Black Cat Weekly #209 - Shannon Taft, Ron Miller, Paula Messina, Zachary Reger, Karl Dandenell, Kent J. Moore, Hal Charles, Bryce Walton, Edgar Wallace & Olive Harper
By Shannon Taft, Ron Miller, Paula Messina, Zachary Reger, Karl Dandenell, Kent J. Moore, Hal Charles, Bryce Walton, Edgar Wallace & Olive Harper
Release Date: 2025-08-31
Genre: Sci-Fi Short Stories
With Labor Day almost here, it seems especially fitting to publish a Labor Day story in this issue: Shannon Taftâs âDownhill,â brought to us by Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman. But the fun doesnât stop there. We have more originals from Paula Messina, Ron Miller (a new Velda P.I. story), Karl Dandenell, Kent J. Moore, and Zachary Reger, plus a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.
Classics include novels by Edgar Wallace and Olive Harper, as well as shorts from Lemuel De Bra and Bryce Walton. Good stuff!
Hereâs this issueâs lineupâ
Cover Art: Stephen Hickman
NOVELS
The Tomb of Tsâin, by Edgar Wallace
A secret tomb hides ancient richesâand deadly secrets best left buried.
The Sociable Ghost, by Olive Harper
A reporter finds himself involved with ghosts!
NOVELET
âVelda Wins a Prize,â by Ron Miller [Velda series]
When Miss Methylated 1952 hits Margate, a sinister secret surfaces!
SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY
âRight on the Money,â by Hal Charles
Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!
SHORT STORIES
âHow to Finance an African Safari,â by Paula Messina
A wily widow finds creative ways to fund her dream trip abroadâŚ
âDownhill,â by Shannon Taft [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
On Labor Day, a fatal scooter crash hides careful, chilling sabotage.
âBlue Eyes and Diamonds,â by Lemuel De Bra
A desperate wife schemes with a detective to cover her shameful secret.
âWhen the Third Bell Rings,â by Karl Dandenell
Chased by magic hounds, Paheet begs the sun priests for sanctuary.
âFeat of Clay,â by Kent J. Moore
A gallery night turns tense as a statue draws the wrong eyesâand whispersâŚ
âBetween Two Lions,â by Zachary Reger
The midnight library calls, and crows answer with courage and doubt.
âVictorious Failure,â by Bryce Walton
His breakthrough unravels when time itself conspires against him!
Black Cat Weekly #209 - Shannon Taft, Ron Miller, Paula Messina, Zachary Reger, Karl Dandenell, Kent J. Moore, Hal Charles, Bryce Walton, Edgar Wallace & Olive Harper
By Shannon Taft, Ron Miller, Paula Messina, Zachary Reger, Karl Dandenell, Kent J. Moore, Hal Charles, Bryce Walton, Edgar Wallace & Olive Harper
Release Date: 2025-08-31
Genre: Sci-Fi Short Stories
