Bards & Bargains (Issue 18)
- Indie Bites
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Welcome to this quarter's issue of Indie Bites! It's packed full of eleven exclusive short stories from indie authors on the themes of Bards & Bargains, plus an interview with indie author R.K. Ashwick.
This issue features the following short fiction:
- In Concert by Allie Leigh
- Swansong by Zoe Shakes
- Fluid Fortune by K. Malady
- Courtship and Kulning by Arden Powell
- Shoot the Messenger by Katharine Kapodistria
- Only One Bard by Adie Hart
- A Shanty in the Key of F You by Josie Jaffrey
- Fenmen on Stilts by Andrew Wickham
- Wizard 101Â by Talli L. Morgan
- The Wedding Heist of Ellen o' the Dale by Lila Gwynn
- A Blessing in Disguise by Ceril N. Domace
In these pages, you’ll find music both benign and bothersome, from magical protection tunes to the haunting snatch of song that teases at the edge of your hearing, and you’ll meet bard queens, wannabe rockstars, and pirate pipers.
Some of our authors have brought fresh life to old tales; others bring you into entirely new worlds of imagination.Whatever your taste, we hope this is a set list you’ll very much enjoy.
On top of all that, we also have an interview with fantastic indie author R.K. Ashwick.
So let’s get bargaining. There’s plenty here to sink your teeth into.
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About our featured author
By day, R.K. Ashwick herds cats in the animation industry. By night, she writes, bakes, and herds her literal cat around her living room. She lives with her husband (and said cat) in California.
She is the author of two nearly-completed cozy fantasy trilogies: the Lutesong series, which begins with The Stray Spirit, and the Side Quest Row series, which begins with A Rival Most Vial.
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