Bards and Sages Quarterly (October 2023)

For over a decade, the Bards and Sages Quarterly has been a showcase for both new and established authors to share their speculative works. The short stories presented in each issue serve as a delightful sampler of the speculative genres. Whether your preference is sword and sorcery, time-travel, space exploration, gothic horror, urban fantasy, or any of the speculative genres, you are sure to find something to love in the pages of this magazine.
A sample of what is in this issue:A woman faces a violent storm, a dragon, and naysayers in an effort to catch a rare fish in Trinkets. A knight comes home from an epic quest to find himself saddled with an unexpected debt in I Will Send Diamonds. The royal torturer struggles to perform his job when his latest prisoner triggers painful memories in The Torturer's Last Confession. Special notification: Though we avoid publishing stories we deem gratuitous in nature, as a journal of speculative fiction, some stories may content dark subject matter.
Some stories may contain strong or offensive language, depictions of violence, and child and animal endangerment.