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| Postscripts
# 1 spring 2004 check out website: www.pspublishing.co.uk
This is the first issue of a quarterly tome published by PS Publishing
who, it seems, are determined to get quality fiction to us at all costs. Contents
are three non-fiction pieces including an extensive interview with author Jim
Blaylock and a poem by Ray Bradbury no less. There are also thirteen short stories
included in this first edition. The non-fiction content is plenty long enough for me and I was quite surprised to be interested as I prefer fiction. However the piece by Christopher Fowler about his life-long addiction to horror films, comic books and how his desire to write has nothing to do with what is currently fashionable hit the spot with me and is also very funny.
The majority of pages are, however, dedicated to fiction and that suits
me just fine. There is not a bad story among them and those that stand out for
me are because they suit my general choice of reading but the variety overall
is very good and reflects how carefully each story has been considered as part
of the collection. 'A Choice Of Eternities' by Eric Brown contemplates
the nature of 'renewal' by aliens versus faith in a deity who will provide true
eternal live. 'Original Sin' by Lawrence Gordon Clark is an inventive and grim
tale looking at what happens when humanity gets a boost from an unknown intelligence.
But the prize for my personal favourite creepy tale goes 'Restraint' by Stephen
Gallagher, which begins like an episode of 'Casualty' and becomes, by degrees,
much darker. A great combination of stories that can be read in one
go or savoured over a longer period, this magazine would make great reading for
anyone who is bored by mainstream fiction. There aren't too many spaceships or
aliens to put off the new reader either. It is a great way to sample authors who
also produce longer works as well. I would heartily recommend 'Postscripts'
as an antidote to the magazines that are produced for our consumption and would
really like to find this in my dentist's waiting room. Sue Davies
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OTHER REVIEWS - August 2004
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Ooh, a new magazine that doesn't feature the latest celebrity fawning over their
kitchen in their best clothes. This time it's a magazine for grown-ups to read.
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