Halloween in Sherwood: A Robin Hood Story
BY JO SEXTON
“Ghost children?” he said, his tone dubious. “I’m not being funny, but I really don’t like the sound of that.”
Author Interview: Lilypearl Coleman
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. So.. basically, I’m a 23-year-old with a passion for medieval art and history. Since I became disabled at 18, these studies have really become the center of my life. Apart from that, I’m obsessed with bread and growing trees, and I’m owned …...
Offenders: To St. Jude – A Petition for Prisoners
BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HALL In the system, they’re called offenders. No one knows why; the offenses are over. Concrete dorms, three-high bunks, white uniforms, And overhead the sting of fluorescents. I’m not going all Pollyanna here. All of them know the poisonous passions of meth. The stench of blood, the sting of fluorescents, In...
Slip in Time – Chapter 17
BY CHRIS S. (ALIAS WEREWOLFKING350)
The first few months as a werewolf brought on a lot of intense changes…
Sorrow May Last: A Pocahontas Story
BY MEAGAN MCKINSTRY
The thinnest sliver of light crept through the slim opening in the folds of the tent in which John Smith was held captive.
Weird Fiction Meets the Inklings: Interview with Dale Nelson Part 1
Dale Nelson discusses his interest in weird fiction, including H.P. Lovecraft, and Arthur Machen, and some surprising connections between their work and the Inklings.
Sins of the Father
BY ISABELLA SUMMITT Henry V followed the solemn procession. It was the second funeral he had attended in the past two months. Funerary rights were becoming a regular routine in his kingly duties, and he had stayed strictly solemn to accommodate them. He knew how to keep pace with the priest and the pallbearers behind …...
Oregon Trail Lament
A poem about the Oregon Trail by Hannah Skipper
Foolish Fantasy Heroes in Lord of the Rings and Army of Darkness
BY G. CONNOR SALTER Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies have been compared to many films, particularly epics like David Lean’s films or the action-packed adventure movie Braveheart. However, one underdiscussed influence is a horror filmmaker who inspired Jackson’s early work, and made a fantasy movie with surprising parallels...
Author Interview: Mally Becker
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Thanks for the question! I’m the two-time Agatha Award-nominated author of the Revolutionary War Mysteries, which include The Turncoat’s Widow, The Counterfeit Wife, and The Paris Mistress. Book three in the series, The Paris Mistress, was...
