I got my copy of Dragons, Knights, & Angels magazine, Issue 45 a bit back and promised an overview of the other stories in it, aside from my flash fiction, Manikin. If you haven’t checked out the DKA website, you can read over these stories for free and comment on them in the forum if you’d like. Or support their publication by ordering the latest issue.
So, let’s see what other stories comprised this issue.
Soul’s Sphere, by Lindsay Lair
A poem in which the author asks the world to reveal their purpose and place within it. They long for a sense of peace and accomplishment, but is it ever worth letting someone else define that for you?
Even Dragons Dance, by Christopher Kastensmidt
A knight’s duty is to be a hero, right? To ride out, slay dragons, defend the princess? What could possibly be more important than those duties? This knight is about to figure that out…
Imported Goods, by Megan Elaine Davis
Short and striking, this poem touches on a world so overridden by taxes and financial burdens that even the cost of seeing a star might be too much.
Treatment Protocol, by Michael Heald
A barber gets a strange customer who only talks about off-world fleets and planet sterilization procedures. But the man is obviously sick and suffering from delusions…isn’t he?
and lastly
Stihdjia, by Nick Ozment
Another knight and a dragon, but with a different lesson to be taught. Nothing about duty and love here…but rather seeing creation for what it is. Can a creature be intrinsically evil and worthy of destruction, or do our legends often blind us to the truth?
An entertaining selection, with some powerful messages throughout. Love. Duty. Honor. And a good bit of humor that made me smile as I read as well. Take the time to browse through them for yourself and let me know what you think. Also, Issue 46 is coming out in bits and pieces. Check it out.
I see that smile.