SMFS Member Publishing News: The Optimal Solution by C. Dan Castro

SMFS list member C. Dan Castro reports that his short story, The Optimal Solution, is published in Witcraft 24: Because not everything has to be serious. The anthology is available at Amazon.

 

Amazon Description:

Witcraft https://witcraft.org/ is the home of skillful writing that is brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense. This anthology of fiction and nonfiction stories and poems are the best of those published from August 2023 to September 2024.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Saving Rome the Republic by C. Dan Castro

  

SMFS list member C. Dan Castro reports that his short story, Saving Rome the Republic, is published in Promised Protagonists: Issue 2, Summer 2024. The issue is online and free to read here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: The General, the Mole, and the Perfectly Tailored Monster by C. Dan Castro

SMFS list member C. Dan Castro reports that his short story, The General, the Mole, and the Perfectly Tailored Monster, is published in Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder No. 15: September 2024. Published by Hobb's End Press, the issue is available at Amazon and other vendors.

 

Amazon Description:

Welcome to Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder, an extraordinary anthology magazine that transcends the boundaries of science-fiction, fantasy, and horror. Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey through the darkest corners of the human imagination, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the mundane transforms into a realm of unspeakable terror and awe-inspiring wonder.

Within these pages, you'll discover a collection of captivating stories carefully curated to transport you to realms beyond the mundane. Each issue presents an array of unique tales crafted by talented visionaries, both established and emerging, who dare to defy conventions and push the boundaries of speculative fiction.

Whether you're a seasoned lover of the fantastic or just curious to explore new frontiers, Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder will be your guide through the realms of the extraordinary. Prepare to be enthralled, enchanted, haunted. So put on your dark sunglasses … and unleash your inner Black Sheep.

In this issue:

LABYRINTH
Kelly Hossaini

MARA RUNS
Elizabeth Rosen

THE CRADLE EXPEDITION
Spencer Sekulin

THE FALLEN
NP Cunniffe

NAPOLEON: PART TWO
Wayne Kyle Spitzer

THE GENERAL, THE MOLE, AND THE PERFECTLY TAILORED MONSTER
C. Dan Castro

THE PILLS
Ethan Cordeta

THE PROBLEM WITH TREVOR
Lawrence Dagstine

UPGRADE UNDERGROUND
Mikel J. Wisler

WHAT LAY BELOW
George Hagler

SMFS Members Published in Pulp Adventures #45

SMFS list members are published in Pulp Adventures #45. Published by Bold Ventures Press, the issue is available at the publisher. The SMFS list members that reported being in the issue are:

 

C. Dan Castro with “The Night Is More Richly Colored Than The Day.”

 

Teel James Glenn with “The Dragon Lady and I.”

 

 

Publisher Description:

CONTENTS

Featured Story

• Nightmare In Ice — John S. Glasby
  Something terrifying lurked outdoors amidst the harsh snow and ice — and it desperately wanted to get inside!

Featured Story Close-Up

• John Glasby: Memories of My Father — Edmund Glasby
  Author Edmund Glasby discusses the life and stories of his prolific father.

Classic Pulp Fiction

• Episode — E. C. Tubb
• I’ll Wait for You — Shelley Smith
• Mr. Walker Sees the Show — Ernest Dudley

New Pulp Fiction

• Halo in Gold — Jack Halliday
• Maneater — Terry Wijesuriya
• The Dragon Lady and I — Teel James Glenn
• He Died Smiling — Michael A. Wexler
• The Intervention of Professor Omega — Don E. Smith, Jr.
• The Night Is More Richly Colored Than The Day — C. Dan Castro

Pulp History /Departments

• Editorial — Audrey Parente
• Rough Edges — James Reasoner
  Reviews of The Gunsharp by William R. Cox; This Is It, Michael Shayne by Brett Halliday; The Further Adventures of Zorro by Johnston McCulley.

 

SMFS Member Publishing News: The Ol’ Switcheroo by C. Dan Castro

SMFS list member C. Dan Castro’s short story, The Ol’ Switcheroo, was recently published at The Saturday Evening Post. You can read the piece for free online here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: The Minor, Nine-Ton Dragon Problem by C. Dan Castro

SMFS list member C. Dan Castro’s short story, The Minor, Nine-Ton Dragon Problem,  is published in the Dragon Gems: Spring 2024 issue. Published by Water Dragon Publishing, the issue is available at Amazon and other vendors.

 

Publisher Description:

There’s something funny going on here …

Featuring stories by Chase Anderson, Pauline Barmby, C. Dan Castro, P.A. Cornell, Sarina Dorie, CJ Erick, Arvee Andaya Fantilagan, Eric Farrell, Ben Fitts, Philip Brian Hall, David Hankins, David A. Hewitt, Hall Jameson, Pamela Love, Anne Marie Lutz, Sean MacKendrick, Lena Ng, Kurt Pankau, Bethany Tomerlin Prince, Michael Allen Rose, KR Samp, Clark Mark Sodersten, Gary S. Watkins, and Nemma Wollenfang

SMFS Member Publishing News: The Mirror People by C. Dan Castro

SMFS list member C. Dan Castro’s short story, The Mirror People, was published in Frozen Mirrors: Issue Seven. Published by Haunted Words Press, the issue is a free read here.