Short fiction I read in October 2011

Here is this month’s list of short fiction that I managed to read. I’ve been aiming for one story a day from a variety of magazines. I think I did a pretty good job this month. Just like last month, the bold titles are, in my opinion, particularly worth reading.

1. Old Fireball by Nat Schachner (Astounding, June 1941) [10/2/2011]
2. To Fight Another Day by Robert Moore Williams (Astounding, June 1941) [10/2/2011]
3. The Purple Light by E. Waldo Hunter (Astounding, June 1941) [10/2/2011]
4. Superman #1: “What Price Tomorrow”. [10/2/2011]
5. Staying Behind by Ken Liu (Clarkesworld, October 2011).  [10/3/2011]
6. Wider and Deeper by Carma Lynn Park (Daily SF, 10/3/11).  [10/3/2011]
7. F&SF Mailbag by David Gerrold (F&SF, 9/10).  [10/4/2011]
8. Action Comics #2: “In Chains”. (DC Comics, 10/5/11).  [10/5/2011]
9. Methuselah’s Children, Part 1 by Robert Heinlein (Astounding, July 1941).  [10/6/2011]
10. All About Emily by Connie Willis (Asimov’s, 12/11).  [10/7/2011]
11. Spaceship in a Flask by Clifford D. Simak (Astounding, July 1941). [10/10/11]
12. The Seesaw by A. E. van Vogt (Astounding, July 1941).  [10/10/11]
13. The Probable Man by Alfred Bester (Astounding, July 1941). [10/13/2011]
14. The Geometrics of Johnny Day by Nelson S. Bond (Astounding, July 1941) [10/15/2011]
15. “–We Also Walk Dogs” by Anson MacDonald (Astounding, July 1941). [10/16/2011]
16. Brown by Frank Belknap Long (Astounding, July 1941). [10/16/2011]
17. Jurisdiction by Nat Schachner (Astounding, August 1941). [10/17/2011]
18. Spidersong by Alex Shvartsman  (Daily SF, 10/17/11). [10/17/11]
19. The Countable by Ken Liu (Asimov’s, 12/11). [10/17/11]
20. Her Husband’s Hands by Adam-Troy Castro (Lightspeed, 10/11). [10/17/11]
21. Meteor Legacy by Raymond Z. Gallun (Astounding, August 1941). [10/18/2011]
22. Grace Immaculate by Gregory Benford (TOR.com, 10/19/2011). [10/19/2011]
23. Like Origami In Water by Damien Walters Grintalis (Daily SF, 10/25/11). [10/25/2011]
24. Apologue by James Morrow (TOR.com, 10/24/11).  [10/25/2011]
25. Methuselah’s Children, Part 2 by Robert Heinlein (Astounding, August 1941). [10/24/2011]
26. Biddiver by Theodore Sturgeon (Astounding, August 1941).  [10/26/2011]
27. Backlash by Jack Williamson (Astounding, August 1941). [10/26/2011]
28. Superman #2: “Flying Blind”. [10/29/2011]