Black Treacle Magazine (April 2014, Issue 6)

By A.P. Matlock

Black Treacle is a free magazine of Horror, Dark Fantasy, and Speculative fiction. Published on a bi-monthly schedule, each issue includes 4-5 pieces of original short fiction.

We exist primarily to provide a forum for new writers to share their works and give preference to Canadian writers.

We publish both on the web and in popular ebook formats for easy reading on your chosen device.

April 2014, Issue 6

“Editor’s Notes” by A.P. Matlock
“Black Thumb” by Michelle Ann King
“Hungry” by Star Spider
“Len” by Preston Dennett

• Language: English
• Publisher: Black Treacle Publications
• Release date: Apr 28, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310790546

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BLACK TREACLE MAGAZINE

Issue #6

EDITED BY A.P. MATLOCK

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Copyrights and Acknowledgements

Editor’s Notes Copyright © 2014 by A.P. Matlock

Black Thumb Copyright © 2014 by Michelle Ann King

Hungry Copyright © 2013 by Star Spider

Len Copyright © 2014 by Preston Dennett

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ISBN: 9781310790546

ISSN: 2291-241X

Black Treacle Publications

Sydney, NS

CANADA

Black Treacle Magazine is a free bimonthly Magazine dedicated to original short fiction in the Horror, Dark Fantasy, and Speculative fiction Genres. Released on the first or second Tuesday of each month

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editor’s Notes

A.P. Matlock

Black Thumb

Michelle Ann King

Hungry

Star Spider

Len

Preston Dennett

Editor’s Notes

A.P. Matlock

It’s been awhile. It’s good to be back. Good to have you back as well.

Quite a few months have passed since the last issue. Apologies for that. Life got busy and priorities had to be shifted for a while. The publication schedule will be shuffled around a bit to accommodate.

But we’re back. That’s all that counts.

We’re going to launch a companion podcast in May so keep your eye on @BlackTreacleMag for the announcement. The format is going to be pretty simple: An introduction, a story or two, a review and perhaps an interview.

This month’s issue has a familiar face and a couple of new faces to Black Treacle. You may remember Michelle Ann King from Issue #3. Well, she dropped another doozy of a tale on us, so we had no choice but to snatch it up. We have a story from a new Canadian writer, Star Spider, and a piece from UFO investigator & OOB explorer, Preston Dennett.

Hope you enjoy reading this issue. And check out the podcast when it arrives in May.

Be seeing you.

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A.P. Matlock is a writer and editor of Black Treacle based out of Cape Breton, Canada. His short fiction has appeared on Jukepop Serials and will be featured in an upcoming episode of TalesToTerrify. He blogs at matlock.ca and can be found on Twitter at @pmatlock.

BLACK THUMB

Michelle Ann King

There's something moving by the garden fence. Mice, again? Or worse, a rat? Debra puts the washing basket down and almost calls out for Stuart, but then she remembers.

She edges closer. Curled around the cracked base of her abandoned flower pot is a huge slug, sleek and iridescent in the patchy afternoon sun. Once, she would have worried about how to get rid of it, but there's no