Help me find story from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

Renaldo · 12-06-2009, 01:39 AM

Hi, this is a long shot. I'm looking for a story that was published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, sometime between 1983-1985. Probably 83 or 84 is more likely.

I know there are a few long time readers of this mag here, and I'm not expecting any one to be able to tell me the name of the story or the author. I'm hoping someone can point me in the direction of a site that lists issues and their contents. I haven't been able to find one.

For anyone that's curious, This is what I remember: The story had a theme of extreme paranoia, more specifically the main character being spied on through the outlets and electrical wiring in his home somehow. I believe he had pretty much barricaded himself in his home. Another character, an asian woman I think, possibly the main character's girlfriend, commits suicide (or is driven to it by whoever's spying on him) by rigging the door to a microwave and sticking her head in it. I know it was published during the years I posted above, because I had a subscription to those years.

Any help is appreciated!

EDIT: Oops, somehow the I fell off the title.

BenG · 12-06-2009, 06:51 AM

http://www.locusmag.com/index/0start.htm

The index only goes back to 1984 for magazines.

DMcCunney · 12-06-2009, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renaldo

For anyone that's curious, This is what I remember: The story had a theme of extreme paranoia, more specifically the main character being spied on through the outlets and electrical wiring in his home somehow. I believe he had pretty much barricaded himself in his home. Another character, an asian woman I think, possibly the main character's girlfriend, commits suicide (or is driven to it by whoever's spying on him) by rigging the door to a microwave and sticking her head in it. I know it was published during the years I posted above, because I had a subscription to those years.

Any help is appreciated!

This sounds like John Varley's "Press Enter".

The bad guy is a sentient computer.
______
Dennis

Nate the great · 12-06-2009, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

This sounds like John Varley's "Press Enter".

The bad guy is a sentient computer.
______
Dennis

Yes it does.

That story is in a number of anthologies including The John Varley Reader:
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b8...n-Varley/?si=0

mazzeltjes · 12-06-2009, 07:51 AM

That's it

Renaldo · 12-06-2009, 11:36 AM

Thanks for all the help! I'll try to follow up on Varley's Press Enter and see if that's it. I knew someone here would know it. Thanks a lot!

Jack Tingle · 12-06-2009, 11:55 AM

An excellent result. You might get better (or faster, or answers on more obscure tales) by posting on USENET rec.arts.sf.written, with the prefix YASID (yet another story identification). I've seen some _really_ obscure sf stories identified on the thinnest of descriptions there.

Regards,
Jack Tingle

12-06-2009, 01:39 AM	#1
Renaldo Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 250590 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	Help me find story from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Hi, this is a long shot. I'm looking for a story that was published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, sometime between 1983-1985. Probably 83 or 84 is more likely. I know there are a few long time readers of this mag here, and I'm not expecting any one to be able to tell me the name of the story or the author. I'm hoping someone can point me in the direction of a site that lists issues and their contents. I haven't been able to find one. For anyone that's curious, This is what I remember: The story had a theme of extreme paranoia, more specifically the main character being spied on through the outlets and electrical wiring in his home somehow. I believe he had pretty much barricaded himself in his home. Another character, an asian woman I think, possibly the main character's girlfriend, commits suicide (or is driven to it by whoever's spying on him) by rigging the door to a microwave and sticking her head in it. I know it was published during the years I posted above, because I had a subscription to those years. Any help is appreciated! EDIT: Oops, somehow the I fell off the title.

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12-06-2009, 06:51 AM	#2
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	http://www.locusmag.com/index/0start.htm The index only goes back to 1984 for magazines.

12-06-2009, 07:51 AM	#5
mazzeltjes Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 177 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam Device: sony 505	That's it

12-06-2009, 11:36 AM	#6
Renaldo Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 250590 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	Thanks for all the help! I'll try to follow up on Varley's Press Enter and see if that's it. I knew someone here would know it. Thanks a lot!

12-06-2009, 11:55 AM	#7
Jack Tingle Punctuation Fetishist Posts: 557 Karma: 1070000 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Bluest Commonwealth In East America Device: Kindle PW, Nexus 7 (2013), Galaxy S5 phone, Galaxy Tab 4 8.0	An excellent result. You might get better (or faster, or answers on more obscure tales) by posting on USENET rec.arts.sf.written, with the prefix YASID (yet another story identification). I've seen some _really_ obscure sf stories identified on the thinnest of descriptions there. Regards, Jack Tingle

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