Linda D. Addison

Susana Morris

Kinitra Dechaun Brooks

A 2018 Bram Stoker Award Finalist Thought-provoking, powerful, and revealing, this anthology is composed of 28 dark stories and 14 poems written by African-American women writers. The tales of what scares, threatens, and shocks them will enlighten and entertain readers. The works delve into demons and shape-shifters from "How to Speak to the Bogeyman" and "Tree of the Forest Seven Bells Turns the World Round Midnight" to far future offerings such as "The Malady of Need". These pieces cover vampires, ghosts, and mermaids, as well as the unexpected price paid by women struggling for freedom and validation in the past. Contributors include: Tiffany Austin, Tracey Baptiste, Regina N. Bradley, Patricia E. Canterbury, Crystal Connor, Joy M. Copeland, Amber Doe, Tish Jackson, Valjeanne Jeffers, Tenea D. Johnson, R. J. Joseph, A. D. Koboah Nicole Givens Kurtz, Kai Leakes, A. J. Locke, Carole McDonnell, Dana T. McKnight , LH Moore, L. Penelope, Zin E. Rocklyn , Eden Royce, Kiini Ibura Salaam, Andrea Vocab Sanderson, Nicole D. Sconiers, Cherene Sherrard, RaShell R. Smith-Spears, Sheree Renée Thomas, Lori Titus, Tanesha Nicole Tyler, Deborah Elizabeth Whaley, L. Marie Wood, K. Ceres Wright, and Deana Zhollis.

Sycorax's Daughters

Alec Nevala-Lee

Fran Wilde

Ellen Kushner

Delilah S. Dawson

Marissa Lingen

Natalia Theodoridou

Senaa Ahmad

Inda Lauryn

The January/February 2019 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Fran Wilde, Natalia Theodoridou, Senaa Ahmad, Delilah S. Dawson, Marissa Lingen, and Inda Lauryn. Reprinted fiction by Ellen Kushner, essays by Linda D. Addison, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, Alec Nevala-Lee, and Keidra Chaney, poetry by Cassandra Khaw, Sonya Taaffe, Hal Y. Zhang, and Jennifer Crow, interviews with Natalia Theodoridou and Marissa Lingen by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Julie Dillon, and an editorial by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas.

January/February 2019

Uncanny Magazine Issue 26

Alessandro Manzetti

Bram Stoker Award(R) winners Linda D. Addison and Alessandro Manzetti use their unique voices to create a dark, surrealistic poetry collection exploring the many ways shattered bodies, minds, and souls endure. They created poems of visionary imagery encompassing death, gods, goddesses and shadowy, Kafkaesque futures by inspiring each other, along with inspiration from others (Allen Ginsberg, Pablo Neruda, Phillis Wheatley, etc.). Construction of The Place started with the first bitten apple dropped in the Garden. The foundation defined by the crushed, forgotten, and rejected. Filled with timeless space, its walls weep with the blood of brutality, the tears of the innocent, and predatory desire. Enter and let it whisper dark secrets to you. Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing--Tales from the Darkest Depths. Interview with the poets: What makes this poetry collection so special? Alessandro: Collaborations are the salt of poetry, can create special, unique blends and flavours. This book is exquisite, in that way. Linda: Collaborations can create remarkable work, whether it's poetry or fiction. Alessandro and I each did a third on our own and then a third together. This book was written with us in completely different time zones (Arizona & Italy), without ego and is the best poetry I've created so far. Tell us more about the theme of this book. Linda: There was no hard rules, we agreed to riff off any of the words in the title: Place; Broken; Thing(s). The real magic is how the book flowed from us, as we allowed our imagination freedom to play, trusting the dark, surrealistic tales told would fit; and they did! Alessandro: Imagine a collage of different places, connected by invisible wires. We play the role of the explorers of that elusive, borderlands world. Why should readers give this book or your work a try? Linda: Our book has unique songs to offer, something we couldn't recreate separately. It stands alone with any work we do in the future because even the poems I wrote by myself were influenced by working in our shared arena in undefinable ways. Alessandro: If you're a curious traveler, ready to walk with us along a trail without markers, this is a good book for you.

The Place of Broken Things

Molly Tanzer

Milton J. Davis

Wole Talabi

Spencer Nitkey

Russell Nichols

RJ Taylor

Devon Mihesuah

Benjamin Blattberg

Risa Wolf

Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal. APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards. We publish every other month. Issue 130 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews. EDITORIAL Musings from Maryland: Editorial by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION Nine Theories of Time by Spencer Nitkey To Live and Die in Dixieland by Russell Nichols The First Promise We Break by Risa Wolf Tenure by Devon Mihesuah It Rises and Falls and Rises Again by RJ Taylor Strata by Benjamin Blattberg CLASSIC FICTION An Arc of Electric Skin by Wole Talabi In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi by Molly Tanzer NONFICTION Always and Forever by Milton J. Davis Never Let the Light Go Out by Linda D. Addison REVIEWS Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by A.C. Wise Book Review: A Spindle Splintered Alix E. Harrow (reviewed by Lesley Conner) Book Review: Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus (reviewed by Tracy Robinson) INTERVIEWS Interview with Author Spencer Nitkey by Andrea Johnson Interview with Author RJ Taylor by Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist JR Slattum by Bradley Powers

Apex Magazine Issue 130

Premee Mohamed

Tim Waggoner

Philip Fracassi

Gemma Files

Mercedes M. Yardley

V. Castro

Lisa Morton

Hailey Piper

Carol Edwards

John Palisano

Paul Michael Anderson

Dan Coxon

Robert Beveridge

Corey Farrenkopf

Shannon Brady

Julia LaFond

Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito

Jonathan Louis Duckworth

Chad Stroup

Devan Barlow

Sofia Ajram

Elis Montgomery

Virginia Kathryn

L. B. Waltz

R. L. Clore

Maxwell I. Gold

Jangar Tokpa

A. J. Rocca

Playlist of the Damned

Stephen King

Elizabeth Massie

Chuck Palahniuk

Victor LaValle

Zoje Stage

Gary A. Braunbeck

Josh Malerman

Kaaron Warren

Steve Rasnic Tem

Eugen Bacon

Cynthia Pelayo

Eric LaRocca

Gabino Iglesias

Scott Edelman

Lee Murray

Gordon Linzner

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

A literary blend of sci-fi and horror by some of the finest contemporary writers of speculative fiction, edited by multi-award-winning editor Michael Bailey and illustrated throughout by Pat R. Steiner.

Vol. 2

Qualia Nous

Music soothes the savage beast...or so they say. But in this tome of terror, music is more than just a placebo for the masses. It is the dark divination of witches, the motivation for revenge, and the power to change the mind, soul, and body of every creature unlucky enough to hear it. In it, you'll find possessed rock stars, killer radio stations, and concerts from the depths of hell. Over 300 pages of terrifying, bizarre stories about the hypnotic power of music and what happens when it gets into the wrong hands. Featuring: "Tears Like Rain," by Tim Waggoner, "The Brazen Bull," by Sofia Ajram, "Oil of Angels,' by Gemma Files, "This Loaded Gun of a Song Stuck in My Head," by Paul Michael Anderson, "Pack Up Your Sins and Go To The Devil," by Elis Montgomery, "Everybody Loves My Baby," by Mercedes M. Yardley, "Mixtape," by V. Castro, "The Lung of Orpheus," by Jonathan Louis Duckworth, "Pied Piper," by Carol Edwards, "I am He," by Premee Mohamed, "To The River," by Corey Farrenkopf, "The Prodigy," by Philip Fracassi, "Red, Black & Blue," by Linda D. Addison, "Instruments of Harm," by Julia LaFond, "Electric Muse," by Virginia Kathryn, "Ambient," by L.B. Waltz, "Vinyl Remains," by Chad Stroup, "Her Only Single," by Devan Barlow, "Goddess," by Lisa Morton, "I Will Not Scream," by John Palisano, "A Concert in Merzgau," by R.L. Clore, "Sing to the God of Slugs," by Maxwell I. Gold, "Song of the Guqin," by Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, "The Men Who Play," by Jangar Tokpa, "Whalesong," by Shannon Brady, "Long Gone (Slight Return)," by Dan Coxon, "Slow Head Karaoke," by Robert Beveridge, "The Devil Went Down to the Subway," by A.J. Rocca, "Possession No. 239 in E Major, Op. 1," by Hailey Piper. Edited by Jess Landry and Willow Becker.

Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes

Marge Simon

A showcase of poetry from some of the darkest and most lyrical voices of women in horror. Under Her Skin features the best in never-before-published dark verse and lyrical prose from the voices of Women in Horror. Centered on the innate relationship between body horror and the female experience, this collection features work from Bram-Stoker Award&® winning and nominated authors, as well as dozens of poems from women (cis and trans) and non-binary femmes. Edited by Lindy Ryan and Toni Miller, Under Her Skin celebrates women in horror from cover to cover. In addition to poems contributed by seventy poets, the collection also features a foreword penned by Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) Grand Master and recipient of the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, Linda D. Addison; interior illustrations by Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association Grand Master and recipient of the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award Marge Simon; and cover art by noted horror artist Lynne Hansen. "Not for the faint of heart...Each word and phrase has been structured in such a way that the reader will experience an intense depth of emotion and feelings." —EGuide Magazine "...varied themes, approaches, and poetic structures create a diverse series of horror inspections. Under Her Skin is unparalleled in scope, creativity, and literary strength." —Midwest Book Review

Under Her Skin

Stephen M. Wilson

You’ve heard their voices before, but never like this: from three-time HWA Bram Stoker Award winner Linda D. Addison and multiple Rhysling Award nominee Stephen M. Wilson comes Dark Duet. Two different voices, in harmony, creating verse that sings and moves on the page, taking the reader through time and space on an infinite symphony of self-exploration. Come dance with them and you may find your own song.

Dark Duet

Linda D. Addison

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