ILLUMINATIONS OF THE FANTASTIC ONLINE MAGAZINE
https://www.illuminationsfantastic.com
A Journal of Imaginative Fiction & Essay
SHORT STORIES OF FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, MYSTERY & MORE • POETRY • ESSAYS • FILM CRITICISM
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ILLUMINATIONS OF THE FANTASTIC ONLINE MAGAZINE
https://www.illuminationsfantastic.com
A Journal of Imaginative Fiction & Essay
SHORT STORIES OF FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, MYSTERY & MORE • POETRY • ESSAYS • FILM CRITICISM
Hey everyone, we just published Chapter 2 of our serialized novel, The Shadow of the Wood over at IF Magazine - lots of fun writing it, and it shines through. . Check it out at the Link in bio, story link, or at www.illuminationsfantastic.com . One of the great things about serialized chapters is that they really are self-contained adventures unto themselves, and writing this, though the germination goes back to 2017, leaves me in as much suspense much as I hope it does you as you read along. Check it out—we’re having a blast. . #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig #writingcommunity #serializednovel #serialadventure #medievalnovel #medievalheroes #literarymagazine #literarymag #literaryjournal #literaryjournals #onlinemagazines #amazingread #2022goals (at Franklin, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb1hIIpseDk/?utm_medium=tumblr
STARCHILD UR-CARATH by Zach Green. . Now available to read at link in bio or at www.illuminationsfantastic.com . #fairytaleorigins #fairytale #fairytales #fantasyliterature #mythology #literary #loterature #onlinemag #onlinemagazine #literarymagazine #literarymagazines #literarymag #literaryjournal #shortstory #story #shortstories (at Under The Sea) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ_o0QtL_OP/?utm_medium=tumblr
DINER DAMES DON'T CRY by Philip J. Palacios . Available to read at link in bio or www.illuminationsfantastic.com . #detective #detectivefiction #noir #filmnoir #shweetheart #shortstories #shortstory #fiction #literarynoir #onlinemagazine #onlinemag #literaryjournal #literarymagazine https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8trBCrml6/?utm_medium=tumblr
IN THE FAUN'S LIBRARY by Crystal Hurd. . Now available to read at link in bio or at www.illuminationsfantastic.com . #fantasy #fairytale #fiction #shortstory #mythicalcreatures #books #magazine #onlinemagazine #onlinemag #literaryjournal #literarymagazine https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ6FHDyrChS/?utm_medium=tumblr
THE SPECIAL SEED by Daniella Rushton. . A fairy tale for children and adults alike. Available to read at the link in bio or www.IlluminationsFantastic.com . Artwork by @waxberries . #fairytales #fairytale #fantasy #forchildren #literaryjournal #literarymagazine #litmag https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ3zj0VLe99/?utm_medium=tumblr
What if Santa Claus--Kris Kringle--were a norse demigod, descendent of Jotunheim? Well, it looks something like 'The Legend of Kristoff,' an action-packed origin story, written by Terry K. Jones and William Riggs. . Link in bio or www.IlluminationsFantastic.com . #bookstagram #magical #christmas #holiday #holidayseason #santaclaus #santa #santababy #norsemythology #norse #frostgiant #publishing #marketingdigital #artistsoninstagram #shortstories #fantasy #fiction #magazine (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJG28ESFRzJ/?igshid=1g0ai8si9lagm
A Very Murray Christmas by Scott Hamilton. Now available to read from The Christmas Issue. . At the invitation of Detective Murray, Bones and Badger find themselves on their way to help cut down a christmas tree. Circumstances change, however, when they discover a city of tree-fairies that has just experienced its first major crime. . Link in bio or www.IlluminationsFantastic.com. . #shortstory #shortstories #literarymagazine #literary #fantasy #christmasfiction #murdermystery #fiction #christmas #christmas2020 #stories #🎄 (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJELH_gBY9r/?igshid=14xh6c2f5bcbz
END OF YEAR POST. . Issue No.7 of @IlluminationsFantastic Magazine is now available to read! I also wanted to remind everyone who has signed up for the newsletters that, sometimes--even voluntarily-signed-up-for newsletters--these get automatically pushed to the spam folder. So, if you've been wondering where the newsletters have gone, that is the place even I had to look for them. . www.IlluminationsFantastic.com or link in bio. . The Christmas Issues deserves so much thanks from its writers and editors, as always, as they are the backbone of this experiment. Without trying to toot anyone's horn, especially my own, it actually is hard work to imagine and put together the concepts for a literary magazine--even an online magazine. But it's the authors--complying and trusting your vision and judgement as they cut time out of their regular schedules, researching or simply using their imaginations for a new tale to be told--who most deserve credit. My very sincerest gratitude to (in order of appearance throughout the year): Terry K. Jones, Philip J. Palacios, Scott Hamilton, Jason Sledge, Samuel J, Stephens, Nathan Gilmore, Rachel Scott, Zach Green, Benjamin Wolaver, Stephanie Stahlman, Dr. Crystal Hurd, Diana Massengale, William Riggs, Camille DaSilva, and Alex J. Taylor, as well as graphic artists Christina J. Moore, Evangelina Stephens, Zach Green, Kenni Gruen, Terry K. Jones, Samuel J. Stephens, and Ashley Carr. . Finally, a preview of our next issue, the first of 2021. We hope you enjoy the present issue as much as we did writing it, and look forward to a new year filled with further adventures from Illuminations of the Fantastic Magazine. -- Sam Stephens, editor in chief . #thankyou #endofyear #2020retrospective #magazines #literature #writers #writing #authors #editing #nextissue . (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CItqHJ8Bfkl/?igshid=1spzvxwihb1r
Very pleased to announce Issue No.7, The Christmas Issue, released today. Stories by veteran writers Terry K. Jones & William Riggs, Nathan Gilmore, Philip J. Palacios, Stephanie Stahlman, and Scott Hamilton. Two new authors join us with their debut fiction pieces: Alex J. Taylor and Camille DaSilva. Also returning, with an essay on #cslewis and #jrrtolkien, is Dr. Crystal Hurd. . Artwork by Ashley Carr, Kenni Gruen, and Samuel J. Stephens . #christmas #christmas2020 #christmasfiction #fiction #shortstories #shortstory #historicalfiction #fantasy #literaryfiction #screwtapeletters #charlesdickens #theinklings #kriskringle #santaclaus #fairies #poetry #poems #winterpoetry #fairytales #seasonal #🎄 (at Franklin, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIm24rSBeu1/?igshid=18lkuhj2f2bbr
Now Available on the website, something we're calling an "interlude" as it forms its own sort of mini-issue. A delightful third installment of Philip J Palacios's seasonal quartet. . www.IlluminationsFantastic.com or link in bio. . #fiction #seasons #autumn #autumnvibes🍁 #fall #fallvibes #trees #treeart #shortstory #childrensstories (at Franklin, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH--g9ehVtL/?igshid=8p57m596u3u4
An instant favorite from the newest issue, Diana Massengale's short story is one not to miss. . Link in bio or www.illuminationsfantastic.com . Artwork by @kennidesigns . #terrarium #terrariums #shortstories #shortstory #shortstorywriter #fiction #horror #horrorfiction #terrorium #magazine #onlinemagazine #literarymagazine #literaryjournal (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG9EGcGhjRq/?igshid=1ms3wghpt1okv
Next up from our October Issue is 'Werewolf Mutiny' by Philip J. Palacios. A rompin' good time. . Link in bio or www.IlluminationsFantastic.com . Artwork by Zach Green. . #horror #horrormovies #horrorfiction #werewolf #werewolves #literarymagazine #onlinemagazine #vampire #hollywood #comedy #paris #california #literarymagazine #bookstagram #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #fantasyfiction #raybradbury #annrice (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0f7-chbSO/?igshid=1cxyfex50i0kb
Next up in our October issue is William Riggs' Piercing Shadows. This is noir-meets-madhouse. An evocative thriller. . Link in bio or www.illuminationsfantastic.com . Artwork by Zach Green . A reminder that all our content is free and we don't ask for any kind of remuneration. All we say is that if you love what we do, spread the love. (Although we get many requests for art prints--something we're working on). . #horror #horrorfiction #noir #shortstories #shortstory #psychologicalthriller #literarymagazine #onlinemagazine #literaryjournal #literaryjournals #free (at Franklin, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGlBCx5B61k/?igshid=s91p8mb4xv2s
Next up from our Horror issue, A Fate Worse Than Death by Zach Green. A couple gets lost on a mountain road and finds a small refuge. . Link in bio or www.IlluminationsFantastic.com . Artwork by Zach Green . #horror #horrorfiction #halloween #fiction #shortstory #shortstories #macabre #literarymagazine #onlinemagazine #literaryjournal #literarymag #october #2020 #linkinbio #linkinbio👆 (at Franklin, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGct3mEhCGH/?igshid=7ur7bao7meeo
Next up from our current issue, Rachel Scott's Halloween poem, Old October. I love this genre! . Link in bio or www.IlluminationsFantastic.com . Artwork by @kennidesigns . #halloweenpoems #halloweenpoetry #halloween #poetry #poetsofinstagram #onlinemagazine #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #horror #fallseason #fallseason🍁 #jackolantern #halloweenart #halloweenartwork #poems #poem #poemoftheday #october2020 #october #autumnvibes🍁 #autumn (at Franklin, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGVLJrchOcM/?igshid=18gt4qbpdasc
Next up for our serving of spooks, another hilarious adventure with Bones & Badger as they try to keep with cosmic shenanigans in "The Games of Madness." . Link in bio or www.IlluminationsFantastic.com . Artwork by @kennidesigns . #onlinemagazine #literarymagazine #fantasyfiction #horrorfiction #comedicfiction #skeleton #detectivefiction #somekindofmadness #literaryjournal #onlinemag #fiction #shortstory #horror #comedy (at The Fainting Goat Coffee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGQGoHhBTxV/?igshid=1ejj3fe34o30g