# Wolfe-inspired short story collection *The Urth list — 9 messages, 8 voices, 14 May 2013* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### Stephen Case *14 May 2013, 02:07* Please pardon this rather self-serving note to the list and feel free to ignore if uninterested. I've recently published a collection of short stories, TREES AND OTHER WONDERS, that is now available on the Kindle Store: http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Other-Wonders-Collected-ebook/dp/B00CPS3C3C/ > From the description: "for fans of the likes of Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, R. A. Lafferty, and Jorge Luis Borges," which is why I trouble you with it at all. Wolfe has long been a primary inspiration for my own writing. We have corresponded for a number of years, and he has given me very helpful feedback on some of my own stories. This collection includes ten previously-published works (first appearing in a number of pro and semi-pro zines) as well as two appearing here for the first time. I'm certainly very far from being anywhere near Gene's league, but I hope that fans of Wolfe might find glimmers of that sense of wonder he does so well in my own work. Plus, I'd be very interested to hear what you think-- because fans of Wolfe are the sort of readers I'm looking for. -Steve ``` Stephen Case Graduate Student, Program for the History and Philosophy of Science University of Notre Dame www.stephenrcase.com 815.295.4720 ``` --- ### Daniel Otto Jack Petersen *14 May 2013, 21:32 · in reply to Stephen Case* Thanks for this, Steve! I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can share my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and qualifications). Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, the lucky dog). Any others? -DOJP > On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Stephen Case wrote: > Please pardon this rather self-serving note to the list and feel free to > ignore if uninterested. I've recently published a collection of short > stories, TREES AND OTHER WONDERS, that is now available on the Kindle > Store: > http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Other-Wonders-Collected-ebook/dp/B00CPS3C3C/ > > From the description: "for fans of the likes of Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, > R. A. Lafferty, and Jorge Luis Borges," which is why I trouble you with it > at all. > > Wolfe has long been a primary inspiration for my own writing. We have > corresponded for a number of years, and he has given me very helpful > feedback on some of my own stories. This collection includes ten > previously-published works (first appearing in a number of pro and semi-pro > zines) as well as two appearing here for the first time. I'm certainly very > far from being anywhere near Gene's league, but I hope that fans of Wolfe > might find glimmers of that sense of wonder he does so well in my own work. > > Plus, I'd be very interested to hear what you think-- because fans of > Wolfe are the sort of readers I'm looking for. > > -Steve > > -- > Stephen Case > Graduate Student, Program for the History and Philosophy of Science > University of Notre Dame > www.stephenrcase.com > 815.295.4720 > > _______________________________________________ --- ### Marc Aramini *15 May 2013, 00:33 · in reply to Daniel Otto Jack Petersen* Some old posters were published authors, but haven't seen them in a while. Michael andre-Driussi, yves meynard, patrick o leary, Borski- (some of his criticism might be wild enough to classify, too; though I admire a few of his more sound textual observations). Trying to think of more, sure I am missing some. Not sure if Alice Turner wrote fiction or was solely an influential editor... Yes, I am lucky. Alas, the vast majority of my writing is sealed in a desk where it will probably remain forever. Lots of Notre Dame posters - Craig as well. Do you know professor Buttigieg there, Steve? My favorite professor, though I was a biochem major back then and I haven't seen him since like 1999. In any case I will check out the collection. Sent from my iPhone > On May 14, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Daniel Otto Jack Petersen wrote: > Thanks for this, Steve! I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can share my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and qualifications). > > Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, the lucky dog). > > Any others? > > -DOJP > > > On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Stephen Case wrote: >> Please pardon this rather self-serving note to the list and feel free to ignore if uninterested. I've recently published a collection of short stories, TREES AND OTHER WONDERS, that is now available on the Kindle Store: http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Other-Wonders-Collected-ebook/dp/B00CPS3C3C/ >> >> From the description: "for fans of the likes of Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, R. A. Lafferty, and Jorge Luis Borges," which is why I trouble you with it at all. >> >> Wolfe has long been a primary inspiration for my own writing. We have corresponded for a number of years, and he has given me very helpful feedback on some of my own stories. This collection includes ten previously-published works (first appearing in a number of pro and semi-pro zines) as well as two appearing here for the first time. I'm certainly very far from being anywhere near Gene's league, but I hope that fans of Wolfe might find glimmers of that sense of wonder he does so well in my own work. >> >> Plus, I'd be very interested to hear what you think-- because fans of Wolfe are the sort of readers I'm looking for. >> >> -Steve >> >> -- >> Stephen Case >> Graduate Student, Program for the History and Philosophy of Science >> University of Notre Dame >> www.stephenrcase.com >> 815.295.4720 >> >> _______________________________________________ --- ### António Pedro Marques *15 May 2013, 02:58 · in reply to Marc Aramini* You'll post us a link when it does come out, right, March? --- ### Daniel Otto Jack Petersen *15 May 2013, 08:37 · in reply to Marc Aramini* Oh, I didn't know O'Leary had posted here. I thought I also heard that Neil Gaiman was posting here back in the 90s, discussing Long Sun or something.... -DOJP > On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Marc Aramini wrote: > Some old posters were published authors, but haven't seen them in a while. > Michael andre-Driussi, yves meynard, patrick o leary, Borski- (some of his > criticism might be wild enough to classify, too; though I admire a few of > his more sound textual observations). Trying to think of more, sure I am > missing some. Not sure if Alice Turner wrote fiction or was solely an > influential editor... > > Yes, I am lucky. Alas, the vast majority of my writing is sealed in a > desk where it will probably remain forever. > > Lots of Notre Dame posters - Craig as well. Do you know professor > Buttigieg there, Steve? My favorite professor, though I was a biochem > major back then and I haven't seen him since like 1999. > > In any case I will check out the collection. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 14, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Daniel Otto Jack Petersen < > danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for this, Steve! I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and > influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can share > my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and > qualifications). > > Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced > writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume > of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, > the lucky dog). > > Any others? > > -DOJP > > > On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Stephen Case wrote: >> Please pardon this rather self-serving note to the list and feel free to >> ignore if uninterested. I've recently published a collection of short >> stories, TREES AND OTHER WONDERS, that is now available on the Kindle >> Store: >> http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Other-Wonders-Collected-ebook/dp/B00CPS3C3C/ >> >> From the description: "for fans of the likes of Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, >> R. A. Lafferty, and Jorge Luis Borges," which is why I trouble you with it >> at all. >> >> Wolfe has long been a primary inspiration for my own writing. We have >> corresponded for a number of years, and he has given me very helpful >> feedback on some of my own stories. This collection includes ten >> previously-published works (first appearing in a number of pro and semi-pro >> zines) as well as two appearing here for the first time. I'm certainly very >> far from being anywhere near Gene's league, but I hope that fans of Wolfe >> might find glimmers of that sense of wonder he does so well in my own work. >> >> Plus, I'd be very interested to hear what you think-- because fans of >> Wolfe are the sort of readers I'm looking for. >> >> -Steve >> >> -- >> Stephen Case >> Graduate Student, Program for the History and Philosophy of Science >> University of Notre Dame >> www.stephenrcase.com >> 815.295.4720 >> >> _______________________________________________ --- ### Stephen Palmer *15 May 2013, 10:19 · follows Daniel Otto Jack Petersen* > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 22:32:23 +0100 > From: Daniel Otto Jack Petersen > To: The Urth Mailing List > Subject: Re: (urth) Wolfe-inspired short story collection > Message-ID: > ??? > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Thanks for this, Steve!? I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and > influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can share > my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and > qualifications). > > Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced > writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume > of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, > the lucky dog). > > Any others? > > -DOJP > > Hi Everyone, > > Long-time reader of the Urth List here, but I've never contributed before now. I'm a British SF author published since 1996, some of my work has been compared to GW, mostly I suspect because I also love the "mysteries beneath the text" style that GW is a master of. When I first discovered him in the early 'eighties, I realised I'd found the writing style I'd been seeking. Luckily, I began with TBOTNS back in those days! A couple of my novels might be of interest to GW fans, "Urbis Morpheos" and "Memory Seed." > > Keep up the great work on this list, it's been fascinating reading for a long time... > > Steve Palmer --- ### Andy Robertson *15 May 2013, 13:02 · in reply to Stephen Palmer* Some of my "NIGHTLAND" stuff mixes in GW vibes . . .most notably, the Great Redoubt was originally meant to be a starship . . . !!!! hartshorn > On 15/05/2013 11:19, Stephen Palmer wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 22:32:23 +0100 > From: Daniel Otto Jack Petersen > > To: The Urth Mailing List > > Subject: Re: (urth) Wolfe-inspired short story collection > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Thanks for this, Steve! I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and > influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can > share > my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and > qualifications). > > Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced > writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume > of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, > the lucky dog). > > Any others? > > -DOJP > Hi Everyone, > Long-time reader of the Urth List here, but I've never contributed > before now. I'm a British SF author published since 1996, some of my > work has been compared to GW, mostly I suspect because I also love the > "mysteries beneath the text" style that GW is a master of. When I > first discovered him in the early 'eighties, I realised I'd found the > writing style I'd been seeking. Luckily, I began with TBOTNS back in > those days! A couple of my novels might be of interest to GW fans, > "Urbis Morpheos" and "Memory Seed." > Keep up the great work on this list, it's been fascinating reading for > a long time... > Steve Palmer > > > _______________________________________________ --- ### Tony Ellis *16 May 2013, 08:25 · follows Andy Robertson* > Daniel Otto Jack Petersen wrote: > > Any others? Pride compels me to admit that I had an incredibly juvenile Wolfean story published in Aboriginal SF Magazine years ago. Shame ensures that I'm not going to tell you which issue. --- ### Dan'l Danehy-Oakes *16 May 2013, 14:45 · in reply to Tony Ellis* I haven't published anything I'd call "Wolfean," but I've published four stories in the past. The only one in print is in Kevin J. Anderson's "Tales of Jabba's Palace" -- yes, a STARWARS story -- and the one I'm proudest of is in an old issue of REALMS OF FANTASY. > On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Tony Ellis wrote: > Daniel Otto Jack Petersen wrote: >> Any others? > Pride compels me to admit that I had an incredibly juvenile Wolfean > story published in Aboriginal SF Magazine years ago. Shame ensures > that I'm not going to tell you which issue. > _______________________________________________ ---