And . . . we're baaaccckkk!

Grantville Gazette, Volume 41 is ready!

This issue has a lot of real treats for our readers. Walt Boyes gives us "It's Just a Dog," about a real special sort of dog, much like Terry Howard's "German Puddles," also in this issue is about a real special sort of dog.

"Wings of Chance" by Kerryn Offord, however, isn't exactly about flying eagles. More about flying folks, actually . . .

Bradley H. Sinor and Susan P. Sinor bring us "All for One," their first co-written story for the Grantville Gazette. Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett are back with "Fresno Construction," and, no, it's not set in California. Garrett W. Vance offers "Second Chance Bird, Episode Ten," the longest running serial we've published, and Rainer Prem is back with "Ein feste Burg, Episode Two," our newest serial. And Tim Roesch's nursing student is back in "Letters Home, 5."

Nonfiction this month is Iver P. Cooper's "Airship Propulsaion, Part One: Thrust and Drag," which has several more episodes coming in future issues. And Rainer Prem provided "Language Societies of the Seventeenth Century," a look at some of what people in the "back then" spent their time doing.

Our Time Spike offering is "The Swarm" by David W. Dove. Boy, those bugs will give you the shivers.

Really neat columns from Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Bud Webster this issue. Kristine is "So Fan-girl" in Notes from the Buffer Zone and Bud is discussing "Secret Crocodiles and Strange Doings (Or Sometimes the Magic Really Works), which discusses R. A. Lafferty.

Have fun!

And we're back! Great issue this one, with two new writers joining us. A. P. Davidson gives us "Stockholm Syndrome," which is not about a hostage situation, and Griffin Barber came up with some interesting characters in his story "Bank On It."

Jack Carroll is back with us this issue with "In Remembrance," and David Carrico contributes "The Evening of the Day." Both stories have some sadness to them, but then, well, life does that, doesn't it? Robert E. Water's brings us "The Great Grantville Gander Pull," and we find out that even in our supposedly enlightened age, sometimes cruel things are gotten away with.

Ever get annoyed with a teenager? Then you'll sympathize with the characters in Kerryn Offord's "Our Man in Grantville" for sure. Bjorn Hasseler was the winner of a challenge to write us a short story of exactly 1,232 words. His winning entry is "Snipe Hunt." And Rainer Prem is back with episode three of "Ein feste Burg," which is getting very colorful these days.

Nonfiction from Iver P. Cooper is more about airships, this one "Airship Propulsion, Part Two: Revving Up." So if you want to build your own, take a look.

R. J. Ortega really means "Outside the Box," but it's not necessarily thinking outside the box that he's talking about. And Kristine Kathryn Rusch's column, Notes From The Buffer Zone, has a title that we've all experienced, "The English Class from Hell." How could you pass that up?

Grantville Gazette, Volume 42, ready and waiting for you now!

We're baaaack, to quote the movie. Grantville Gazette, Volume 43, up and ready for your reading pleasure, right now.

Karen Bergstrahl's "Farm Vet," a tragedy in one act, which just goes to show that bad things really do happen to good people. Sumitra Patel traveled a long way, only to wind up traveling even farther with the Ring of Fire. Read about it in Thomas Richardson's "She Came Out (of India)."

Author David Dingwall is back with his English romance addict, in "Snared by a Good Book," our first story to cover two time periods, one in the old time line and one in the new time line caused by the Ring of Fire. And we all dream of winning the lottery, but there's a fella who was once in Grantville who knows that winning makes as many problems as it solves. Read about him in Kerryn Offord's "The Marked Man."

Our country and bluegrass singers are back in "Gloom, Despair and Agony on You" by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett. And they're having a real good time, mostly. Rainer Prem writes "Ein feste Burg, Episode Four" for this issue and we guarantee that things are going off in a quite different direction that you might expect. "Second Chance Bird, Episode Eleven" by Garrett W. Vance stars one of our favorite characters, Pam Miller, and continues the saga of the dodos.

Iver P. Cooper is telling us about airship propulsion systems, this time in "Airship Propulsion, Part Three, Steaming Along." And Ronald D. Ferguson won the toss for our Universe Annex story for the issue, "Eavesdropping at the Keyhole to Forever."

And Kristine Kathryn Rusch has words to say about "Heroes Rising," in her Notes From the Buffer Zone column.

It's all good and it's all ready for you.

And here we go again! Grantville Gazette, Volume 44 is ready.

A new author for us, one Alistair Kimble, presents "The Maltese Crux." Bogart would be proud to play one of these roles. Robert E. Waters is back with "The River of His Memory" and we'll guarantee that you'll be touched by it. On the ironic side, Kerryn Offord has provided "I'm From the Government, and I'm Here to Help." And haven't we all heard that joke!

Bradley H. Sinor and Tracy S. Morris are back, this time with "It's About Time: An Ode." Oh, what kinds of trouble Betsy can get into! Jack Carroll, in a more serious vein, provides "A Capital Idea," and yes, they're talking about capital and capitols both.

Enrico Toro and David Carrico are continuing their series with "Euterpe, Part Five," and an excellent episode it is. Always good to hear from the opera contingent, isn't it? Rainer Prem continues his story with "Ein Feste Burg, Episode Five," and there's a good bit of swashing and buckling in this one. Garrett W. Vance offers "Second Chance Bird, Episode Twelve," with Pam and crew finally reaching some form of safety.

Nonfiction this issue is Iver P. Cooper's "Airship Propulsion, Part Four: The Aereon," which for some reason leaves this editor thinking of dolphins moving up and down. Only this time, they'll move through an ocean of air.

Amanda E. Forrest gives us a touching story called "Paper Baby," and Kristine Kathryn Rusch is going "Crazy" in her column Notes From the Buffer Zone. We leave it to the reader to decide if it's crazy-crazy or crazy-smart, but we know where we're voting!

Here you go. Grantville Gazette, Volume 44, ready now.

We're always pleased to introduce a new author or two, and this issue has our first offering from Caroline Palmer, "M. Klein Fashion Dolls," and it's not just about dolls. It's about life. For a very new twist on cultures, don't miss Griffin Barber's take on the Mughal Empire, "The Midnight Garden." Very different way of life there.

Terry Howard is back with "Sole Heir," a story about taking responsibility, among other things. Kerryn Offord offers "Accidental Heroes," and the responsibility there is huge.

David Carrico and Enrico Toro are continuing the Euterpe stories, this time with "Cadence," which has happiness, tragedy, and all sorts of emotions. Rainer Prem gives us Episode Six of his "Ein Feste Burg," in which we find out some of what else is going on in seventeenth-century Germany. And Garrett W. Vance is finalizing his serial "Second Chance Bird" with episode thirteen. Lots of exciting stuff going on!

Iver P. Cooper is investigating big guns in "Naval Armament and Armor, Part One, Big Guns at Sea. Kristine Kathryn Rusch is "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" and isn't a bit averse to admitting it, either.

Another new author, this time in the Universe Annex, is Rebecca Birch, who presents "Guardian," another culture, another time, and all excitement.

Welcome back. We hope you enjoy the read!

Did you ever wonder what a down-time artist would make of say, Picasso. Or perhaps Dali? Well, Meriah L. Crawford and Robert E. Waters did, and then they wrote about it in "The Persistence of Dreams." Great story and we're sure you'll enjoy it. As well, Timothy Roesch teamed up with Sam Hidaka to give us their take on just what some of the up-time children might feel about being thrust into the past. Take a look at "The Things We Do for Love."

Griffin Barber is back with his Mughal stories in "Hunter, My Huntress," which gives us yet another look into the culture of the Mughal Empire. Very different it is, too. Who would ever have thought that a spymaster would enjoy having his picture taken? Well, that would be Kerryn Offord, who gives us "A Star is Born."

Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett wanted to write a story from the down-time point of view, so they picked a character they knew well from other stories and did just that in their new serial "Bartley's Man." Episode One is in Grantville Gazette, Volume 46. As is Episode Seven of Rainer Prem's "Ein Feste Burg," which is exploring various industrial developments and, of course, relationships between up- and down-time folks. Enrico Toro and David Carrico offer "The Duelist, A Continuation of the Euterpe Stories." My, my, what trouble some folks can get into . . .

Speaking of David Carrico . . . no, not trouble. David presented a panel on how music might change during the 1632 group's attendance at WorldCon last year. It's a pity you weren't all there to hear it, because it was truly wonderful. So much so, that we asked David to write it all down, which he has done in "After the Ring: A Musical Perspective." Iver P. Cooper is telling us more about what the navy may need in "Naval Armament and Armor, Part Two: Ready, Aim, Fire." We're sure that Admiral Simpson would be happy to have some of those weapons!

Our Universe Annex story is "Online War" by Frances Silversmith. It's an interesting tale that explores what plain old regular people might do when faced with bad things coming. And Kristine Kathryn Rusch is thinking about "Long Ago and Far Away" these days in her Notes From The Buffer Zone essay. Amazing the way things have changed so fast, isn't it?

Grantville Gazette, Volume 46 is ready for your reading pleasure.