Scribblings

Scribblings is a 1972 collection of writings by American author L. Sprague de Camp to celebrate his appearance as Guest of Honor at Boskone IX, a convention sponsored by the New England Science Fiction Association. The Association served as publisher.

The book contains short works of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and aphorisms. Among the stories are the complete set of de Camp's four short "Drinkwhiskey Institute" series of tall tales.

Contents

• "A Word of Explanation" (introduction)
• Probability Zero
• "The Effects of Time Travel" (story in the "Drinkwhiskey Institute" series)
• "The Negative Wugug" (story in the "Drinkwhiskey Institute" series)
• "The Moveable Ears" (story in the "Drinkwhiskey Institute" series)
• "The Lusts of Professor Adams" (story in the "Drinkwhiskey Institute" series)
• Jingles
• "Preferences" (poem)
• "Carnac" (poem)
• "The Elephant" (poem)
• "Leaves" (poem)
• "The Trap" (poem)
• "The Newt" (poem)
• "African Night" (poem)
• "A Night Club in Cairo" (poem)
• "Xeroxing the Necromonicon" (poem)
• It Might Interest You to Know
• "How to Hunt Dinosaurs" (essay)
• "Pfui on Psi" (essay on psychic powers)
• "Lost Cities" (essay)
• "Government Bug-Hunter" (essay on Clinton Hart Merriam)
• "Three Thirds of a Hero" (poem)
• "Books That Never Were" (essay on lost and imaginary books)
• "Aphorisms" (aphorisms)

Notes