October 22, 2025 ,and eighty-five years ago on this day in 1940, Edgar Rice Burroughs finished writing “The Living Dead,” which was published in November 1941 in “Fantastic Adventures” and would become the part of the novel, “Escape on Venus.” Ed’s Venus stories featured Carson Napier from Earth and the beautiful Vesuvian, Duare.
Details about the novel, its publishing history and several illustrations have been assembled for your viewing pleasure at: https://www.erbzine.com/mag7/0751.html
The 100-word fictional drabble for today, “One Team or the Other,” was inspired by “The Living Dead.”
Carson Napier had been captured and imprisoned. Eventually, he and a fellow prisoner were forced into the arena. While the thousands of onlookers cheered, angry bulls were released, and a dozen cannibals entered and rushed the bulls.
Carson’s companion said, “I’m not getting involved. I don’t have anything against the bulls, and I don’t know the cannibals. I’ll just let them fight each other.”
Carson said, “I’m going to join the cannibals. I can talk to them. I can’t talk to cattle.”
“You won’t stay neutral?”
“No, I’ve learned if you don’t pick a side, a side will pick you.”
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