The Internet Magazine of Fantasy and Horror

Welcome to the very first ever issue of Strange Paths Magazine! We hope you enjoy your stay. You may have noticed, if you have visited before, that this "first" issue has become the "only" issue. Unfortunately I'm afraid that this will continue to be the case for the forseeable future. Some of the reaction I got early on from soliciting stories in open forums was unnecessarily negative, and it really kind of killed my enthusiasm for something I was doing just for the love of the genre. I know it's silly to let a few people ruin the experience for me when 99% of the feedback I got was overwhelmingly positive and I may come back to this someday, but that compounded with never being able to find the time to really put the effort into this that the authors deserved has made this the one and only issue of Strange Paths for now.

At any rate, please feel free to enjoy this "premiere" issue in the meantime. A lot of work went into it on the part of the authors, and I am really proud to present their work to you. Before jumping right into navigating around the site please visit the following page for a few explinations and introductions:

by Paul Harrap
A poem that nicely sums up all that Strange Paths is about. There's something strange about that jaunty little pixie...

by Damian Perry
A book that is more than it appears to be takes a reader on a fantastic journey.

by William C. Burns, Jr.
Somehow, it got out of the box. (Poem)

by Cimmaron Parker
A modern-day college student and a young woman on a stagecoach journey in the late 1800's share a mysterious bond.

by Elisabeth Hegerat
This poem shows that every story has more than one side, even a fairy tale.

by Clare Yeowart
Seeing things from the perspective of hundreds of feet in the air tends to give you a whole different set of priorities...

by Christina Walters
No tears left to weep, I let the wind sing my dirge...(Poem)

by Kate Golding
A young enforcer is sent on the most dangerous mission of her career...and learns the secrets of her people's past.

by Luke W. Cooper
A poem that explores the theme of mortality

by John Howells
Was he the prisoner, or was the monster? Was it all in his mind?

by Marianne Holmgaard
Two poems about...well, about death and fear!

by J.R. Kelly
A stream-of-consciousness journey through a dark mind.

by Janette Lee
I love you all! (Poem)

by Jerry Kimbrough
A man is tormented by a mysterious figure from his past.

by William C. Burns, Jr.
Now dance the way the music makes you feel. (Poem)

by Dondi Ratliff
Ah, to fly on the wings of a dragon...(Poem)

by Christopher Calkins
And finally, to wrap up our selections for this issue, a short-short story about a very unusual camping trip...