Norman Spinrad & Neil S. Plakcy 
Black Cat Weekly #116 

On behalf of the staff, the contributors, and myself, I’d like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. (You may all burst into traditional Thanksgiving carols, should you wish.)

Here’s our holiday lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

“The Restavek, ” by Neil S. Plakcy [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
“The Case of the Tipsy Turkey, ” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
“he Final Course, ” by Stacy Woodson [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
“Tiger Island, ” by Carl Jacobi [short story]
Tiger Island, by Jack Ritchie [serial novel, part 1 of 3]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

“Baad-hin’jan and the Chickpea, ” by Anna Tambour [short story]
“The Music of the Sphere” by Norman Spinrad [short story]
“Go To Sleep, My Darling, ” by Winston K. Marks [short story]
“The Statistomat Pitch, ” by Chan Davis [short story]
The Eagle’s Wing, by Francis Jarman [serial novel, part 1 of 4]