The Chrestomathy of Desire is a collection of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and adventure stories, filk songs, and essays by D. J. Butler.
This is the tenth volume in the Legacy of the Corridor publication series.
Contents (all works by Butler unless otherwise noted):
- “Legacy of the Corridor” (essay) by Joe Monson
- “Mere Pulp from a Giant Among Authors” (Essay) by Joe Monson
- “The Greatest of These Is Hope”
- “Stupid Goat”
- “The Cunning Man and th Jupiter Knife: Five Themes” (essay)
- “Others Eat the Sheep”
- “Author’s Preface to Witchy Eye” (essay)
- “Calvin Calhoun Sees the Lights of Atlanta”
- “A Short Story by Somerset Maugham”
- “Monsters in Chicago”
- “Six Lyrics” (essay)
- “Take a Chance” (filk)
- “The Road to Jericho” (filk)
- “Sunny Day” (filk)
- “Cosmic Dangers: The LTUE Song” (filk)
- “A Place Called Liberty” (filk)
- “Talking Dragon Con” (filk)
- “Dim Carcosa”
- “The Quail Runs”
- “Dog”
- “An Offering the King Makes”
- “The Path and the Gates”
- “Assume the Marketing Is on You” (essay)
- “A God of Death”
- “Vaekra Take Me”
- “The Lord Set a Mark”
- “Brand and Writers: Four Different ‘Brands’ to Manage on Your Road to Writing Success” (essay)
- “A Short Rest in Hell”
- “Dreams of the River”
- “Everyone Gets What They Have Coming”
- “A Window on Sarovar”
- “Looneytoons”
- “Mere Pulp, No Less”
- “Two Strangers”
Edited by: Callie Butler and Joe Monson
Cover Artist: Tithi Luadthong
Published by Hemelein Publications.
Release Date: June 2025 (ebook and trade paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-64278-067-3 (trade paperback), 978-1-64278-068-0 (ebook)
LCCN: 2025936135
Price: $18.99 (trade paperback), $6.99 (ebook)
