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All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 9
Explore Evocative Imagined Realities
All Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tours through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.
“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -Plato
Our summer solstice 2021 issue includes 15 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:
Exile's Heart by Nicola Kapron
"The man in the river coughed up fire, threw his head back, and screamed."
Remembered Voices by Joe Giordano
"Strange—I seemed to have been dropped into a 1940s movie set, but where were the cameras and crew?"
The Afflicted by Ara Hone
"Samey, my forever friend, deserved a last glimpse of topside before her change."
Ballad of the Monsoon Seas by Avra Margariti
"He thought he caught another gleaming smile hooked in the corner of her mouth. 'You mean you came here to exploit the priestesshood’s goodwill. A pirate, indeed.'"
The Jogger by Jenny Maloney
"His skill at finding the dead has been impeccable for almost seven decades."
Putzy's Perfumes by Beth McCabe
"Ellis’s body flooded with endorphins in the close, fragrant air of the shop."
Deserved by Randall Drum
"Arthur hated funerals almost as much as he hated his mother."
Ghosted by W. E. Wertenberger
"But if we were right about the size of this Ghost deposit, money wasn’t going to be a concern for me or my descendants for generations to come."
This Old House by Angie Calder Telepenko
"I may not be much to look at now, but they used to be so proud of me."
The Parking Level by Victoria K Martin
"Access to the parking level during travel is strictly prohibited for all passengers and staff. Vehicles in this area will be monitored and maintained by an onboard AI to ensure they are in working order upon arrival."
Child of Dreams by Geri Meyers (Kindle Edition Bonus Story)
"I’ve dreamed of you since I was small."
The Dreamer by Julie Cohen
"She remembered the taste of air suddenly. Real air, true fresh air not scarred by decay."
The Tower She Built by Nicki Vardon
"The wings would look beautiful when finished. Beautiful. White and blemish-free as on the statues in the winding way."
The Sweetest Things by Carol Scheina
"But sweets came easy for my love, Aimee. She could call down the clouds with a simple wave of her hands."
Down Phoenix Alley by Court Ellyn
"For a moment she dared to believe a flower was going to fix everything."
Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism.
All Worlds Wayfarer is a quarterly literary magazine specializing in character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. We celebrate stories that take readers on tours through wonderful and terrifying realms, evocative visions, and eye-opening new lives. When our readers come home, they should return ever so slightly changed for having made the journey. After all, the most powerful stories transcend, enlighten, and entertain at once.
“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -Plato
Our summer solstice 2021 issue includes 15 stories spanning the speculative fiction spectrum:
Exile's Heart by Nicola Kapron
"The man in the river coughed up fire, threw his head back, and screamed."
Remembered Voices by Joe Giordano
"Strange—I seemed to have been dropped into a 1940s movie set, but where were the cameras and crew?"
The Afflicted by Ara Hone
"Samey, my forever friend, deserved a last glimpse of topside before her change."
Ballad of the Monsoon Seas by Avra Margariti
"He thought he caught another gleaming smile hooked in the corner of her mouth. 'You mean you came here to exploit the priestesshood’s goodwill. A pirate, indeed.'"
The Jogger by Jenny Maloney
"His skill at finding the dead has been impeccable for almost seven decades."
Putzy's Perfumes by Beth McCabe
"Ellis’s body flooded with endorphins in the close, fragrant air of the shop."
Deserved by Randall Drum
"Arthur hated funerals almost as much as he hated his mother."
Ghosted by W. E. Wertenberger
"But if we were right about the size of this Ghost deposit, money wasn’t going to be a concern for me or my descendants for generations to come."
This Old House by Angie Calder Telepenko
"I may not be much to look at now, but they used to be so proud of me."
The Parking Level by Victoria K Martin
"Access to the parking level during travel is strictly prohibited for all passengers and staff. Vehicles in this area will be monitored and maintained by an onboard AI to ensure they are in working order upon arrival."
Child of Dreams by Geri Meyers (Kindle Edition Bonus Story)
"I’ve dreamed of you since I was small."
The Dreamer by Julie Cohen
"She remembered the taste of air suddenly. Real air, true fresh air not scarred by decay."
The Tower She Built by Nicki Vardon
"The wings would look beautiful when finished. Beautiful. White and blemish-free as on the statues in the winding way."
The Sweetest Things by Carol Scheina
"But sweets came easy for my love, Aimee. She could call down the clouds with a simple wave of her hands."
Down Phoenix Alley by Court Ellyn
"For a moment she dared to believe a flower was going to fix everything."
Venture beyond the mundane with the best of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and magical realism.
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Published June 13, 2021
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Rowan Rook
49 books27 followersRowan is an agender, asexual, and aromantic speculative fiction author and freelance editor. As a child, they dreamily dictated stories to adults and sat at their family's old typewriter, pounding at the keys to enjoy the sensation of them beneath their fingers. They've never lost that sense of wonder. Rowan aims to craft stories that evoke ideas, create experiences, and leave behind lingering emotions.
Aside from writing, they find joy in game design, heavy music, fiction podcasts, technology, and animals. They currently room with three cats and a collie dog, who keep them company during their daily battles with the blank page. As a night person, the majority of their novels emerge under moonlight. They write from a big, lakeside house on a rural island while dreaming of the city.
Aside from writing, they find joy in game design, heavy music, fiction podcasts, technology, and animals. They currently room with three cats and a collie dog, who keep them company during their daily battles with the blank page. As a night person, the majority of their novels emerge under moonlight. They write from a big, lakeside house on a rural island while dreaming of the city.
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August 18, 2021
I especially loved This Old House!
August 17, 2021
Fifteen wonderful tales of imaginative fiction. Any reader who enjoys speculative fiction of all ranges will enjoy Issue 9 of All Worlds Wayfarer. Fantasy with a light touch. Sci-Fi with a touch of the dark matter. These stories run all gamut soaring through dreams then diving down through the landscape of mortals. We see the best of man and the worst of man and everything that lives between those margins.
A few stories stood out for me. “Ballad of the Monsoon Seas” by Avra Margariti whose pirate Captain Kyran seeks a blessing from a priestess. An inventive playing with the storytelling form in “The Parking Level” by Victoria K. Martin. A space opera story of a Commander seeking a rare Ghost Particle that links with his past in “Ghosted” by W. E. Wertenberger. “The Jogger” by Jenny Maloney was one of the best short stories I’ve read all year. It plays with immortality and to say anything about it would give the fun of discovery away. This issue is packed with far-reaching tales well worth the price of admission
A few stories stood out for me. “Ballad of the Monsoon Seas” by Avra Margariti whose pirate Captain Kyran seeks a blessing from a priestess. An inventive playing with the storytelling form in “The Parking Level” by Victoria K. Martin. A space opera story of a Commander seeking a rare Ghost Particle that links with his past in “Ghosted” by W. E. Wertenberger. “The Jogger” by Jenny Maloney was one of the best short stories I’ve read all year. It plays with immortality and to say anything about it would give the fun of discovery away. This issue is packed with far-reaching tales well worth the price of admission
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews