Dean Wesley Smith

Mystery short stories twisted in fantasy or science fiction settings. Straight detective fiction or a cozy like no other cozy before it. Ten great mystery and crime stories that could only have come from the pages of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. As far as answering the question of "whodunnit" with a crime. Sure, the authors in this volume do their best, but not in any way you might expect in a regular mystery. Of course nothing ever seems "regular" in Pulphouse Fiction Magazine.

We came up with this title for an anthology of ten stories from the pages of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine and then had to look up the definition of the word "wringer." Seems a wringer (easily misspelled as "writer") used to be an instrument of torture to squeeze stuff. Yup, that fit. So ten writers in ten stories put their characters through wringers in one form or another in these pages, and it turned out honestly, fantastic fun to read. And amazing how all the stories fit a title we had to look up.

Pulphouse Fiction Magazine gives you "afterlife" like no other magazine. No idea what afterlife means exactly, but these ten stories suggest a few things. Not sure why we thought the afterlife might be full of creepy stories, but that turned out to be the title of this fine book, so we went with it by including ghosts and zombies that solve crimes and other things that go bump. Yes, we consider ghosts and zombines solving crimes kind of creepy. Grab this book full of ten stories from the page of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, see if you don't agree.

Ever wonder what would happen if an alien ate someone's homework? No? Neither did we. Do the ten wild and crazy stories in this volume by fantastic authors pretend to answer the question? Not really. But aliens do show up. A good thing in science fiction stories. Ten fantastically entertaining stories from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine that will make you forget about an alien eating homework, let alone burping?

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse." This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." -Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes: "The Final Fall" by Joe Cron "The Ab" by Mike Zimmerman "Rubber Duck" by Adam-Troy Castro "Throw the Zombie From the Train" by Annie Reed "The Bonnie and Clyde Caper" by O'Neil De Noux "Confessional" by Rob Vagle "Little Blue Fuzzy" by David H. Hendrickson"Guarding the Bone Chalice" by Ezekiel James Boston"The Realm that Didn't Suck" by Robert Jeschonek"The Tower" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"Minions at Work: Loss Leader" by J. Steven York

Romance stories? Check Traditional romance tropes? Umm... You can't keep Dean Wesley Smith or Kristine Kathryn Rusch tied to traditional genre norms. Even when writing romance stories. Which they delightfully are From western to humor, vampires to science fiction, (with even a dab of literary mainstream) ...no matter which, these stories all have romance at their center. You get three authors this time, including Kristine Kathryn Rusch's fantasy romance pen name Kristine Grayson. Featured stories include Dean Wesley Smith's highly acclaimed "In The Shade of the Slowboat Man," and Kristine Kathryn Rusch's award-nominated "Millennium Babies."

Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch can find romance in almost anything and this collection proves it Robots and mythical creatures run romantically amok, couples with (sex) timing issues, and post-romantic interlude recovery headline the unexpected romance stories in this "too strange for traditional" collection. With romantic elements in every story and a romance happily ever after in most, this great collection of romance stories will continue to surprise even after you've turned the last page. Featured stories include Kristine Kathryn Rusch's "Track 61," and "Present," and Dean Wesley Smith's "As The Robot Rubs," and "Meeting The Sunset Kid."

Romance always equals magic and so does this collection. Romance Magic Spells, real life fairy tales, cats and Santa Claus? Oh, yes and some mythological gods and goddesses, too. Fantastical magic mixed with heartwarming romance. Featured stories include DeanWesley Smith's "Cat in Love," and "Sleeping With The Goddess," and one of Kristine Kathryn Rusch's most popular stories, "Nutball Season." The volume also features two Kristine Grayson novellas, a popular fantasy romance pen name belonging to Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

Romance always equals magic and so does this collection. Romance Magic Spells, real life fairy tales, cats and Santa Claus? Oh, yes and some mythological gods and goddesses, too. Fantastical magic mixed with heartwarming romance. Featured stories include DeanWesley Smith's "Cat in Love," and "Sleeping With The Goddess," and one of Kristine Kathryn Rusch's most popular stories, "Nutball Season." The volume also features two Kristine Grayson novellas, a popular fantasy romance pen name belonging to Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

Romance always equals magic and so does this collection. Romance Magic Spells, real life fairy tales, cats and Santa Claus? Oh, yes and some mythological gods and goddesses, too. Fantastical magic mixed with heartwarming romance. Featured stories include DeanWesley Smith's "Cat in Love," and "Sleeping With The Goddess," and one of Kristine Kathryn Rusch's most popular stories, "Nutball Season." The volume also features two Kristine Grayson novellas, a popular fantasy romance pen name belonging to Kristine Kathryn Rusch.