Bards And Sages Quarterly October 2021

Welcome to The Bards and Sages Quarterly, a journal of speculative fiction. With each issue, we strive to bring readers a wide range of character-driven fiction from established and emerging authors in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction fields. The Bards and Sages Quarterly is the perfect sampler to explore the incredible range of storytelling found in the speculative genres. Some of the tales in this issue include: When a chicken's heart beats longer than it should, Mathilde must choose what to believe in if she hopes to save her sick daughter in The Movement of a Heart. In Speak, a man tries to provide for his family in a world where your economic circumstances determine how well you can communicate. A group of social outcasts selected by aliens to escape the upcoming destruction of earth decide to hold one last party before they go in About last Night.

Welcome to The Bards and Sages Quarterly, a journal of speculative fiction. With each issue, we strive to bring readers a wide range of character-driven fiction from established and emerging authors in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction fields. The Bards and Sages Quarterly is the perfect sampler to explore the incredible range of storytelling found in the speculative genres. Some of the tales in this issue include: When a chicken's heart beats longer than it should, Mathilde must choose what to believe in if she hopes to save her sick daughter in The Movement of a Heart. In Speak, a man tries to provide for his family in a world where your economic circumstances determine how well you can communicate. A group of social outcasts selected by aliens to escape the upcoming destruction of earth decide to hold one last party before they go in About last Night.

Welcome to The Bards and Sages Quarterly, a journal of speculative fiction. With each issue, we strive to bring readers a wide range of character-driven fiction from established and emerging authors in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction fields. The Bards and Sages Quarterly is the perfect sampler to explore the incredible range of storytelling found in the speculative genres. Some of the tales in this issue include: A Peruvian folk monster decides to try to make it in Hollywood and gets in over his head with the monsters already there is Pishtaku Out of Water. A man overcomes a long-held fear in an attempt to find love, only to have his fear come back for revenge in Shadow. A history professor stumbles upon a soldier’s journal that pulls him back to the battle of the Somme, where he encounters a long-dead relative in History Lessons.

Special extended issue features Ken Thomas' award-winning story "The Mysteries of London." Plus: The continuation of Eugie Foster's "Gifts Not Asks for" and Alphonso Warden's "Vita Nova Ex Stellis Veniet". Also, the conclusion of William Meikle's "Hair and Graces."

This issue includes an interview with C.S. Marks, author of the Elfhunter series. Also original speculative fiction by new and established authors in the genre.

Special extended issue features and interview with author David Lawrence, "From Spark to Fire: Fanning the Flames of Creativity." A must read for speculative writers! Also included Lawrence's award-winning short story "Blood of the World."Each issue of the Bards and Sages Quarterly brings readers amazing new voices in the speculative genre.

Ten brutally honest and politically incorrect stories for times such as these! This is the second volume of the collected short stories of Joe Vasicek. It contains: The Paradox of Choice If post-birth abortions are legal, when does life actually begin? Payday A near future sci-fi thriller about the perils of a universal basic income. Utahraptors at Dawn When the meme wars are fought on the digital field of honor, no weapon is too ridiculous to be awesome. Sex, Life, and Love Under the Algorithms In a world bound by algorithms and AI, the greatest liability is the human spirit. Welcome to Condescension The graying of fandom was never this much fun. (Space Squid, August 2018) A Less Than Perfect Game Sometimes the only way to win is first to make a mistake. Take Up Your Sword A kingdom is lost… and a legend is born. The Numismatist Even for time travelers, some hobbies are truly timeless. (Never before published!) Elusive Eden (by J.M. Wight) When a time traveler's quest for the Garden of Eden goes sideways, will his faith go sideways too? (Never before published!) Worlds Without Number (by J.M. Wight) An age of peace, an artifact of war, and a visit three men will never forget.