Dime

DIME is the first anthology compiled by Futures Mysterious Anthology. The name is a tribute to the old Dime Magazines that helped several generations of authors hone their craft. Babs Lakey of Futures Mysterious has taken great care in building this anthology.Dime novels flourished from the middle to the close of the 19th century in America and England (where the novels were known as "penny dreadfuls"), and benefited from three mutually reinforcing trends: the vastly increased mechanization of printing, the growth of efficient rail and canal shipping, and ever-growing rates of literacy.The dime novels were aimed at youthful, working-class audiences and distributed in massive editions at newsstands and dry goods stores. Though the phrase conjures up stereotyped yarns of Wild West adventure, complete with lurid cover illustration, many other genres were represented: tales of urban outlaws, detective stories, working-girl narratives of virtue defended, and costume romances.DIME is coming together out of respect for the art of the short story. Volume One will include:MY KIND KNOWS REGRET ? ROBERT MORRISHA MADE MAN ? WARREN MURPHYSILVER LAKE ? MICHAEL BRACKENHER BROTHER?S KEEPER ? LAURIE WOODMIRROR, MIRROR ? BEVERLE GRAVES MYERSDEAD WIFE WALKING ? EARL STAGGSA BUDGETED LIFE ? BILL CAPRONTHE PILLS ? TIM WOHLFORTHCRESTFALLEN?S WIDOW ? SIMON WOODA HOUSE DIVIDED ? JOHN L. FRENCHBEFORE THE FLAMES ? SEYMOUR SHUBINTHE GIRL IN APARTMENT 2A ? G. MIKI HAYDENLOOKING FOR PHILLIP MARLOWE ? BEN PLOTKINONE FOR MY BABY ? JOANNE LUCASUNHOLY BURIAL ? J.K. CUMMINSOUT OF TIME ? PAUL D. MARKSFLASH TRIO ? STEPHEN D. ROGERS ISLAND GHOSTS ? DAVID BAINTHE ONLY GAME IN TOWN ? NANCY WIKARSKIADDIO, MIA MADRE - MJ JONESLakey, Babs is the author of 'Dime' with ISBN 9780974960869 and ISBN 0974960861.