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Ars Poisana by Carina Bissett & Andrea Blythe

Editor’s note: This fantastically magical poem left my mind reeling in a very good way, and it explores the wildness of the natural world...

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Amethyst by Krys Plate

Editor’s note: This is just so much fun. I love the way the baby arrives. I love the sachets. I love how accepting the characters are...

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Magicians for Good & Ill by Judd Baroff

Editor’s note: The structure of this story is pretty traditional, but I love the surprising little details. And I really wanted to know...

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Which Witch by Wendy Purcell

Editor’s note: The use of folk magic in this poem, along with its economy of words, paints a truly magical picture for the reader. And I...

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The Word, The Wolf & The Magic Mirror by Liz Bragdon

Editor’s note: The wild, prose-poem imagery of this work grabbed me with its teeming, excited, magical, fevered language and pace. It...

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The Dreamkeeper by Alex Otto

Editor’s note: The power of dreams and the obsessive devotion of a mother made this story ring true to me. There is sadness and grace in...

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A Patchwork of Puddles by Lynden Wade

Editor’s note: Lynden’s story is unexpected, twisty, and stitched together very well. You’ve not read a tale like this one before. The...

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One Tiny Spell by Jason P. Burnham

Editor’s note: Parenthood leads to a million wishes, and this poem addresses one of the biggest wishes parents ever make with charm and...

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Unfettering Philomela by Christine Butterworth-McDermott

Editor’s note: Oh the traps that are laid for protagonists in fairy tales! That’s what this poem conjures up for me. It also makes me...

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Falling Faintly by Kelly Jarvis

Editor’s note: Can you take one more Halloween treat? I know you can. The veil will be thin between the living and the dead for a day or...