SMFS list member John M. Floyd’s short story, “Biloxi
Bound” appears in the just released, The Strand Magazine: Spring 2020. The release had been delayed by
the pandemic. The issue is available at the publisher
and elsewhere.
Synopsis:
The Strand Magazine:
Unpublished Louisa May Alcott
(The Strand Magazine: Unpublished Louisa May Alcott, also fiction
by Eoin Colfer, David Marcum and an exclusive interview with Alan Furst)
In our 60th issue,
we’re proud to present an unpublished Louisa May Alcott story, Aunt Nellie’s Diary, published here for the first time, is told
from the perspective of a single and insightful forty-year-old woman who is
responsible for the care of her teenage niece. Her niece’s beautiful, worldly
friend is staying with them over the summer, as is a young man—Nellie’s
friend’s handsome son. According to scholars, Aunt Nellie’s Diary was written when she was quite young;
nevertheless Alcott displays sharp psychological insight into the characters
who inhabit the seemingly carefree world of picnics, masked balls, and cozy
carriage rides.
Alcott scholar Professor Daniel Shealy
provides an introduction which looks at the historical and biographical context
of this gem. Set during Gilded Age America, this 9,000 word story provides
romance, the idyllic world of a time gone by, and characters who served as the
inspiration for her future masterpieces.
Among our other short stories in this issue,
David Marcum challenges Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to enter the world of
international intrigue with “The Home Office Baby.” Against the backdrop
of a diner, John Floyd serves us a heaping spoonful of menacing mobsters on the
loose in “Biloxi Bound.” And last but not least, the inimitable Eoin Colfer
with “Kevin of the Dead” invites us to meet a vampire who drives a stake into
our stereotypes of the undead.
It’s our great pleasure to also share in this
issue an exclusive interview with Alan Furst. Long established as one of the
greatest espionage authors of the last 25 years, Furst shared his knowledge of
the craft of writing, his experiences as a journalist, and the research behind
his atmospheric historical spy novels.
Our reviews this issue feature the latest
novels by Walter Mosley, P.D. James, Joe R. Lansdale, Linwood Barclay, and
Linda La Plante.
The Strand Magazine continues to bring our readers the best in fiction,
interviews with authors, and book and audiobook reviews. In the past nine
years, we’ve featured unpublished works by writers ranging from Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Chandler, H.G. Wells, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Tennessee Williams,
and Joseph Heller .
This unpublished
Louisa May Alcott work represents the 20th unpublished work we’ve released by a
literary legend. Since the critically acclaimed production of Little
Women, Alcott has
become even more popular among fans of American literature.
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