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Welcome to Black Cat Weekly.
Black Cat WeeklyOur 67th issue has a lot of fun stories. Some are puzzling mysteries, some have seasonal cheer, a couple are novels, some are action-adventures. One is even my third science fiction novel...1990’s Rememory, an action-adventure future thriller, which I hope you enjoy. It originally appeared from Warner Books as a paperback original in their Questar line. It didn’t sell very well, but seems to have developed a cult following, particularly in furry fandom (it features people who have been transformed into animals). I keep running into fans who loved it. (Very few of the books in Warner’s Questar line sold well, but in retrospect the editor, Brian Thomsen, selected quite a few books by writers who would go on to much critical fame. And he was indirectly responsible for my wife Kim and me meeting at a party in Brooklyn, so he has much to celebrated for!)
RememoryBut back to the magazine. There are a number of people involved with putting out BCW each week, some more visible than others. Over the last year, probably the most important unsung hero has been Sam Hogan, who manages the contracts with the authors and does a lot of the initial prep work on the story files. Thanks, Sam! And our acquiring editors this year included Michael Bracken, Paul Di Filippo, Barb Goffman, Darrell Schweitzer, and Cynthia Ward; thanks to all of them. Though Paul has “retired” we hope to lure him back someday. And we really need to pester Darrell to find more stories.
BCWAs we head into 2023, I think we have found a winning formula for the Cat, and I hope to build on BCW’s success in the coming year with more original stories. If re-elected as editor, I promise next year will be bigger and better than ever! (Maybe I’ve been reading too many political editorials. Hmph.) Anway, on with the stories.
BCWHere’s this issue’s lineup:
“What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf?” by Christine Poulson [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
“The Loser Takes All,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
“Home for Christmas,” by Frank Zafiro [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
“Thubway Tham Reformth,” by Johnston McCulley [short story]
The Diamond Coterie, by Lawrence L. Lynch [novel]
The Diamond Coterie
“The Power of the Cocoon,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman [short story]
“Passed Down,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman [short story]
“Planet of Doom,” by Stephen Marlowe [short story]
“The Manless Worlds,” by Murray Leinster [short story]
Rememory, by John Gregory Betancourt [novel]
RememoryUntil next time, happy reading!
—John Betancourt
Editor, Black Cat Weekly
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