Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Short Story Wednesday

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Short Story Wednesday

George Kelley

5 comments:

Todd Mason said...: I'm in! Though still putting the index to one magazine together, as opposed to poaching and combining the work of others (and sometimes earlier me).

https://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2023/06/joanna-russ-1965-stories-more-or-less.html; 8:23 AM
Jeff Meyerson said...: Reading two collections now:

Edward P. Jones, All Aunt Hagar's Children
John Lutz, The Nudger Dilemmas

Also have a James R. Benn collection, but the first story I read was so overwritten as to turn me off. Will try again after the other two.

The Lutz features his antacid-popping St. Louis PI, Alo Nudger. I like these, but then I've enjoyed all of Lutz's stories that I've read over several decades. "Ride the Lightning" has Nudger being hired by a woman whose fiance is a week away from electrocution (hence the title), but she insists she has "proof" that he's innocent. But things are rarely what they seem.

Jones is a very evocative writer and really pulls you into the world of Black Washington D.C. "Old Boys, Old Girls" was a fascinating story about this violent criminal and what happens to him during and after a long prison sentence. He's never less than interesting.; 9:28 AM
Todd Mason said...: From James Reasoner:
Lawrence Block's three Ed London novellas are reprinted in this new volume from the Men's Adventure Library, which I review here:

https://jamesreasoner.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-naked-and-deadly-lawrence-block.html

James Reasoner; 10:02 AM
TracyK said...: I have a collection by Edward P. Jones on my wish list. I have only read one short story by Lutz and no novels, I should read more by him.; 1:03 PM
Todd Mason said...: Endorse Lutz!; 3:38 PM