Short Stories
by Steve Schlich


ORDER: Published Last, Listed First

Inside the Iron Maiden
...published in Poe's Lighthouse, 2006

The Saving Private Lynch Loop
...written in 2004, never published

Naked Washington
...a CD/Book, self-published in 2004

Victory Garden
...purchased by Sci-Fi Paradox in 2003, but never published

Death's-Head, Revised
...written in 2001, never published

(Why the big gap? I tried screenwriting (without success—I kept my soul) ..here are my pitches)

Nothing But the Truth
...published in Cricket, 1995

Steelsong
...published in Transversions, 1995

Repairs
...published in Weird Tales, 1994

Past Imperfect
...written in 1992, never published

Hardball
...published in Pulphouse the Magazine, 1993

Bearing Witness
...written in 1992, never published

Rebus
...published in Trajectories, 1990

La Cara de Piedra
...published in Pulphouse the Hardback #5, 1989

Silicon Valley Fiction
...published in The Report, 1989

The Dogfather
...published in Pulphouse the Hardback #2, 1988

Godzilla's Haiku
...published in The Report, 1988

Rribbitt
...published in the anthology Wet Visions, 1988

Captain Willard's Favorite Snack
...published in the anthology Rat Tales #2, 1988

Attack of the Giant Gaffe!
...written in 1983, never published

Top of the Stairs
...published in Rod Serling's Twilight Zone Magazine, 1982

Indulgences
...written in 1982, never published

Telekinesex
...published in Beaver, 1981

The Hand That Feeds
...published in Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, 1981

Fair Trade
...written in 1981, never published

The Paper Route Race
...published in Nickelsworth, 1981

The Last of the Great White Hunters
The Last of the Great White Hunters Strikes Back!
Return of the Last of the Great White Hunters Strikes Back!
...published in PESFAZINE, 1980 & 1981

Off the Wisdom Wall
...written in 1980, never published

A Sound in His Mind
...purchased by Young Musicians, 1980, but never published

Bringing Out the Beast
...written in 1979, never published

Breaking the Game Show Habit
...written in 1979, never published

Passage
...written in 1979, never published

Campground
...published in Signpost, 1976

The Room
...published in New Morning, 1971

Dr. Williams
...written in 1971, never published