October 2022
It was a hot, dry summer here in Boston, but now it's gotten cool and damp, as evidenced by the poisonous mushrooms erupting from our lawn. Pro tip: don't eat anything called "Destroying Angel". We've been reading the Mysterion submissions from July. It's just Kristin and Donald reading them this time around. As of writing this post on Sunday night, we have 116 unread submissions, 6 that have been read and liked by one of us and are waiting to be reviewed by the other, and 3 that have advanced to the final round of consideration. Don't miss our September story, by Alex Sobel! In " The Practical Ending ", superheroes are real, but you can't expect them to save you. We especially liked the strong characterization in this one. For October, you can look forward to e rathke's "Heretic", a portal fantasy about a Catholic priest. (Despite what we always say about getting far too many story submissions about Catholic priests, we do occ
