Fantasy Magazine, Issue 92 (June 2023): Fantasy Magazine, #92

By Arley Sorg and Christie Yant

FANTASY MAGAZINE is a digital magazine focusing exclusively on the fantasy genre. In its pages, you will find all types of fantasy-dark fantasy, contemporary urban tales, surrealism, magical realism, science fantasy, high fantasy, folktales, and anything and everything in between. FANTASY is entertainment for the intelligent genre reader-we publish stories of the fantastic that make us think, and tell us what it is to be human. 

 

Welcome to Issue #92 of FANTASY! This month, we have original short fiction from Melissa A Watkins ("Eat") and Daniel Ausema ("What Passes for Eyes in Dreams and Death"). Plus, we have original flash fiction from Bidisha Banerjee ("Schrodinger's Kitten Falls in Love") and Kim. M. Munsamy ("Things Handed Down"), along with original poetry by Tahnia Barrie ("Holy Dyad, Till Sunup") and Eleanna Castroianni ("Foldable Daughters"). Our nonfiction this month includes "Worldbuilding While Black" by Leslye Penelope, along with our usual array of author spotlights.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Adamant Press
• Release date: Jun 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223031567

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Issue 92, June 2023

FROM THE EDITORS

Editorial: June 2023

Arley Sorg and Christie Yant

FICTION

Schroedinger's Kitten Falls in Love

Bidisha Banerjee

Eat

Melissa A Watkins

Things Handed Down

Kim. M. Munsamy

What Passes for Eyes in Dreams and Death

Daniel Ausema

POETRY

Holy Dyad, Till Sunup

Tahnia Barrie

Foldable Daughters

Eleanna Castroianni

NONFICTION

Worldbuilding While Black

Leslye Penelope

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS

Author Spotlight: Melissa A Watkins

Author Spotlight: Daniel Ausema

MISCELLANY

Coming Attractions: July 2023

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From the Editors

Editorial: June 2023

Arley Sorg and Christie Yant | 1233 words

AS: Last year in June, we talked about conventions! Where we were at with attending, as well as what some of our faves are, and more. This year, I attended the SFWA Nebula Conference in Anaheim, CA and WisCon in Madison, WI , and I’m currently planning to attend Readercon in Quincy, MA . I’m hoping to be able to get to a few others—it would be cool to go to StokerCon in Pittsburgh, PA; Can*Con in Ottawa, ON (Canada); Worldcon in Chengdu (China);  and World Fantasy in Kansas City, MO .

CY: I hope to see you in Kansas City! That’s it for me this year, I’m afraid. Travel is pretty tough these days, and my one big trip will be to see family I haven’t seen since before the pandemic!

AS: My first time going to a convention, I was actually terrified. It’s hard to explain looking back on it. But I think I just had a lot of misconceptions about them. If a friend hadn’t gone with me, I would never have attended. Christie, for you, what do people get out of these events, and who should think about going? Especially considering that many folks see reading (or writing, for that matter) as a solitary activity.

CY: Anyone who wants to meet and geek out with other genre fans—and learn a little about how the sausage is made—should try to get to a convention! Several have kept an online component, which might make participation easier for those who can’t travel. 

World Fantasy 2009 was my first convention. I went alone—I’m still pretty proud of Past Me for that—and I was so intimidated by all of the pros around me! But everyone was so kind and seemed to take me seriously as a writer even though I hadn’t sold a thing yet. WFC is a pro convention, as opposed to a fan convention like WorldCon, but that just means it’s primarily focused on business and craft. I’m allergic to the word networking–it sounds so transactional and inauthentic—and I was relieved to discover that the people were really genuine, and we bonded over our shared passion for the genre. I met some of my dearest friends that weekend! That’s still why I go—I get to spend time with other genre nerds. So for the writers out there, World Fantasy is a great place to start.

AS: I feel like conventions are such multi-faceted events, and each has its own characteristics, each has its own personality. I usually recommend folks going for the first time do so with a friend, ideally someone they can split off from here and there to have their own, separate hang-outs, or to pursue their own interests. You also have to plan to spend more money than you think. If you go out for drinks, for example, that may be an expense you hadn’t anticipated; and meals and drinks can be great ways to socialize with folks. But it’s also okay to just go and attend panels and meet your literary heroes.

CY: You’re so right—a convention is what we make of it,