{"id":5862,"date":"2017-12-21T08:10:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T16:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/?p=5862"},"modified":"2017-12-21T08:10:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T16:10:48","slug":"deal-me-in-short-story-challenge-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/deal-me-in-short-story-challenge-2018","title":{"rendered":"Deal Me In Short Story Challenge 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DealJay at Bibliophilopolis is once again hosting the “Deal Me In” Short Story Reading Challenge<\/a>, and I am definitely back for another year of reading one short story per week. I have so many short story anthologies sitting on my To-Be-Read shelves that I think I could probably do this challenge for the next fifteen years.<\/p>\n

The unique and fun part of this challenge is that it involves using a deck of cards.<\/p>\n

Here’s how Jay describes it:<\/p>\n

Before you get started reading, come up with a roster of fifty-two stories (you can use any source) and assign each one to a playing card in a standard deck of cards. It can be fun to use different suits for different types of stories, but that is optional. I\u2019ve often included one wild card for each suit too, so I can maybe read a story I\u2019ve heard about during the year, or read another by an author I\u2019ve discovered through this challenge. Each \u201cweek,\u201d (if you\u2019re like me, you may occasionally fall a story or two behind \u2013 that\u2019s okay) you draw a card at random from your deck and that is the story you will read.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This year I’ve chosen four books from different genres: fantasy\/horror, hardboiled detective, cozy mystery, and western:<\/p>\n

The October Country<\/em><\/a> by Ray Bradbury: Bradbury is one of my favorite authors, and this collection is one of his earliest, published in 1955.<\/p>\n

The Hardboiled Dicks<\/em><\/a>, edited by Ron Goulart: This 1965 collection features hardboiled detective stories from pulp magazines like\u00a0Black Mask, Dime Detective,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Detective Fiction Weekly<\/em>. All the stories were originally published between 1932 and 1941.<\/p>\n

Lord Peter Views the Body<\/em><\/a> by Dorothy Sayers: Sayers is the author of the well-known Lord Peter mystery novels, and this collection from 1928 comes fourth in the series chronologically, though it is the first collection of short stories.<\/p>\n

The Montanans<\/em><\/a>, edited by Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg: I’m making 2018 the year I get back to reading westerns, so I’ve chosen this anthology of thirteen stories set in Montana.<\/p>\n

As with all my other reading challenges, I’ll be recording my progress on my 2018 Reading Challenges page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are the stories I’ll be reading, along with the card assigned to each one:<\/p>\n

\"Deal<\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0Diamonds<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(From\u00a0The October Country<\/em>\u00a0by Ray Bradbury)<\/p>\n

A\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Dwarf\u201d
\n2\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Next in Line\u201d
\n3\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse\u201d
\n4\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cSkeleton\u201d
\n5\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Jar\u201d
\n6\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Lake\u201d
\n7\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Emissary\u201d
\n8\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cTouched with Fire\u201d
\n9\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Small Assassin\u201d
\n10\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Crowd\u201d
\nJ\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cJack-in-the-Box\u201d
\nQ\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Scythe\u201d
\nK\u2666<\/span>\u00a0\u201cUncle Einar\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2665 Hearts<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(From\u00a0The October Country\u00a0<\/em>by Ray Bradbury and\u00a0The Hardboiled Dicks<\/em>, edited by Ron Goulart)<\/p>\n

A\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Wind\u201d (from\u00a0The October Country)<\/em>
\n2\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Man Upstairs\u201d (from\u00a0The October Country)<\/em>
\n3\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThere Was an Old Woman\u201d (from\u00a0The October Country)<\/em>
\n4\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Cistern\u201d (from\u00a0The October Country)<\/em>
\n5\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone\u201d (from\u00a0The October Country)<\/em>
\n6\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t Give Your Right Name\u201d by Norbert Davis
\n7\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe Saint in Silver\u201d by John K. Butler
\n8\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cWinter Kill\u201d by Frederick Nebel
\n9\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cChina Man\u201d by Raoul Whitfield
\n10\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cDeath on Eagle\u2019s Crag\u201d by Frank Gruber
\nJ\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cA Nose for News\u201d by Richard Sale
\nQ\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cAngelfish\u201d by Lester Dent
\nK\u2665<\/span>\u00a0\u201cBird in the Hand\u201d by Erle Stanley Gardner<\/p>\n

\u2663 Clubs<\/strong>\u00a0(From\u00a0Lord Peter Views the Body<\/em>\u00a0by Dorothy Sayers)<\/p>\n

A\u2663 \u201cThe Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers\u201d
\n2\u2663\u00a0\u201cThe Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question\u201d
\n3\u2663 \u201cThe Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager\u2019s Will\u201d
\n4\u2663 \u201cThe Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag\u201d
\n5\u2663 \u201cThe Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker\u201d
\n6\u2663 \u201cThe Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention\u201d
\n7\u2663 \u201cThe Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran\u201d
\n8\u2663 \u201cThe Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste\u201d
\n9\u2663 \u201cThe Learned Adventure of the Dragon\u2019s Head\u201d
\n10\u2663 \u201cThe Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach\u201d
\nJ\u2663 \u201cThe Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face\u201d
\nQ\u2663 \u201cThe Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba\u201d
\nK\u2663\u00a0\u201cHomecoming\u201d (from\u00a0The October<\/em>\u00a0Country by Ray Bradbury)<\/p>\n

\u2660 Spades<\/strong>\u00a0(From\u00a0The Montanans<\/em>, edited by Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg)<\/p>\n

A\u2660 \u201cThe Lamb of the Flying U\u201d by B.M. Bower
\n2\u2660 \u201cBannack Doctor\u201d by Norman A. Fox
\n3\u2660 \u201cBeyond the Frontier\u201d by Dorothy M. Johnson
\n4\u2660 \u201cKillers\u2019 Country\u201d by Dan Cushman
\n5\u2660 \u201cPsychology and Copper\u201d by W.C. Tuttle
\n6\u2660 \u201cNo-Fights\u201d by T.V. Olsen
\n7\u2660 \u201cBargain\u201d by A.B. Guthrie, Jr.
\n8\u2660 \u201cAll the Long Years\u201d by Bill Pronzini
\n9\u2660 \u201cBet the Wild Queen!\u201d by Norman A. Fox
\n10\u2660 \u201cBlood Truth\u201d by Ed Gorman
\nJ\u2660 \u201cWooden Indian\u201d by Jack Foxx
\nQ\u2660 \u201cBuffalo Horns\u201d by Arthur Winfield Knight
\nK\u2660 \u201cQueen of Rustler\u2019s Range\u201d by Les Savage, Jr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jay at Bibliophilopolis is once again hosting the “Deal Me In” Short Story Reading Challenge, and I am definitely back for another year of reading one short story per week. I have so many short story anthologies sitting on my To-Be-Read shelves that I think I could probably do this challenge for the next fifteen years. The unique and fun part of this challenge is that it involves using a deck of cards. Here’s how Jay describes it: Before you get started reading, come up with a roster...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Deal Me In Short Story Challenge 2018 #dealmein2018","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[1002,1013,882],"class_list":["post-5862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","tag-2018-reading-challenge","tag-deal-me-in-2018","tag-deal-me-in-short-story-challenge"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deal_me_2018_collections.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pOucj-1wy","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5862"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6057,"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5862\/revisions\/6057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}