The July-Sept 2010 issue of female-oriented free online fantasy 'zine The Lorelei Signal has been posted! Carol Hightshoe's awesome fiction magazine includes some awesome new fantasy stories by Jasmine Giocomo, Ripley Patton, Marva Dasef, and Beatriz F. Fernandez.
This issue features the following stories and poems:
Damsel in Distress - Paul Celmer
Flash Fiction
Flowers for the Sentinel - Jasmine Giocomo
When the Dead Lands erupt with Undularnia's ancient enemies, the Sentinel does not rise to combat. Can a lovelorn girl manage to wake him and save her people?
Heart of the Salamander - Ripley Patton
Maddy's entire life has been cursed by fire. Her parents were killed by it. Her body and heart have been scarred by it. And now her village has gone up in flames and Maddy is being accused of wielding, through witchcraft, the one thing she hates most. What happens when you hide from the fire in your heart? And what happens when you finally embrace it?
I Am Dryad - Robert William Shmigelsky
Poetry
Immutable - William Knight
When Hamrick becomes involved with a young woman - he fails to see the danger she brings
A Mother's Gift - Stelios Touchtidis
A whore and a Hestian virgin find out they've more in common than they think, when their shadows cross in ancient Ionia.
Mother Cassie Goes on Account - T.L. Barrett
When you think to call in old favors in seeking vengeance - be sure you don't ask for more than is owed.
Poor Little Rich Girl - Marva Dasef
Cadida's in trouble again. But then, when is Cadida not in trouble? Captured by raiders, she's thrown into a cave to be eaten by demon. Or is it a demon?
The Video Game - Cathy Douglas
Sometimes even a modern princess needs a little saving.
Warrior Champion - Beatriz F. Fernandez
Poetry
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