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DreamForge, a magazine of science and fantasy fiction, focusing on speculative stories, demonstrating enduring and indomitable parts of the human spirit.
We perceive the world through our own unique lens of beliefs and feelings.
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The Euterpe Theatre is smack in the middle of a small Pennsylvania town slowly gentrifying itself back to life from the near-mortal blow of mines and mills shuttered decades ago. Itβs an obsolete performance-house-slash-movie-palace, now a neglected. Until... dreamforgemagazine.com/story/little...
09.11.2025 15:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today's Word: Hibernaculum
A snug winter refuge where creatures curl into warm little spaces until spring's return. From Latin hΔ«bernΔculum, "winter quarters" Lucky am I to have stocked my hibernaculum with hot chocolate and books.
A story about an android minstrel missionary sent to save a tone-deaf world. What could possibly go wrong?
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The Foresight Institute champions Existential Hope, and is betting on a brighter future, the Foresight Institute actively works to combat the "doom-loop." Read on to discover how they're mapping out credible paths to a better tomorrow.
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Epiphanies are those lightning-strike moments when your character finally gets itβlearn how to craft character insights that feel both inevitable and surprising, turning mere plot points into unforgettable moments of genius.
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An apprentice minstrel has survived three years of disasters following his master across plague-torn Europeβ but in Naples, he discovers the catastrophes had a purpose and his master has a plan.
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Jantz Ecstatic and the Angels of the Cybernetic Afterlife may be performing on Ganymede if Liz, a young resident of Spudsville, has anything to say about it. Her conservative neighbors aren't so sure. dreamforgemagazine.com/story/making...
03.11.2025 14:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today's Word: Rudeneja
The leaves change color, the air grows crisp, and the world slides day by day into winter. A Lithuanian verb from ruduo, simply "autumn," evoking the transition of the season. The word itself evokes the coming of the winter winds and rains. Can the snow be far behind?
A soldier who couldn't pull the trigger in an alien jungle becomes a sought-after musicianβhaunted by a melody only he can hear and playing an instrument no human should possess.
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If you are a writer in Pittsburgh - pittsburghwritingworkshop.com The 2025 Pittsburgh Writing Workshop β a full-day in-person βHow to Get Publishedβ writing event in Pittsburgh on November 15, 2025.
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A photographer follows a remote tribe's unusual life cycle, until the day his own camera stops working and the evening songs begin to make sense.
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Tales for Halloween: Dark Visions, this year featuring Bruce McAllister's "The Riddle" along with links to haunting tales from previous DreamForge Halloweens. We've got vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, and visits to twilight realities. Enjoy dreamforgemagazine.com/digital-issu...
31.10.2025 14:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today's Word: Bean-nighe
A spectral laundress by the stream, forever scrubbing the bloodied shrouds of the soon-to-die. Scottish Gaelic for "washerwoman," from bean ("woman") and nighe ("washing") The bean-nighe has questions for you, and how you answer may grant boon or result in doom.
Hunger is scary. How many little ghosts and goblins in your neighborhood go to bed hungry? We just donated to our local Food Bank at westmorelandfoodbank.org Even a few dollars helps, especially the kids. Donate to Westmoreland Food Bank, or find your local food bank at give.feedingamerica.org
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Each Halloween, DreamForge presents "Dark Visions," Tales for Halloween. We add one new strange tale, this year featuring Bruce McAllister's "The Riddle." Visit our website to read for free.
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When you hear the words βYou have no respect for the Kutulu. Youβre fired!β it just might be time to take your job more seriously- like life or death! dreamforgemagazine.com/story/kutulu...
30.10.2025 14:13 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Today's Word: Ossuary
A vault or bone-house where skeletal remains are stored. From Late Latin ossuΔrium ("charnel house"), coined from ossuΔrius ("of bones"). Your task today is to look up the ossuary at the Sedlec chapel in the Czech Republic. That's Halloween chill enough for anyone.
Rule Number 1: Greet customers with a smile. Toiling as the Purgatorial Perfumer from 1949 to 2043 is one way to do penance for past sins. Rule Number 4:Leave the Maiming to the Demons. dreamforgemagazine.com/story/the-pe...
29.10.2025 13:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today's Word: Baleful
Ominous and harmful, foretelling woe and wicked intent. From Old English bealufull ("dire, wicked"). Anglo-Saxon poets wielded it for epic evils, evoking the "evil eye" of folklore. Interesting how close the word bealufull is to beautiful.
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In a chilling Halloween tale, Devon Hand finds himself imprisoned and hanging from a gibbet, branded as a witch, and left to die under the watchful gaze of an impatient raven. dreamforgemagazine.com/story/the-vi...
28.10.2025 12:58 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Today's Word: Chthonic
Belonging to the underworld and deities of the subterranean realm. From Greek chthΕn, meaning "earth" or "soil," literally evoking the dark, fertile depths where the dead dwell. My chthonic radar says zombies are afoot this Halloween. (Cute, small ones, seeking candy anyway.)
In DreamForge Anvil Issue 21, The Sound of Hope, music becomes magic, revolution, and sometimes catastrophe across time and space. Read Free online. Subscribe for an epub.
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Another Halloween tale from DreamForge. "Counter Clock Wise," by Jamie D. Munro. This story has the feel of an original Twilight Zone episode. As Rod Serling would say "submitted for your approval..." dreamforgemagazine.com/story/counte...
27.10.2025 13:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today's Word: Phantasm
An illusionary apparition or figment of the mind. Borrowed from Greek phantasma, "image" or "phantom," via Late Latin. It once meant any mental image but today it could be a figment of your imagination, or that ghoulee you can only see over your shoulder, in peripheral vision.
In 1975 East Berlin, a band plays instruments made from the Wall itselfβbut the real question is why the Stasi informant in the crowd can't stop dancing.
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What's Halloween without a good zombie story? Our only complaint, it should have taken place in Pittsburgh instead of Chicago, but just remember - what is said at your Undead Support America group stays in your USA group. A safe place for all cadaverous beings. dreamforgemagazine.com/story/z-spot/
26.10.2025 19:27 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Today's Word: Esbat
A nocturnal gathering of witches, often held on the full moon for rituals, spellwork, and coven bonding. From Old French esbater, meaning "to frolic" or "gamble," evoking playful yet portentous gatherings. Sounds like a midnight book club with hexes to me.
In DreamForge Anvil Issue 21, The Sound of Hope, music becomes magic, revolution, and sometimes catastrophe across time and space. These stories explore what happens when melody meets mayhem. Read Free online. Subscribe for an epub.
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