Authors - Pulpflakes

Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 1

[Jack Smalley was the editor of Battle Stories, a pulp published by Fawcett from the late 1920s to the early 1930s. This memoir appeared in Westways magazine, June 1974 with the title: Amazing Confessions of a Pulpeteer. It was later reprinted in Murania Press‘ Blood and Thunder prozine in 2014. I read it first in an… Continue reading Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 1

George Bruce Marquis – Author, College bursar

George Bruce Marquis, not to be confused with the George Bruce of aviation pulp fame, wrote more than a hundred stories in a forty year career in the pulps, starting in 1912 in The Cavalier, and ending in Short Stories in 1951. Most of his stories were westerns, many featuring a series character called Bat… Continue reading George Bruce Marquis – Author, College bursar

Jack Ritchie – Detective/Crime Author

I read the October 1960 issue of Manhunt magazine recently, and came across a story by this author. The story is Shatter Proof, and it is a great story. This is the blurb for the story, no interior illustration though it got the cover. Mr. Williams was a civilized man. When the professional hired to… Continue reading Jack Ritchie – Detective/Crime Author

Editorial retrospective from the 50th Anniversary issue of Short Stories magazine

[Short Stories is one of my favorite magazines, and i recently got a copy of the 50th anniversary issue, so I decided to put this article online.] ON OUR shelves in the SHORT STORIES offices in Radio City are copies of the little old magazines that were the first numbers of a periodical which first… Continue reading Editorial retrospective from the 50th Anniversary issue of Short Stories magazine

Thornton T. Shively – newspaper article about the author

More about this author’s work on MysteryFile, including some nice comments. Basic biographical information: Full name Thornton Taylor Shively Birth: 26 Feb 1913 in Nebraska Marriage: Susan Elizabeth Collinson on 28 April 1939 in Los Angeles Writing career: Under the pseudonym Thorne Lee, he wrote about 50 stories from 1942 to 1951, almost all in the… Continue reading Thornton T. Shively – newspaper article about the author

Les Savage Jr. – Western author

Recently found this biography of one of my favorite western authors. The biography is by Jon Tuska, and has a photo I’ve never seen before. On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of his untimely death, here it is for you: “Les” Savage Jr. reading what looks like Don’t Cry for me by William Campbell… Continue reading Les Savage Jr. – Western author

E.B. Mann – Biography of western author

Found a biography of author E.B. Mann while looking for something else. He started his pulp career in 1928 with a story in Ranch Romances, went on to be published in the main Western magazines – Ace-High, Western Story, Wild West Weekly, Dime Western and Star Western. His pulp career ended in 1933 with about… Continue reading E.B. Mann – Biography of western author

W.H.B. Kent – Forest ranger, Western Author

I became interested in W. H. B. Kent as a result of reading one of his stories in Great Stories of the West edited by Edmund Collier. Thought his life was interesting and decided to share it with you. Thanks to James G. Lewis of the Forest History Society for providing some of the background… Continue reading W.H.B. Kent – Forest ranger, Western Author

Edmund Collier – Great stories from West magazine

[I recently came across Great Stories of the West, edited by Edmund Collier. This is a selection from West magazine, which was edited by Collier, and it contains the following stories. Story title Author Magazine Issue The Aska-Damn Dog Raymond S. Spears West Jul 22 1931 Sheriff’s Son James Clarke West Jun 1935 Pud Ackley,… Continue reading Edmund Collier – Great stories from West magazine

Robert Ormond Case – Western Author

One of the big 3 authors of Western Story (others being Max Brand and Robert J. Horton), it seemed in the 1920s till the mid 30s that you couldn’t pick up an issue without coming across a story by one of these three. He was a careful researcher, noted for the accuracy of detail in… Continue reading Robert Ormond Case – Western Author