Short Story

Paul Kupperberg on January 20th, 2009

About a year and a half ago, I wrote a short story for an upcoming anthology from Moonstone Books about vampires (coming out this year, I believe). The story features a reporter for the Weekly World News (my former employer), Leo Persky, who writes under the byline Terrance Strange.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on November 14th, 2008

This is a short story I wrote about five years ago; the idea was sparked by a small footstone for Sidney Aronson in the graveyard near where my mother-in-law lies. My father’s name was Sidney, so whenever we visit the cemetery, I always put a stone on Mr.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on October 27th, 2008

Last year I wrote a short story for Moonstone BooksThe Avenger Chronicles, an anthology starring the 1930-1940s pulp character. The book is out and I share space with a batch of talented writers, including Will Murray, Ron Goulart, C.J.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on October 23rd, 2008

Last week I ran Part I of this short story I wrote that appeared in The Further Adventures of Batman, Volume 3: Featuring Catwoman, edited by Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam, 1993. Here’s Part II:

CREATURES OF HABIT
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Selina Kyle was disturbed by the night’s encounter.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on October 16th, 2008

The first section of a short story I wrote that appeared in The Further Adventures of Batman, Volume 3: Featuring Catwoman, edited by Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam, 1993):


CREATURES OF HABIT
© DC Comics

She padded across the alleyway, shrouded in the protective darkness of night, picking her way over the city’s debris.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on October 10th, 2008

If you haven’t read earlier episodes, you can find them here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.

And now, the conclusion of…

PASSED LIVES
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Kahna ate some more of her cold provisions as she continued her journey to the First City on foot.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on October 3rd, 2008

Check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6! Now read on:

PASSED LIVES
© Paul Kupperberg

The demon army withdrew as the sun began to set. The soldiers of Atlantis staggered about the battlefield, giving aid to fallen comrades and dispatching the wounded among their foes.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on September 23rd, 2008

The saga continues! Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 are here:

PASSED LIVES
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She left early the next morning, before the sun came up. Khar pretended to be asleep and she pretended to believe him.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on September 15th, 2008

Still more from this unpublished short story. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 are here:

“PASSED LIVES”
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When she rode up to the barn Khar was there to help her with the horse.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on September 9th, 2008

More from this unpublished short story. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 are here:

“PASSED LIVES”
© Paul Kupperberg

Malasa wasn’t hungry but she knew she needed to eat, so Kahna sought out a fondly remembered inn at the foot of King’s Street.… Read the rest

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