From dragons to retirement homes.From music to email Spam.From Africa to the Garden of Eden.From the comic to the deadly serious. Award-winning master of the fantastic David H. Hendrickson spins spellbinding tales wherever he looks.and these twelve stories prove it.

Hell of a Band: Twelve Fantasy Stories

Shimmer, the legendary female impersonator, haunts the Key West cabaret she made famous and the pale imitators who try to fill her stilettos. They inevitably fail, until a new contender to her throne arrives and insists on a very different Barbara impersonation. Not Streisand, but Bush. Barbara Bleeping Bush! "She's No Shimmer" first appeared in Fiction River: Haunted."David H. Hendrickson is one of my favorite writers."-- USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch

She's No Shimmer

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." -Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes:"First Chair" by Annie Reed"Scrooge and Marley" by David H. Hendrickson"Krampus and His Theoretical Heart" by Rob Vagle"Santa Sata-ni-fied" by Stephannie Tallent"Desperate Housewitches" by Dayle A. Dermatis"The Pain" by O'Neil De Noux"What Fits" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman"Harsh Expectations" by R. W. Wallace"It's a Wonderful Death" by Robert Jeschonek"Up On the Rooftop" by Kristine Grayson"Minions at Work" by J. Steven York

Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Issue #24 - Pulphouse, #24

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."-Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes:"Valley Girl Vampire to Save the World" by Stephanie Writt"The Warrior Women of Apartment 3C" by Annie Reed"Breathing in the Stars" by Robert J. McCarter"Retired from Henching" by Ezekiel James Boston"The Networked Path of the Cyber Zamurai" by David Bruns"Disturbing the Peace" by O'Neil De Noux"The Rhythm Method: The Percussor's Tale" by Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart"C is for Sissies" by Kent Patterson"The Preacher's Kid and the 2004 Red Sox" by David H. Hendrickson"From the Good Old Days" by Jim Gotaas"The Art of the Prank Phone Call" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"Human Subjects" by Ray Vukcevich"Planet Suds and the Sockpocalypse" by Lisa Silverthorne"Just Desserts" by R. W. Wallace"Obsession" by Jerry Oltion"Flowers for Mother" by J. Steven York"For the Love of Books" by Jason A. Adams"The Spinach Can's Son" by Robert Jeschonek"Minions at Work: Bar None" by J. Steven York

Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Issue #9 - Pulphouse, #9

In 1968, at the height of the Civil Rights struggle, Jessie Stackhouse leaves home to break the color line at an elite, all-white prep school. He arrives filled with dreams of winning championships and eventually playing in the NHL, but soon finds that the coach doesn't want him there and neither do most of his teammates. They'll go to almost any extreme to make him leave. Jessie must overcome not only the team in the other locker room, but the even more dangerous one in his own."Hendrickson's debut novel paints a gripping account of a courageous young man rising above evil." --Booklist"A worthy, if heartwrenching read.... The best of humanity is explored -- and some of the worst, exposed. It is very readable, written with a clear and powerful voice, and is engaging from beginning to end." -- Long and Short Reviews (four stars)"One of the most interesting books I've read this year, a one-of-a-kind book." -- Reading in Color"Cracking the Ice scores the literary equivalent of a hat-trick: funny, harrowing and finally, heartfelt. This book is a winner." --Greg Neri, author of Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty, a 2011 Coretta Scott King Honor book"I started reading Cracking the Ice and could not put it down. Jessie Stackhouse's generosity, hope, and intelligence touched my heart.... Usually I go to bed early; however, I kept reading Cracking the Ice until I turned to the last page." --Joyce Carol Thomas, National Book Award and American Book Award winner."A compelling, civil rights tale of a young man's coming of age on the ice. Hendrickson personalizes history with unforgettable characters." --Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of Ninth Ward, a 2011 Coretta Scott King Honor book

Cracking the Ice

From the mean streets of "Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin" to the sleepy suburbs.From the grime of the Boston subways to a tavern in the afterlife.From sandy ancient Israel to the plains of the Serengeti.Award-winning master of mystery and suspense David H. Hendrickson finds crime and punishment wherever he looks. and these ten thrilling tales prove it."David H. Hendrickson is one of my favorite writers."--Edgar-nominated author Kris Nelscott"One of the most diverse writers I have had the pleasure to meet."--USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith

Death in the Serengeti and Other Stories: Ten Tales of Crime

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."-Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes"The Hero of Calliope Springs: A Clockwork Cowboy Story" by J. Steven York"Dirt Dancer" by Joslyn Chase"Eternal Flame" by Rob Vagle"Seeing Him for the First Time" by David H. Hendrickson"No Common Scents" by Jim Gotaas"With Light Years Between Us" by Robert J. McCarter"Unfamiliar, Foreign, Outré" by Jerry Oltion"Taking Care of Business" by Mary Jo Rabe"A Night Under the Stars" by Lisa Silverthorne"Pretty Rita" by O'Neil De Noux"Leftovers" by B. A. Paul"Degrading" by Ezekiel James Boston"Thumpman at the Keys" by Kent Patterson"Road Kill: A Dan Shamble, Zombie P. I. Story" by Kevin J. Anderson"A Warriors Death" by Stephanie Writt"In-Class Assignment" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"Life, With Cats" Annie Reed"Blackbeard's Aliens" by Robert Jeschonek"Minions at Work: Head Case" by J. Steven York

Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Issue #8 - Pulphouse, #8

Nothing much happens in Fernville, New Hampshire-aka Sleepyville, USA. Eventually even cops there turn soft, like marshmallows. When murder comes to Sleepyville, the case falls to the softest marshmallow of all, Jimmy Flanagan. Now the marshmallow must find his inner steel core. Bestselling author David H. Hendrickson expertly weaves this twisted tale of murder and revenge.

Sleepyville, USA

From a little blue fuzzy monster in a Casanova's pants... to a movie star wannabe raising money for her boob job. From rival Key West female impersonators... to the wife of the Biblical King David. From an Irishman with a unique challenge on St. Patrick's Day... to a borscht-belt-style comic in outer space. Award-winning master of comedy David H. Hendrickson finds hilarity in the strangest of places, and these eight tales prove it."David H. Hendrickson is one of my favorite writers."-USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Hell of a Band: Twelve Fantasy Stories

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