Miriam Allen DeFord

Miriam Allen DeFord
Miriam Allen DeFord (1888–1975) was an American writer known for her contributions to science fiction, mystery, and true crime genres. She began her career as a journalist and later transitioned to writing short stories, often exploring themes of social justice and human psychology. Her works include "X Y Z" and "The Space for Women" and she was a frequent contributor to pulp magazines like "Weird Tales" and "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction". DeFord also published nonfiction, such as her crime anthology "Murderers Sane and Mad," which delved into real-life criminal cases.

Author's Books:


e was intimately and unfavorably known everywhere in the Galaxy, but with special virulence on eight planets in three different solar systems. He was eagerly sought on each; they all wanted to try him and punish him—in each case, by their own laws and customs. This had been going on for 26 terrestrial years, which means from minus ten to plus 280 in some of the others. The only place that didn't... more...

We had the driver let us off in the central district and took a copter-taxi back to Homefield. There's no disgrace about it, of course; we just didn't feel like having all the neighbors see the big skycar with Lydna Project painted on its side, and then having them drop in casually to express what they would call interest and we would know to be curiosity. There are people who boast that... more...