"Zlat Was the Best Novaship Pilot in the 81 Galaxies."

IT'S always a capital mistake to attempt to explain what a satirist is up to, and so we will forgo that capital mistake and offer no comments about any of this:

(1) "Twenty-Four Hours in a Princess's Life, with Frogs."

By Don White (?-?; ISFDb HERE).

First appearance: Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1962.

Reprints page (ISFDb HERE).

Short short short story (4 pages).

Online at SFFaudio (HERE).

   "Petunia looked down at the little green creature . . ."

Main characters:

~ Princess Petunia, Princess Charming, Princess Rapunzel, Princess Aurora, Princess Beauty, the King, the Queen, Leda, and the Frog.

(2) "Peggy and Peter Go to the Moon."

By Don White (?-?).

First appearance: Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1963.

Reprints page (ISFDb HERE).

Short short short story (3 pages).

Online at SFFaudio (HERE).

   "Shut up, and kiss me quick."

Main characters:

~ Peggy, Peter, Nanny, cook, and Professor Love.

(3) "Watch the Bug-Eyed Monster."

By Don White (?-?).

First appearance: Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1963.

Reprints page (ISFDb HERE).

Short short short story (5 pages).

Online at The Luminist Archives (HERE; go to text page 86).

   "He must be found and removed."

Main characters:

~ Zlat, Valerie-Vernon, Truth-commander Queeg, and Slageep.

Typo: "came out of the wrap" (warp).

Resources:

- One thing's for sure, Don White wasn't long-winded (FictionMags data: vi = vignette; ss = short story):

  "Twenty-Four Hours in a Princess’s Life, with Frogs," (vi) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1962 (above)

  "Peggy and Peter Go to the Moon," (vi) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1963 (above)

  "Watch the Bug-Eyed Monster," (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1963 (above)

  "Woman’s Work," (vi) Redbook, August 1966

  "Under Sentence of Death," (vi) Redbook, September 1967.

Unless otherwise noted, all bibliographical data are derived from The FictionMags Index created by William G. Contento & edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne.

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