William F. Nolan, author of science fiction classic Logan's Run, is one of the most prolific writers in a field of prolific writers. In this interview, he talks about his early short stories, his friendship with Ray Bradbury, and his many collaborations with Dan Curtis - as well as his training as an artist and illustrator, biographies of mystery writers Dashiell Hammett and Max Broad, and brief career as a sports car racer.
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The Carver is a gentleman, an artisan, re-creating the living as they lie blankly on his tables: with the touch of his hands they break open, or come together, all in the wave of a finger. A vignette comprised of powerful images and strange occurrences.
The Carp's Proposition by Emily M. Z. Carlyle (fantasy)
One young girl is given the chance that everyone dreams of: three wishes, hers for the price of asking. But, conversational as she may be, her wish-granting carp can't seem to get her to make a wish - any wish. The complicated seduction of a very cautious, and very impertinent, young girl.
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