dark horse /ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/ noun 1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. "a dark-horse candidate" Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here. So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses. In this issue: THE EIGHT-YEAR LOCUSTS Jennifer S. Hane THE GARDEN Carla Ward THE TORTURED WAIL OF MACHINES Lamont A Turner THE WITCH AT KHOLAT SYAKHL T.K. Howell THE RETURN Wayne Kyle Spitzer THE PAINT GODS MUST BE ANGRY Sabina Malik THE HEARTBEAT BETWEEN US A.E.S. THE ENTERTAINERS R. Ostermeier SUPERMAN AND THE HOLLYWOOD WITCH T.K. Howell SWEET PETUNIA Edward Ahern

dark horse /ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/ noun 1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. "a dark-horse candidate" Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here. So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses. In this issue: THE EIGHT-YEAR LOCUSTS Jennifer S. Hane THE GARDEN Carla Ward THE TORTURED WAIL OF MACHINES Lamont A Turner THE WITCH AT KHOLAT SYAKHL T.K. Howell THE RETURN Wayne Kyle Spitzer THE PAINT GODS MUST BE ANGRY Sabina Malik THE HEARTBEAT BETWEEN US A.E.S. THE ENTERTAINERS R. Ostermeier SUPERMAN AND THE HOLLYWOOD WITCH T.K. Howell SWEET PETUNIA Edward Ahern

dark horse /ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/ noun 1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. "a dark-horse candidate" Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here. So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses. In this issue: THE SEEING TONGUE J. Boyett A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS Stephen W. Chappell BERLIN BUNKER 1/BRING ME HIS HEAD Douglas Kolacki OSRIC, FRIEND OF THE SHEEP Isabella Boyd X-RAY RIDER (PART ONE) Wayne Kyle Spitzer IN THE SPIRIT OF THE WENDIGO Bill Link PIONEER Nicholas Woods TIME AND THEN Mary Jo Rabe SOS Raelyn Giansanti TIME SLINKY Bob Freeman

dark horse /ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/ noun 1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. "a dark-horse candidate" Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here. So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses. In this issue: CLOUDS Wayne Kyle Spitzer MEAND AND NO-ME Robert Pope LAUREN Cameron Trost THE VOICE OF SAVAGES WOOD Tim Jeffreys THE GOLDEN ROSE Alexandra Amick BETWEEN STOPS John Mangio MALPRACTICE James Mathews URNE Michael Fowler PREDATOR IN A PINAFORE DRESS Tre Luna ANGEL HOUSE Tim Newton Anderson

dark horse /ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/ noun 1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. "a dark-horse candidate" Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here. So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses. In this issue: THE DEAD WORLD Donald McCarthy THE WHEEL Sam Fletcher RED’S PLACE Douglas Young NIGHT OF THE TRELLIS Arthur Davis THE DEVIL DRIVES A ‘66 Wayne Kyle Spitzer THE SLIDE Michael Balletti DOORS BEST LEFT CLOSED Bill Link EXODUS John Andrew Karr A MIMICRY OF NIGHT Jon Michael Kelly DESCENT Nick Young

dark horse /ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/ noun 1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. "a dark-horse candidate" Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here. So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses. In this issue: THE FINE ART OF LETTING GO Victoria Alexis THE GLASS FOLIO Ben Curl THE TEACHER Jeff D. Thompson SURVIVALIST Kevin Brown THE HAUNTING OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS DC Diamondopolous THAT EMPTY SPLENDOR Chase Dearinger WET BARK Wayne Kyle Spitzer FRANNY’S ART PROJECT Ryan T. Jenkins RED SANDS AT MORNING R. Wayne Gray THE DISTORTED EQUATION Vishnu Priya V

Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here. In this issue: THE RAISING OF HESTER MACRAE E.M. Anderson QUERY LETTER Riley Winchester OCTOBER MARDI GRAS Mary Jo Rabe SHE AIN'T HEAVY Anthony Ferguson THE SQUARE OF STARS Laurence Klavan THE GIRL WITH CHARTREUSE HAIR Terry Sanville THE GYRE Samuel Finn THE SPUD Gregg Sapp TIMBER AND ITS PURPOSES Charles Wilkinson URBAN DECAY Wayne Kyle Spitzer So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses!