Short Stories
Bards and Sages Quarterly (April 2012)
2012·84 pages
Speculative short-fiction anthology: mermaids, a vampire hunter, divine office chaos, and a rite in a world without daughters.
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Speculative short-fiction anthology: mermaids, a vampire hunter, divine office chaos, and a rite in a world without daughters.
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The Bards and Sages Quarterly features original short speculative fiction from both new and established authors. Our writers include first-time authors, Pushcart Prize nominees and Nebula award winners. With each issue, our goal is to bring readers the most inclusive collection of speculative fiction available. In this issue: A Human Resources manager finds herself in need of divine intervention when forced to deal with a troublesome new employee in The Office Messiah. While struggling to cope w...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Lover’s illness subplot; emotional bond with a trapped mermaid
Violence & gore
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Vampire-hunter confrontation; speculative peril in several tales
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Divine intervention at work; religious rite to preserve humanity
Magic & witchcraft
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Mermaids, vampires, and other speculative fantasy elements
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Dystopia with no female births; humanity-preservation social stakes
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Serious illness; dystopian birth crisis and emotional hardship
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