tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post2984211677186198851..comments2023-12-01T02:19:48.765-08:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Last of the pulps; NPR Top Five Crime NovelsEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-62572953493603544472008-11-20T17:18:00.000-08:002008-11-20T17:18:00.000-08:00Actually, that was more like 30 years ago.Actually, that was more like 30 years ago.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-53229950518312710622008-11-20T17:17:00.000-08:002008-11-20T17:17:00.000-08:00Well, Brendan, 20 years ago the major difference w...Well, Brendan, 20 years ago the major difference was that the skin mags ran two or three stories, and ESQUIRE another two or so, a month...but that's still only a few dozen more sales. FWIW, there are some little magazines that actually pay almost as well as the lesser skin mags did, such as ZOETROPE ALL-STORY and TIN HOUSE and GLIMMER TRAIN. Though it's a pity MURDALAND collapsed so quickly.<BR/><BR/>The relentless reference to the digests as pulps, and ignoring any magazine not in digest format, was a bit annoying. But he did at least go to the right people to ask.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-9232208540568060252008-11-20T08:22:00.000-08:002008-11-20T08:22:00.000-08:00Sometimes I think I was born twenty years too late...Sometimes I think I was born twenty years too late.. I do love the short story format, and the number of markets just aren't there any more... a pity...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-13187683433015478152008-11-19T23:17:00.000-08:002008-11-19T23:17:00.000-08:00Another great read is Michael Connelly's Brass Ver...Another great read is Michael Connelly's Brass Verdict - in fact any of his books.<BR/>Ditto for books by Dennis Lehane and Robert CraisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com