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Dragons, Knights, and Angels: Two for Friday
Dragons, Knights, and Angels magazine (http://dkamagazine.com/) has two new releases today, poetry by Sarah Osborn (http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=13), and short fiction from L. S. King (http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=11).
"Flight for Peace", by Sarah Osborn
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=13
We all seek peace. But where would a dragon find peace?
"Drops of Mercy", by L. S. King
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=11
Telsa can save the life of an enemy. But should she?
DKA magazine is The Christian Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Founded in 1999 by Rebecca Shelley, the magazine has always espoused the idea that the power of God is the greatest magic of all. That idea remains at the core of our mission. We are looking for stories and poems that build up the reader and give them opportunity to be better for having read them.
Stories submitted to DKA are examined first on their merit as works of sci-fi / fantasy / poetry, however, they are also viewed as to how well they entertain, uplift, and enlighten. DKA is looking for smart, daring stories that keep the balance between Providence and Sci-Fi / Fantasy.
If you have a project that you would like to submit for publication, please visit the site and send them on. You can see our submission guidelines here (http://dkamagazine.com/submission.html).
http://dkamagazine.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=5273#5273
Orson Scott Card's online e-zine, the InterGalactic Medicine Show (http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/cgi-bin/mag.cgi?do=content&article=home), has gone live as of October 15th.
I popped over, created a login, and discovered that a) they pay pretty well for stories, art, and so on, and b) that means that they charge cash money for the pleasure of reading their publication.
Fine. It was a painless $2.50 via PayPal, and I had access to the whole enchilada in no time.
The format could use some work. Basically, each story is one long HTML page. While each story has some stellar artwork, the continual page-down, page-down, page-down of it prompts one to wonder if they've never heard of the WordPress concept of breaking up stories into logical pages. Deep Magic's approach (http://www.deep-magic.net/issues.php?issues=current) is superior in this respect, but hey, DM's been doing it longer.
Read the rest of my first-blush observations at DKA magazine (http://dkamagazine.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=5273#5273).
"Presence" by Denyse Loeb
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=10
Many claim the holy books of the world say that destruction will fall upon blood drinkers among the changelings, but will it? Or is this a way for men to justify hatred of what they fear? A young vampire challenges the boundaries of faith and confronts the beliefs of men expecting the wrath of God but instead finds solace in the presence of His spirit.
This story by Byron Leavitt is a classic sci-fi tale with a twist. In addition, we are blessed to be display original art created especially for this story by artist / writer Hisart (aka E.J. Mickels II)! Enjoy.
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=15
There is an endless black rip that forms the gap between our dimension and somewhere beyond. Our masters, the Overseers, use this gap as a source of entertainment, setting men to run over the bottomless abyss on a deadly, twisted, and decidedly strange obstacle course. If you race over this gap and win, you will gain your freedom from Overseer control. If you fall, you will plummet through endless night forever. But why do the Overseers only use the gap for entertainment? Why not use it for something useful to further their own twisted ends? Could there be something in all that blackness, something that even they fear? Find out within.
Rebecca
10-29-2005, 02:00 PM
In addition, we are blessed to be display original art created especially for this story by artist / writer Hisart (aka E.J. Mickels II)!
Hi Phy,
Since this involves Hisart, why don't you post a blurb in the Publishing Success forum (http://4Believers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=53)? I'm sure many of our members would love to support his work! :)
Rebecca
Hi Phy,
Since this involves Hisart, why don't you post a blurb in the Publishing Success forum (http://4Believers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=53)? I'm sure many of our members would love to support his work! :)
Rebecca
Ok, post created!
DKA Issue 26
Triumph of the Ranger
http://dkamagazine.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=5438#5438
Set in a pre-industrial age, this mini-heeroic poem not only envisions the battle between good and evil but studies the contrasts inherent within evil.
Of Whisperers, Warriors and Canaanites
http://dkamagazine.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=5438#5438
In which author Debby Alten pens an evokative tale of a fantastic time.
Josh Sethson, protector of his planet,Terra, is exiled. Will he now fight for the people who have betrayed him? An army of the wicked Whisperers has arrived in Canaan. Possessing the land is easy, but the Whisperers aim to possess the souls of the Canaanites. Without the heavenly Warriors is Josh up to this challenge?
kevbayer
11-13-2005, 09:18 PM
DKA magazine is The Christian Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Sounds cool! I'll have to check it out from home tomorrow! !thumbsup!
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=7
We have a new story from an old favorite, Scott M. Sandridge. In his latest, Scott asks the question, 'Freedom always comes at a price, but will Martin and Yavar be willing to pay it'?
“Stay still,” Yavar said. “It’s hard to apply the bandages with you squirming like that.”
“Sorry,” said Martin. He struggled against the urge to cry while his sister doctored his face.
“Why’d they do this?” She stripped more fabric from her shift, soaked it in a bowl of salty water and herbs before she applied it.
Martin clenched a fist to keep himself from flinching. “They chose to make me an example, I guess.”
“By scourging your face?” Yavar frowned, and her dark eyes became darker; a look Martin knew too well.
“Don’t even think about it.” He whispered.
“Someone will pay - .” She whispered back.
“If you’re caught…,” The images in his mind stopped him from finishing his sentence.
“Don’t worry,” She gave him a smile and a wink.
“They won’t even know it was me.”
Martin looked around at the rest of the slaves gathered in the dark pen; covered with dirt, weak from lack of food, many with scars and some with missing limbs. They would sell anyone out to make their heck a little more bearable, and he wouldn’t blame them for doing it.
Yavar mouthed the words, “Tonight.”
He mouthed back, “Be careful.”
“Now get some rest,” she voiced. She then made a convincing act of lying down and falling asleep.
He knew there’d be no sleep for him tonight, but he would fake being asleep just the same. He had to, for her sake.
DKA Issue 26: "City of Deliverance"
http://dkamagazine.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=5554#5554
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=27
We have a new story for you this week that exemplifies the best of Speculative Theology, deftly melding a thrilling fantasy story with a tale of terrifying spiritual infiltration.
"You there. We need your help." A bearded man with two younger ones not much past boyhood struggled to lift a stretcher loaded down by a body covered in a blanket. "We must take this one to the Prophet. If you will lift the remaining corner of the pallet, the crowd will part for us."
Out of sheer desperation the Fallen One surged forward and lifted the fourth corner of the stretcher. He could only hope that the guards would neglect their current scrutiny to make way for the one in need. For a brief moment, the host's hand brushed the person that they carried. A momentary spiritual flash surprised the Fallen One, but he could not determine what it had been and still maintain his control over the exhausted host.
The throng parted before them, guards included in the effort to grant them passage. Through this human corridor, they passed the gate and then the courtyard until only the temple steps remained. Then the Fallen One saw the prophet through the eyes of the host. That ragged little man, speaking his piercing words, with his long hair blended into his camel coat. Somehow that small voice carried to the hundreds spread out from the steps below him.
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light shine..."
The words stabbed at the Fallen One, and yet he suffered it for the sake of reaching the Prophet. For the sake of killing him.
About the Author . . .
Robert Barlow has been published with Alien Skin Magazine, Far Sector SFFH, and Dragons, Knights, and Angels. He has also sold a story to The Sword Review that is awaiting publication. He is a police detective in Oregon.
"Behind the Backdrop", by Wesley Lambert
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=19
Humanity is in a perpetual search for God. But are we collectively looking in the right place?
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=47
This is a long, intricate story about three friends and their mentor on the eve of a great shift of power in their culture. Their lives will never be the same after this night.
I was surprised and stunned by the hook at the end of this story--I never saw it coming. Here's a snip:
He nodded in satisfaction. Yes. It was ready for the final shaping. He selected his tools from a nearby shelf and set to work.
Moment by moment, the wood changed almost imperceptibly beneath his hands. The table grew more detailed, more refined–more beautiful. Gregory forgot the war, forgot all but the wood and the shapes in his mind.
Suddenly the door slammed open, bringing him abruptly out of his concentration. He turned, startled, to see Vauna standing just inside. Her pale face was surrounded by disheveled hair, and she was trembling. She was afraid, but what Gregory most noticed in her eyes was pain.
The first thought that entered his mind was that she was hurt. The war had reached their city, she was mortally wounded. He leapt to his feet in fear, but before he could take a step towards her she rushed forward into his arms.
"Gregory!" she sobbed, hardly able to speak through her gasps for breath. "He's dead, gone, the Anointed–dead!"
The author, freshman college student Rosemary McMillen (http://www.dkamagazine.com/contributorDetail.php?user_id=105), is one to watch!
http://dkamagazine.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=5749#5749
Poet and author Rochita Loenen-Ruiz was had short stories and poetry published in small literary publications both abroad and in the Philippines. Most recently, her short story "Dark Angel-Benigno" was published in The Sword Review, and three of her poems were featured in the August issue of Poetry Life and Times.
"The Miscast Spell", by Selena Thomason
http://dkamagazine.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=5965#5965
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=37
From her recent interview (http://theswordreview.com/columns.php?sub_id=134) and her regular column (http://www.theswordreview.com/columnDetails.php?col_id=14) at The Sword Review, and 59,000 words towards a NaNoWriMo rough draft, Author Selena Thomason has been busy all over the place.
In addition, Selena wears editors hats both here at DKA and over at The Sword Review and is a valuable part in these ministries of creative fiction with a moral core.
I don't know what I expected when she submitted this story, "The Miscast Spell", but what I saw was something quirky and lively and fun. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.
A spell leaks out and has unintended consequences.
"The First Princess", by Megan Elaine Davis
http://dkamagazine.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=5966#5966
http://www.dkamagazine.com/item.php?sub_id=40
"The First Princess" is a fantasy poem with inspirational reflections and has delighted our staff. We are pleased to be able to present it to you today.
Of the poet, she writes:
Eve was the first woman--and the first daughter of the King. What she lost, the physical presence of her Father in daily life is something we all suffer from, and will not gain back until Heaven.
My poetry has appeared in Strange Horizons and Utmost Christian Poets Gallery. One of my poems was also recently long-listed in the Bridford Prize.
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