tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post5424475286968691590..comments2024-03-26T20:28:47.677-04:00Comments on Tellers of Weird Tales: Allison V. Harding-Revelations and RequestsTerence E. Hanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-82463624207682054952017-08-28T20:42:42.308-04:002017-08-28T20:42:42.308-04:00Turquoise.Dog,
I'm not sure I have ever read ...Turquoise.Dog,<br /><br />I'm not sure I have ever read the Hortense Calisher story you mentioned. I read your description of it, and it doesn't sound familiar. I looked in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database and found that "Heartburn" was published in 1951, while "The Marmot" dates from 1944, so it could not have been an inspiration for Allison V. Harding. I wouldn't rule out inspiration going in the opposite direction, though.<br /><br />Thanks for writing.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-81543852330986215692017-08-24T14:40:57.764-04:002017-08-24T14:40:57.764-04:00Hi Terence. The story of which "The Marmot&qu...Hi Terence. The story of which "The Marmot" reminded you is probably Hortense Calisher's "Heartburn," which I wrote about here:<br />http://scottnicolay.com/stories-from-the-borderland-13-heartburn-by-hortense-calisher/<br />Turquoise.Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555502615399429382noreply@blogger.com