Fate [#737, August 2021] e-i-c. Phyllis Galde, sr. ed. Susann Swan (Fate Magazine, Inc., $5.95, 120pp, digest) Cover uncredited 2 • Contents 4 • I See by the Papers • Fate Staff • cl 6 • From Your Editor • Phyllis Galde • ed 8 • Ancient Aliens • Morris Bennett • ar 12 • Self-Healing Hawaiian Style • Susann Swan • ar 16 • Was the Poet Tennyson Psychic? • Blanche Biegenwald • ar 19 • The Leprechaun’s Shoe of Beara Peninsula • anon • ar; Country Life 1973 20 • Synchronicity and the Magic of Roswell • William B. Stoecker • ar 27 • Paraprosdokians • anon • ar 28 • Seeing Spirits • Hunter Liguore • ar 34 • Who Killed Meriwether Lewis? • Kelly Bell • ar 39 • The Bees at the Grave • anon • ar; Fate September 1961 40 • Déjà Vu • Cat Baldwin • ar 42 • Kraken! • James Boyd • ar 46 • Kraken Legends • Stevie Tombstone • ar 50 • Giant Squids on the Attack • Michael Goss • ar; Fate August 1985 56 • The Cursed Ring of Rudolph Valentino • Richard Senate • ar 58 • A Star Studded Guide to the Top Ten UFO Contactes of All Time • Timothy Green Beckley • ar 80 • I Witnessed Terte’s Psychic Surgery • J. Bernard Ricks • ar; Fate August 1964 86 • True Mystic Experiences • Readers • cl 90 • My Proof of Survival • Readers • cl 92 • What Do Aliens Want? • Bruce Majors • ar 98 • Wreck of the SS Contest • Dan Sutherland • ar 102 • Richmond Ghost Dog • Justin McHenry • ar 108 • Sleep Paralysis • Tobias Wayland • ar 114 • Report from the Readers • Readers • lc 120 • The Amazing Godwin from Spirit • as told to Phyllis Galde by Janice Carlson • cl
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April Digest Asimov’s Science Fiction May/Jun 2020 Contents Page Cady Coleman with Susan Alzner of Shift7 Guest Editorial: Will NASA’s Next Generation Spacesuit Fit You? Robert Silverberg’s Reflections: The One that Gets You Hooked Jane Yolen “Ode to Cassini” (verse) James Patrick Kelly’s On the Net: Two Dooms Eleanor Arnason “Tunnels” Alice Towey “The River” Sandra Lindow “Darning” (verse) Ian R. Macleod “The Mrs. Innocents” Jenny Blackford “Feeding Time” (verse) Brad Aiken & Rick Wilber “Ithaca” David Gerrold & Ctein “Ronni and Rod” Dominica Phetteplace “Digital Witness” James Gunn “Against the Stars” Ian Watson “Brave New World by Oscar Wilde” Robert Borski “How an Astroarcheologist Celebrates the Fourth of July” (verse) Evan Marcroft “Pax Mongolica” Suzanne Palmer “Hot New Collectible” (verse) Tegan Moore “Perfect Blue” Ruth Berman “The Riches of the Cloud Country” (verse) Bruce McAllister “The Voice” R. Garcia y Robertson “Living in Wartime” Norman Spinrad’s On Books: Modern Chinese Science Fiction—Windows into China • Invisible Planets edited and translated by Ken Liu • Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu • China Dream by Ma Jian, translated by Flora Drew Next Issue Erwin Strauss: SF Conventional Calendar
Asimov’s Science Fiction Vol. 44 No. 5 & 6, whole No. 532 & 533, May/Jun 2020 Publisher: Peter Kanter Editor: Sheila Williams Managing Editor: Emily Hockaday Editorial Assistants: Deanna McLafferty, Rae Purdom Senior Director of Art & Production: Porter C. McKinnon Senior Art Director: Victoria Green Cover: Anna & Elena Balbusso 208 pages, $7.99 on newsstands until June 16, 2020 Asimov’s website Asimov’s/Analog Value Pack-8 Asimov’s/Analog Value Pack-16
Digest Magazine Reviews Victoria Silverwolf reviews Fantastic May 1965 at Galactic Journey.
James Reasoner reviews Commando: Codename Warlord at Rough Edges.
Nostalgia Digest Back Issue Sale Spring cleaning unearthed a cache of 2013–2017 back issues at Nostalgia Digest HQ. Fill in your collection here (scroll down), while supplies last.
TDE Contributors’ Corner Peter Enfantino & Jack Seabrook review Warren’s Sept/Nov 1971 titles at bare•bones e-zine.
Peter Enfantino reviews Marvel/Atlas Horror Comics from June 1953 at bare•bones e-zine.
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Readin’ and Writin’ Finished reading the latest issue of Nostalgia Digest this week. Those Were the Days will celebrate its 50th Anniversary this year. Due to the pandemic, the special live event that had been scheduled for May 2nd, will be rescheduled. Nonetheless, this issue of Nostalgia Digest provides an interview with Chuck Schaden, who started the weekly radio show in 1970, as well as a enthralling excerpt from his memoir: Chuck Schaden’s Radio Days—Adding Decades to the Golden Age of Radio (Hall Closet Press, 2019).
Other issue highlights include articles on Tina Cole of Hawaiian Eye and My Three Sons,Raymond Burr, and movie star Jean Arthur. Another satisfying edition of Nostalgia Digest. Keep ‘em coming Steve Darnall!
Inspired by the special all-John Shirley issue of Weirdbook, I picked up a copy of the novelization of Constantine, also by Mr. Shirley, and read it this week. It’s terrific. A beautifully written, action-packed, supernatural, adventure story.
Spent a few hours working an my article about Fotocrime for the next issue of The Digest Enthusiast, and worked in edits from Alec Cizak for the next Pulp Modern—both digests scheduled for June release.
Vintage Western Digest Western Magazine February 1958 (final issue)
L.L. Foreman “Showdown at Saber Pass” In a double-crossing, cold-blooded game of cattle empire—a young, beautiful girl was the helpless pawn. And Lobo Turner was king of gunslingers.
Gardner F. Fox “Gunswift” Returning from a self-imposed exile, Con Mallard had need of his notorious gun rep to combat the savage welcome his old neighbors had waiting for him.
Joseph Chadwick “Trail-Town Raiders” The tough town of Rawson prepared its tricks and its heady temptations for the unsuspecting trail-driver Riordan—who had acquired plenty of steam to let off.
Ed Montgomery “Robber’s Reunion” When Cowhide County elected a sheriff, hardcases took over the vote getting.
Western Magazine Vol. 5 No. 1 Feb. 1958 Publisher: Martin Goodman Editor: Harry Widmer Business Manager: Monroe Froehlich, Jr. Art Director: Mel Blum ~5.5” x 7.75” 160 pages 35¢
April Digests Fate No. 735: Why Tattoos Contents Page I See By the Papers by Fate Staff Phyllis Galde: From Your Editor Katharine Clark: Little Lost Lives Chris & Paulette Moon: My Encounters with Shadow People Valenya: The Gardener’s Sin James McArthur: The Devil’s Footprints David Weatherly: Payson, Arizona W.A. Harbinson: Myths and Facts of the Crystal Skulls Diane Tessman: UFOs: People of the Future? Stevie Tombstone: Tattooing Overview M. Christian: Walking Artwork Jim Willis: Stones Cry Out Natalie Fowler: Schmidt Brewery Cheyenne Campbell: Bonanzaville Hermester Barrington: Spook Lights Joseph Curreri: Gentle Giant Kevin Swanson: Paranormal Gear Rudy Parker: 50 Years Ago: Telling of the Bees Ted Mahr: Message From the Masters True Mystic Experiences My Proof of Survival Report from the Readers Classified Advertising The Amazing Godwin from Spirit as told to Phyllis Galde by Janice Carlson
Editor-in-Chief: Phyllis Galde Senior Editor: Susan Swan Editors: Jamie Anderson, Natalie Fowler Social Media: Jamie Anderson Fate Radio Host: Kat Hobson Cover image of a tattooed Maori Approximately 5.25” x 7.75” 120 pages $5.95 Fate website
Monster Maniacs No. 2 The journal of vintage horror in magazines, comics and fanzines. Content includes Web of Horror, Vampirella, Tom Sutton’s work at Charlton, Kevin O Neil’s early horror strip work, interviews with small press publishers of Deep Red, Midnight and Vampi. 8.5” x 11” full color 80 pages $10.99
Digest and Book Reviews John Boston reviews Amazing May 1965 at Galactic Journey.
Robert Lopresti reviews Martin Hill Ortiz’s “Mixed Identities” from Mystery Weekly Magazine, April 2020 at Little Big Crimes.
James Van Pelt reviews selections from the Mar/Apr 2020 issues of Asimov’s and F&SF at Black Gate.
Digest Magazine Blogs Scott Rutherford: “What Crime Fiction Editors Want and Don’t Want” at EconoClash Review.
William Burton McCormick on his “Night Train to Berlin” from AHMM March/April 2020 at Trace Evidence.
Digest Newsletter Read the April newsletter from Pulp Literature.
TDE Contributor Corner Peter Enfantino explores Journey into Strange Tales! Atlas/Marvel Horror issue 58 at bare•bones e-zine.
Readin’ and Writin’ Switchblade submission window April 15–25 at Switchblade Mag.
Publishing progress took a back seat to house and yard work this past week, but I was able to complete the layout of the review of bare•bones No. 1 for the June 2020 issue of The Digest Enthusiast. Also did some retouch work on the cover images for Ward Smith’s article on “The Five Ages of Science Fiction.”
I’ve been reading A Trio of Beacon Books from Stark House Press, with a fab introduction by Jeff Vorzimmer. This week was Call South 3300: Ask for Molly! by Orrie Hitt. Terrific!
Vintage Crime Digest Verdict Vol. 1 No. 2 Nov. 1956 (Second Series) Contents Page Jack Finney “The Widow’s Walk” Frank O’Rourke “The Bitter Edge” Wilbur Daniel Steele “Blue Murder” Clayre and Michel Lipman “Priest Hole” Richard Marsten “Kill Me, My Sweet” MacKinlay Kantor “Trail fo the Brown Sedan” Wade H. Mosby “Hangman’s Witness” Craig Rice “Dead Men’s Shoes” (John J. Malone) David C. Cooke “Shadow on the Hill” Bryce Walton “Bridge Game”
Verdict Crime Detective Magazine Vol. 1 No. 2 Nov. 1956 Publisher: Michael St. John General Manager: R.E. Decker Editorial Director: Walter R. Schmidt Managing Editor: William Manners Associate Editor: N.F. King Art Director: Charles W. Adams Assistant AD: Gerald Adams
Fate’s May 1970 issue ran one of the earlier post-murder “weirdness” articles titled, “Sharon Tate’s Tragic Preview of Murder!” by Dick Kleiner. The article related the tale of Tate’s run-in with the ghost of Hollywood producer Paul Bern.
Tom Brinkmann writes about unusual, off-the-beaten-path magazines, digests, and tabloids. His Bad Mags website was active from June 2004–July 2017. His books, Bad Mags Volume 1 (2008) and Volume 2 (2009) are available from secondary outlets, including amazon.com
Contents Curtis Fuller: I See By the Papers Jane M. Loy “Quest for El Dorado” Diane G. Holdson “The Escort” Martin Ebon “The Mystic Visions of the Shah of Iran” W. Ritchie Benedict: Star of Bethlehem to Reapear
The Readers: True Mystic Experiences Mary Jane Knisely “The Many Roads to Healing” Richard Lee-Fulgham “Dragons—Alive and Well and Living in—” Michael Gross “What Happened to Genette Tate”
Monster Haunts Virginia Woods Alan Vaughan “The Riddle of Coincidence” Thomas J. Mooney: Is Bigfoot the Star of Beowulf? Walter H. Uphoff “The Psychic Photography of Masuaki Klyota” D. Scott Rogo “Speaking of Past Lives” Jim Miles: The British Triangle John Phillip Bessor “Chaplain Officiates at Phantom Funeral”
The Readers: My Proof of Survival J. Gordon Melton: Books, News & Reviews
The Readers: Report from the Readers
Clark Publishing Company
Publisher: Curtis Fuller
Editor/Associate Publisher: Mary Margaret Fuller
Managing Editor: Betty Lou White
Associate Editor: Jerome Clark
