Sharon Kae Reamer

Jef Rouner

Mark Cantrell

Emily Randall

Matthew C. Lucas

DL Shirey

Cara Fox

Alexander S. Findlay

S.E. Greco

Susan Oke

J.C.G. Goelz

Brandon Ketchum

F. J. Robledano Espín

Kaye Boesme

The Society of Misfit Stories Presents... is a unique periodical of long form fiction published three times a year. Each issue provides an eclectic collection of novelette and novella-length speculative and literary fiction. In this issue: In Hope Endures Where Life Persists, a decades-long feud between mages erupts into the 1906 San Francisco Fire. In The Raven’s Shadow, a woman seeking to help her new husband and his people - and gain power for herself - enters into a binding agreement with the vengeful Celtic deity, Cathubodua In Ash Shades, two women survive the destruction of their landing site by taking shelter in their ship. They emerge to find a local sentient species salvaging burned seeds and must navigate communication barriers to learn what happened to the rest of their crew. In New Game+, a serial killer sentenced to Hell finds himself recruited by the devil to work in the new field of video games. Fourteen long form fiction included in this issue.

The Society of Misfit Stories Presents...(February 2019)

Aisha Phoenix

Tom Barlow

Milo James Fowler

Jason Bougger

Dennis Mombauer

Blake Gilmore

Rebecca Linam

DC Mallery

Matthew McAyeal

With each issue of the Bards and Sages Quarterly, we strive to bring fans of speculative fiction an engaging and entertaining variety of stories from new and established authors in the horror, fantasy, and science fiction genres. In this issue: stories by Tom Barlow, Jason Bougger, Milo James Fowler, Blake Gilmore, Rebecca Linam, Matthew C. Lucas, DC Mallery, Matthew McAyeal, Dennis Mombauer, Aisha Phoenix, Robin Reed, Daniel Ryan, Nicholas Stillman, Daniel Stride, Harold R. Thompson, and Sophie van Llewyn.

Bards and Sages Quarterly (October 2017)

Matthew C. Lucas

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