This “nightstand” book was originally published in 1960. “Andrew Shaw” was a pseudonym for Lawrence Block. This was his second nightstand book. He later went on to become a very successful writer of crime thrillers and detective novels.
As for the cover, I’m sure that we’re looking at that big hat. Is she cheating with Zorro? This cover was done by Harold McCauley.
“Kate picked up a sailor in Brooklyn and was never the same again.”
There’s so many ways to interpret those words that I don’t know if I should be happy for Kate or scared. Luckily “just 12 hours for love” indicates that I should be happy for Kate, even if she was operating under a time limit. I just like how the blurb makes it a point to say that she picked up the sailor “in Brooklyn.” I guess the story would have been different if he was a Staten Island sailor.
This book and cover are from 1950. The artist is Earle Bergey.
I couldn’t find out much about the content of this book, other than it was published in 1951 by Venus Books and it was, by 1951 standards, considered to be “adult reading.” Amos Hatter was a pseudonym for James W. Lampp, who wrote several of these type of books under different names. The book is about a girl who has a wild past and whether or not she can go on to have a normal life despite it. Because, of course, men can do whatever they want whereas women are expected to spend the rest of their lives apologizing for their decisions. What I like about this cover is that the lady with a past doesn’t look like she has any regrets whatsoever.
This cover was done by Howell Dodd, who has been featured many times in the past and who will be featured much more in the future.
There’s no publication date for this magazine. There’s not even any information about who published it. What we do know is that this cover was done by Wynne W. Davies, one of the few artists of the pulp era who signed his covers.
by Erin Nicole
I don’t know if I’ve shared this one before or not. I probably have. Though I call this one “Faith,” this picture is not necessarily meant to be about religious faith. Instead, it’s about what you believe in, whatever that may be. It’s about having faith in anything, whether it’s God or science or your ideology or your country or your family or your friends or anything. It’s about celebrating what you believe in your heat and mind and never giving up that faith.
As for the building in this picture, it’s actually the back of an old Albertson’s store. The building was torn down a few months after I took the picture.
by Erin Nicole
I took this photograph many years ago, while watching the sun set in May. It was a very peaceful moment and I think this pictures that. One reason why I love this picture is that I didn’t even realized that I had also taken a picture of a bird flying across the sky until I looked at this image many months later. That’s one of the thing that I love about photography. You not only capture what you’re seeing but often, you discover what you previously missed.
by Erin Nicole
I took this black-and-white photograph at a church that sits a few miles away from my house. It was an overcast day but that cross really stood out. A bird landed on top of the cross right when I snapped the picture, which was a nice touch.
by Erin Nicole
Always be ready and prepared. I just happened to be outside when our neighbor brought out his red couch and left on the curb and so I was able to get this picture of a discarded piece of someone’s life. I’m not sure why he threw out the couch. It was old but it still looked like it was in perfectly good condition. Of course, I didn’t sit on it or anything like that. I’m not that brave.
The next morning, the couch was gone. Someone came and got it and since I wasn’t woken up by the sound of municipal trucks rumbling down the street that morning, I can be sure that it was saved from going to a landfill. It’s probably sitting in someone else’s house now.
Whatever happened to it, I’m glad I was able to get this picture before it went away.
Artist Unknown
This is from October of 1938. The artist is not known but the message is pretty clear. Don’t mess with the G-Men.
by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka
Phillip Race was the pen name for Elmer Parsons. Born in 1926, Parsons spent much his early life in and out of prison. When he was 23, he stole a car and was arrested after a lengthy police chase. He served three years for that. Three years later, he was arrested a second time and charged with writing 22 bad checks. He was sentenced to five years, which he served in San Quentin. While imprisoned, he edited the prison newspaper and he wrote and published his first three novels, including Johnny Come Deadly. After he was released in 1960, he wrote westerns under his own name and was a prolific television writer.
Johnny Come Deadly was about a card shark named Johnny Berlin, who cops hated and women loved. The cover above, which done by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka, is from 1960.
Through the Shattered Lens 