Burnett R. Toskey
Author and science fiction fan
Born in 1929, I received a doctorate in Mathematics in
1959 from the University of Washington and taught
for 32 years at Seattle University. 1990 I retired and
moved to Olympia to devote my time to fiction
writing and music programming. I have been a
member of the Spectator Amateur Press Society for
more than fifty years. I am also an active member of
the Puget Sound Writer's Guild.
***AWARDS***
Hugo, 1960: for best fan publication, Cry of the Nameless (in conjunction with Wally Weber and F.M. and Elinor Busby)
Editor's Choice Award: short story, "Jack Be Nimble" in My Legacy, #27.
The short story "The Nine Steps" was chosen as one of the top twenty stories (out of about 200) of the
year 2005
in The Writers Post Journal.
Light-hearted science fiction. Dedi
and her sister Lilla, princesses of the
North Orion Kingdom, are stranded
on an unexplored planet. They arrange
for Berk Andor, the hero-actor of
Astral Holo, to rescue them. Andor,
however, faces many problems,
particularly the Capellan gargoyle
who has captured the two women.
Publish America, 2006, 185 pages

PUBLICATIONS

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Slapstick comedy of the future. Roberto la
Deyo is a smuggler of illegal products,
including parsnips, prune juice, cranberry
sauce, pickled beets, and bubble gum.
Feceral agent Thianna Stockett pursues
him inLa Deyo's 11,000 room house. For La
Deyo's federal court trial, he hires a lawyer
who has been disbarred in fourteen states.
University Editions, 1992
Fantasy adventure on a planet of
Eta Cassiopaea, where the red
dwarf companion star imbues
humans with magical creative
powers. A deranged king of the
barren Outlands, which surrounds
the green colony, plots to reduce it
all to Outlands. The Princess Rozila
enlists the aid of the people and
their wizard masters to save the
colony.
Environmental engineer Frank
Marston discovers that aliens are
responsible for the ozone hole
and other environmental
problems in their plan to take
over the Earth. Frank's quest
leads to visits to planets of Wolf
359, Lalande 21185, and Aquila
Beta.
XLibris, 2001, 199 pages
1995, large format, 109 pages
covers and 9 full page illustrations by
Marjorie Halvorsen
BOOKS:
OUT OF PRINT BOOKS:
College Algebra, a Modern Approach (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1962, 200pp
Concertos for Violin and Viola (Writers, Seattle, WA, 1983, 1012pp
FICTION IN LITERARY MAGAZINES

SERIAL NOVEL: "Cat Island" (Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, May 1999-January 2000

SHORT STORIES:
"The Interrogation" (
The Atrocity, Pittsburgh, PA, October 1989)
"Sucker Bait" (
Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, May 1993)
"The V Group" (
Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, November 1993)
"Ill Wind" (
Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, January 1944)
"Fordie"
(Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, April 1994)
"Aunt Margaret's Crown" (
Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, October 1944)
"The Third Tee" (
Rock Falls Review, Stamford, NE, no dayte [1944])
"On the Loose" (
The Nocturnal Lyric, San Pedro, CA, February 1995)
"Xylophone Madness" (
Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, May 1998)
"The Green Tower" (
Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, October 1998)
"The Yellow Face" (
Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, March 1999)
"Jack! Be Nimble" (
My Legacy, Artemis, PA, #27, March 1999)
"Look Again, Brother" (
Pablo Lennis, Lafayette, IN, August, 2000)
"Refreshment Run" (
My Legacy, Artemis, PA, #34, December 2001)
"The Nine Steps"
The Writers Post Journal, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept 2005 & Feb 2006

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UNPUBLISHED NOVELS (actively seeking publication or
representation)
Appassionata (55K) Music oriented romance of a violin teacher and a nine
hundred year old Persian fairy.

Black Eyes Drifting (35K) A succubus and a werewolf fall in love.

Cat Island (72K) A comedy in which a female author, a drunken professor, a cat
burglar, a playboy, and a shyster lawyer team up to investigate collusion between
the U.S. government and aliens.

The Corvian Treasure (100K) A clairvoyant man, a pladoman, and an
Alphardian brain man track down a notorious pirate, as told by an omniscient
narrator with comical quirks of his own.

The Fantastic Professor Ames (55K) A Galaxy Times reporter describes
his adventures with an inventor of weird machines.

The Haunted Shoes (28K) A Mexican ghost uses his shoes to occupy the body of
a living man.

The House of Games (97K) A post-disaster comedy: The Slave Party candidate
must undergo indoctrination which will guarantee his failure.

Isara's Way (100K) A young woman, raised as a meat animal on the planet
Kotnik, escapes and faces trials in her quest for security.

Kricka and the Merlocts (60K) The comical trio of "The Corvian Treasure"
travels to the Magellanic Clouds to rescue Merloct juveniles.

M'Gantar (105K) Two members of the National Security Service encounter a djinn
sorceress and a vampire in their assignment to track down a terrorist group in
Mongolia.

The Quasar Gods (90K) The Norse, Olympian and other gods, now all living in a
quasar, decide that Jehovah's Universe must be destroyed.

The Sandhill Murders (114K) Two short mystery novels laid in a fictitious
college town in North Central Nebraska.

To The End Of Time (76K) A romantic time travel novel investigating the far
future evolution of the human race.

The Trail to Steptoe (65K) A historical Western version of "Kricka and the
Merlocts."

Verboten Island (93K) A Canadian detective tracks his quarry to an island
mansion filled with weird characters and solves a pair of murders.

Woofy (50K) An immature werewolf seeks to become a regular pack member and
win a beautiful vampire girlfriend.

UNPUBLISHED SHORT STORIES

The Boat Ride (1000) A ride on a top-heavy ferry.
Brother Glen and Uncle Rodney (3100) A man, trying to get to his office,
is hounded by thoughts of what his brother and uncle would think.
Cranberry Lake (1800) A man finds a strange village in the Olympic Mountains.
The Distrain (2300) A ghost train picks up a living man by mistake.
Fordie (8500) A man living in the fourth dimension can destroy the Universe.
The High Society (3000) A vampire club occupies the top story of a hotel.
Kenton's School (4500) A man is hijacked to be a teacher at a strange school.
The Ring of Capoianu (3600) A beautiful witch sends her boyfriend on a fantastic quest.
Under the Rug (2600) A company-sponsored rug floating contest in Tennessee.
The V-Group (2000) A hush-hush meeting at the National Security Service headquarters.
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ADDRESSES

5145 Carpenter Rd. S.E. Olympia, WA
e-mail: brtoskey@comcast.net
web: brtoskey.com
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