First published in Contemporary Rhyme 2.1, Winter 2005. Catalog librarian by day, Lyn coedits the quarterly journal Virginia Libraries. Visit gardnercastle.com.

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"Ariadne's Thank-You Note"
by Gwynne Garfinkle
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Originally published in Space and Time Magazine, Issue 107. Visit gwynnegarfinkle.com.

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"The Golem of Red Bean Paste"
by Peg Duthie
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Written for the 2009 SFPA Halloween Reading. Visit Peg at nashpanache.com and her blog.

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"O. D."
by J. C. Runolfson
Warning: Adult Content
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First published, in both text and audio format, in the Winter 2009 issue of Goblin Fruit. Visit her website at seajules.livejournal.com.

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"Dr. Holt's House of Hormones"
by Karen A. Romanko
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First appeared in Aberrant Dreams, October 2008. Please visit Raven Electrick Ink for more information about Karen A. Romanko's projects.

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"The Armadillos of Castle Dracula"
by David Lee Summers
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Written for the 2009 SFPA Halloween Poetry Reading. Learn more at davidleesummers.com.

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"She's in the Ice"
by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
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Published originally in Strange Horizons 5/18/09. Visit the Dreams and Nightmares Magazine blog.

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"Casual Friday"
by Marcie Lynn Tentchoff
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First published in the March/April 2009 issue of Star*Line.

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"O is for October"
by Stephen M. Wilson
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First appeared in the anthology Wicked Karnival: Halloween Horror (2005) and was nominated for a Rhysling Award.

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"FAQ"
by Mary Turzillo
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Originally appeared in Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet and subsequently in Mary's Your Cat & Other Space Aliens (vanzenopress.com/author_turzillo.htm). For more information, see maryturzillo.com.

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"Monsters"
by Geoffrey A. Landis
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First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, Oct./Nov. 2009. For more information, visit geoffreylandis.com.

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"Opening Scenes fo a Universal Horror Film"
by John S. Tumlin
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First appeared in the Sept./Oct. 2008 issue of Star*Line. John's poetry has also appeared in Aoife's Kiss, Illumen, and elsewhere.

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"A Bloody Baker's Dozen"
by G. O. Clark
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Published in Gary's poetry collection, Mortician's Tea (Sam's Dot Publishing, 2009). For more, see Clark's website.

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"Dead Air"
by Julia Rios
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Written for the SFPA 2009 Halloween Reading. You may find Julia online at juliarios.com.

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"Ophelia's Moon"
by Ann K. Schwader
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First appeared in The Worms Remember (Hive Press, 2001). Visit Ann's website or her LiveJournal, Yaddith Times, for more information about her work and links to other poems published online.

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"Halloween at the End of the Universe"
by Elizabeth W. Bennefeld
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Written for SFPA's 2009 Halloween Poetry Reading. Liz has coordinated SFPA's Halloween event since its inception in 2006. Please visit her website for more poetry and photos, or drop by her Quiet Spaces LJ.

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"A Crisis of Forest"
by Sandra Lindow
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Originally published in the October/November issue of Asimov's. You are invited to visit her website.

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"Hallowe'en"
by F.J. Bergmann
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In the Vampyr Verse anthology (Popcorn Press, Hallowe'en 2009). Information about F.J. Bergmann and her writing can be found at fibitz.com.

Previous Halloween Readings

2008

2007

2006