For over fifteen years, 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.<br/><br/>A sample from this issue:<br/>A strange sibling rivalry develops between a child and the alchemical creature created to help treat her mother's cancer in From Ashes.<br/><br/>After a visit to a strange art gallery, an artist must decide the price they want to pay for success in The Drouet Collection.<br/>An acrobat finds herself in a dangerous situation when she is tasked with preventing a time-shattering calamity in Feng, Whose Name Means Phoenix.<br/><br/>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. Please visit our website for information on possible trigger warnings for specific publications.