Kindle Ebook version Kindle Ebook version Kindle Ebook version Altus Press has released three Halfaday Creek books by James B. Hendryx. The stories are set in Halfaday Creek at the time of the Yukon gold rush. Halfaday Creek is a refuge for outlaws on the run from the law, and is located conveniently near the… Continue reading Altus Press’ first release of James B. Hendryx’s Black John books
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Pulp magazine statistics from a publisher
This is an excerpt from a letter written by A.A. Wyn in defence of the pulp magazines. It appeared in the New York Times, 04 Sep 1935, and was written in response to a snooty editorial that put down the fiction published in the pulps. For your information, here are some facts about the pulps.… Continue reading Pulp magazine statistics from a publisher
Magazine recirculation – life after the newsstand
From the New York Times, Mar 22, 1936: OLD MAGAZINES TRAVEL WIDELY FOR many an old magazine the wastebasket is not, by any means, the end of the trail. Janitors and waste-paper dealers conspire to salvage an amazing proportion of all printed matter not given directly to welfare organizations. Once reclaimed, periodicals are classified… Continue reading Magazine recirculation – life after the newsstand
S.B.H. Hurst – Sailor, Traveller and Writer
[S. B. H. Hurst wrote stories set in India and the Orient as well as sea-stories. He wrote from personal experience as a sailor. His stories appeared in Adventure, Short Stories, Sea Stories Magazine as well as slicks like Collier’s.] S. B. H. Hurst c. 1922 Samuel Bertram Haworth Hurst was born in January, 1876… Continue reading S.B.H. Hurst – Sailor, Traveller and Writer
Biblio-maniacal thoughts from Bohumil Hrabal’s Too Loud a Solitude
Pulpfest 2013 just ended, and as usual, I did could not attend (Plane tickets alone would have cost me 1300$ or more). Unable to be there, I was drowning my regrets in cheap drinks and costly books as usual. One of those books was Bohumil Hrabal‘s Too Loud a Solitude and on reading it I thought… Continue reading Biblio-maniacal thoughts from Bohumil Hrabal’s Too Loud a Solitude
Short story by Robert V. Carr – Business Letters of a Cowboy
From the Popular Magazine, January 7, 1916, comes this funny story of a cowboy. Robert V. Carr, the author, was a famous cowboy poet. Thanks to the PulpMags project for providing the original scans of this. I wish I could get the other stories in the series. Anyone who can share, please drop a line… Continue reading Short story by Robert V. Carr – Business Letters of a Cowboy
J. D. Newsom – Obituary in the New York Times (April 27 1954)
John D. Newsom, author, editor and former national director of the Federal Writers Project of the old Works Progress Administration, died Saturday of a heart attack aboard the Home liner Roma on the way to Italy. Mr. Newsom was about 60 years old and recently had resided on a farm In Bucks County, Pa. Mr.… Continue reading J. D. Newsom – Obituary in the New York Times (April 27 1954)
Foreign Legion stories – great blog
For those of you who are fans of Foreign Legion stories in the pulps, the Mon Legionnaire blog is a gold mine. It has short fiction by Theodore Roscoe, Georges Surdez, Robert Carse and J. D. Newsom. It also has a lot of interesting non-fiction articles on the Foreign Legion. Click here to see only the stories.
Gordon MacCreagh – Trapped by a man-eater
Gordon MacCreagh tells a story of his hunting days in Burma. Trapped By a Man-Eater “A witch tiger,” the Burmese natives said. “The soul of a sorcerer inhabits this one.” Already the man-eater had claimed three victims, and Gordon MacCreagh, whose story wins first prize in a “Narrowest Escape from Death” contest, was “sitting up”… Continue reading Gordon MacCreagh – Trapped by a man-eater
Charles Beadle on writing fiction and selling his first novel
Article from Charles Beadle about writing, his first book sale and other thoughts. Charles Beadle wrote stories set in Africa, some of which appeared in Adventure magazine. Some of his work has been collected in The City of Baal, and The Land of Ophir, both published by Off-Trail Press. You can find a very detailed review of… Continue reading Charles Beadle on writing fiction and selling his first novel