Dirty Work is Pat Cadigan's third collection of short stories. It was published in 1993.

The stories in this collection cover many themes, but one of their unifying factors is the twist in the tail, the final ironic flick of a sleek paw that, with careless, whimsical cruelty, toys with the reader.

Contents

Introduction by Storm Constantine;

"Dirty Work" by Pat Cadigan

A 'Deadpan Allie' short story, originally published in the vampire anthology Blood is Not Enough edited by Ellen Datlow, 1989... also contained in the limited edition collection Home By the Sea by Pat Cadigan, May 1992.

"Second Comings -- Reasonable Rates" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in F & SF , 19??... also contained in the anthology New Dimensions 11 edited by Marta Randall and Robert Silverberg, 1980.

"The Sorceress In Spite Of Herself" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine , December 1982. Also contained in Space of Her Own, 1983.

"50 Ways To Improve Your Orgasm" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine , 19??. Also contained in the limited edition collection Home By the Sea by Pat Cadigan, May 1992.

"Mother's Milt" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in ?, 19??.

"True Faces" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in the science fiction mysteries anthology Whatdunnits edited by Mike Resnick, 19??.

"New Life For Old" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in the anthology Aladdin edited by Mike Resnick, 19??.

"The Coming Of the Doll" by Pat Cadigan

Originally published in Fantasy & Science Fiction , June 1981. also contained in the collection Letters from Home , 1991.

"The Pond" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, published in the anthology Fears edited by Charles L.Grant, 1983. Also contained in the collection Letters from Home , 1991.

"The Boys In The Rain" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in ?, 19??.

"In The Dark" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in the anthology When the Music's Over edited by Lewis Shiner, 1991. Also contained in the collection Letters from Home , 1991.

"Johnny Come Home" by Pat Cadigan

Published in Omni , June, 1991. Also contained in the collection Letters from Home , 1991.

"Naming Names" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in the anthology Narrow Houses edited by Peter Crowther, 19??.

"A Deal With God" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, a loose sequel to "Naming Names"... originally published in the anthology Grails edited by Richard Gilliam, Ed Kramer and Martin H.Greenburg, 19??.

"Dispatches From the Revolution" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in the anthology Alternate Presidents edited by Mike Resnick, 1991... nominated for the Hugo Award. Also contained in the limited edition collection Home By the Sea by Pat Cadigan, May 1992.

"No Prisoners" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally published in the anthology Alternate Kennedys edited by Mike Resnick, 1992... this version has a line about Daniel Berrigan restored.

"Home By the Sea" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally issued in the vampire anthology A Whisper of Blood edited by Ellen Datlow, 1991... also contained in a limited edition collection Home By the Sea by Pat Cadigan, May 1992.

"Lost Girls" by Pat Cadigan

Short story, originally written for this collection.