Paul O. Miles (born May 2, 1967, in
Austin, Texas) is an American
short story writer of
slipstream fiction, noted for his
pastiches. Miles is perhaps best known for the
pulp adventures of the
Communist
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action hero
Red Poppy. His writings have appeared in ''
Plot
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Art, media and entertainment
* Plot (narrative), the story of a piece of fiction
Music
* ''The Plot'' (album), a 1976 album by jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava
* The Plot (band), a band formed in 2003
Other
* ''Plot ...
'',
RevolutionSF, ''The Big
Bigfoot
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Book'', ''
Polyphony'' 5, and ''
Cross Plains Universe''. Miles lives in Austin, Texas.
Short stories
* "Ties That Bind" ''Plot'' #5, Win/Spr 1996
* "Death in Four Colors" (the first Red Poppy adventure) RevolutionSF, 2001
* "The Segar Caper, or What Goes Around Comes Around" (a Red Poppy adventure) RevolutionSF, 2002
* "Habe Ich Meinen Eigenen Tod Geseh'n" ''Polyphony'' 5, 2005 ()
(Honorable Mention in ''The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: 19th Annual Collection'', edited by
Ellen Datlow,
Kelly Link, and
Gavin Grant)
* "A Penny a Word" (co-wr
Rick Klaw) ''Cross Plains Universe'', 2006 ()
(Finalist for the 2007
WSFA Small Press Award)
Comic book
* "And I Only Am Escaped To Tell Thee" ''
Weird Business'', 1995 (adapted from a story by
Roger Zelazny art by
Barb & Theodore Spoon,
Mojo Press) ()
* "Cowboy Dharma" ''Wild West Show'', 1996 (adapted from the story "Metamorphosis No. 5" by
Don Webb art by Newt Manwich, Mojo press) ()
* "Song of the Yeti" ''The Big Bigfoot Book'', 1996 (art by
Dan Burr
Dan E. Burr (born November 14, 1951)
''Lambiek's Comiclopedia''. Accessed Jan. 16, 2014.
, Mojo Press) ()
External links
"Death in Four Colors"Podcast of "A Penny a Word"
American short story writers
Pulp fiction writers
African-American writers
American comics writers
Writers from Austin, Texas
Living people
1967 births
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people
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