The children were told not to mess with the rocket while their father slept. And they didn't. They really didn't. It was the little men. The little men from space who wanted to use it to get back home.

"Little Men of Space" appeared in "Fantastic Universe," June-July 1953, pages 67 to 80.

Frank Belknap Long Jr. (April 27, 1901 – January 3, 1994) was an American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and non-fiction. Though his writing career spanned seven decades, he is best known for his horror and science fiction short stories, including contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos alongside his friend, H. P. Lovecraft.

During his life, Long received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (at the 1978 World Fantasy Convention,) the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (in 1987, from the Horror Writers Association,) and the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award (1977.)

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Returning home to his native land from a secret mission to the tribes of Cornwall, Cororuc is captured by a strange people, a people out of myth and legend, with a chilling message to all Celtic Britons.

"The Lost Race" appeared in "Weird Tales," January 1927, pages 74 - 82.

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American writer who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre.

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In San Teodoro De Los Angeles, a gentleman was a man who wears shoes. One of the madmen who stumbled into Juan's camp had on a pair of boots...

Today's story is "Boots" by Murray Leinster. It appeared in the August 15, 1929 issue of “Adventure” on pages 124 to 131.

Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays.

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