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Winter is in full swing here at our rocky stronghold, and we’ve gathered tales and poems to get through the remaining long months until spring. We bring you two magnificent tales and three outstanding poems, plus artwork and maps!...
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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...
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**9/14/24 update– We’ve uploaded page 12 of Gary McClusky’s comic “Spear and Fang” based on the Robert E. Howard story of the same name. Check it out here!** Summer is in full swing in our neck of the...
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A remarkable milestone—issue #60! For this special occasion we bring you works by the S&S scions James Enge, Howard Andrew Jones, and up-and-comer Gregory Mele. We bring you poetry from award winners Jennifer Crow and Ann...
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The long gloomy days of winter getting you down? Eager to get out and back to adventure? Our offerings will lift your spirits and enflame your blood! We’ve got three original stories and a fantastic poem. Drag your chair to the fire...THE GATEKEEPER
THE GATEKEEPER, by Marlane Quade Cook Beat by beat, footsteps echoed on the stones that carved a path through the meandering hills of the wasteland. Swirls of mist dispersed at the traveller’s approach....BARDIC DREAMS
BARDIC DREAMS, by Deborah Guzzi Bold warriors and women, shield mates, sat wrapped in the darkness, sheltered between knees warmed by their lovers and heat of kettle fire. A bard regaled with...A SEA-MONSTROUS HĂI GUÀI ATTACKS CHING S...
A SEA-MONSTROUS HĂI GUÀI ATTACKS CHING SHIH’S PIRATE SHIP, by Kendall Evans, with artwork by Simon Walpole I. Hand-carved, a distinctive figurehead perched High upon the prow of Ching Shi’s Chinese junk:...Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q38
Fall has clamped down hard on our part of the world, bringing relief from the summer’s relentless heat. And now, HFQ brings you relief from the long nights to come in the waning of the year! Four stories,...PREROGATIVE OF GODS
PREROGATIVE OF GODS, by Nathanael Green The gods are all of them gone to ashes. Some sent there by my own hand. Once, though, they were Twelve, often among us. That morning, the first time I met...RAFT OF CONQUISTADORS
RAFT OF CONQUISTADORS, by Raphael Ordonez Zisz the god-diatom skimmed the pelagic zone of space. The crystal vessel, both shell and ship, that housed Zisz’s tender self described a zigzag path...THE BELLS OF BEL-HAZIR
THE BELLS OF BEL-HAZIR, by Michelle Muenzler Long and loud are the bells of Bel-hazir. Thunderous mad, their tolling. At first light’s crack, they ring. Seven times each across the city, every...THE VAULT OF SOWDEK
THE VAULT OF SOWDEK, by Seth Skorkowsky Keeping to the cover of trees, Ahren followed an earthen trail toward the shadow stretching across the moon-lit orchards. The heavy rope coiled beneath his cloak...BLOSSOM
BLOSSOM, by Deborah Davitt Dozing in leaf-dappled shade, I heard him whispering love, and, dreaming, I promised myself to my unseen lover. Then leaves drifted to caress me as I slumbered. His hands were...