"There is not one bad story in this entire collection..." – SFRevu
"The magazine is a beautiful one, both inside and out." – LitHaven
But you can still view the corpse.
The second issue of the JPPN is still available. This stylish, square-bound, 80-page, black and white and red, final-issue
extravaganza features authors like Scott Edelman, Lori Selke, Gavin J. Grant, James L. Cambias, Peter Hagelslag, Davin
Ireland, Jetse de Vries, Jay Lake, Paul Finch, Tim Pratt, and Jeffrey Ford contributing stories about hard-boiled London
criminals, severed limbs, a dystopia with orange jumpsuits, John Cleese-obsessed aliens, horrific three-way collisions
between art, science and hair, groovy reality-hopping, President McCarthy, gotterdammerung in Texas, foul play on the
high seas, mysterious diseases, opera, ninjas, parrot-headed giants, and were-apes.
All this can be yours for just $5 (plus shipping charges).
For info, click here.
Hey, look! Miscellaneous JPPN news items!
• Tim Pratt's contribution to the JPPN#2, Lachrymose and the Golden Egg, is available in audio form! Download it at
Escape Pod, the Science Fiction Podcast Magazine.
• Locus has released its Recommended Reading: 2005 list and Jeffrey Ford's Giant Land (also from JPPN#2) is included
under the "Short Stories" category. His work shows up on the list several other times, which is no surprise. The man can write.
• Speaking of Jeffrey Ford, this turned up somewhere on the internet:
We have no idea what it says, but since it appears to be about Mr. Ford we can only assume that it is full of glowing
praise. And the addition of our little zine's cover is an added bonus.
As always, we'd love to hear from you. Send us your questions, comments, and complaints. Only skip the complaints.