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Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· 5d

Welcome to another Free Fiction Friday! Today's story is "a beautiful exploration of queerness, homophobia, going no contact, immigration, and generational trauma," (Alex Brown, Reactor Magazine) "Somewhere Among Fallen Leaves," by @plangdi.bsky.social magazine.trollbreath.com/somewhere-am...

A swirling spiral of ghost-like figures. Trollbreath Magazine, Somewhere Among the Fallen Leaves by Plangdi Neple

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· 11d

Welcome to August! Only one month to go until our 9th issue drops. Edits will be going out to authors soon (probably today). In the meantime, we can finally reveal the absolutely gorgeous cover, slightly revamped from our previous style, with original art by Tobias Roetsch. Ain't it beautiful?

Cover for issue #9 of Trollbreath Magazine. The original art is by Tobias Roetsch, showing a shuttle rising through clouds, dragging them along in it's wake, while in the sky above there is a planet with several moons. The colors are similar to a sunrise, with lots of oranges. The top text says Trollbreath Magazine, Issue 9, Fall 2026. At the bottom are the list of authors, and the editors.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· 12d

Free Fiction Friday! Two lush and haunting poems to savor before the weekend: magazine.trollbreath.com/a-garden-on-... magazine.trollbreath.com/fall-o-clean...

Trollbreath Magazine, A Garden on Enceladus and Fall, O Cleansing Rain
Background is a ghostly pale flowering plant with a slight overlay of a lunar surface

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· 16d

Cover reveal! No release date set, but we're drawing closer to finalizing our first anthology! 60 stories and 24 poems published in Trollbreath Magazine over the course of our first two years. It will be available in ebook & print. Cover art: Betidraws Trollbreath Magazine: Volume One (2024-2025)

A mock-up of the cover for the upcoming anthology Trollbreath Magazine Volume One (2024-2025). The cover shows a stylized forest scene with a small figure in a red cloak with their back to us walking through the almost cartoonish trees. Artwork by Betidraws.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· 19d

Free Fiction Friday! The angel stirred in her crystal egg, unfurling her six greater limbs ... while the smaller appendages arrayed down her long abdomen ... twitched into life, filaments of stray starlight whisking around their spinneret tips. magazine.trollbreath.com/the-burning-...

Trollbreath Magazine, The Burning Firmament's Warp and Weft by Jonathan Louis Duckworth
Image of a globe radiating rings of fire with a bloody angel in the foreground

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· 26d

Free Fiction Friday is here! "I love a wedding as much as the next man. The food is good and I’ve already mentioned the entertainment. But the fatality rate these days is almost eighty percent. It simply is not worth the risk." magazine.trollbreath.com/or-forever-h...

A stone, spiral staircase strewn with leaves and flower petals
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Or Forever Hold Your Peace by Louis Inglis Hall

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Jul 8

Once we get caught up on submissions tomorrow morning (Thursday, July 9th), we're heading off to Massachusetts for Readercon! We'll be floating around, enjoying the great panels and readings, though we don't have any events planned. But we will have bookmarks and Cosmo pins to give away!

Cosmo the Troll, with a sly grin, in his trademark torn chainmail, wearing a steampunk hat and googles, wielding a ray gun.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Jul 3

Happy Free Fiction Friday!!! In this story of sacrifice and choices, a woman wears her love, pain, and duty in her skin. magazine.trollbreath.com/prayskin/

Trollbreath Magazine, Prayskin by Renan Bernardo, background is cracked, clay-like skin

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Jun 26

For the afternoon crowd (evening, night, wherever you are!) Free Fiction Friday poems from magazine.trollbreath.com magazine.trollbreath.com/dust-from-my... magazine.trollbreath.com/coronal-mass...

In space, a glowing burning orb with glowing gasses flowing right. Trollbreath Magazine, Dust from My Distant World by Devan Barlow and Coronal Mass Ejection by Spencer Keene

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Jun 19

It's noir, it's urban fantasy, it's dark, it's as big as a Cthulhuesque god, it's as small as one struggling fanatic mess of a girl. And it's free to read today - Happy Free Fiction Friday! magazine.trollbreath.com/hire-intelli...

Trollbreath Magazine, Hire Intelligence by Neurocleric. Image is a dark yellow background with a closeup of a woman's eyes glowing red. Her skin is cracking and falling off like clay, her hair is light and straight, fading into the background

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Jun 5

Free Fiction Friday A bittersweet tale of loss and community. We enter love, be it romantic, friendship, family, or other, knowing loss is the shadow we must accept. None of us know how much grace we can muster when life shows up to stomp our heart. magazine.trollbreath.com/the-memory-o...

Trollbreath Magazine, The Memory of Tigers by Mar Vincent
Image of a tiger photo on the right side

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Jun 3

Adding our Free Fiction Friday schedule to make it easy to find!

Trollbreath Magazine's Free Fiction Friday schedule for issue 8:

June 5th: The Memory of Tigers, by Mar Vincent
June 12th: Godfall, by Bruno Lombardi
June 19th: Hire Intelligence, by Neurocleric
June 26th: Dust From My Distant World, by Devan Barlow, and Coronal Mass Ejection, by Spencer Keene
July 3rd: Prayskin, by Renan Bernardo
July 10th: The Way to Treasure, by Chey Rivera
July 17th: Or Forever Hold Your Peace, by Louis Inglis Hall
July 24th: The Burning Firmament's Wapr and Weft, by Jonathan Louis Duckworth
July 31st: A Garden on Enceladus, by Josh Pearce, and Fall, O Cleaning Rain, by Sarah E N Kohrs
August 7th: Somewhere Among Fallen Leaves, by Plangdi Neple
August 14th: The Return of the Forest, by Zary Fekete
August 21st: Ill-Fitting Bones, by J. Peri

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Jun 3

Our Free Fiction Friday schedule is set for Issue 8. We'll be releasing titles from behind the paywall for public enjoyment on the following dates, starting this Friday:

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· May 30

36 hours to go! (because we go by GMT, not EDT) Subscribe for full access at launch: magazine.trollbreath.com/membership-a...

The cover of Trollbreath Magazione, issue 8.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· May 27

The countdown has begun - Issue 8 drops on June 1st (well, midnight GMT for the pedants in the room). Subscribe now at magazine.trollbreath.com

Cover of Trollbreath Magazine, Issue 8, Summer 2026. Featured artists are Mar Vincent, Devan Barlow, Louis Inglis Hall, J. Peri. Image is a swirl of blues and purples with faint stars. At the center, the silhouette of Peter Pan sits atop a peak with a bright star. Pan looks despondent.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Apr 28

Alright, trying this again! The cover reveal for Trollbreath Magazine issue #8, Summer 2026! Original artwork by Vassilios Bayiokos which is entitled "Silent Night in Neverland." Available on June 1st. Subscribers can download it the ebook version. magazine.trollbreath.com/membership-a...

The cover for the upcoming summer 2026 issue of Trollbreath Magazine. The background art is by Vassilios Bayiokos and called "Silent Night in Neverland." It's a splashing swirl of lots of dark colors, mainly blues and some reds, specs of other shades. Towards the center, the dark splashes give way to lighter colors, orange and yellow. In the brighter part is the silhouette of a tousle haired child. An arms length away at the height of his head is a bright pale yellow, almost white, star. At the lower right are the names: Mar Vincent, Devan Barlow, Louis Inglish Hall, and J. Peri, who are featured in this issue.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Apr 24

Happy Free Fiction Friday! Today we release two (2!) poems from behind the paywall for your enjoyment: Descent, by Ceridwen Hall: magazine.trollbreath.com/descent/ & And a pocket full of posies, by Marisca Pichette: magazine.trollbreath.com/and-a-pocket...

An apocalyptic fantasy image, showing a tower on a sloped rock formation in the foreground. In the background is a road in a valley between steep cliffs leading to a city nestled among the hills around it in the foggy faded distance. The image has a lot of brown and golden colors.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Apr 15

Just a reminder, you really need this issue in your life. Magazine.Trollbreath.com

Woman in space suit arched back, moving forward through a blue sky. From the back of her head/helmet a space scene with color and a planet is bursting/splattering outward.
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Amy Kicher, B. Morris Allen

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Apr 10

Hmmm... not sure why the image isn't working for that one. Weird.

A picture of a strange space station, with arrow like arms connected to the center, where a orb shaped control area rests. the background is bright swirling colors in orange and reds with some stars embedded.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Apr 8

This year, the staff of Trollbreath (all two of us) will be attending the following conventions: * TriCon in Halifax, Nova Scotia (May 15 - 17) * Readercon in Burlington, Massachusetts (July 9 - 12) We hope to see everyone at the events!

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Mar 27

Free Fiction Friday is here! Enjoy two powerful poems to take you through darkness and light: magazine.trollbreath.com/icarus-in-da... magazine.trollbreath.com/icarus-in-da... @lynnesargent.bsky.social @ajdalton1.bsky.social

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Icarus, in Darkness by Lynne Sargent (image of a winged Icarus statue, wings outspread, looking to the sky)
The Comet by A J Dalton (image of a colorful comet in space with a glowing halo)

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Mar 20

Welcome to Friday! Your Free Fiction today is a perspective shift and the advantages and disadvantages of being a cat...well not really a cat...enjoy! magazine.trollbreath.com/a-study-of-c... @bmorrisallen.com

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Mar 13

It’s Free Fiction Friday! This one is a dark near-future exploration of hidden worlds and inner minds by Z.D. Dochterman magazine.trollbreath.com/istani/

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Mar 8

Here it is, the lineup of Free Fiction Fridays from issue 7! magazine.trollbreath.com

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Issue 7, Spring 2026 Free Fiction Fridays

3/6 The Messenger of Budapest
3/13 Istani
3/20 A Study of Cats in Low Gravity Mining Stations
3/27 "Icarus, in Darkness" & "The Comet"
4/3 We Die in Snowfall
4/10 Ghosts of Rouyi
4/17 Inheritance
4/24 "Descent" & "and a pocket full of posies"
5/1 Schema
5/8 The Frayed Edges of Souls
5/15 The Physics of a Gunshot
5/22 On the Subject of Moonwhites

Image of the Trollbreath Troll in the bottom left corner, background is gold fading to brown from upper right corner to lower left corner

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Mar 6

New Free Fiction Friday! We fell in love with this one on first read and think you will too! magazine.trollbreath.com/the-messenge...

Trollbreath magazine The Messenger of Budapest by Amy Kitcher
Image is a bridge over the Danube River with blue and green color shifts

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Mar 1

Welcome to March! In case you missed it just after Midnight (Greenwich Mean Time): Issue 7 is out in the wild! Get your copies now by subscribing. magazine.trollbreath.com

Cover for issue 7, Spring 2026, of Trollbreath Magazine. The background art by Aimee Cozza shows a slim figure in a white astronaut suit. They are floating, but the are dramatically arched back as though some violent force has taken them. From the back of their helmet, a black swirl of planets and nebulae spews out and spreads wide.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Feb 21

Time to subscribe - issue 7 is dropping on March 1st! Only $5 a quarter or $20 a year for access to these amazing stories, plus poetry and non-fiction! magazine.trollbreath.com

Trollbreath Magazine Spring 2026. Issue 7 - Fiction
The Messenger of Budapest by Amy Kitcher
Istani by Z.D. Dochterman
A Study of Cats in Low-Gravity Mining Stations by B. Morris Allen
We Die with the Snowfall by Ash Horn
Ghosts of Rouyi by V. Zixin
Inheritance by Jennifer Skogen
Schema by Wren Douglas
The Frayed Edges of Souls by Azure Arther
The Physics of a Gunshot by Chris Barnham
On the Subject of Moonwhites by Erin Keating

Image of a cartoon troll in a bowler hat and chain mail holding a ray gun

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Feb 20

The countdown to Issue 7 has begun! Subscribe now for full access on March 1st and support independent short fiction, poetry and non-fiction publishing! Just $5 every three months or $20 a year magazine.trollbreath.com

Cover image for Trollbreath Magazine, Issue 7, March of 2026. The original artwork is by Aimee Cozza. It depicts an astronaut floating in a blue and white sky, their back arched almost painfully. Spilling out of the back of their helmet is a spreading pool of darkness filled with planets and stars.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Feb 20

Our final Free Fiction Friday for Issue 6 has dropped! From Phil Emery magazine.trollbreath.com/sleevenotes/ “On escape velocity for the gravity well of orthodoxy, the follow-up album to unheimlich manoeuvre:”

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag· Feb 13

Free Fiction Friday! Take a delightfully absurd break from reality magazine.trollbreath.com/all-the-tree... From Matthew Sanborn Smith