The Digest Enthusiast No. 11

I’m taking a short holiday hiatus from blogging to focus on friends and family, and wrap up the final stages of work on The Digest Enthusiast No. 11, which is due early in January 2020.

When No. 11 launches, there will be a price increase on back issues. Finances are still a bit dicey, so the increase is intended to help keep this thing out of the red. So if you’re thinking about filling in any gaps in your collection, now would be a good time to purchase any back issues. As always, TDE reader and contributor support is greatly appreciated.

Our new cover is the work of the talented Rick McCollum, an artist I’ve admired since the 1980s. It’s wonderful to feature his work here. It depicts Madame Selina from her AHMM series by Janice Law, who talks about the Madame’s adventures and cast members in her interview inside No. 11. (More about No. 11 contents to come.)

Your daily digest history and news servings will recommence in January. Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year!
-Richard Krauss

An excerpt from Michael Bracken’s interview in The Digest Enthusiast No. 8, June 2018: TDE: One of your stories, “Yellow Ribbon” with series character Morris Boyette, ran in the Fall/Winter 2012 edition of Needle. Details that…

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Contents Page Letters (with Editor Ejler Jakobsson’s responses) Robert Silverberg “The World Outside” Harold Kraus “A New Life” William T. Powers “Readout Time” Galaxy Stars: Algis Budrys William Earls “Traffic Problem” Michael Bishop “Piñon Fall” Robert…

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One of the stories I read to prepare for the interview with Michael Bracken that appears in The Digest Enthusiast No. 8 was “My Sister’s Husband.” Although I didn’t ask a question about this particular story,…

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