From: michael.stemper@gmail.com   
      
   On 28/09/2025 08.03, James Nicoll wrote:   
   > Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse   
   >   
   > Nine science fiction stories by the author of The Universe Between.   
   >   
   > https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/those-golden-rainbows   
      
   This was probably the first book that I bought other than through SBS. Picked   
   it up off a wire rack in a scuzzy gas station. It was the Macfadden 1964 MMPB,   
   which is still on my shelves to this day.   
      
   My takes on some of the stories were quite different from yours. For instance:   
   - "Brightside Crossing": Getting through this work was nearly as much work   
      as the first crossing party had. I've never been a fan of this kind of   
   story.   
   - "Nightmare Brother": As a ten-year-old, I had some trouble understanding   
      this one, but it still pulled me in.   
   - "PRoblem" and the title story were both scary to ten-year-old me.   
   - I found "The Coffin Cure", "Love Thy Vimp", "Letter of the Law", and   
      "Family Resemblance" to be funny. In fact, I still do.   
      
   I see "The Coffin Cure" as a warning against premature publication. If only   
   Ponz and Fleischman had read it!   
      
   I still confuse "Letter of the Law" with Kate Wilhelm's "Kangaroo Court".   
   --   
   Michael F. Stemper   
   There's no "me" in "team". There's no "us" in "team", either.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)