Wyngraf: Issue 4

The beloved magazine of cozy fantasy—now with recipes!

Curl up with ten tales in the tradition of Legends & Lattes and The Hobbit—plus an exclusive interview with Phyllis Ann Karr, author of cozy fantasy classic At Amberleaf Fair! Wyngraf #4 includes all-new stories of family, community, music, talking animals, and tons of adventure, plus a recipe for delicious rosehip jam.

Contents

• The Gentle World: A Conversation with Phyllis Ann Karr
  • Phyllis’s 1986 novel At Amberleaf Fair prefigures cozy fantasy in a number of fascinating ways. Learn the surprising story of Amberleaf’s genesis and much more!
• “The Story Collector” by J.A. Collignon
  • You travel the land, learning stranger’s stories but always moving on. There hasn’t been a town to convince you to settle down… yet.
• “The Three Speaking Peoples” by S. B. Kleinman
  • Has Jeremy told you the story of how he got his sword? No? Well—
• “Never-Ever-Ever” by Shanna Germain
  • For a bard, a ringing in the ear means nothing less than forced retirement. But retirement isn’t an option when a rebellion relies on your music.
• “The Stormwalker” by Aidan Redwing
  • A ranger’s hospitality is put to the test when a creature of legend shares his tent on a stormy night. But what does the specter really want?
• “The Search for Dragonfire Chili” by Lydia Rose Hecker
  • If Chef Nethra’s ever going to open her own restaurant, she’ll need a signature dish. But that means an ingredient no one else can offer…
• “The Woodworker’s Guest” by Natasha Inwood
  • Drazhen was the happiest man in town until he lost his family. Can a strange visitor bring hope back to his life?
• “Jam Today” by Sonia Focke
  • What do you sell to a man on a quest for happiness?
• “A Brief Theory of Time Compression: or Interrupting Discrete Pasts” by Erin Keating
  • Professor Baldric Bragg of the Time Mages’ Academy visits the past to be alone—until one day, someone follows him there.
• “A Bard Comes to Bridgemoor” by Coby Anthony Rosser
  • In this rollicking tale of adventure, a bard, a bowfisher, and a goblin rogue band together to strike a blow for freedom (and eat a little riverboat food).
• “The Last First Flight of the Phoenix” by Jennifer Hudak
  • Every year, the Phoenix makes a huge production: immolation, rebirth, celebration. Zackery the catbird is officially fed up.