{"id":14299,"date":"2021-10-26T08:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T21:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=14299"},"modified":"2021-10-26T08:58:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T21:58:29","slug":"welkin-a-magazine-of-the-fantastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/welkin-a-magazine-of-the-fantastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Welkin: A Magazine of the Fantastic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publication day! My story &#8216;The Kind of Man&#8217; has been published in Volume I Issue 3 of &#8216;Welkin&#8217;, a magazine of fantastic literature, meticulously edited by J. McKenzie Nalley and beautifully illustrated by Zuzanna Kwiecien. This issue is a special issue of horror and dark fantasy, and I&#8217;m thrilled to be included in it! Just look at this amazing cover!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-cover-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14303\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-cover-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-cover-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-cover.jpg 1634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My story is a dark fable of the dangers of&#8230; kindness. At the end of a very long day, Theo wants nothing more than a warm fire and a good rest. But when magical Etta sees how kind a man he is, she proposes an alternate more magical plan\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening lines are below, and you can read the rest \u2013 as well as a bunch of other cool stories \u2013 and support the growth of a new and fantastical magazine \u2013 for just $3 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/welkinmag.com\/product\/fall-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">over here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-title-page.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-title-page-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14304\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-title-page-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-title-page-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-title-page-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-title-page-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-title-page-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-title-page-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Welkin-1.3-Zena-Shapter-The-Kind-of-Man-title-page.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s that link again, this time as a web address for ease of sharing around: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/welkinmag.com\/product\/fall-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/welkinmag.com\/product\/fall-2021\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for reading, and for your ever-glorious support!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publication day! 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