Short Stories James P. Blaylock Fantasy Writer

Short Stories and Novellas
(mostly taken from the complete bibliography supplied by W. Chris Smith)




"Hans Clinker", published in Scree 3 magazine, Duck Down Press, 1975

"Red Planet", Unearth magazine, #3, Summer, 1977.

"The Ape-Box Affair", Unearth magazine, #6, Spring, 1978.

"The Pink of Fading Neon", Triquarterly journal, Northwestern University, #47, Winter, 1980.

"The Idol's Eye", included in the anthology "Elsewhere", vol III, edited by Terry Windling and Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, first edition, paperback, 1984.

"Offering the Bicentennial Edition of the Complete "Twelve Hours of the Night", A pamphlet reportedly printed by the IWAS--International William Ashbless Society (actually printed by Cheap Street Press). The pamphlet advertises a ficticious book to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of William Ashbless, 1785-1985. Limited to 355 copies which were signed by Blaylock and Tim Powers, each of whom alternated signing the first and last name, 1985

"Nets of Silver and Gold", included in "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine", December, 1984.

"Paper Dragons", included in "Imaginary Lands" anthology ed by Robin McKinley, first edition, Ace, 1985, paperback.

"Paper Dragons", Axolotl Press, 1986, signed and limited issued thus:


"Paper Dragons", included in "Imaginary Lands" anthology ed by Robin McKinley, first edition, Greenwillow Books, 1986, hardback.

"Paper Dragons", included in "This Year's Best Science Fiction" anthology ed by Gardner Dozois, first edition, Bluejay Books, hardback and paperback, 1986

"The Shadow on the Doorstep", included in "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine", May, 1986.

"The Pink of Fading Neon", bound with "The Way Down the Hill", by Tim Powers, Axolotl Press, 1986, signed and limited issued thus:


"A Short Poem", a small pamphlet written as though by William Ashbless, The Folly Press, Tacoma, Washington. 26 lettered copies signed by the editors with a facsimile of William Ashbless's signature, paperback (bound in red, tan and blue wraps), laid in a white imprinted envelope. (Printed for private distribution.), 1987

"The Shadow on the Doorstep", Axolotl Press, 1987, bound with "Trilobyte", ss by Edward Bryant, signed and limited issued thus:



"Myron Chester and the Toads", included in "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine", February, 1987.

"Two Views of a Cave Painting", Axolotl Press, 1987, bound with "The Idol's Eye", ss also by JPB, and bound with "Escape from Kathmandu" ss by Kim Stanley Robinson, signed and limited issued thus:



"Paper Dragons", included in "Nebula Awards 21--SFWA;s Choices for the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 1985" anthology edited by George Zebrowski, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich Publishers, New York, hardback w/ dustcover and paperback, 1987

"Two Views of a Cave Painting", included in "Twilight Zone" magazine, April, 1988.

"A Postscript to Homunculus" (writ under the pseudonym of William Hastings), Morrigan, Bath, Avon. Paperbound, limited to 50 numbered copies, signed by JPB and by "William Hastings". (Printed for private distribution.) 1988

"Unidentified Objects", included in "Omni" magazine, July, 1989.

"Unidentified Objects", included in "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror", Vol 3, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terry Windling, St. Martin's Press, first edition, paperback and hardback. 1990

"Unidentified Objects", included in "O. Henry Prize Stories"anthology edited by William Abrahams, Doubleday, first edition, hardback and paperback. 1990

"Bugs", included in "When the Music's Over" anthology edited by Lewis Shiner, Bantam Books, paperback, 1991

"The Better Boy", cowritten with Tim Powers, included in "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine", February, 1991.

"Paper Dragons", Pulphouse Publishing, Eugene, Oregon, signed and limited to 100 copies, leatherbound. 1992

"Unidentified Objects", ss, included in "Omni Visions One" anthology edited by Ellen Datlow, Omni Books, paperback, 1993

"Doughnuts", Airtight Seels Allied Productions, MI, limited to 26 copies, lettered and signed, leatherbound with signed photo and original handwritten short story. Art by Phil Parks and afterward by Tim Powers, 1994

"Doughnuts", Airtight Seels Allied Productions, MI, limited to 224 copies, numbered and signed. Art by Phil Parks and afterward by Tim Powers, 1994

"The Old Curiosity Shop" (Novella) was to be published by Airtight Seels Allied Productions, summer 1996. A limited edition of ~275 copies, with art by Phil Parks and intro by Tim Powers.

"Doughnuts", Subterranean Press, 1997. Limited edition of 250 numbered and 26 lettered copies.

"The Old Curiosity Shop", published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1998 issue.

"The Thirteen Phantasms" published in OMNI on the internet

"The War of the Worlds", published online 2000, SciFiction website

Thirteen Phantasms, Published by Edgewood Press, 2000. ISBN 0-9701306-0-0 (short story collection)

Home Before Dark, chapbook, Subterranean Press, 2000

On Pirates, chapbook, Subterranean Press, 2001 .With Tim Powers, as William Ashbless

"The Other Side", published online 2001, SciFiction website

"His Own Back Yard", published online 2001, SciFiction website

The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook, Subterranean Press 2001, with Tim Powers, as William Ashbless

Small Houses, published online 2001, SciFiction website

In for a Penny or The Man Who Believed in Himself, published online 2002, SciFiction website

In for a Penny, (short story collection), Subterranean Press 2002




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