Castles & Curses

Fantasy stories with teeth This quarter’s issue is all about castles and curses. In these pages you’ll find sleeping princesses and hard-working witches, dramatic vampires and righteous adventurers, and all the curses (and blessings!) that lurk around a royal residence. This is our longest issue yet, with ten fantastic stories for you to enjoy. While some of our authors take inspiration from classic fairy tales or literature, others have opted for a more modern setting – you’ll find Sleeping Beauty and the Lady of Shalott rubbing shoulders with tabletop RPG characters and vampires surviving after the fall of civilisation. On top of all that, we also have an interview with fantastic indie author Talli L. Morgan. So let’s get cursed. There’s plenty here to sink your teeth into. This issue features the following short fiction: - A Curse Is on Her If She Stay by Lila Gwynn - Trouble Brewing by Adie Hart - Sir Fionnobhar the Black and the Becastled Knight by Arden Powell - A King and a Pawn by Tabitha O’Connell - The Red Lady by Josie Jaffrey - Lady Pallen's Kiss by Ceril N. Domace - The Blessing of Vampires by D.N. Bryn - The Two Henrys and the Tailor by Gemma Church - How To Rescue A Princess by Alice James - Mother of Calamities by T.R. Peers