Tag: June
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Stories for Summer
Welcome to the June 2024 issue of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, issue 149. I have three new stories to enjoy while hiding from the sun or basking in its glory. “Knight of the Couple”, by Andrei-Ion Ghircoiaș, is the tale of a knight tasked with protecting children from abusers. Ghircoiaș’s work has appeared in anthologies…
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Knight of the Couple
by Andrei-Ion Ghircoiaș in Issue 149, June 2024 His armor plates clanged as he walked the cobbled streets of Valaney. Night had settled in, with few onlookers gawking from their homes. Gade couldn’t blame their curiosity. Valaney was where cultures and races mixed as they dealt in both trade and politics. A city stranger to…
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The Greatest Warrior
by Teel James Glenn in Issue 149, June 2024 A parable of Altiva It happened not so long ago and not so far from here that the great sword smith, Aldred, said to his wife that he was too old to continue his craft. “I will make one more sword,” he said, his voice trembling…
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Love’s Red Blossom
by Luana Saitta in Issue 149, June 2024 “Perhaps this might be of interest to my lord?” The merchant’s blotched and emaciated hands revealed a small chest, ornately decorated with gold filigree and what appeared to be the simulated impressions of leaf veins on its dark jade surface. “A box. She’s probably got a few…
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On Editing Your Own Work
One thing that many rejected submissions to Swords & Sorcery Magazine have in common is that they contain more than a few errors. Spelling mistakes, grammar goofs, and (probably) accidental malapropisms are scattered through the text like landmines, ready to blow the reader right out of the story. Typos happen, of course, and it’s not…