The Best of Philip E High

As the title suggests, this is a collection of some of High's many short stories, together with an essay by one of his editors. High was active from the 1950s right through to his death in 2006, and this collections spans decades. Naturally his older stories are old-fashioned, and they're unlikely to appeal to readers who aren't old enough to have grown up with this style of writing; but for those of us who are it's a pleasant walk down memory lane. As far as I remember I'd never read any of his short stories, but I read several of High's novels when I was a teenager, and this collection makes me want to find out what else of his has been brought back into print by the SF Galaxy imprint. If, like me, you loved his writing way back when, get a copy of this - there are some gems to be had.

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Well, there's a blast from the past

Logged into my pro website for the first time in months, and lo and behold there in the most recent "visitor came from" stats was my entry in the Miss Snark Crapometer. I loved that site, I did; and it's been 12 years since she shuttered the site and left so many of us sad and forlorn.

I've had a couple of other "how long?" experiences today with looking up various things related to both fan and pro writing careers. It's been 16 years since I was first published by Loose Id. It's 21 years since I published my first fanzine. I feel old now...