Arthur Porges was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 20, 1915. One of four
brothers, he was educated at The Illinois Institute of Technology where he
achieved a Masters Degree in Mathematics. During the Second World War he served
in the U.S. Army as an instructor, stationed for some time at the Camp White
military installation in Oregon. After the war Porges moved to California and
spent several years in Los Angeles as a mathematics teacher at college level.
During this period he wrote and sold short stories as a sideline. In 1957,
Porges retired from teaching to write full-time. He went on to publish hundreds
of short stories in numerous magazines and newspapers. Many of his stories
appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery
Magazine, Amazing Stories and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. His
fiction spanned several genres, with tales ranging from science fiction and
fantasy to horror, mysteries, and so on. At his most prolific his work was
appearing in three or four periodicals in one month alone. Among his best known
stories are "The Ruum," "The Rats," "No Killer Has Wings," "The Mirror" and "The
Rescuer." Two previous book collections of his short stories have been
published: Three Porges Parodies and a Pastiche (1988) and The Mirror and Other
Strange Reflections (2002). A keen birdwatcher and an avid reader, Porges also
wrote many articles, essays and poems, most of which were published in the
Monterey Herald. After spells in Laguna Beach and San Clemente, Porges moved
north, eventually settling in Pacific Grove. He passed away, at the age of 90,
in May 2006.
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