Issue 2

This second issue combines two common animals to tell extraordinary tales. The first is a touching tale about a kid's love for their pet, while war is brewing in the second story. Dogs are the most common animal in my queries and dragons are extremely common in fantasy, yet these stories managed to grab me and I hope they grab you too on the spare moments in between whatever holiday you celebrate. Please consider donating, so we will be able to pay our authors in the future.

• "Death Loves a Coward" by Kevin Anderson
• "Dragon's Flare" by Tala Bar
  

Enjoy and happy holidays!

 Stijn Hommes, Editor-in-Chief

Cover art was provided by Steve Cartwright.

Steve Cartwright has done art for several magazines, newspapers, websites, commercial and governmental clients, books, and tavern napkins. He also creates art pro bono for several animal rescue groups. He was awarded the 2004 James Award for his cover art for Champagne Shivers. He  recently  illustrated  the  Cimarron  Review  cover. Take a gander (or a goose) at his online gallery:   www.angelfire.com/sc2/cartoonsbycartwright