Peasant Magazine is FREE.
Why? Peasants have no money. Because this is the way the world works. Authors have to give away free short stories in order to grab the attention of readers who are admittedly like old cats who don't want to do anything, but once they find something that they like they're suddenly like kittens on catnip.
I know this because I am a reader too, so I understand the feeling of "I don't want to try reading this book because I might not like it." It is like trying a new vegetable. Am I going to like this new vegetable? Or does it taste like rotten cabbage?
But just like vegetables sometimes what you need is a platter to choose from to sample a tiny bite of each to see which ones you do like.
That's basically what literary magazines are. They're full of short stories for people who want to try bite sized pieces (samples really) from different authors to see which ones they like. If they find something that they like then they might go buy a whole vegetable book and read it. Maybe they will read the whole series of books.
Maybe they will even leave reviews on Amazon or Goodreads about how great the books are.
For the author this means that other people will see those 5 star reviews and possibly make a purchase too, which could lead to more reviews and more readers, and hopefully the author makes enough sales that they continue to write without feeling like they are wasting their time.
And it all comes back to the literary magazine.
So why is Peasant Magazine free?
Well, for starters it has no budget and is nonprofit. It is produced by volunteers and the writers involved are all indie authors who see value in getting their short stories in front of an audience who wants to eat read samples from different sources. Because vegetables books are sometimes yucky yummy.
Learn more about Peasant Magazine at
Peasant Magazine, a Free Fantasy Magazine with a Budget of Nothing
Where you can eat download the free PDF of Issue #1.
Or you can purchase the 8×11 magazine for $4.99 USD (the price was necessary to cover the printing costs) for those people who prefer to read a physical magazine that they can hold.
CONTENTS
"The Pale Lady in White" by Charles Moffat
"The Selkie's Silver Comb" by Alistair Grant
"The Glamouring of Brond Col" by Carl F. Northwood
"The Tone of Truth" by Sean Mooney
"The Choosing" by Len Berry
"The Selkie" by C. M. Neary
"Drifting" by Brigham Magnusson
"The Tale of the Key of Darkness" by Jeffrey J. Hoy
"Beyond Anwar" by D. G. Ironside
"The Hunt" by Liam Porter
"The Last Lesson" by Frankie G.
"With the Death of Kings" by Denise Longrie
