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Quarterly speculative fiction, poetry, and non-fiction
Unapologetically antifascist and feminist
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Subscribe now for the Dec. 1st Issue! Magazine.trollbreath.com
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30 Strange Topography by Mir Rainbird 49 Whittled and Burned by Nico Martinez Nocito 70 Aurora, Apricot by Devan Barlow 92 Superstring by AJ Dalton
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Subscribe now magazine.trollbreath.com to get the full issue on Dec. 1st!
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FICTION 11 Havel Ever Told You About When We Were Eaten? by Bernie Jean Schiebeling 22 Frequently Asked Questions About the Portals at Frank's Late-Night Starlite Drive-In by Kristen Koopman 31 Leygr by Gwendolyn Maia Hicks 40 Drink Poetry, Devour the Sun by Jonathan Helland 50 The Death of Demons by Brandon Case 60 Skipping Stones over the Barrier by Antoine Rotival 71 Chuck's Gun by Robert Morrell Jr. 83 Tempus by Alex Atkins 93 All the Trees Will Scream by Matthew Sanborn Smith Q6 Sleevenotes by Phil Emery
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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We are really excited for this issue! Subscribe now to get all the goodness on December 1st! Magazine.Trollbreath.com
Trollbreath Magazine Issue 6, Winter 2025 Bernie Jean Schiebeling, Jonathan Helland, Gretchen Tessmer, Mir Rainbird Cover of the December 1st Issue: A street corner with a bookshop. A little girl, a shadow, and a dog peek down a hole in the street leading into lights.
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Free Fiction Friday! Our last short fiction from the fall issue. Dark secrets and sweet freedom from R.J. Howell magazine.trollbreath.com/children-of-...
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Text in brass script with metallic floral flourishes in the upper right and lower left corners Children of Miracles, Coffins of brass by R.J. Howell. Black and red background
November 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Free Fiction Friday!! Take break and climb into this absolute treat!!
A Sea of Laundry
by J. M. Bask
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An ocean hides inside the door of a washing machine Sea of Laundry by JM Bask Trollbreath Magazine
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Winter Cover Reveal!!!! Issue 6 drops on December 1st, 2025
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Trollbreath Magazine Issue 6, Winter 2025 Bernie Jean Schiebeling, Jonathan Helland, Gretchen Tessmer, Mir Rainbird Cover of the December 1st Issue: A street corner with a bookshop. A little girl, a shadow, and a dog peek down a hole in the street leading into lights.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Happy Thursday! This week’s throwback is a gem from Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social

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Digital camera. On the screen is an abandoned building interior. In the corner is a magenta curve of a puffy hat
October 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Free Fiction Friday is here!!!! Enjoy Draconis astronomus by Catherube Tavares.
In the depths of space, here there be dragons
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Space background, embossed dragon outline and the words Draconis astronomus by Catherine Tavares
October 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Throwback Thursday gets us to Issue 3 and Vedritsa of the River by Adriana Kantcheva. Enjoy this tale of love, lust, hunger, and acceptance.
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Background is blue/black water with bubbles. Vedritsa of the River Adriana Kantcheva Trollbreath Magazine Image of Trollbreath Magazine logo, a cartoon troll with a bowler hat and a ray gun.
October 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Free Fiction Friday! Now released, a sci-fi tale. Jack, the beanstalk, and nothing you already know!

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Dark jungle landscape with a vivid green river flowing through. Trollbreath Magazine, The Flowers of Empyrean by Michael Piel
October 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Trollbreath accepts non-fiction subs and pitches, even during non-submisssion periods! Speculative fiction and science/fantasy/folklore related non-fiction are welcome (essays, reviews, interviews, social critiques, ...)
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Trollbreath Magazine Issue 5 Fall 2025 Nonfiction From the Editors, Meet the Artist: Peter Bartels by Jennifer Reynolds, Dark Nights and Soviet Frights: How My Ukrainian Childhood Shaped My Love of Horror by Mike Rusetsky, Rogue Thoughts: Alvin Toffler by Christopher Mark Rose, Share Your Beans: Mutual Aid in The Last of Us, by Jennifer Reynolds, Pax Anglia by J. D. Harlock
October 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Green wallpaper background with drawing of Victorian maid and rabbit wearing a coat. Mary’s Misadventures in Underland By Gretchen Tessner Trollbreath Magazine
October 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Throwback Thursday time! magazine.trollbreath.com/cold-unmovin...
Trollbreath Magazine Cold, Unmoving Stone by Emlyn Meredith Dornemann
October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Nonfiction Monday-Free reads!

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Four nonfiction ads for Trollbreath Magazine
October 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Free Fiction Friday with
“Gracie and Leelanau Save the Worst Boy at Camp One-Pine”
by Sarah Pauling
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Free Fiction Friday with “Gracie and Leelanau Save the Worst Boy at Camp One-Pine” by Sarah Pauling Trollbreath Magazine Image of a bright green snake
October 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Happy Throwback Thursday! This free read is both mind-bending and heart-warming magazine.trollbreath.com/the-last-one...
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A grainy background swirl pattern with an old steamer trunk at the center of the swirl. The Last One to Know Alyssa Gonzalez Trollbreath Magazine
October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Free read! Non-Fiction Monday

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Sprouting beans and an ominous person in a a gas mask Trollbreath magazine Share Your Beans: Mutual Aid in The Last of Us
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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September is almost gone! Magazine.trollbreath.com
Maine coast at sunrise. A dragon attacks a UFO. Lighthouse in the background.Trollbreath Magazine Submissions Open September 1-30.
September 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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A Throwback Thursday read: magazine.trollbreath.com/the-instruct...

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The Instructions are Explicit by Maressa Voss Image of a baby, feet view, blurry
September 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Free Nonfiction! J.D. Harlock unpacks whiteness in steampunk: magazine.trollbreath.com/pax-anglia/
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Dark background of the Union Jack Pax Anglia, J.D. Harlock Image of a brass cog
September 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Free Fiction Friday is here! Here's an apt tale for humanities poor life choices: magazine.trollbreath.com/the-machines...

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A robot-like humanoid drawing against an antique wall background. The Machines are Hungry by Maressa Voss Trollbreath Magazine
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Another throwback for your Thursday before we release a new piece on Friday! Enjoy The Three Books of the Philosopher Clown by Lisa Carreiro @lisaldmcarreiro.bsky.social

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Wood background with the title "The Three Books of the Philosopher Clown by Lisa Carreiro. An outline of a jester hat appears burned into the wood with the title. Off to the side is the Trollbreath Magazine logo.
September 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Only $5 an issue, $20 a year. Image of the fall cover of Trollbreath Magazine featuring Aimee Ogden, Maressa Voss, Crystal Sidell, Catherine Tavares. Cover features a retro blue hover truck moving down a dirt road toward a futuristic city.
September 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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It’s non-fiction Monday at Trollbreath Magazine! Explore the retro concept of future with @chrisrose.bsky.social
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City sky line with colorful horizon in 70s style. Rogue Thoughts: Alvin Toffler by Christopher Mark Rose
September 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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It’s Free Fiction Friday!! Today, join a farm girl as she gets a little help from unlikely friends

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The Water Dragons of Harney County Trollbreath Magazine. Image is a field under dark skies with a glowing drawing of a dragon attacking a snake
September 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM