Breath of Beelzebub, written by Larry Sternig

What do space lichen, Martians, and psychedelic mermaids have in common? Find out in this charming short story that is one part sci-fi, one part pulp, and all fun! Breath of Beelzebub first appeared in Planet Stories, which was an American pulp sci-fi magazine from the Winter of 1946. Larry Sternig was a writer of short fiction in the 1940s and went on to create The Larry Sternig Literary Agency, which is now the Sternig & Byrne Literary Agency. Larry Sternig passed away in 1999.  A special thank you to Project Gutenberg, which is an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks that are curated by volunteers who are dedicated to giving more accessibility to great works of fiction. For more information, you can go to https://www.gutenberg.org/John Bell is our  was our narrator and he is also the writer, producer, and actor on "Bell's in the Batfry" podcast, which can be found at:[http://thebatfry.libsyn.com/]We are always looking forward to discovering out next writer, so if you are interested in contributing, please send us your short story of fewer than 5,000 words to:[email protected] am Cathy McCarthy, your host, and I write under the name of C. Mack Lewis and my books can be found at:[https://cmacklewis.com/]For more short stories on The Hidden Gems Podcast, please go to: https://www.thehiddengemspodcast.com/podcast Thank you for listening!   EPISODE CREDITS:Hosted by C. Mack Lewis.Narrated, Edited, and Mixed by John Bell.  LINKS: https://cmacklewis.com/Be sure to follow and tag The Hidden Gems Podcast on Facebook. More information about your host at CMackLewis.com