Tag Archives: Pulp
Will R. Bird’s “Kind to Dogs” (1931)….
This is the eighth post in an ongoing series where I’ll be posting PDF’s from my collection of WWI era pulp magazines. One of my long-term projects is to eventually track down some of the Australian & New Zealander fiction … Continue reading →
Will R. Bird’s “Ghost Bayonets” (1930)….
This is the seventh post in an ongoing series where I’ll be posting PDF’s from my collection of WWI era pulp magazines. The ghost of Will Bird’s brother Stephen features prominently in both of Will’s memoirs of the war: 1930’s … Continue reading →
Will R. Bird’s “Bandages” (1929)….
This is the sixth in an ongoing series where I’ll be posting PDF’s from my collection of WWI era pulp magazines. Two of my guilty pleasures are detective stories and spy novels; as I wade through the war-themed pulp fiction … Continue reading →
Will R. Bird’s “Strike Me Pink!” (1930)….
This is the fifth in an ongoing series where I’ll be posting PDF’s from my collection of WWI era pulp magazines. Will Bird’s stories do get stronger once the 1930’s roll around: his pacing gets better, the stories become more … Continue reading →
Will R. Bird’s “The Major’s Prisoner” (1928)….
This is the fourth in an ongoing series where I’ll be posting PDF’s from my collection of WWI era pulp magazines. Today’s story by Will R. Bird is entitled, The Major’s Prisoner and appeared in the January 5th, 1928 issue … Continue reading →
Will R. Bird’s “Heap Bad Medicine” (1927)….
This is the third in an ongoing series where I’ll be posting PDF’s from my collection of WWI era pulp magazines. Today’s story is one of Will R. Bird’s very early efforts, Heap Bad Medicine from the November 10th, 1927 … Continue reading →
W. Redvers Dent’s “The Original” (1930)….
Like so many young men of the period, Walter Redvers Dent (1900-1963) lied about his age and joined up at fifteen years old in 1916. He served in the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles before being wounded in August of 1918. … Continue reading →
Will R. Bird’s ‘The Ghost Hole’ (1928)….
This is the second in an ongoing series where I’ll be posting PDF’s from my collection of WWI era pulp magazines. Today’s story is Will R. Bird’s “The Ghost Hole” from the December 6th, 1928 issue of War Stories. It’s a … Continue reading →
Will R. Bird’s ‘Call Off The War!’ (1929)….
Since acquiring Brian Tennyson’s brilliant The Canadian Experience of the Great War: A Guide to Memoirs, I’ve spent a great deal of time and money tracking down pulp magazines from the 1920’s & 30’s. Battle Stories, War Stories, War Novels … Continue reading →
Field Punishment No.1 