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Cover of Talebones #4, Summer 1996

Talebones #4, Summer 1996

July 1996

Editor Patrick J. Swenson , Honna Boulger
Cover art Doug Yamada
Publisher Fairwood Press
Price $4.50
Pages 62

  • In the indicia it states "Published quarterly: Jan/April/July/Oct." Hence the publication date. Also the indicia states that the publication date is "July 1996".
  • "As always, special thanks to the Hendees" to be found in the indicia on page two.
  • Magazine is listed as Talebones: Fiction on the Dark Edge in this magazine's indicia on page two, and on the cover only.
  • This magazine is side-stapled like a pamphlet
  • "Black Ink" and "Spinal SF" are book review columns, both of which start off with a short essay.
  • "Bug Music" is a music review column.
  • ISSN: 1084-7197.
  • C$5.50 in Canada.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
2 Essay Non Fiction Bare Bones (Talebones #4, Summer 1996) Patrick J. Swenson
3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Talebones #4, Summer 1996) Tom Piccirilli
3 Essay Non Fiction Tell Tales: The Readers Respond various
4 Short Fiction Fiction Translation Station Don D'Ammassa
14 Short Fiction Fiction A Church-Going Woman Sue Storm
16 Short Fiction Fiction Kites James S. Dorr
20 Poem Fiction The Artist Dietmar Trommeshauser
21 Poem Fiction The Real 16 Geoff Stevens
22 Short Fiction Fiction Mystic Mandrake Beverly Heinze
31 Poem Fiction Blues June Miller
32 Short Fiction Fiction Cookies with a Killer Nina Kiriki Hoffman
36 Poem Fiction Full Moon Saki
37 Essay Non Fiction Spider in the Wire (Talebones #4, Summer 1996) J. C. Hendee
40 Short Fiction Fiction With Forked Tongue Ken Rand
45 Poem Fiction The Bimillennial Blues Bruce Boston
46 Short Fiction Fiction Spiders Bruce Taylor
49 Interview Non Fiction The Talebones Interview: Michael & Kathleen Gear Ken Rand & Kathleen O'Neal Gear & W. Michael Gear
53 Essay Non Fiction Black Ink (Talebones #4, Summer 1996) Barb Hendee
53 Review Non Fiction Lord of the Dead: The Secret History of Lord Byron Barb Hendee & Tom Holland
54 Review Non Fiction California Gothic Barb Hendee & Dennis Etchison
56 Review Non Fiction Sensuous Debris: Selected Poems 1970-1995 Barb Hendee & Bruce Boston
57 Review Non Fiction Mindstar Rising Duane Wilkins & Peter F. Hamilton
57 Essay Non Fiction Spinal SF (Talebones #4, Summer 1996) Duane Wilkins
58 Essay Non Fiction Bug Music (Talebones #4, Summer 1996) Patrick J. Swenson
58 Essay Non Fiction Review of music CD: "Songs in the Key of X" by Various Artists Patrick J. Swenson
60 Essay Non Fiction The Tale End: What's Coming Up ... #5 (Talebones #4, Summer 1996) uncredited

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Cover Art Non Fiction Talebones #4, Summer 1996 Doug Yamada
Editor Non Fiction Talebones - 1996 Patrick J. Swenson & Honna Boulger
5 Interior Art Non Fiction Translation Station Dan Smith
15 Interior Art Non Fiction A Church-Going Woman Charles S. Fallis
16 Interior Art Non Fiction Kites Dan Smith
20 Interior Art Non Fiction The Artist Tracy Vaughn Moore
21 Interior Art Non Fiction The Real 16 Paul Swenson
23 Interior Art Non Fiction Mystic Mandrake Tom Simonton
27 Interior Art Non Fiction Mystic Mandrake [2] Tom Simonton
31 Interior Art Non Fiction Blues Tracy Vaughn Moore
33 Interior Art Non Fiction Cookies with a Killer Gary McCluskey
36 Interior Art Non Fiction Full Moon Doug Yamada
41 Interior Art Non Fiction With Forked Tonge John Barrick
45 Interior Art Non Fiction The Bimillennial Blues Tom Simonton
46 Interior Art Non Fiction Spiders Charles S. Fallis