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Author Topic: Short Story: "Curses," from The Naked City anthology  (Read 1968 times)
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« on: March 26, 2009, 01:42:37 PM »

Editor Ellen Datlow has revealed the authorial lineup of her new anthology Naked City: New Tales of Urban Fantasy, featuring a story by Jim, and what an impressive lineup it is!


Curses - Jim Butcher
How the Pooka Came To New York City - Delia Sherman
On the Slide - Richard Bowes
The Duke of Riverside - Ellen Kushner
Oblivion by Calvin Klein - Christopher Fowler
Picking up the Pieces - Pat Cadigan
Underbridge - Peter S. Beagle
Priced To Sell - Naomi Novik
The Bricks of Gelecek - Matthew Kressel
Weston Walks - Kit Reed
The Projected Girl - Lavie Tidhar
The Way Station - Nathan Ballingrud
And Go Like This - John Crowley
Noble Rot - Holly Black
Daddy Long Legs of the Evening - Jeffrey Ford
The Skinny Girl - Lucius Shepard
The Colliers’ Venus - Caitlín R. Kiernan
King Pole, Gallows Pole, Bottle Tree - Elizabeth Bear

Check out the comments on Ellen's post on the subject for a hint as to the plot of Jim's tale!
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2009, 01:55:44 PM »

Oooh, love the title! Very, very noirish. Any idea on a release date, or is it tentative?
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2009, 02:04:43 PM »

Sounds more comedy-ish to me, will have to wait until Spring '10 to find out. 

Just curious aside from Strange Brew do we have any other release dates for Short stories yet?
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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2009, 02:05:57 PM »

ooh! More Jim swag!

How The Pooka came to NYC sounds interesing...but I'm biased Cheesy
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2009, 02:58:46 PM »

Sounds more comedy-ish to me, will have to wait until Spring '10 to find out. 

Just curious aside from Strange Brew do we have any other release dates for Short stories yet?


If I remember correctly, the title was originally used by the 1930's news photograph Arthur "Weegee" Feld, when he put together a collection of his crime scene photographs.
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« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2009, 03:03:44 PM »

If I remember correctly, the title was originally used by the 1930's news photograph Arthur "Weegee" Feld, when he put together a collection of his crime scene photographs.

I'm sorry.  I didn't mean the title I meant the description on the page Priscellie linked to.  It said something about the real reason behind the Cubs Curse.  I just thought that particular plot sounded more humorous than noirish.
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2009, 06:21:51 AM »

Given that the anthology will not be released until Spring 2010, why do I get the feeling that there are 2 versions of the "Curses" story floating around and that the one that gets published will depend on whether or not the Cubs actually win the World Series...
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2009, 06:27:26 AM »

Given that the anthology will not be released until Spring 2010, why do I get the feeling that there are 2 versions of the "Curses" story floating around and that the one that gets published will depend on whether or not the Cubs actually win the World Series...


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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2009, 06:45:43 AM »

Hmmm, still too early to preorder!  I will have to watch this spot, and keep my ear to the ground.   Grin
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2009, 08:00:30 AM »

Dresden overloaaaddddsssss....


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