Collier's

Collier's was a general interest magazine published from 1888 to 1956 which popularized the single page short story format. The fiction editor from 1948 to 1951 was Knox Burger, who was instrumental in assisting Vonnegut in beginning his short story career. All of Vonnegut earliest published short stories until October 1952 were published in Collier's, twelve in total from "Report on the Barnstable Effect" on February 11, 1950 to "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" on March 14, 1953.

The illustrator Dan Gregory used the entrance hall, with its chandelier and spiral staircase, of his Manhattan townhouse as the basis for a picture for a short story about a rich young woman who falls in love with the family chauffeur. Gregory's one-time apprentice, Rabo Karabekian, later recalled this story as being published in Collier's. It was later turned into the second "talkie" movie, entitled You're Fired.

Stories

• "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" (February 11, 1950)
• "Thanasphere" (September 2, 1950)
• "EPICAC" (November 25, 1950)
• "All the King's Horses" (February 10, 1951)
• "Mnemonics" (April 28, 1951)
• "The Euphio Question" (May 12, 1951)
• "The Foster Portfolio" (September 8, 1951)
• "More Stately Mansions" (December 22, 1951)
• "Any Reasonable Offer" (January 19, 1952)
• "The Package" (July 26, 1952)
• "Poor Little Rich Town" (October 25, 1952)
• "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" (March 14, 1953)