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The Black Eyes Of Ulspruth-Dimot, Lee Clark Zumpe
The Black Eyes Of Ulspruth-Dimot, Lee Clark Zumpe
The Mythic Circle
A misty morning met the awakening village of Madichi. Dawn made pale the cloudy skies, and upon the breeze cascading down from the mountains was a subtle chill.
Editors' Introductions, The Editors
Two In One, David A. Sparenberg
Two In One, David A. Sparenberg
The Mythic Circle
As I looked to the high ground, which was indeed shaped in the semblance of a sublime albeit miniature mountain, imagine my amazement to hold in view the monumental figure of a curious two-headed deity.
You Passed Me The Story, Sarah Berti
You Passed Me The Story, Sarah Berti
The Mythic Circle
in the dark! you passed me the story
Mythic Circle #43, The Editors
Mythic Circle #43, The Editors
The Mythic Circle
Is it just us, or was 2020-2021 the worst year of the past hundred years? Infections, deaths, lockdowns, and quarantines too long for human endurance just kept on keeping on, intensified by squabbles between proponents of collective health measures (masks, vaccines, social distancing) on one side and of individual personal liberties, regardless of the social and health impact, on the other. But through it all, artists continued to think, dream, and produce new work.
The Tale Of The Troll Maiden And The Cobbler, David Gilman Frederick
The Tale Of The Troll Maiden And The Cobbler, David Gilman Frederick
The Mythic Circle
Once, in the lands across the sea, there was a cobbler. Unremarkable as such an occupation may be here, in those lands it is one of high esteem. They have rugged cliffs to scale, unknown steppes to cross, jagged boulders, spiny hedgehogs, mudflats, cacti, flints, vines, thorns— much of that land, I have heard, is picturesque, with sweeping vistas and forests that anticipate the colors of the sunset.
Welcome To The Busty Wench, E. Clarence Peterson
Welcome To The Busty Wench, E. Clarence Peterson
The Mythic Circle
Toby’s step down from the coach was greeted by the damp embrace of cobblestone puddles. Deceptively deep and cold, they were none too fresh, either.
Emhain Ablach, Joshua S. Fullman
Emhain Ablach, Joshua S. Fullman
The Mythic Circle
A slate horizon keeps captive none who’d gaze with eyes eternal,
Tricked By The Queen Of Fey, Ella Wallsworth-Bell
Tricked By The Queen Of Fey, Ella Wallsworth-Bell
The Mythic Circle
Before going to the pub, I take a quick stroll to pluck up courage. Turn along the lane out of the village, my smart shoes softly tap-tapping on the tarmac. A few early stars shine bright in the clear autumn sky and my stomach does somersaults.
The Three Kindreds, Jonathan Rolfe
The Three Kindreds, Jonathan Rolfe
The Mythic Circle
High are the Elves, and high their works, And bright was Earth beneath their hand,
Two Souls On A Shore, Geoffrey Reiter
Two Souls On A Shore, Geoffrey Reiter
The Mythic Circle
The elf and the Kuparean man were hungry as they walked along the shore of the island. They did not remain at the rock-choked shallows that had disemboweled their trireme.
How The Dryad And The Naiad Got Or Didn't Get Together, Kevan Kenneth Bowkett
How The Dryad And The Naiad Got Or Didn't Get Together, Kevan Kenneth Bowkett
The Mythic Circle
Once, in the river-land of Sopenya, near Lake Chellu, there lived a naiad and a dryad. They were a boy and a girl, respectively.
Our Contributors, The Editors
Our Contributors, The Editors
The Mythic Circle
This is a list of our contributors for The Mythic Circle #42
Falling For A Cornish Maid, Ella Wallsworth-Bell
Falling For A Cornish Maid, Ella Wallsworth-Bell
The Mythic Circle
It’s the girl’s blue eyes that hook me in. She sits at the back of the pub, staring at me through a sea of cigarette smoke and a chatter of voices, incessant as waves on rocks.
Read by Adrian Watts
Six Years After The Wedding, Joe R. Christopher
Six Years After The Wedding, Joe R. Christopher
The Mythic Circle
Arthur: Our wedding is, on this sixth anniversary, still barren. You have not had so much as a miscarriage to suggest a possible later fulfilment. I need to have an heir to my throne. Two or three heirs—royal brothers—would be even better.
Version A read by Kelley Logan and Jon Woltz
Version B read by Nolan Meditz and Jessica Salmans
Editors' Introductions, The Editors
Editors' Introductions, The Editors
The Mythic Circle
The Mythic Circle is a creative writing journal devoted to fantasy-inspired creative works; it has been published by the Mythopoeic Society since 1987, and earlier versions of the Society’s creative writing efforts extend to Mythril (1971 to 1980) and Mythellany (1981 to 1987). These journals have now been archived in their entirety at https://dc.swosu.edu/mythsoc/ through the efforts of the Society’s archivist, Phillip Fitzsimmons, and digital assistant Benjamin Dressler. All but the current issue may be downloaded for free, and the current issue may be purchased as a digital download or ordered as a print-on-demand title from Amazon.
In its thirty-three …
Betrothal, Lawrence Buentello
Betrothal, Lawrence Buentello
The Mythic Circle
Grayson first saw her as she rode from the trees of the forest beyond his small house. The sun, with the last of the light it threw over the hills to the west, illuminated her astride her horse in burnished gold and yellow streaks.
Read by Phillip Fitzsimmons
What Iphigenia Knows, Ama Kirchner
What Iphigenia Knows, Ama Kirchner
The Mythic Circle
1. Iphigenia is in a void. The space surrounding her is not black or gray, nor is it faded light that tapers off at the edges of her vision.
Read by Victoria Gaydosik
Epic, David Sparenberg
Epic, David Sparenberg
The Mythic Circle
A back-to-the-future Shamanic telling for public recitation Sing in me, Muse, the epic tale of that Earth daughter who shook the foundations of the Dark Towers and challenged in combat the dread lords of tyranny and their master the Patriarch of Death. Before the Book, back in The Dreaming— over eons of Shaman Lore—it is attested that light is restoration for those who are eaten by their own shadows and fire is the bane of phantoms. From somewhere here, Muse, begin.
Read by David Sparenberg
Troll, Kevan Kenneth Bowkett
Troll, Kevan Kenneth Bowkett
The Mythic Circle
Once upon a time there lived a troll who guarded a tollbooth on a bridge.
Read by Kevan Kenneth Bowkett
We Dreamed Ourselves Awake, David Sparenberg
We Dreamed Ourselves Awake, David Sparenberg
The Mythic Circle
One day we all woke up. Every one of us really woke up. We dreamed ourselves awake.
Read by Victoria Gaydosik
Deathwater, Dusk, Meg Moseman
Deathwater, Dusk, Meg Moseman
The Mythic Circle
Lead us past the murky lakes, where all is laid to rest and sunk in earthIn overhanging twilight, seeking has no use, and understanding dies.
Read by Meg Moseman
In Memoriam: Ryder Miller, The Editors
In Memoriam: Ryder Miller, The Editors
The Mythic Circle
Ryder Miller, a long-time contributor to The Mythic Circle, passed away March 15, 2020.
Working Title, S. Dorman
Working Title, S. Dorman
The Mythic Circle
Mark Twain had gone into outer darkness on a comet, leaving his friend Jack Lewis at his desk musing on their great experience together—an awful vision of the crucifixion in which the crucified Christ was nothing but an insect.
Read by Scott Long and Steve Strickler
The Tree That Stood Forever, Mary Alice Dixon
The Tree That Stood Forever, Mary Alice Dixon
The Mythic Circle
One day not long ago, as time is measured by trees, a woman wandered fields of thyme and lavender near a small, hard-to-find town. She was a traveler who had become lost looking for home. Her memory was lost, too.
Read by Phillip Fitzsimmons
The Dreaded Tome Of Urawn, Lee Clark Zumpe
The Dreaded Tome Of Urawn, Lee Clark Zumpe
The Mythic Circle
"Curse you, mortal," shouted the great gray dragon vexedly as the mortal on her back fidgeted nervously in his saddle. "By the gods, be still!"
Read by Kelley Logan
Mythic Blooms (Fatherless / A Vision), Mack W. Mani
Mythic Blooms (Fatherless / A Vision), Mack W. Mani
The Mythic Circle
i. Papa sailed to Troy before I learned to sing, naming me and calling it a job well done.
Read by Nolan Meditz
Ritual, David Sparenberg
Ritual, David Sparenberg
The Mythic Circle
Here is the place of the big tree Here is the place of coming together Known as the Ring of Gathering
Read by Nolan Meditz
Deathwater, Day, Meg Moseman
Deathwater, Day, Meg Moseman
The Mythic Circle
at thought's edge, past a mountain peak in pine, there is a fountain, terraced, calciferous — silent in the sun, save for a susurrus of ripples — I met a wretch who said:
Read by Meg Moseman
Reviews, The Editors