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So far, the first 2 are fantastic! The second one really so! "The last one died before the first one struck the ground, passed through, and went howling down forever to the Devil."
"...the Ogre-lord’s wyvern burst through the stained-glass window high in the wall and swooped over them, vomiting magma down on their heads. Shrieks and chaos ensued."
(both JB Toner exerpts)
Fantastic stuff!
Thanks for this
https://whetstonemag.blogspot.com/
Issue one online as a PDF
WHETSTONE is an amateur magazine that seeks to discover, inspire, and publish emerging authors who are enthusiastic about the tradition of “pulp sword and sorcery.” Writers in this tradition include (but are not limited to) the following: Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, Michael Moorcock, Karl Edward Wagner, David C. Smith, and many more. “Pulp sword and sorcery” emphasizes active protagonists, supernatural menaces, and preindustrial (mostly ancient and medieval) settings. Some “pulp sword and sorcery” straddles the line between historical and fantasy fiction; at Whetstone, however, we emphatically prefer “secondary world settings,” other worlds liberated from the necessity of historical accuracy.
About the editor: Dr. Jason Ray Carney is a lecturer in the Department of English of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. He is the co-editor of the academic journal The Dark Man: Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Studies and the area chair of the "Pulp Studies" section of the Popular Culture Association. He serves as the Academic Coordinator for the Robert E. Howard Foundation.
Contents:
Editor’s Note -- Jason Ray Carney 4
The Wizard’s Demise -- Géza A. G. Reilly 5
Queslavalaka -- J.B. Toner 10
The Temple of Vanas -- Kieran Judge 16
As Repellent As I -- Chase A. Folmar 22
Undying Thirst for Vengeance -- D.M. Ritzlin 29
Kauahoa and the Tattooed Bandit -- Patrick S. Baker 35
A Thousand Words for Death -- Pedro Iniguez 42
Totem and Stone -- Chuck Clark 48
The Price -- Steve Shaw 55
The Stranger’s Payment -- Nidheesh Samant 60