Welcome to Issue 17: Charm from Apparition Literary Magazine, the stories and poems from this issue are a wild ride on the autobahn of prose. Tighten your seatbelts as we veer into alternate dimensions, hunt goblins, flirt with a watchmaker, and jump into the pool.<br/><br/>EDITORIAL<br/>A Word from our Editor by Lauren Ring<br/><br/>SHORT FICTION<br/>Tea and Owls by Teresa Milbrodt – 4300 words, ~21 minutes reading time<br/>The Goblins of South India by Naethan Pais – 6000 words, ~30 minutes reading time<br/>She Calls by Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas – 3200 words, ~16 minutes reading time<br/>Silver Bells by Jaime Marvin – 3500 words, ~17 minutes reading time<br/><br/>POETRY<br/>charm of goldfinches by Crystal Sidell – 58 lines<br/>Creek Bed Charms by Gretchen Tessmer – 33 lines<br/><br/>Apparition Lit is a quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features short stories and poetry. We publish original content with enough emotional heft to break a heart, with prose that’s as clear and delicious as broth.<br/><br/>New issues will be published each January, April, July and October