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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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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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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...

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Poisoned Stew to Go (With Apologies to William Shakespeare) by Henry Herz

Editor’s note: Happy Halloween to one and all. I couldn’t resist one more spooky (and funny) offering, so here you go. I liked the...

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Firebird Feathers, By Judy Lunsford

Editor’s note: This story appealed to me because it has a classic fairy tale structure, combined with beautiful details—especially about...

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Grandmother Brua, The Sisters & The Wind by Mike Neis

Editor’s note: I’m a granny, so I’m a sucker for a grandmother story. And what a grandmother! And what daughters! Such powers they have!...

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October Witch Issue 2021 - Table of Contents

Welcome to EC's October Witch Issue! Wild and perfect, they belonged to the night with their hair flowing around them and their song of...

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The Shadow & Herbs I Gather by Ellie A. Goss

Editor’s note: The presence of nature spirits and of a natural cure in this tale grabbed my attention, as did the ending that left me...

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Healing Waters by Mary Cook

Editor’s note: The sweet simplicity of this story is a delight. It really could be a fable from thousands of years ago. Very satisfying...