Paul Di Filippo sold his first short story in 1977, so he is rapidly approaching his fiftieth anniversary in the field. He’s done a bit better than a book a year—his latest story collection, The Visionary Pageant and Other Stories (Wildside, 2025), represents the fiftieth volume to his name. His current work in progress is titled Phantoms of Brooklyn and concerns a steampunk remnant found to be still operating in that current-day borough. Paul lives in Providence, Rhode Island, approximately two blocks from the granite marker signifying Lovecraft’s birthplace, with his partner of decades, Deborah Newton, a black cocker spaniel