FORTUNE, by Scott T. Hutchison, art by Miguel Santos     Revered Old Ones tossed bones to read the ominous certainty of futures and dark change; the man regards signs in the rawness and rarity of his circumstances. A long life, in the modest, remote village of Utterby–that’s never known war. Not in his time. […]

SCAPEGOAT, by Bryn Hammond I stuck a finger in his eye, The human I first took to eat. I hummed to him a lullaby And nibbled on his hands and feet.   **   They live by music, in the hall. Glad hymns celebratory Of every creature, great and small, But they have forgotten me. […]

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 […]