19 · Making Titan · Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1970
- 27 · Exploration · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Mars, We Love You ed. Jane Hipolito & Willis E. McNelly, Doubleday, 1971
- 30 · Conquest · Barry N. Malzberg · ss New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
- 35 · Two Odysseys Into the Center · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Nova 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1972
- 44 · The Dreaming and Conversions: Two Rules by Which to Live · Barry N. Malzberg · gp Nova 3 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1973
- _ · The Destruction and Exculpation of Earth · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Nova 3 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1973
- _ · Introduction to the Second Edition · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Nova 3 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1973
- 51 · Conversations at Lothar’s · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Children of Infinity ed. Roger Elwood, Franklin Watts, 1973
- 54 · A Triptych · Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1969
- 62 · The Wonderful, All-Purpose Transmogrifier · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Final Stage ed. Edward L. Ferman & Barry N. Malzberg, Charterhouse, 1974
- 69 · Revelation in Seven Stages · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Mummy! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980
- 72 · There the Lovelies Bleeding · Barry N. Malzberg · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1981
- 75 · 1984 · Barry N. Malzberg · vi The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 1985
- 76 · Johann Sebastian Brahms · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Universe 15 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1985
- 83 · The Queen of Lower Saigon · Barry N. Malzberg · ss In the Field of Fire ed. Jeanne Van Buren & Jack M. Dann, Tor, 1987
- 89 · Ambition · Barry N. Malzberg · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine October 1987
- 92 · No Hearts, No Flowers · Barry N. Malzberg · ss 14 Vicious Valentines ed. Rosalind M. Greenberg, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Avon, 1988
- 100 · Safety Zone · Barry N. Malzberg · ss New England Ghosts ed. Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Rutledge Hill Press, 1990
- 106 · One Ten Three · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Horse Fantastic ed. Martin H. & Rosalind M. Greenberg, DAW, 1991
- 111 · Dumbarton Oaks · Barry N. Malzberg · ss MetaHorror ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
- 115 · Götterdämmerung · Barry N. Malzberg · ss After the King ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, 1992
- 120 · Is This the Presidential Palace? · Barry N. Malzberg · vi Science Fiction Age November 1992
- 123 · Of Dust and Fire and the Night · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Christmas Bestiary ed. Rosalind M. & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1992
- 128 · It Comes from Nothing · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Weird Tales from Shakespeare ed. Katharine Kerr & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1994
- 132 · Sinfonia Expansiva · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Little Deaths ed. Ellen Datlow, Millennium, 1994
- 136 · Close-Up Photos Reveal JFK’s Skull on Moon! · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Alien Pregnant by Elvis ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1994
- 141 · Getting There · Barry N. Malzberg · ss In the Shadow of the Wall ed. Byron R. Tetrick & Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House, 2002
- 144 · The Third Part · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Sci Fiction April 23 2003
- 150 · Crossing the Border · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Men Writing Science Fiction as Women ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2003
- 153 · These, The Inheritors · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Space Cadets ed. Mike Resnick, SCIFI, 2006
- 157 · The Passion of Azazel · Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Ellen Datlow, Del Rey, 2008
- 167 · Why We Talk to Ourselves · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Why New Yorkers Smoke ed. Luis Ortiz, NonStop Press, 2011
- 172 · Richard Nixon Saved from Drowning · Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Monkey’s Other Paw ed. Luis Ortiz, Nonstop Press, 2011
- 176 · The Terminal Villa · Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Monkey’s Other Paw ed. Luis Ortiz, Nonstop Press, 2011
- 178 · The Phantom Gentleman · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Black Is the Night ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Titan, 2022
- 180 · January 2018 · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Welcome to Dystopia ed. Gordon Van Gelder, OR Books, 2017
- 182 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi
Cream of the Crop: Best Mystery & Suspense Stories of Bill Pronzini edited by the author (all content by BP) Stark House Press, August, 2024, 979-8-88602-099-2, $19.95, 340pp, tp, co
9 * Preface * Bill Pronzini * pr
11 * Standalones
13 * Opportunity * Bill Pronzini * ss * Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1967
24 * Proof of Guilt * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1973
33 * Sweet Fever * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1976
38 * Smuggler's Island * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1976
53 * Under the Skin * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1977
58 * Strangers in the Fog * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1978
66 * A Craving for Originality * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 17 1979
75 * Stacked Deck * Bill Pronzini * nv * The New Black Mask No.8 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1987
95 * Liar’s Dice * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1992
102 * Out of the Depths * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1994
117 * Possibilities * Bill Pronzini * nv * The Strand Magazine #17, October 2005/January 2006
131 * The Cemetery Man * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 2013
139 * Hooch * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2014
147 * Snap * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 2015
162 * Goodbye, Ms. Damico * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2023
171 * Carpenter and Quincannon
173 * Gunpowder Alley * [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter] * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 2012 [Remarkable how often even conscientious reviewers will revise the Marcia Muller character's name into "Sabrina"...TM]
195 * Nameless Detective
197 * Thin Air [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * ss * Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1979
214 * Cat’s-Paw [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * nv * Waves Press, 1983, chapbook
233 * Skeleton Rattle Your Mouldy Leg [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * nv * The Eyes Have It ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984
256 * Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * ss * An Eye for Justice ed. Robert J. Randisi, The Mysterious Press, 1988
263 * Stakeout [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * ss * Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990
274 * Souls Burning [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * ss * New Crimes 3 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1991
281 * La Bellezza Delle Bellezze [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * ss * Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1991
305 * Home Is the Place Where [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1995
313 * The Big Bite [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * nv * Shots Winter 1999
326 * Who You Been Grapplin’ With? [Nameless Detective] * Bill Pronzini * ss * Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 2014
339 * Bill Pronzini (1943-date) Bibliography * Bill Pronzini * bi
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