The Horror Tree sent the contract to publish another one of my drabbles, "Morning After," in the "Trembling With Fear" series. No schedule for publication as of yet and I'll post when I know. In the meantime, visit the website. Trembling With Fear .

I write a daily drabble based on the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs and events relating to his work. The drabbles are posted along with information about each day in ERB history at ERBzine and at West Mesa Press. There are almost 500 of them in the series. Here's yesterdays drabble:

September 10, 2019 and on this day 107 years ago in 1912, October issue of All-Story Magazine was copyrighted and went on sale. The issue contained the novel, “Tarzan of the Apes.” The cover illustration was by Clinton Peete and the black and white title headpiece was drawn by Fred W. Small.

Tarzan of the Apes has been reprinted regularly and published in numerous languages. Ballantine alone published at least 22 editions (that’s how many are on my shelf). The story spawned several sequels, a movie industry, Big Little Books, coloring books, children’s editions, toys, games, television series, cartoons, Broadway plays, and fueled the imaginations of millions of people worldwide.  Countless people found gainful employment because of the story.

Imitations grew like Johnson grass in a plowed Oklahoma field. You can’t mow fast enough to stop them, but the original still shines like a beacon after the wannabes have faded into obscurity.

Visit http://www.erbzine.com/mag4/0483.html for detailed information including numerous covers, reviews, handwritten manuscript pages, and the complete text of the novel.

“Financial Decision” is today’s Edgar Rice Burroughs inspired drabble.

Pat and John stopped at the 15^th Street Newsstand. Pat said, “Look at this one. Covers got a long-haired man is choking a lion. I’m gonna buy it.”

John said, “Says “jungle romance” on the cover. We’ll get ragged for reading romance trash.”

“Let ‘em laugh.”

“It costs fifteen cents.”

“John, it’s by that Burroughs guy who wrote that Martian Princes story. You liked that.”

“Yeah, but I only got a quarter. I can buy two different ten cent magazines and a soda.”

“I’ll buy you a copy.”

“No thanks, it’ll never be worth anything. I’d rather have a hamburger.”