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Bio: Bruce Boston is the author of forty books and chapbooks, including the novel Stained Glass Rain and the best-of fiction collection, Masque of Dreams. His stories and poems have appeared in hundreds of publications, including Asimov's Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, Weird Tales, Strange Horizons, Amazing Stories, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and the Nebula Awards Showcase. His fiction has won a Pushcart Prize and the Best of Soft SF Award. His poetry has received many awards, including the Rhysling, the Asimov's Readers' Awards, and the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.

Born in Chicago of Catholic and Jewish heritage, Boston grew up in suburban Los Angeles in an era of nuclear testing, drop drills, rock and roll, and the space race. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, at the height of the turbulent sixties, where he was active in political protest and psychedelic exploration. His poems began appearing in print when he was an undergraduate, and his fiction soon followed. Boston's occupations have included college professor, computer programmer, book designer, movie projectionist, book buyer, furniture mover, technical writer, retail clerk, warehouseman, and gardener. He lives in Ocala, Florida, City of Trees, with his wife, writer-artist, Margaret Ballif Simon.


1. Short [15217 words]The Complete Accursed Wives by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction]
2. Short [5358 words]Striker Out by Bruce Boston [Humor/Science Fiction]
3. Very Short [2544 words]Roger, Roger by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction]
4. Very Short [1919 words]Pest Control by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction/Humor]
5. Very Short [1007 words]The Skin Trade by Bruce Boston [Dark Fantasy]
6. Very Short [1982 words]The Final Fragrance by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction/Horror]
7. Short [4272 words]Etiquette With Your Robot Wife and Thirty More SF/F/H Lists by Bruce Boston [Humor]
8. Very Short [1085 words]The Last Love Letter by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction]
9. Very Short [1748 words]Break by Bruce Boston [Dark Fantasy]
10. Short [3652 words]Tarfu's Last Show by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction]
  1. Short [6705 words]SPECULA: Selected Uncollected Poems 1968-1993 by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction/Fantasy]
2. Very Short [1433 words]She Was There for Him the Last Time by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction/Dark Fantasy]
3. Short [15217 words]The Complete Accursed Wives by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction]
4. Very Short [2039 words]Other Voices, Other Worlds by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction]
5. Short [11659 words]Sensuous Debris: Selected Poems 1970-1995 by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction]
6. Short [3729 words]Everyone Needs a Vacation by Bruce Boston [Dark Fantasy]
7. Long [107937 words]Masque of Dreams: Tales of Illusion and Identity by Bruce Boston [Science Fiction/Horror]
8. Very Short [2485 words]My Grandfather, The Carver by Bruce Boston [Fantasy]
9. Very Short [804 words]Knights of the Round by Bruce Boston [Dark Fantasy/Fantasy]
10. Very Short [1007 words]The Skin Trade by Bruce Boston [Dark Fantasy]

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1 Striker Out [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Steel Striker, interplanetary troubleshooter and space dick, was low on starbucks. But in the 95th century there was always another case to bungle. Another leggy blonde. Another crack or two on the head. 1995

Words: 5358 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
Category: Humor
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2 The Complete Accursed Wives [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Reprinted from the pages of Asimov's SF, Amazing Stories, Science Fiction Age, Weird Tales, and other leading genre publications, the five stories and thirty-five poems in this collection portray the plights of the wives of archetypal figures from science fiction, fantasy, and horror, often reflecting contemporary relations at the same time. 2000 Bram Stoker Award Finalist

Words: 15217 - Reading Time: 43-60 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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3 Roger, Roger [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Roger knew he was not equipped to satisfy Mrs. Thuringer's desires. Yet he also knew that certain robos were. Since he was advertised as the domestic robo who could learn to do anything, no doubt the appropriate part could be ordered and attached. 1985

Words: 2544 - Reading Time: 7-10 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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4 Pest Control [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  The aliens were no bigger than insects, they looked like insects, and they had their own agenda. No one had ever been able to communicate with them, but Abbey had a bright idea. 1987

Words: 1919 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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5 The Skin Trade [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Daniel Kirby was a true artist, dedicated and single-minded. He would allow nothing to stand in the way of his creations. 1983

Words: 1007 - Reading Time: 2-4 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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6 The Final Fragrance [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Mylar was an expert at fragrances. The sophisticated smells he helped to concoct were selling better than ever. Yet when he visited Sokolov, he expected more than just one more sale. 2005

Words: 1982 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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7 Etiquette With Your Robot Wife and Thirty More SF/F/H Lists [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  A darkly humorous collection of 31 lists, reprinted from the pages of Asimov's SF Magazine, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales, Talebones, Inhuman, Mythic Delirium, Dreams and Nightmares, Wicked Hollow, and other genre publications. Includes: "Signs Your Parents Are Being Replace by Automatons," "What to Expect and Not from an Interstellar Voyage," "Advice on Dealing with Your Teenage Werewolf Son," "Reasons the Druids Did Not Survive," "Advice on Meeting the Devil in Hell," and more. 2005 Strange Horizons Readers' Choice Award Runner-up, Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Winner

Words: 4272 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Humor
26 Reader Ratings:
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8 SPECULA: Selected Uncollected Poems 1968-1993 [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Forty-five poems, a mix of SF, fantasy, and horror. Reprints from Asimov's SF, Weird Tales, Dark Regions, The Leading Edge, Fantasy Commentator, etc. Includes the 1993 Rhysling winner "Spacer's Compass." Note: Two poems from this collection appear in Sensuous Debris, also available from Fictionwise. 1993

Words: 6705 - Reading Time: 19-26 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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9 She Was There for Him the Last Time [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  She haunted him through his life and through the ages. She was always there in one manifestation or another, both science fictional and overflowing with the past. [Author comment: This story-poem is like my "Pavane for a Cyber-Princess" (also available from Fictionwise) in that it is dense and full of allusions. In this case, Andrew Joron's afterward, reprinted from the original edition, does much to illuminate its intent. Note that due to the limitations of eBooks, in particular handheld reader... more info>> 2002

Words: 1433 - Reading Time: 4-5 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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10 We Are The Dark [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston & Marge Simon
  They were nameless and lost in the dark tunnels of an endless maze. They were not sure if it was all a dream, or they had been condemned to this existence for sins they had forgotten. Then it seemed that their rescue could be at hand. [Author Warning: A few readers have found the vision rendered by this story so effectively depressing, they were sorry they read it.) 2002

Words: 1200 - Reading Time: 3-4 min.
Category: Horror
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11 Everyone Needs a Vacation [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  His life was nearly perfect. He was a successful novelist with a trophy wife. Then the limousine pulled up across the street ... his scalp began to itch like terminal dandruff ... and the dreams and hallucinations began. 1999

Words: 3729 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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12 Broken Portraiture [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  He abandoned the wild times and ideals of his youth for a safer and saner life. Yet his past proved more dogged than he suspected. It refused to abandon him. 1975 Pushcart Prize Winner

Words: 1900 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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13 The Scissors-in-the-Arm Story [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  There was something very strange about the old man in the expensive suit. For starters, he had a scissors in his arm. 1985

Words: 2847 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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14 Sensuous Debris: Selected Poems 1970-1995 [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Fifty-nine of the best poems by the first Grand Master chosen by the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Reprinted from the pages of Asimov's SF, Amazing Stories, Aboriginal SF, Weird Tales, the Nebula Awards anthology, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and other leading genre publications. This collection includes four Rhysling winners and two Asimov Readers Award winners and one Aboriginal SF Boomerang Award winner. Introduction by t. winter-damon. [NOTE: 5 of the 59 poems also appear in The Com... more info>> 1995 Rhysling Award Winner, Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Winner, Bram Stoker Award Recommendation

Words: 11659 - Reading Time: 33-46 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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15 Carmichal and the City [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Carmichal was an old friend and an old enemy. More an enemy, if truth be told. Carmichal was adept with games and woman. He always had a way with both. Yet the years were catching up with him. And so was I. 1990

Words: 4589 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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16 Have Another Glass [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Ashton knew he was consuming too much treacly. He needed to cut down on treacly. But the damn stuff was everywhere. And after all, he was only ... human? 1981

Words: 1965 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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17 The Opening [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  They were strangers in the night, and one of them was strange. 1982

Words: 2339 - Reading Time: 6-9 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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18 In an American Vein [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Christine Leslie was American wealth and American wild, insatiable and unfulfilled no matter how many roads she traveled. [Strong Sexual Content] [Author Comment: "When you become deeply involved in writing a novel, the characters take on a life of their own. You spend day after day in their company, and sometimes they begin to talk back to you, seeking different choices and lives from the ones you had planned for them. "In an American Vein," while standing as a story in itself, presents a varia... more info>> 1992

Words: 4626 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Mainstream
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19 Tarfu's Last Show [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  A near-future artist, the most infamous practitioner of living sculpture, takes his fans and critics on one final trip they will never forget. 1977

Words: 3652 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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20 Break [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  To escape his incarceration he had to join forces with a man he despised. Once he was free, he planned to leave his vile accomplice far behind. 1974

Words: 1748 - Reading Time: 4-6 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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21 The Last Love Letter [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  All he wanted to do was send a traditional love letter to the woman he adored. Some traditions die hard, but they die nonetheless. 2000

Words: 1085 - Reading Time: 3-4 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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22 Masque of Dreams: Tales of Illusion and Identity [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic entertainments based on mythic themes and enhanced by lavish costumes and sets. The entertainments in Bruce Boston's Masque of Dreams fashion myths of their own and are enhanced by the voice of a poet, often lyric and at times pyrotechnic. Journey to the depths of a mutant rain forest that strikes back against the encroachments of civilization. Join a Victorian stage magician in his search for real magic. Descend to the depths of an omnivorou... more info>> 2001

Words: 107937 - Reading Time: 308-431 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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23 Mammy and the Flies [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Mammy is all alone--except for her grandson hidden in the cellar ... a shameful reminder of her husband's evil relations with their daughter. When the nightly swarm of flies come to visit, the boy's basement prison becomes a swatting ground for his visions of death. 1988

Words: 2988 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
Category: Horror
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24 White Space [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  Thirty-nine previously uncollected poems from the first SF poetry Grand Master reprinted from the pages of Asimov's SF Magazine, Beyond the Rose (Ireland), Dark Regions, Darkling Plain, Electric Wine, Fantasy Commentator, Lost Ages Chronicle, Mythic Delirium, Scar Tissue (UK), Science Fiction Age, SPWAO Showcase, Science Fiction Age, Star*Line, Talebones, Weird Tales and The Zone (UK). Includes ten originals and the 2000 Rhysling winner "My Wife Returns as She Would Have It." Introduction by G. ... more info>> 2002 Bram Stoker Award Finalist

Words: 10482 - Reading Time: 29-41 min.
Category: Horror
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25 The Animist [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Boston
  The entire world was in a conspiracy against Brian. Not the people of the world, but its objects. 1990

Words: 3741 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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