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...
**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...
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...
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...
HFQ senior editor Adrian Simmons has been filling in the edge of the wilderness hexmap and the encounter locations in the urban settings. From such dangerous locales we have brough you the best S&S fiction and poetry—well worth the...
EVERYDAY SOMETHING TRIES TO KILL ME, by Todd Honeycutt, artwork by Andrea Alemanno Timo had left the Queen’s court three weeks ago, too long for such a simple errand. “Bring me a giant’s eye,” the...
JACK O’ WRAITHS, by Phil Emery, with audio by the author, artwork by Karolína Wellartová Jack stretched out beneath the afternoon sun and chewed a stem of wheat and drifted back to Nell’s...
THE DEMON FESMAN, by Lynn Rushlau Exhilaration buzzed through Reigh’s limbs as she crossed the Convoco’s threshold for the first time. Demon Speakers in every shade of orange...
FOUND IN A HIDDEN CAVERN, written and read by Colleen Anderson Found in a Hidden Cavern Notations on Artifacts & Manuscript I in icy seas black as a villain’s heart in depths the sun fears to...
FIFTEEN THINGS TO MAKE A SOLDIER MISERABLE, by Aidan Redwing, artwork by Miguel Santos A shortage of pipe weed. Rotating to the frontline. Being informed by your commanding officer...
DEATH’S HUNGER, by Bader M. Alsadeqi, artwork by Gary McClusky A soldier sent to do battle, Now a survivor still standing. Cold of heart and soul was I, As the rest of my brethren lay dying. ...
Yes, yes, the issue is late. In our defense, there was outdoor adventuring, and the World Fantasy Convention, and a case of Covid-19, and a case of food poisoning. Plus, our wizard was pulled into a chasm...
THE STONEMAN’S CURSE, by Tom Jolly, pending artwork by Miguel Santos Markus wasn’t sure if it was an imp or a gnome driving the gigantic worm down the road toward him, but neither the rider nor...
The Flame and the Bottle, by Howard Andrew Jones, audio by Leeman Kessler I The woman was disconsolate with weeping. Surely the whole of the neighborhood heard her wailing from within the walls of her...