tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post3521826428466929404..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: There's No Such Animal: "Miracle on Vine Street" (1941) and "The Sematic Crocodile" (1941) by Fredric BrownTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-85733489972970028792020-02-03T11:59:36.850+01:002020-02-03T11:59:36.850+01:00I've just been indexing the 20 online issues o...I've just been indexing the 20 online issues of THE LAYMAN'S MAGAZINE for the FictionMags Index and confirm there were only three Fred Brown stories in these issues (and, AFAIK, none appeared in later issues).<br /><br />Of possible interest, though, is that these issues also contain two poems and several games and puzzles by Brown, often anonymously. If anybody has a copy of the Fred Brown collection THE PROOFREADERS' PAGE that I edited, it turns out that all the previously unattributed items in the "Kid's Stuff" section were published in these issues.Phil Stephensen-Paynehttp://www.philsp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-37196973490011200382020-01-15T22:28:23.056+01:002020-01-15T22:28:23.056+01:00What other stories? I can now only find three stor...What other stories? I can now only find three stories by Brown that were published in <i>The Layman's Magazine</i>. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-85291404692506949982020-01-15T22:26:02.859+01:002020-01-15T22:26:02.859+01:00If you mean "A Matter of Taste," don'...If you mean "A Matter of Taste," don't bother, I've already found the story and it appears to be a short-short. But thank you for the offer. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-78227312484061857152020-01-15T19:22:40.940+01:002020-01-15T19:22:40.940+01:00Thanks for pointing us all to these, and that Goog...Thanks for pointing us all to these, and that Google Books collection of LAYMAN"S...which apparently published a few more Brown stories yet, beyond the three mentioned above. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-10420131659735790602020-01-15T00:25:22.067+01:002020-01-15T00:25:22.067+01:00TomCat, send me your email address to jackseabrook...TomCat, send me your email address to jackseabrook63@gmail.com and I'll scan the story and email it to you.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-19291380647974799482020-01-14T15:00:16.149+01:002020-01-14T15:00:16.149+01:00Thank you for letting me know about the third stor...Thank you for letting me know about the third story. I'll look into it. Unfortunately, <i>The Water-Walker</i> is one of the most obscure collection of impossible crime stories out there with only 425 printed copies. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-43117232733097999732020-01-13T23:30:17.776+01:002020-01-13T23:30:17.776+01:00There were actually three Fredric Brown stories in...There were actually three Fredric Brown stories in THE LAYMAN'S MAGAZINE - the third (actually published first) was "A Matter of Taste" in the June 1940 issue, All three were reprinted in THE WATER-WALKER in 1990.Phil Stephensen-Paynehttp://www.philsp.comnoreply@blogger.com