Ardath Mayhar is one of the best kept secrets of Texas. Over the course of her career, she published novels, short stories, articles, and more with a unique voice and vision. The Ardath Mayhar MEGAPACK® (originally published as Crazy Quilt: The Best Short Stories of Ardath Mayhar).

INTRODUCTION: ARDATH MAYHAR, EAST TEXAS MAGICIAN, by Joe R. Lansdale

FIDO IS A LOVING BEAST

A HARPING OF WATERS

A PAINTERLY EFFECT

THE WEAPON

GRYPHON'S NEST

THE FORGING OF FEAR

WHO ACCUSES THIS WOMAN?

A SHIMMER OF BLACKNESS

THE NEXT GENERATION

INDULGENCES

HUNTING TRUCE

FUNGI

THE POWER THAT PRESERVES

RATINGS WAR

SOLO PERFORMANCE

THE CHILDREN BENEATH THE STONES

CONCERTO

THE DIG

A NIGHT IN POSSUM HOLLER

THE TUCK AT THE FOOT OF THE BED

THE EAGLE CLAW RATTLE

THROUGH THE PADDED DOOR

THE AFFAIR OF THE MIDNIGHT MIDGET

CRAWFISH

AUNT DOLLY

THE CREEK, IT DONE RIZ

JIGSAW

THE ANTHOLOGIST

THE PISTOLEER

POWDER RIVER HIDEOUT

TRAPLINE

A COLD WAY HOME

NIGHT OF THE COUGAR

LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE

WHISTLE IN THE WIND

HEAVY, HEAVY HANGS OVER YOUR HEAD

WELCOME THE ANGLOS

COLD TEARS, COLD STONE

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