The miniature dragon let out a mechanical groan and its beady eyes glowed amber. As the dragon thrashed its pointy tail on the tatami floor, Hijiri looked at Yumehiko and smiled. He placed his hand on her shoulder and smiled back. On a low, wooden table the flame of a lantern flickered, and their enlarged, … More Cozy Flash: “Clockwork Dragon”
A sharp, wistful pang stabbed through Thorston’s chest as he gazed across the sprawling fields. The tall grass swayed in the breeze and he could smell the faintest trace of salt on the air; while he could not see the ocean from where he stood on a low rise, he knew it to be close. … More Cozy Flash: “Gateway”
The very first issue of Wyngraf is now available for digital preorder on Amazon! Preorder now and the magazine will be delivered to your Kindle when it releases on May 1. Note: preorders are for the ebook only. Print and ebook release together on May 1, but unfortunately, it’s not possible to preorder print copies. … More Preorder Issue 1 Now!
Cinnamon roll, please… Here’s the cover for the inaugural issue of Wyngraf, featuring art by the incredible Sâmara Lígia! Wyngraf #1 hits the (digital) stands May 1st. Keep an eye out for how to preorder! Dive into the issue here.
After a lengthy and laborious climb, Sir Clarenbald the Bold finally reached the summit of the Crag of Doom. The cave of the dragon lay before him, its mouth a dark void in the grey rock. Sir Clarenbald dismounted from his trusty stallion Lightwind. He drew his equally trusty sword Steelslayer and raised it high … More Cozy Flash: “Rescue Unwanted”
Boric grunted and put all his weight on his plow, but it wouldn’t budge. He sighed. This was good, rich earth that normally took the plow with grace, but now and then it threw up stones and other oddments that caught the blade. The larger obstacles might even bend it, and when they did, Boric … More Cozy Flash: “Iron Harvest”
The veil of vile evil was lifted, and Veli the anagram devil had fled. Now at last we could rearrange the letters—and live! — Cathy Bryant
During our submissions window, we received stories in a number of different formats. As noted before, we didn’t reject anything for being in the wrong format, but we did discover some solid preferences. Don’t Shun Shunn The single most commonly linked web page from submission guidelines has got to be William Shunn’s Proper Manuscript Format. … More What We Learned, Part 3: Manuscript Format
Every season can be cozy, but there’s something especially nice about coming home with mud on your boots, putting a kettle on for tea, and reading a book while the rain pours outside. To celebrate the green season (at least here in the temperate northern hemisphere) we’ve announced that Wyngraf will now publish cozy flash … More Happy Spring!
How’s this for an experiment: you send us cozy fantasy flash and microfiction. We buy our favorites at our current fiction rate of $0.01 (one cent US) per word. We publish one or more pieces online every Friday, free for everyone to read. Cool? Cool! Here are the rules: Stories must be 1,001 words or … More Now Open to Cozy Flash and Microfiction!
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