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Black Cat Weekly #116 - cover

Black Cat Weekly #116

Winston K. Marks, Hal Charles, Carl Jacobi, Francis Jarman, Norman Spinrad, Neil S. Plakcy, Anna Tambour, Stacy Woodson, Jack Ritchie, Chan Davis

Publisher: Wildside Press

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Summary

On behalf of the staff, the contributors, and myself, I’d like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. (You may all burst into traditional Thanksgiving carols, should you wish.)
 
Here’s our holiday lineup:
 
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
 
“The Restavek,” by Neil S. Plakcy [Michael Bracken Presents short story]“The Case of the Tipsy Turkey,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“he Final Course,” by Stacy Woodson [Barb Goffman Presents short story]“Tiger Island,” by Carl Jacobi [short story]Tiger Island, by Jack Ritchie [serial novel, part 1 of 3]
 
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
 
“Baad-hin’jan and the Chickpea,” by Anna Tambour [short story]“The Music of the Sphere” by Norman Spinrad [short story]“Go To Sleep, My Darling,” by Winston K. Marks [short story]“The Statistomat Pitch,” by Chan Davis [short story]The Eagle’s Wing, by Francis Jarman [serial novel, part 1 of 4]
Available since: 11/19/2023.
Print length: 342 pages.

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