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Robert H. Leitfred – Author

Robert Leitfred was an author working in many different genres from aviation and war at the beginning of his career (the early 1930s) and moving to detective, speculative/weird fiction and general adventure fiction in the 1940s. He wasn’t a prolific author – close to a hundred stories in the Fictionmags index, and biographical details are… Continue reading Robert H. Leitfred – Author

Presidential artist got his training in the pulps…

Great profile of Everett Raymond Kinstler from Quartz magazine: https://qz.com/908095/how-to-interview-a-president-explained-by-everett-raymond-kinstler-painter-of-trump-reagan-ford-nixon-and-others/ He has his own website: http://everettraymondkinstler.com/

Ray Millholland – Engineer, Sailor, Author

Ray Millholland is pretty unknown today. Back in the day, he was famous for a series of stories in the Saturday Evening Post about a master machinist named Blue Chip Haggerty. Blue Chip is a master machinist who gets into a jam, and then out again while trying to meet the rigid specifications of the… Continue reading Ray Millholland – Engineer, Sailor, Author

Alfred Batson – Soldier, Journalist, Author

Starting a new series of biographical articles about some authors who appeared in Short Stories magazine. I intend to review an issue of Short Stories where these authors had appearances, and in the process of reviewing the magazine, also took the time to unearth some biographical info about them. The first author in this series… Continue reading Alfred Batson – Soldier, Journalist, Author

Issue Review – Blue Book magazine, January 1936

Thought I’d begin this year with a review of Blue Book, another of my favorite magazines. It’s easy to overlook it, most of the covers are not spectacular. However, in the 1930s Blue Book was definitely better illustrated than Adventure magazine, and generally had high quality fiction spanning many genres – science fiction and humor… Continue reading Issue Review – Blue Book magazine, January 1936

Berton E. Cook – Sailor, Teacher, Author

This article is dedicated to Matt Moring, the man behind the curtain at Altus Press, the publisher that is putting out a remarkable series of pulp reprints. Last time we met, we had talked about needing biographical information on this author. Here it is, Matt; only took around half a year. Berton E. Cook (1889-1958)… Continue reading Berton E. Cook – Sailor, Teacher, Author

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the bear truth

Courtesy Howard Andrew Jones, the story of Voytek the bear soldier.

Greatest pulp stories ever (from the blog of author P. J. Thorndyke)

Thought you might enjoy this series of blog posts on greatest pulp stories ever (from the blog of author P. J. Thorndyke) : Greatest Ever Pulp Stories #1 – The Call of Cthulhu Greatest Ever Pulp Stories #2 – Tarzan of the Apes Greatest Ever Pulp Stories #3 – Red Harvest Greatest Ever Pulp Stories… Continue reading Greatest pulp stories ever (from the blog of author P. J. Thorndyke)

William J. Makin – Journalist, Author

[Another in the series of articles on authors appearing in Blue Book magazine. A much more comprehensive article on his life and the Red Wolf stories was written by Michael Ashley as the introduction to the collection of Red Wolf stories published by Black Dog Books, The Garden of TNT. This article originally appeared in… Continue reading William J. Makin – Journalist, Author

Bigelow Neal – Author, North Dakota

Another entry in the series of articles on authors that appeared in Blue Book magazine. Bigelow Neal was a writer from North Dakota, known for his wildlife stories. This article originally appeared in the Bismarck Tribune, February 22, 1930. Basic biographical factsBorn: 27 June, 1891 in Bismarck, North DakotaDied: August 21, 1962 in Ward County,… Continue reading Bigelow Neal – Author, North Dakota