Tag Archives: Behind the Story

Behind “Devil in Her Heart”

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Loren Rhoads

I was an infant when the Beatles played the Ed Sullivan Show. My parents were young newlyweds, holding down their first jobs out of college, so I don’t know if they watched it. Despite that, the Beatles provided the unacknowledged … Continue reading →

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Behind “Something in the Water”

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Loren Rhoads

When my kid was a toddler, we spent hours and hours in the Academy of Sciences while it was exiled from Golden Gate Park. The museum was temporarily housed in a big warehouse south of Market Street, where I could … Continue reading →

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Behind “Still Life with Shattered Glass”

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Loren Rhoads

After I graduated from the University of Michigan, I got my first grownup job as the Undergraduate Secretary in the English Department.  It turned out to be a hell job that had burned out the last several women who’d held … Continue reading →

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Behind “Elle a Vu un Loup”

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Loren Rhoads

My story “Elle a Vu un Loup” appeared in Weirdbook #40 at the end of last year. In the story, Alondra DeCourval travels to Mackinac Island to face a monster that has terrorized the close-knit community. You can check out … Continue reading →

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Behind “The Arms Dealer’s Daughter”

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Loren Rhoads

My story “The Arms Dealer’s Daughter” appears in the electronic edition of the new issue of Space and Time magazine. It’s a bonus story for those who read the ebook, since it doesn’t appear in the print edition. “The Arms … Continue reading →

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