Tag: July
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“Old Knucklebone” by PJ Atwater: A Review
by Curtis Ellett I first encountered Old Knucklebone when PJ Atwater queried me about whether I would be interested in it for Swords & Sorcery Magazine as I had published several of his stories previously. My answer was no, the story is too long, but I would be happy to read it. I am very…
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Longshots for S&SM Submissions
If you have read the submission guidelines for Swords & Sorcery Magazine, you know that I am looking for what I might call “pre-industrial fantasy”, stories set in worlds where technology has not yet progressed to steam engines, electric telegraphs, or repeating firearms. Anything that fits that description is fair game and will get a…
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Rest My Weary Bones
by Cora Buhlert in Issue 138, July 2023 It seems I’ve barely rested at all when the call comes… again. Rise and shine, sunshine. Time for battle, time for war, time to smite the enemy and hear the lamentations of their women… if I could still hear properly, that is. ‘Cause hearing doesn’t work very…
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The Gibbeting of Azmyre
by Rab Foster in Issue 138, July 2023 The man carried the stench of magic. Had it been a real stench, Shathsprey wouldn’t have smelt it. That was the one benefit of the polar temperatures and the freezing wind and snow assailing the city. They neutralised its rancid odours. Even the reek of the underground…