Various Fiction Read online

  The Resurrection Machine, Time Gate, December 1989

  1990

  The Joker’s War, The Further Adventures of The Joker, February 1990

  Myryx, Isaac’s Universe, Volume One: The Diplomacy Guild, April 1990

  Trojan Hearse, The Far Stars Wars, July 1990

  Alien Starswarm, Alien Starswarm, October 1990

  Simul City, Dangerous Interfaces, October 1990

  Minotaur Maze, Minotaur Maze, December 1990

  1991

  Breakout, The Siege of Arista, January 1991

  Xolotl, Xolotl, January 1991

  The Rabbi from Perdido, Ritorno nell’universo, June 1991

  Onesday, Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Issue Ten: Winter 1991, March 1991

  End City (revised version), The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  Sarkanger, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  At the Conference of the Birds, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  Divine Intervention, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  The Destruction of Atlantis, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  Dial-a-Death, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  Wormworld, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  There Will Be No War After This One, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  The Scheherezade Machine, Pulphouse: A Weekly Magazine, June 1-December 31, 1991

  The Other Mars, The Bradbury Chronicles, November 1991

  The Seal of Solomon, The Crafters, December 1991

  1992

  Dukakis and the Aliens, , February 1992

  The Disorder and Early Sorrow of Edward Moore Kennedy, Homunculus, Alternate Kennedys, July 1992

  The Stand on Luminos, Battlestation, July 1992

  The Dream Country, Blessings and Curses, August 1992

  1993

  Disquisitions on the Dinosaur, Dinosaur Fantastic, July 1993

  Diaghilev Plays Riverworld, Quest to Riverworld, August 1993

  A New Christmas Carol, Christmas Forever, November 1993

  1994

  The City of the Dead, Galaxy, January-May 1994

  Devildeal, Deals with the Devil, October 1994

  Miranda, Alternate Outlaws, October 1994

  1995

  Seven Soup Rivers, Galaxy, January 1995

  The Day the Aliens Came, New Legends, May 1995

  A Plague of Unicorns, Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn, October 1995

  1996

  Mayhem Party, The Ultimate Super-Villains, August 1996

  1998

  Fugue Players of New Venice, (uncompleted), 1998

  The Eryx, Lord of the Fantastic, September 1998

  Emissary from a Green and Yellow World, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November, October 1998

  1999

  Deep Blue Sleep, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1999

  Visions of the Green Moon, Moon Shots, July 1999

  Kenny, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1999

  2000

  The New Horla, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2000

  The Three Cigars, Civil War Fantastic, July 2000

  Pandora’s Box—Open with Care, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2000

  Magic, Maples, and Maryanne, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2000, October 2000

  2001

  An Infinity of Angels, Angels website, 2001

  A Trick Worth Two of That, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2001

  Mirror Games, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2001

  The Quijote Robot, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 2001

  2002

  Shoes, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2002

  Agamemnon’s Run, Science Fiction: DAW 30th Anniversary, May 2002

  Sightseeing, 2179, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,, June 2002

  A Strange But familiar Country, BIGNews, September 2002

  The Obsidian Mirror, BIGNews, October 2002

  On an Experience in a Cornfield, BIGNews, November 2002

  2003

  Privilege of Age, BIGNews, March 2003

  Legend of Conquistadors, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2003

  The Refuge Elsewhere, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2003

  Message from Pluto, BIGNews, May 2003

  Drop-In Centers and the Revolt of the Homeless, mainchance.org, June 2003

  The Sympathetic Doctor, BIGNews, Summer 2003

  The Dream of Misunderstanding, Uncanny Tales, July 2003

  The Tales of Zanthias, Weird Tales, July 2003

  Hunger, Stars, August 2003

  A Salty Situation, The Sorcerer’s Academy, September 2003

  Beetle, BIGNews, September 2003

  A Tale of Oroi, Men Writing Science Fiction As Women, November 2003

  2004

  A Conversation With The West Nile Virus, Robot, Winter 2004

  A Spirit of Place, The Sorcerer’s Academy, January 2004

  My Trip to Mars, BIGNews, January 2004

  The Forest on the Asteroid, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2004

  Game Face, Postscripts, Summer 2004, 2004

  The Old Curiosity Shop, BIGNews, September 2004

  Rapunzel—The True Story, Rotten Relations, December 2004

  2005

  Reborn Again, The Infinite Matrix, January 8, 2005

  Conversation on Mars, Amazing Stories, March 2005

  Scenes from the Contest, You Bet Your Planet, March 2005

  The Paris-Ganymede Clock, The Modern Babylon, March 2005

  Egyptian Mirror, BIGNews, March 2005

  The Omega Egg (part 4 of 17), The Omega Egg, May 2005

  The Two Sheckleys, Gateways, June 2005

  A Defect Demonstrated, BIGNews, Fall 2005

  2006

  Simulacrum, Golden Age SF: Tales of a Bygone Future, August 2006

  2012

  Hell on Quaoar, The Anthology from Hell, March 2012

  SHORT FICTION BIBLIOGRAPHY

  ALPHABETICAL

  A

  A Conversation With The West Nile Virus, Robot, Winter 2004

  A Defect Demonstrated, BIGNews, Fall 2005

  A New Christmas Carol, Christmas Forever, November 1993

  A Plague of Unicorns, Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn, October 1995

  A Salty Situation, The Sorcerer’s Academy, September 2003

  A Spirit of Place, The Sorcerer’s Academy, January 2004

  A Strange But familiar Country, BIGNews, September 2002

  A Suppliant in Space, Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1973

  A Tale of Oroi, Men Writing Science Fiction As Women, November 2003

  A Thief in Time, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1954

  A Ticket to Tranai, Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1955

  A Trick Worth Two of That, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2001

  A Wind is Rising, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1957

  The Academy, If, August 1954

  Accept No Substitutes, Infinity Science Fiction, March 1958

  The Accountant, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1954

  Agamemnon’s Run, Science Fiction: DAW 30th Anniversary, May 2002

  Alien Starswarm, Alien Starswarm, October 1990

  All the Things You Are, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1956

  Alone at Last, Infinity Science Fiction, February 1957

  The Altar, Fantastic, July-August 1953, July 1953

  Amsterdam Diary, Semiotext[e] SF, Vol V, 1989

  An Infi
nity of Angels, Angels website, 2001

  Ask a Foolish Question, Science Fiction Stories, #1, June 1953

  Aspects of Langranak, Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?, December 1971

  At the Conference of the Birds, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  B

  Bad Medicine, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1956

  The Battle, If, September 1954

  Beetle, BIGNews, September 2003

  Besides Still Waters, Amazing Stories, October-November, October 1953

  The Body, Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1956

  Body Game, Omni, December 1978

  Breakout, The Siege of Arista, January 1991

  Budget Planet, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1968

  C

  Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?, Playboy, August 1969

  Carhunters of the Concrete Prairie, Foundation’s Friends, September 1989

  Carrier, If, April 1954

  Change from a Silver Dollar, The Saint Detective Magazine, December 1954

  The City of the Dead, Galaxy, January-May 1994

  Closed Circuit, Science Fiction Adventures, September 1953

  Coast to Coast, Collier’s, July 25, 1953

  Conquerors’ Planet, Fantastic Universe, October 1954

  Conversation on Mars, Amazing Stories, March 2005

  Cordle to Onion to Carrot, Playboy, December 1969

  Cost of Living, Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1952

  The Covenant (Part 3 of 5), Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, July 1960

  Country Caper, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, April 1957

  The Cruel Equations, Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?, December 1971

  D

  The Day the Aliens Came, New Legends, May 1995

  Dawn Invader, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1957

  Deadhead, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1955

  Death Freaks, Prophets in Hell, April 1989

  Death of the Dreammaster, The Further Adventures of Batman, July 1989

  Death Wish, Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1956

  The Deaths of Ben Baxter, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1957

  Deep Blue Sleep, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1999

  The Deep Hole to China, Fantastic Universe, June 1955

  The Demons, Fantasy Magazine, March 1953

  The Destruction of Atlantis, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  Devildeal, Deals with the Devil, October 1994

  Diaghilev Plays Riverworld, Quest to Riverworld, August 1993

  Dial-a-Death, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  Diplomatic Immunity, Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1953

  The Disorder and Early Sorrow of Edward Moore Kennedy, Homunculus, Alternate Kennedys, July 1992

  Disposal Service, Pilgrimage to Earth, October 1957

  Disquisitions on the Dinosaur, Dinosaur Fantastic, July 1993

  Divine Intervention, The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  Doctor Zombie and His Little Furry Friends, Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?, December 1971

  Double Indemnity, Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1957

  Down the Digestive Tract, Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1971

  Dramocles, Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, March 1983

  The Dream Country, Blessings and Curses, August 1992

  The Dream of Misunderstanding, Uncanny Tales, July 2003

  Dreamworld, The People Trap, December 1968

  Drop-In Centers and the Revolt of the Homeless, mainchance.org, June 2003

  Dukakis and the Aliens, Alternate Presidents, February 1992

  E

  Early Model, Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1956

  Earth, Air, Fire and Water, Astounding Science Fiction, July 1955

  Egyptian Mirror, BIGNews, March 2005

  Emissary from a Green and Yellow World, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November, October 1998

  End City, Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1974

  End City (revised version), The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Five, September 1991

  The Eryx, Lord of the Fantastic, September 1998

  The Eye of Reality, Omni, October 1982

  F

  Fear in the Night, Today’s Woman, 1952

  Feeding Time, Fantasy Magazine, March 1953

  Final Examination, Imagination, May 1952

  Fishing Season, Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1953

  Five Minutes Early, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, October 1982

  Fool’s Mate, Astounding Science Fiction, March 1953

  The Forest on the Asteroid, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2004

  Forever, Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1959

  The Fortunate Person, Fantastic Universe, February 1955

  Fugue Players of New Venice, (uncompleted), 1998

  The Future Lost, Omni, August 1980

  G

  Game Face, Postscripts, Summer 2004, 2004

  Game—First Schematic, Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?, December 1971

  Ghost V, Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1954

  The Girls and Nugent Miller, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1960

  Good-by Forever to Mr. Pain, Destinies, January-February 1979, September 1978

  Gray Flannel Armor, Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1957

  The Gun Without a Bang, Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1958

  H

  Hands Off, Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1954

  Hell on Quaoar, The Anthology from Hell, March 2012

  The Helping Hand, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, April 1981

  Hex on Hax, Planet Stories, Fall 1954, September 1954

  Holdout, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1957

  The Homecoming, Arrival, March 1989

  The Hour of Battle, Space Science Fiction, September 1953

  Human Man’s Burden, Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1956

  Hunger, Stars, August 2003

  The Hungry, Fantastic, June 1954

  Hunting Problem, Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1955

  I

  I Can Teleport Myself to Anywhere, Twenty Houses of the Zodiac, July 1979

  I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair Is Biting His Leg, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1968

  If the Red Slayer, Amazing Science Fiction Stories, July 1959

  The Impacted Man, Astounding Science Fiction, December 1952

  In a Land of Clear Colors, New Constellations, November 1976

  Is That What People Do?, Anticipations, September 1978

  J

  Join Now, Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1958

  The Joker’s War, The Further Adventures of The Joker, February 1990

  The Journey of Joenes (First Part), The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1962

  The Journey of Joenes (Conclusion), The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1962

  “Juleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!”, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, October 1986

  K

  Keep Your Shape, Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1953

  Kenny, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1999

  Khasara, Breakthrough, May 1989

  Killer’s Masquerade, Collier’s, December 6, 1952

  The King’s Wishes, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1953

  Klaxon, The Fleet, May 1988

  L

  The Language of Love, Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1957

  The Last Days of (Parallel?) Earth, After the Fall, September 1980

  The Last Weapon, Star Science Fiction Stories, February 1953

  The Laxian Key, Galaxy Sci
ence Fiction, November 1954

  The Leech, Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1952

  Legend of Conquistadors, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2003

  The Life of Anybody, Is That What People Do?, August 1984

  The Lifeboat Mutiny, Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1955

  Like a Defenceless Lamb, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, November 1958

  Lone Survivor, Blue Book Magazine, November 1955

  Love Song from the Stars, Weird Tales, Winter 1989/1990

  Love, Incorporated, Playboy, September 1956

  M

  The Machine, Fantastic Universe, July 1957

  Magic, Maples, and Maryanne, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 2000, October 2000

  The Man Who Loved, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, April 1981

  Man of the Hour, Science Fiction Digest, May 1954

  The Martyr, Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1957

  Mayhem Party, The Ultimate Super-Villains, August 1996

  Meanwhile, Back at the Bromide, Is That What People Do?, August 1984

  Meanwhile, Back at the Bromide, Playboy, February 1960

  Meeting of the Minds, Galaxy Magazine, February 1960

  Message from Hell, Weird Tales, Winter 1988/1989, Winter 1988

  Message from Pluto, BIGNews, May 2003

  Milk Run, Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1954

  The Minimum Man, Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1958

  Mind-Slaves of Manitori, Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Issue 4: Summer 1989, July 1989

  Minority Group, Fantastic Universe, November 1954

  Minotaur Maze, Minotaur Maze, December 1990

  Miranda, Alternate Outlaws, October 1994

  Mirror Games, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2001

  Miss Mouse and the Fourth Dimension, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, January 1982

  The Mnemone, Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?, December 1971

  The Mob, Infinity Science Fiction, June 1956

  The Monsters, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1953

  The Mountain Without a Name, Citizen in Space, December 1955

  Morning After, Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1957

  My Trip to Mars, BIGNews, January 2004

  Myryx, Isaac’s Universe, Volume One: The Diplomacy Guild, April 1990

  N

  The Native Problem, Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1956

  The Necessary Thing, Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1955

  The Never-Ending Western Movie, Science Fiction Discoveries, August 1976

  The New Horla, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2000

  Notes on the Perception of Imaginary Differences, Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?, December 1971