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Old Moon Quarterly
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Old Moon Quarterly is an indie magazine of weird sword-and-sorcery in the vein of Clark Ashton Smith, Tanith Lee and Karl Edward Wagner.
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We are officially open to submissions until August 7th! We want short stories 1k-10k words, poems of 50 lines or less. Dark fantasy, sword and sorcery, Arthuriana. We pay 9c a word, $50 for poems. More guidelines on our website!

www.oldmoonpublishing.com/submissions
Submissions | Old Moon Quarterly - Dark Fantasy Magazine
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When that wicked king was slain, the dogs, did they not lick his blood?
February 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Gharahlek
2020
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
One of our editors has some fiction AND non-fiction in this one! If you liked "The Feast of Saint Ottmer," Contra Amatores Mundi, or his Warhammer stories, you'll probably like this story too. Back the magazine and get cool stuff!
⚔️THE CROWDFUND FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY 2026 IS LIVE⚔️

Three issues - our Timeworn Terra special - a New Jirel of Joiry story...

The more re-posts this gets, the more bonus content we'll add to this year's issues!

Go here to learn more and back the magazine👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Hell yeah
‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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⚔️WELCOME BACK DANIEL VEGA!⚔️
@thecodexnoirmatic.bsky.social will have new illustrations in this year's issues. Go here to see more cool art, gaze upon mighty crowdfund exclusives, and sign up to be alerted on launch day 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Experimenting by releasing a short story on Kindle & KU. Rider in the Widow Lands is a 25 page sword & sorcery tale. Available now! Mybook.to/widowlands
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A knight fighting a wildman? Wow, what magazine might that story be appearing in...
February 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Lovely art! And honored to have one of our editors' stories in here!
It's issue 10's cover! Illustrated by @smuggerby.bsky.social
💀TIMEWORN TERRA🌏️ is our special issue of tales set in futures so far they feel ancient, where magic & technology blur together, and Earth's days are short yet still we lust & laugh!
Learn more here👉️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
February 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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December 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's gotta be Macho Man as Severian, and Miss Elizabeth as Thecla.
Hulk Hogan as Severian because both are very unreliable narrators
February 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The good stuff \m/
February 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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September 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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The limited-edition hardcover of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT has officially gone to print (as of earlier this week). We'll keep everyone updated as much as possible, but it's not going to be long now.
January 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Never used it, never will.
I've been hearing this refrain lately about AI-

"Everyone uses it, some people are just honest about it."

Bullshit. I can't stop search 'summaries' popping up, but otherwise it's not something I use or want in my writing process.

Never prompted ChatGPT.
Never spent AI credits on Microsoft/Adobe.
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Tomorrow is @markjarrellart.bsky.social’s Birthday! Go buy some of his art! 🖤
I've been really digging Bluesky and the support I've received on here lately. So I'm gonna do a Bluesky only discount code for thee art shop! Use code 'BLUESKY' for 25% off ⚔️
markjarrellart.shop

Prints, stickers, patches, pins and more available! Thank you! Your support means all to me ⚔️
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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"...media that upholds and reflects our morals, and condemning one [as] harmful, becomes its own source of self-righteous satisfaction...a reinforcing feedback loop that turns artistic expression and media consumption into an end in itself, rather than a means to engage with the world..."
January 27, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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The acceptable-or-marketable range of implied knowledge in speculative fiction could maybe use a closer look while we're at it. Won't kill me to look something up once in a while.
"If you watch an episode of Cheers, you might hear references to foreign filmmakers, to classical musicians, to Russian novelists. The level of assumed knowledge back then was far greater; now, TV is rarely adventurous in its allusions."
TV brain rot: The real reason television shows are getting stupider www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
January 20, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Knight sketch
2024
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Art by • Philippe Druillet
June 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Oh hey, it's the cover art for issue 8! Painted by @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social!

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January 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM