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"Bad for His Image" (read an excerpt) and its accompanying song "Be My Poodle" (listen to a sample) appears in A Merry Band of Murderers, a book/CD package published by Poisoned Pen Press, with an audio version from Blackstone Audio. Editors are Claudia Bishop and Don Bruns. |
 Houghton Mifflin hardcover / $27.50 ISBN 0-618-12492-6 trade paper / $13.00 ISBN 0-618-12491-8 |
It was originally published in
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 UglyTown trade paperback ISBN 0-9663473-2-3 $13.00 / $19.00 Can. |
I wrote most of the
following stories, all falling somewhere under the vague umbrella
known as "speculative fiction," in the early to mid-90s.
At
the Old Ball Game
A trip to Dodger Stadium proves more entertaining than anticipated.
The first piece of fiction I ever wrote.
Getting
By
Remember blue books? Be sure to bring one to this bizarre final
exam.
Godzilla
Dies Peacefully in Sleep at 453; World Mourns
A tribute to one of the world's best-loved movie stars.
A
Match Made in Hell
Not everything comes easily
Quick
Comeback
A father and son - whose relationship may remind you of the one
between Joe Portugal and his father, Harold the Horse - experience
amazing performance by the postal service.
Sanitation
Sends a Man
A retiree investigates an unusual garbage truck in a story Tangent
called "inventive, well written, and joyful."
This
Bud's For You
Teeny-tiny visitors from space show an Earth woman a thing or two
about hybridization. My first botanical fiction.
The
Tofu Trip
Guests at a nautical party take an unexpected voyage. The first
story I sold, though the second to appear.
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Not a story, but ... The recipe for Night in the Cooler Eggplant Salad - one of the few food items Joe Portugal knows how to prepare - appears in A Taste of Murder, a cookbook full of dishes invented by mystery writers, by Jo Grossman and Robert Weibezahl. |
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Last Updated: May 21, 2007
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