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January 18, 2004

"In Shanghai Alley"

This story by Lemuel De Bra from the June 1930 issue of Triple-X Magazine is provided thanks to the efforts of pulp fan and collector John Locke.

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January 16, 2004

Lemuel De Bra: A Master of Mysteries

Pulp fan and collector John Locke provides this clipping from the issue of Triple-X Magazine. The biographical info about writers that appeared in pulp magazines frequently was as interesting as their works.

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January 02, 2004

Frederick Faust's Abrupt Endings

Frederick Faust's stories frequently seem to defy the traditional plot arc, in which a denouement -- or falling action that wraps up loose ends -- follows the climax. More than one reader has commented with a grumble about the abrupt endings of Faust's stories. With the body of his tale told, the author seems to have no interest in providing a typical sense of closure to his readers. Like a rocket that has expended all its fuel and then falls to earth, a Faust story speeds pell-mell to its climax, and then stops.

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