Check out this month's roundup of stories you might have missed, all from fellow magazines.
- The Frost Giants of Maine - Jeff Reynolds
Folks refer to the summer that followed as the OOB War, or George’s War. Some of them remember it fondly, given the amount of money George Simpson seemed willing to spend to rid the town of what he liked to tell anyone who would listen was an infestation of nefarious monsters. But George was from away, and people from away are always getting upset about something. You can’t take them too seriously. - Not-Man Kidnaps a Sheep - Jennifer Jeanne McArdle
For all their usual goofiness, dogs had a vicious side. A dog might suddenly massacre a bunch of small animals for sport, boredom, or spite. I shook the dark thoughts out of my tail feathers. “We’ll go early next morning. At sunrise.” - The Fool's Fiddle - Austin Roberts
Dragons can’t lie, right? That’s what the legends say. So, when Guy finds himself at the wrong end of a failed heist, he puts that knowledge to the test. Compatriots dead. Hope gone. And his last chance at life is convincing a dragon to let him go. This is a laugh out loud tale not to be missed. - The Tattooist of Triton - Hesper Leveret
‘No flash,’ said the man, shaking his head. ‘I want something… custom.’ - Melkart and the Daimon's Bride - Mark Mellon
[TW: sexual assault, human sacrifice, violence/gore]
“You don’t understand, Melkart,” Telamon sobbed. “She’s going to die. The ephors have voted to sacrifice Alceste to the daimon this year.”