DreamForge Magazine
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DreamForge, a magazine of science and fantasy fiction, focusing on speculative stories, demonstrating enduring and indomitable parts of the human spirit.
An apprentice minstrel has survived three years of disasters following his master across plague-torn Europe— but in Naples, he discovers the catastrophes had a purpose and his master has a plan.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
An apprentice minstrel has survived three years of disasters following his master across plague-torn Europe— but in Naples, he discovers the catastrophes had a purpose and his master has a plan.
go.dfstory.com/finding-a-voice
go.dfstory.com/finding-a-voice
For something to thrive, something else must be consumed. Or is it possible to circumvent the cycle wherein the energy to sustain life is taken from a living thing? What would such a world be like? dreamforgemagazine.com/story/toward...
Toward Light - Dreamforge Magazine
The laws of the universe state that energy can be neither created nor destroyed. It exists and is consumed and is expelled, changing shape and form, […]
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November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
For something to thrive, something else must be consumed. Or is it possible to circumvent the cycle wherein the energy to sustain life is taken from a living thing? What would such a world be like? dreamforgemagazine.com/story/toward...
Today's word: Anecdotage. That phase where stories of youth are the thing. A portmanteau of "anecdote" (short narrative) + "dotage" (senile decline). All I have to say about that is: did I tell you about the time I turned and saw a bear on the trail behind us? I did. What about the one where...
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today's word: Anecdotage. That phase where stories of youth are the thing. A portmanteau of "anecdote" (short narrative) + "dotage" (senile decline). All I have to say about that is: did I tell you about the time I turned and saw a bear on the trail behind us? I did. What about the one where...
A soldier who couldn't pull the trigger in an alien jungle becomes a sought-after musician—haunted by a melody only he can hear and playing an instrument no human should possess.
go.dfstory.com/play-it-again
go.dfstory.com/play-it-again
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A soldier who couldn't pull the trigger in an alien jungle becomes a sought-after musician—haunted by a melody only he can hear and playing an instrument no human should possess.
go.dfstory.com/play-it-again
go.dfstory.com/play-it-again
We love to promote the success of our DreamCaster supporters. Today, we’re delighted to share the stunning cover of “The Emperor’s Golden Carp and other stories” by J. K. Stephens. Available in Kindle and paperback on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Emperors-Gol...
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
We love to promote the success of our DreamCaster supporters. Today, we’re delighted to share the stunning cover of “The Emperor’s Golden Carp and other stories” by J. K. Stephens. Available in Kindle and paperback on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Emperors-Gol...
A photographer follows a remote tribe's unusual life cycle, until the day his own camera stops working and the evening songs begin to make sense.
go.dfstory.com/easy-song
go.dfstory.com/easy-song
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A photographer follows a remote tribe's unusual life cycle, until the day his own camera stops working and the evening songs begin to make sense.
go.dfstory.com/easy-song
go.dfstory.com/easy-song
Mary Soon Lee, Grand Master of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, three-time winner of the AnLab Readers’ Award, and four-time Rhysling Award winner has a poem for us: "What Martians Read." dreamforgemagazine.com/story/what-m...
What Martians Read - Dreamforge Magazine
All the miscellaneous minutiae mandated by law and circumstance: dosimeters, depressurization protocols, equipment manuals, mineral assays, cargo manifests, import/export tariffs, texts on recycling, ...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Mary Soon Lee, Grand Master of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, three-time winner of the AnLab Readers’ Award, and four-time Rhysling Award winner has a poem for us: "What Martians Read." dreamforgemagazine.com/story/what-m...
Today's word: Peiskos. The cozy, contented warmth of curling up by a crackling fireplace on a winter evening. A Norwegian blend of "peis" (fireplace) + "kos" (coziness). We don't have a fireplace, but there's a space heater next to my desk with a nice orange glow!
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today's word: Peiskos. The cozy, contented warmth of curling up by a crackling fireplace on a winter evening. A Norwegian blend of "peis" (fireplace) + "kos" (coziness). We don't have a fireplace, but there's a space heater next to my desk with a nice orange glow!
In DreamForge Anvil Issue 21, The Sound of Hope, music becomes magic, revolution, and sometimes catastrophe across time and space.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In DreamForge Anvil Issue 21, The Sound of Hope, music becomes magic, revolution, and sometimes catastrophe across time and space.
SUBSCRIBE TO SUPPORT US: dreamforgemagazine.com/subsc... READ Free Online: go.dfstory.com/anvil21
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In 1975 East Berlin, a band plays instruments made from the Wall itself—but the real question is why the Stasi informant in the crowd can't stop dancing.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In 1975 East Berlin, a band plays instruments made from the Wall itself—but the real question is why the Stasi informant in the crowd can't stop dancing.
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go.dfstory.com/love-me-do
We perceive the world through our own unique lens of beliefs and feelings.
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We perceive the world through our own unique lens of beliefs and feelings.
The Euterpe Theatre is smack in the middle of a small Pennsylvania town slowly gentrifying itself back to life from the near-mortal blow of mines and mills shuttered decades ago. It’s an obsolete performance-house-slash-movie-palace, now a neglected. Until... dreamforgemagazine.com/story/little...
Little Things Nobody Remembers - Dreamforge Magazine
We duck below the foot-thick beams under the stage, only the light from our phones’ LEDs showing the way. We step over old pipes and boards, […]
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November 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Euterpe Theatre is smack in the middle of a small Pennsylvania town slowly gentrifying itself back to life from the near-mortal blow of mines and mills shuttered decades ago. It’s an obsolete performance-house-slash-movie-palace, now a neglected. Until... dreamforgemagazine.com/story/little...
Today's Word: Hibernaculum
A snug winter refuge where creatures curl into warm little spaces until spring's return. From Latin hībernāculum, "winter quarters" Lucky am I to have stocked my hibernaculum with hot chocolate and books.
A snug winter refuge where creatures curl into warm little spaces until spring's return. From Latin hībernāculum, "winter quarters" Lucky am I to have stocked my hibernaculum with hot chocolate and books.
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today's Word: Hibernaculum
A snug winter refuge where creatures curl into warm little spaces until spring's return. From Latin hībernāculum, "winter quarters" Lucky am I to have stocked my hibernaculum with hot chocolate and books.
A snug winter refuge where creatures curl into warm little spaces until spring's return. From Latin hībernāculum, "winter quarters" Lucky am I to have stocked my hibernaculum with hot chocolate and books.
A story about an android minstrel missionary sent to save a tone-deaf world. What could possibly go wrong?
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November 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A story about an android minstrel missionary sent to save a tone-deaf world. What could possibly go wrong?
go.dfstory.com/muzik-man-1
go.dfstory.com/muzik-man-1
The Foresight Institute champions Existential Hope, and is betting on a brighter future, the Foresight Institute actively works to combat the "doom-loop." Read on to discover how they're mapping out credible paths to a better tomorrow.
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go.dfstory.com/existential-hope
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The Foresight Institute champions Existential Hope, and is betting on a brighter future, the Foresight Institute actively works to combat the "doom-loop." Read on to discover how they're mapping out credible paths to a better tomorrow.
go.dfstory.com/existential-hope
go.dfstory.com/existential-hope
Epiphanies are those lightning-strike moments when your character finally gets it—learn how to craft character insights that feel both inevitable and surprising, turning mere plot points into unforgettable moments of genius.
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go.dfstory.com/ss-eureka
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Epiphanies are those lightning-strike moments when your character finally gets it—learn how to craft character insights that feel both inevitable and surprising, turning mere plot points into unforgettable moments of genius.
go.dfstory.com/ss-eureka
go.dfstory.com/ss-eureka
An apprentice minstrel has survived three years of disasters following his master across plague-torn Europe— but in Naples, he discovers the catastrophes had a purpose and his master has a plan.
go.dfstory.com/finding-a-voice
go.dfstory.com/finding-a-voice
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
An apprentice minstrel has survived three years of disasters following his master across plague-torn Europe— but in Naples, he discovers the catastrophes had a purpose and his master has a plan.
go.dfstory.com/finding-a-voice
go.dfstory.com/finding-a-voice
Jantz Ecstatic and the Angels of the Cybernetic Afterlife may be performing on Ganymede if Liz, a young resident of Spudsville, has anything to say about it. Her conservative neighbors aren't so sure. dreamforgemagazine.com/story/making...
Making Music on Ganymede - Dreamforge Magazine
The news came in over my Com link while I was power scrubbing ghost lichens off the dome, a little item tacked onto the bulletin we […]
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November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Jantz Ecstatic and the Angels of the Cybernetic Afterlife may be performing on Ganymede if Liz, a young resident of Spudsville, has anything to say about it. Her conservative neighbors aren't so sure. dreamforgemagazine.com/story/making...
Today's Word: Rudeneja
The leaves change color, the air grows crisp, and the world slides day by day into winter. A Lithuanian verb from ruduo, simply "autumn," evoking the transition of the season. The word itself evokes the coming of the winter winds and rains. Can the snow be far behind?
The leaves change color, the air grows crisp, and the world slides day by day into winter. A Lithuanian verb from ruduo, simply "autumn," evoking the transition of the season. The word itself evokes the coming of the winter winds and rains. Can the snow be far behind?
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Today's Word: Rudeneja
The leaves change color, the air grows crisp, and the world slides day by day into winter. A Lithuanian verb from ruduo, simply "autumn," evoking the transition of the season. The word itself evokes the coming of the winter winds and rains. Can the snow be far behind?
The leaves change color, the air grows crisp, and the world slides day by day into winter. A Lithuanian verb from ruduo, simply "autumn," evoking the transition of the season. The word itself evokes the coming of the winter winds and rains. Can the snow be far behind?
A soldier who couldn't pull the trigger in an alien jungle becomes a sought-after musician—haunted by a melody only he can hear and playing an instrument no human should possess.
go.dfstory.com/play-it-again
go.dfstory.com/play-it-again
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A soldier who couldn't pull the trigger in an alien jungle becomes a sought-after musician—haunted by a melody only he can hear and playing an instrument no human should possess.
go.dfstory.com/play-it-again
go.dfstory.com/play-it-again
If you are a writer in Pittsburgh - pittsburghwritingworkshop.com The 2025 Pittsburgh Writing Workshop — a full-day in-person “How to Get Published” writing event in Pittsburgh on November 15, 2025.
The 2025 Pittsburgh Writing Workshop
Get Your Writing Published: November 15, 2025
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November 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If you are a writer in Pittsburgh - pittsburghwritingworkshop.com The 2025 Pittsburgh Writing Workshop — a full-day in-person “How to Get Published” writing event in Pittsburgh on November 15, 2025.
A photographer follows a remote tribe's unusual life cycle, until the day his own camera stops working and the evening songs begin to make sense.
go.dfstory.com/easy-song
go.dfstory.com/easy-song
November 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A photographer follows a remote tribe's unusual life cycle, until the day his own camera stops working and the evening songs begin to make sense.
go.dfstory.com/easy-song
go.dfstory.com/easy-song
Tales for Halloween: Dark Visions, this year featuring Bruce McAllister's "The Riddle" along with links to haunting tales from previous DreamForge Halloweens. We've got vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, and visits to twilight realities. Enjoy dreamforgemagazine.com/digital-issu...
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Tales for Halloween: Dark Visions, this year featuring Bruce McAllister's "The Riddle" along with links to haunting tales from previous DreamForge Halloweens. We've got vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, and visits to twilight realities. Enjoy dreamforgemagazine.com/digital-issu...
Today's Word: Bean-nighe
A spectral laundress by the stream, forever scrubbing the bloodied shrouds of the soon-to-die. Scottish Gaelic for "washerwoman," from bean ("woman") and nighe ("washing") The bean-nighe has questions for you, and how you answer may grant boon or result in doom.
A spectral laundress by the stream, forever scrubbing the bloodied shrouds of the soon-to-die. Scottish Gaelic for "washerwoman," from bean ("woman") and nighe ("washing") The bean-nighe has questions for you, and how you answer may grant boon or result in doom.
October 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Today's Word: Bean-nighe
A spectral laundress by the stream, forever scrubbing the bloodied shrouds of the soon-to-die. Scottish Gaelic for "washerwoman," from bean ("woman") and nighe ("washing") The bean-nighe has questions for you, and how you answer may grant boon or result in doom.
A spectral laundress by the stream, forever scrubbing the bloodied shrouds of the soon-to-die. Scottish Gaelic for "washerwoman," from bean ("woman") and nighe ("washing") The bean-nighe has questions for you, and how you answer may grant boon or result in doom.
Hunger is scary. How many little ghosts and goblins in your neighborhood go to bed hungry? We just donated to our local Food Bank at westmorelandfoodbank.org Even a few dollars helps, especially the kids. Donate to Westmoreland Food Bank, or find your local food bank at give.feedingamerica.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hunger is scary. How many little ghosts and goblins in your neighborhood go to bed hungry? We just donated to our local Food Bank at westmorelandfoodbank.org Even a few dollars helps, especially the kids. Donate to Westmoreland Food Bank, or find your local food bank at give.feedingamerica.org