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February 9, 2005
Pulp fiction:
Entertainment.
Escape.
Right?
The Black Mask editor,
Joseph Shaw was quite
pleased when one of his John Carol Daly,
writers was busted for who went out and
carrying a concealed bought a 45 because
weapon. he wrote about a
character that
carried two.
Part of Hammett's legend,
was that he worked as a If you actual read
Pinkerton detective before about Hammett's life,
becoming a writer. though, his adventures
seem rather mild
compared to the Op.
BONDED_TIGHTLY
During World War II,
Campbell (editor at
Astounding/Analog) was
overjoyed at a visit from
the FBI, asking him to Legend has it that he
stop talking about atomic responded something like
weapons. "Ah ha, something's up
at Los Almamos, eh?"
Campbell liked to keep a
map with pins in it A war
flagging the location of gamer's
each of his subscribers. notion?
He could see a sudden
flow of techie geeks to
one spot in New Mexico.
Maybe it *was*
all just trash. ("Campbell's Flags":
now there's a title
But they for you.)
wanted it
to be
something
else.
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