UNDER THE ICICLES, by Devan Barlow, artwork by Simon Walpole   I wait underneath the icicles encrusting the roof’s edge, catching droplets in an old goblet I found in the back of the cellar where a mouse made a nest, dragged in a length of pale green ribbon   As the icicles die, my hands […]

Fall has finally arrived, bringing a break in the relentless summer heat, and the release of issue #62.  We tromp through the fallen leaves bearing three stories, two poems, art and audio!  Get a fire lit to ward off the growing long nights and enjoy! Fiction Contents Asu and the Demon Wolf, by Daniel Gedge.  […]

ASU AND THE DEMON WOLF, by Daniel Gedge, Arwork by Miguel Santos     It was the second time Asu killed the same wolf that he began to suspect foul magic. The beast feigned to the right before pivoting on its haunches and striking out with its slavering maw. This attack was familiar. When he […]

SUFFER THE WITCH, by Joe Kelly, Artwork by Karolína Wellartová His brother’s blood and brains splashed across the floor as he fell, the short-bladed hacking sword clattering away from the nerveless hand that would wield it no more. Colla gaped in shock and horror, his own gory blade hanging in a limp fist. He looked up, […]

A CURSE TO ARCHERY, by Aidan Redwing I am but a weapon in the hands of tyranny No choice but to march To the orders they decree Does the target blame the arrow Or the hand that plucked the string? Does the arrow weep when blood is drawn? If it had the chance would it […]