Dreamforge Anvil Magazine, Issue 12, June 2023: Sanctuaries

by Scot Noel, Lee Carroll, Megan M. Davies-Ostrom

DreamForge is an independent, small press Magazine of positive Science Fiction and Fantasy. Our goal is to publish fiction and commentary that embody, in one way or another, these essential integrity and decency, compassion and creativity, intelligence and inventiveness, the rule of law and liberty under the law, the dignity of the individual, and the power of synergy to unleash the potential of disparate individuals and communities for the betterment of all. We do not subscribe to hopelessness or futility as a vision of the future or of any setting or situation.

In all worlds and times, our tales revolve around those individuals and groups who bring meaning and value to the world, whose actions are of consequence, and whose dreams are the vanguard of things to come. Whether you call that Solarpunk, Hopepunk, or just DreamForge stories, you’ll find them here.

Time and space are indifferent to our existence, yet without our struggles to bring it meaning, the whole of the cosmos is irrelevant. Inside each mind waits a universe. We can be the creators that dream the world. In this issue a witch’s magic holds a community together in “The Park;” a refugee finds both fresh sushi and asylum where it should least be expected in “A Language Older Than Words;” and drag queens fight off haters as they travel the lands of apocalypse to bring love and precipitation in “The Rainmakers.”

139 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2023

Reviews

[Darren Lipman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great stories as always! I especially liked “The Rainmakers,” though they were all good.