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The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction, Issue Five, 2011

June 2011

Editor Cameron Pierce
Cover art Carlton Mellick, III
Publisher Eraserhead Press
Price $6.95
Pages 93+[7]

  • Print-on-demand magazine that focuses on Bizarro fiction and its writers and culture.
  • Cameron Pierce is guest editor. Jeff Burk is editor-in-chief.
  • All artwork this issue is in public domain. They are spot illustrations on pages 5, 14, 17, 20 and 86. None of which have anything to do with the magazine, as they are illustrations of animals from an old encyclopedia.
  • The Andrew Goldfarb stories are comic strips.
  • The interview with The Widow's Bane is an "interview" with a musical act made up of zombies.
  • No price, price from Amazon.com as of 2012-11-29.
  • Publishing date from Amazon.com as of 2012-11-29.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
3 Essay Non Fiction I Was an Indochinese Sex Slave: A Rant from the Editor Cameron Pierce
4 Short Fiction Fiction The Laughing Crusade Andersen Prunty
8 Short Fiction Fiction Zipper's Knee J. David Osborne
10 Short Fiction Fiction Frankie Nougat and the Case of the Missing Heart Bradley Sands
19 Short Fiction Fiction Sour Cream: an excerpt from The No Hellos Diet Sam Pink
22 Short Fiction Fiction Superstitions of the Common Pigeon Stephen Graham Jones
25 Short Fiction Fiction The Obese Nick Antosca
53 Short Fiction Fiction Timmy Quackendale's Mystery Sack of Protean Magic R. J. Sevin
60 Short Fiction Fiction The Musty Cow's Teat of Death Alan M. Clark & Jeremy Robert Johnson
62 Short Fiction Fiction Earl Kirsten Alene
66 Essay Non Fiction The Life of a Slow Poisoner: Author Spotlight on Andrew Goldfarb Kirsten Alene & Troy Chambers
68 Short Fiction Fiction Fairy vs. Possum A. Goldfarb
70 Short Fiction Fiction Untitled Ogner Stump Comic Andrew Goldfarb
72 Essay Non Fiction Anarchist Clowns Stole My Money Patrick Wensink
74 Essay Non Fiction Zombies Are Just Undead Gentlemen: An Interview with the Widow's Bane Molly Tanzer
81 Essay Non Fiction Ideology and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: an excerpt from Pick Your Battle Douglas Lain
85 Essay Non Fiction Born Free Patrick Wensink
87 Essay Non Fiction Mr. O'Malley's Neighborhood: Bizarro Book Reviews by Caris O'Malley Caris O'Malley
87 Review Non Fiction Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy Caris O'Malley & Bradley Sands
87 Review Non Fiction The Cannibal's Guide to Ethical Living Caris O'Malley & Mykle Hansen
88 Review Non Fiction Night of the Assholes Caris O'Malley & Kevin L. Donihe
89 Review Non Fiction Ass Goblins of Auschwitz Caris O'Malley & Cameron Pierce
89 Review Non Fiction Lick Your Neighbor Caris O'Malley & Chris Genoa
90 Review Non Fiction The Vegan Revolution ... with Zombies Caris O'Malley & David Agranoff
92 Essay Non Fiction Bizarro Books That Never Were: Break the Bones Whose Sinews Gave Us Motion J. David Osborne

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Cover Art Non Fiction The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction, Issue Five, 2011 Carlton Mellick, III
Editor Non Fiction The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction, Issue Five, 2011 Cameron Pierce
1 Interior Art Non Fiction The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction #5, 2011 (title page) uncredited