author
Wallace Macfarlane
1918–1999
A mid-20th-century American science-fiction writer, he published imaginative short fiction in magazines such as Galaxy, Analog, If, Collier’s, and The Saturday Evening Post. His work ranged from sharp, idea-driven SF to adventure and fantasy, and it continued to find new readers through reprints and audio editions.
1 Audiobook
Dead End
by Wallace Macfarlane
About the author
Wallace Macfarlane was an American writer born in 1918 and remembered mainly for his short fiction. Reliable catalog and bibliographic sources confirm that he published under both Wallace Macfarlane and W. Macfarlane, and that stories such as Dead End became part of the science-fiction magazine world of the 1950s and after.
Bookseller and bibliographic listings describe him as the author of more than 80 short stories, with appearances in magazines including Analog, Galaxy, If, Collier’s, and The Saturday Evening Post. That mix suggests a writer who could move comfortably between genre fiction and more mainstream magazine markets, which helps explain the broad appeal of his stories.
Some biographical details about his life beyond publication history appear online, but they were not consistent enough to treat as fully confirmed here. What does come through clearly is his long publishing span and his place among the many magazine-era writers whose shorter works still reward discovery.