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Post by andydecker on Apr 11, 2022 9:37:29 GMT
Charles L. Grant (ed.) – After Midnight (Tor Books, 1986, 276 pages)  Content: Charles L. Grant - Introduction
David Langford - Cold Spell (1980)
Galad Elflandsson - The Devil Don't Dance with Strangers
Bernard Taylor - Our Last Nanny (1973)
Ardath Mayhar - A Night in Possum Holler
Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois, Michael Swanwick - Touring (1981)
Ramsey Campbell - Call First (1975)
John Burke - Lucille Would Have Known (1980)
Bob Booth - Still Life
Alan Ryan - Hear the Whistle Blowing
R. Chetwynd-Hayes - The Colored Transmission (1974)
Joseph Payne Brennan - Rhea
Leslie Alan Horvitz - Marriage Vows
Melissa Mia Hall - The Glass Doorknob
Joe R. Lansdale - Duck Hunt
Reginald Bretnor - Markham (1974)
Ellen Kushner - Night Laughter
Terry L. Parkinson - Sleep
Bernard Taylor - Forget-Me-Not (1975)
A mixture of the older and the then new. Quite a few out of British anthologies. The introduction is bland. |
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Post by dem bones on Apr 12, 2022 18:14:34 GMT
A mixture of the older and the then new. Quite a few out of British anthologies. He chose really well. Striking cover art, too. I often find it difficult to recall a story I read, and probably enjoyed, two-three days ago, but the Langford, Campbell, Burke and two from Taylor have all stayed with me. Of the stories by British authors, it's only the Chetwynd-Hayes has faded from memory. |
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Post by andydecker on Apr 12, 2022 20:20:43 GMT
I often find it difficult to recall a story I read, and probably enjoyed, two-three days ago. Same here. I also find it often difficult to remember the content after a few days. They used to be more memorable. |
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Post by Swampirella on Apr 12, 2022 20:41:52 GMT
I often find it difficult to recall a story I read, and probably enjoyed, two-three days ago. Same here. I also find it often difficult to remember the content after a few days. They used to be more memorable. Thank God, it's not just me (after a few weeks/months/years). |
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Post by peedeel on Apr 13, 2022 8:27:02 GMT
Same here. I also find it often difficult to remember the content after a few days. They used to be more memorable. Thank God, it's not just me (after a few weeks/months/years). Gentlemen, I have much the same problem  However, is it that the stories have become less memorable? Or is my memory not what it once was?  |
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Post by andydecker on Apr 13, 2022 10:00:41 GMT
However, is it that the stories have become less memorable? Or is my memory not what it once was?  It is both, I think. Contemporary stories are often better written stylistically - I know this is a generalisation - but the content of things like the Pan Books, just to name one, was often more memorable as the writers had more possibilites thematically and were not so self-referential inclined.
On the other hand, after reading genre for 40+ years or even longer, things tend to blur.  |
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Post by Swampirella on Apr 13, 2022 10:44:26 GMT
However, is it that the stories have become less memorable? Or is my memory not what it once was? It is both, I think. Contemporary stories are often better written stylistically - I know this is a generalisation - but the content of things like the Pan Books, just to name one, was often more memorable as the writers had more possibilites thematically and were not so self-referential inclined.
On the other hand, after reading genre for 40+ years or even longer, things tend to blur.  I agree with you there, although I wouldn't have been able to articulate anything after the first sentence (or before the last). |
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However, is it that the stories have become less memorable? Or is my memory not what it once was? 
