The Speculative Short Fiction of Rachel Cosgrove Payes

Rachel Cosgrove Payes (11 December 1922, Westernport, Maryland – 10 October 1998, Brick Township, New Jersey) was an American genre novelist, and author of books on the Land of Oz. She also wrote science fiction novels for Avalon Books under the name "E.L. Arch", an anagram of Rachel, as well as shorter sf and fantasy under her own name. Contents: Alas, Poor Tidy Toidy Girl, Tower of Babble, Have You Been Converted?, Private Phone, The Vision, Half Life, The Name of the Game, ... And The Power ..., Escape to the Suburbs, Deaf Listener, The Eyes of the Blind, Grandma Was Never Like This, The Door, The Executioner, Mattie Harris Galactic Spy, Flee to the Mountains, The Spy Game, Mother Calls But I Do Not Answer. Anthology containing:Alas, Poor Tidy Toidy GirlTower of BabbleHave You Been Converted?Private PhoneThe VisionHalf LifeThe Name of the Game... And The Power ...Escape to the SuburbsDeaf ListenerThe Eyes of the BlindGrandma Was Never Like ThisThe DoorThe ExecutionerMattie Harris Galactic SpyFlee to the MountainsThe Spy GameMother Calls But I Do Not Answer