A great character study that investigates how the man’s obsession with peripheral details of life (including outside of control) can compound to be more harmful than letting go – and how he might move past that. Perhaps I shouldn’t have read it right before going to sleep! However, where the story could go full down the route of horror, it only brushes against dark fantasy in its setup, a man who finds his teeth actually coming out. “Kisser” by David James Brock (Issue 64, February 2021) – This story will resonate with any who have had the stress dream of teeth falling out. This fits perfectly with Oz’s life journey.
I love how the tone of the story feels set in conventional current world, yet with elements of magic and fantasy, or the beliefs of another era. Oz’s journey to the mountain leads to greater self-discovery, reconciliation with his past, and a lesson in sacrifice. His name has come up in the draw for choosing the next sacrifice to the god of the mountain. At story’s start the protagonist, Oz, is about to commit suicide, only being stopped by a knock at the door and the arrival of an official group from town. McGill (Issue 63, January 2021) – A stunning fantasy that seems to cover familiarly trodden territory at cursory glance, but weaves together several deep themes into a modern direction. “Things to Bring, Things to Burn, Things Best Left Behind” by C.E. I still have several regular January/February issue reviews to put up before getting started on March/April, but they should go up in the near future.įantasy Magazine – Edited by Arley Sorg & Christie Yant I hope that those who enjoy and become fans of the outlets will be able to support them. Many of these are available for free to discover if you are not a regular reader of them. So I’ve included it in this for the time being.
However, right now it’s so short, and half the content of the first two issues has fallen into the only two categories of things I absolutely don’t go for. I may eventually review Fantasy Magazine fully as it is a more standard monthly publication. Given the number of stories, for these I’m only reviewing/mentioning the ones that I enjoy most. Abyss & Apex is another one I will feature, but given that it’s quarterly the January – April content will all just appear with the March/April post. Right now that includes Daily Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Tor.com, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Here is the first bimonthly roundup up my short fiction reviews from those markets that publish with a greater frequency than monthly or bimonthly.
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