So, way back in the 90s there was this interesting thing called Pulphouse: The Hardback 
Magazine. It was soon followed by Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. At the time I was a starving graduate student who wanted to be a writer. That last part is still true.
The hardback was a little out of my budget at the time, although I’ve got an almost complete set now, with a couple of duplicates.
I did manage to find the cash for a subscription to Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, all the way to the end. (I think I have a complete run.) I read each issue eagerly, not just for the fiction but the columns on writing. I’d met the editorial team of Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch at a science fiction convention in Dallas early in Pulphouse’s run. I paid attention to what they said about writing.
Pulphouse folded in 1996. Time marched on, and the publishing landscape changed. Rusch and Smith dipped their toes back into publishing with Fiction River, a publication regular readers of this blog know I‘m a fan of. (I’m also way behind on in my reading, but we won’t go there.)
Fiction River has been a success, as has Smith’s Monthly. Now Pulphouse is being revived, with Dean Wesley Smith as the editor and Kristine Kathryn Rusch serving as Executive Editor. They’ve launched a Kickstarter. I’ve pledged and subscribed. (My only complaint is there isn’t an option for a combined electronic and print subscription. I went with print.) Pulphouse isn’t going to be limited to a particular genre. That is something I like.
So if you like short fiction and want to see more of it, especially a variety, consider pledging.
This sounds fantastic.
If they do what they did the first time, and I have no reason to doubt they will, there will be some interesting stories.
I’m on the Kickstarter page contemplating whether I should pledge, and I probably will. Just a pity they don’t do international print rewards because it would be too expensive. Damn, New Zealand for existing on the edge of the universe.
Yeah, shipping outside the US, with the exception of Canada, really bites. I understand why they won’t do international shipping; too many different countries/rates to deal with. I wish it were otherwise.
I lament it but I understand the reasons. Which is why I usually buy ebooks from Amazon but print from Book Depository in the UK. They don’t charge delivery and their books are relatively cheap.
I just backed for the electronic subscription. I’d love print but I’m literally running out of space at home for physical books & magazines (without looking like a hoarder.)
Looking forward to the variety of stories.
Yeah, I’m running out of space, too. I’ll probably switch to an electronic subscription after my initial one expires.
Sounds very cool. Thanks for the heads up!
You’re welcome.