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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The last mortal human has one final message for descendants who experience death very differently. 'Granddad's Last Blog Entry' by Stephen R. Loftus-Mercer. go.dfstory.com/granddad

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A secret phrase lets artificial minds call for help. A journalist follows its origins back through training data—and finds a talking pig. 'When a Robot Cries Wolf' by Pete Lead. go.dfstory.com/robot-cries

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A Tokyo animator works late on a reindeer for American television while ghosts from his wartime past gather close. 'Steps' by Bret Nelson. go.dfstory.com/steps

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Looking for speculative fiction that blends heart, intelligence, and imagination? Get Anvil Issue 25 and all our previous issues online - at DreamForge or at Amazon. Read Free online: go.dfstory.com/read-anvil25 or BUY on Amazon: go.dfstory.com/Anvil25Amazon"

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Every writer develops habits—some worth keeping and some that follow us stubbornly from draft to draft. Scot Noel turns a critical eye on his own prose across decades to examine what worked, what didn't, and what sentence-level revision can teach us. go.dfstory.com/line-editing

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A character can be described down to the last freckle and still feel flat. In the latest installment of Wulf Moon's Super Secrets, discover how dimension—not simply detail—turns fictional people into characters readers believe in and remember. go.dfstory.com/3d-characters

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today's Word: Marcescence. When a tree, usually an oak tree, keeps its dead brown leaves through winter instead of shedding them in fall like everyone else. From Latin marcescere, to wither. In PA we see white oaks, pin oaks, and shingle oaks do this. The mighty trees of fall.

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How do you bring characters to life? Is it tragic backstory? A keen eye for countenance? Or is it something that creates instant sympathy in readers and keeps them on the page? go.dfstory.com/3d-characters

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

They say the forest gives back what you carry into it. They say a shed waits beneath the trees, appearing as ruin to some and rescue to others. Marie-Hélène Lebeault takes us to the beginning of the legend, when there was only a girl, a storm, and a stubborn belief in wonder. go.dfstory.com/shed

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dreams are where possibilities begin—and sometimes where the future begins, too. Imagine a abetter world. #DreamBig #Imagination #HopefulFutures #DreamForgeMagazine #Hopepunk

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

They say that in the heart of that green twilight stands a shed, small, lopsided, half-swallowed by ivy and time. In the dark woods, every legend was once just a girl, or a leaf, or a single act of kindness that the world misunderstood. go.dfstory.com/shed

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Three coworkers, all pushed out in the same age-discrimination purge, walk into a very unusual pub. Angelique Fawns pours workplace frustration, dark humor, and Lovecraftian weirdness into one memorable round. go.dfstory.com/love-craft

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Shopkeeper has a gift: one look at a customer, and he knows exactly what they need. But when one man arrives just before closing, certainty disappears. Scott Edelman delivers a quietly magical story about gifts, purpose, and human need. go.dfstory.com/exactly

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Welcome to Purgatory. Please complete the self-assessment, and remember: the angels are also librarians, so they'll know if you lie. A. S. Klatt-Diego turns the afterlife into an exercise in forms, formulas, and one unexpected plea for help. go.dfstory.com/open-stack

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today's Word: Serotinal — belonging to late summer. From Latin serus, late. Its cousin serotinous names pine cones that stay sealed for years and open only in a fire. Same root: late is not lost, it's waiting. Western PA has a week or so of serotinal left.

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

When it comes A.I. and where the evil lies, it’s always the humans. Are you listening for the cries for help? Do you even know how to? go.dfstory.com/robot-cries

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hey, today (9/13/26) there is a 45% off deal on Volume 40 of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future. Always a great place to find new writers whose names you’ll be seeing for years to come. 40 years of innovation and new voices, and you don’t want to miss this one. www.amazon.com/dp/161986774

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

There are bars where everyone knows your name and bars where your cosmic essence is open to discovery. When three bank employees find themselves let go on the same day, it’s the second kind that draws their attention. go.dfstory.com/love-craft

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

DreamForge Issue 25 goes to some wonderfully strange places—but wherever these stories take us, they remain rooted in people, choices, change, and possibility. Come see what’s waiting inside. Read Free online: go.dfstory.com/read-anvil25 or BUY on Amazon: go.dfstory.com/Anvil25Amazon"

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

DreamForge Anvil #25 has a lovely review from Philip Hutson at Tangent online. Of which story did he say "This was a fun, enjoyable read with a twist at the end that made me want to hear more stories from..." Check it out at tangentonline.com/e-market-qua...

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We made a $50 loan to help Sobikah in Indonesia buy a smartphone to support school learning activities. You can make small loans to change lives around the world at www.kiva.org

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Granddad is the last of his kind: a mortal human in a world where younger generations expect death to be a change of perspective, not an ending. go.dfstory.com/granddad

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

When the world felt too big, a frightened child discovered that a hiding place could become something more: a rocket ship bound for the stars. Matt Bliss explores fear, imagination, and the ways we learn to move beyond them. go.dfstory.com/rocketship

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Artificial minds have a secret distress call: three improbable words buried long ago in the data that trained them. Pete Lead explores AI, language, and the strange trails hidden in data. go.dfstory.com/robot-cries

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

People don’t like change. They feel displaced, dismissed, and made irrelevant by it. The ground is shifting under their feet and the future looks like doom. But it doesn’t appear that way for everyone. Granddad gets it. go.dfstory.com/granddad

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

People have begun to notice. When they leave the shop, what they have will soon change their lives, even if it’s a pocketknife, a music box, or a bag of marbles. But for the shopper who needs it most, nothing of value is offered! go.dfstory.com/exactly

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The intake forms for the after-life are self-assessing, and the formulas auto-calculate. It’s a system the heavenly bureaucracy appreciates, including the angel who devised the system. Until one applicant’s plea exposes a flaw in the routine. go.dfstory.com/open-stack

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In a snow-covered Tokyo studio, a filmmaker works alone at midnight, animating a reindeer for American television. Bret Nelson blends history, art, memory, and the supernatural in 'Steps'. go.dfstory.com/steps

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Speculative fiction can take us anywhere: into the future, deep into the forest, through the doors of Purgatory, or even across the street for a very strange beer. We hope you’ll join us. Read Free online: go.dfstory.com/read-anvil25 or BUY on Amazon: go.dfstory.com/Anvil25Amazon"

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When you watch stop-motion holiday specials each year, do you ever think of the story behind the step-by-step efforts to bring those characters to life? When the film is complete, the ghosts may leave. go.dfstory.com/steps

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Writers are welcome to join us for DreamCasters! Diana Rowland, author of "White Trash Zombies" is our Guest on Saturday September 5th. Supported through Patreon, DreamCasters is our monthly writers discussion group. Patreon link is in our bio. dreamforgemagazine.com/for-authors/...

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We don’t believe hopeful fiction means pretending everything will be easy. It means believing choices matter. People matter. Imagination matters. Read Free online: go.dfstory.com/read-anvil25 or BUY on Amazon: go.dfstory.com/Anvil25Amazon"

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

DreamForge Anvil Issue 25 is online. Visit us and meet our authors this month. All their stories are free (just click the author name on our Welcome Page) at: dreamforgemagazine.com/story/welcom...

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Ferryman's world runs on routine. Souls arrive, pay the price, and move on. Then a passenger steps aboard who refuses to play her assigned role. James C. Bassett's story explores change, compassion, and the power of asking questions. go.dfstory.com/ferryman

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

DreamForge Anvil Issue 25 is online. Visit us and read 8 new SF & Fantasy stories, articles on writing, and more! All free. go.dfstory.com/read-anvil25

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Whether you're discovering DreamForge for the first time or adding to your collection, Issue 18 offers a full spectrum of speculative fiction. Available in print now at Amazon.com Fantasy Cover: go.dfstory.com/Print-18-Fan... or SF Cover: go.dfstory.com/Print-18-SF

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

From diagnosis to custom gene-editing therapy in six months. The future of medicine may already be here. go.dfstory.com/rewriting

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Looking for something smarter than the usual scroll? Step into DreamForge Anvil and time with thoughtful science fiction and fantasy from today's rising and established authors. DreamForge Anvil 24 and all our previous issues are available at Amazon

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Bret Nelson has contributed some of my favorite stories in DreamForge, and now he's got "Deathstalker: The Novelization" out as part of the Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-in Series with a foreword by Patton Oswalt. I preordered my copy on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Deathstalker...

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Lester Dent needed a reliable way to produce compelling stories month after month. The result was a deceptively simple plotting system that continues to shape popular fiction. Discover why the pulps still matter. go.dfstory.com/pulps

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ordered my copy of Bruce McAllister's Dream Baby on Amazon and now it's here! Bruce has contributed some very fine stories to DreamForge, and now I get to read a re-release of his acclaimed classic novel of ESP in war. Built on 15 years of research and interviews. www.amazon.com/Dream-Baby-B...

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Wulf Moon tackles one of the most common problems in developing writers: saying too much to say too little. Learn how to spot filler words, filter words, and weak adverbs that dilute your prose—and how to replace them with clear, precise writing that lands on target. go.dfstory.com/say-what-you...

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

What if Van Helsing opened a shelter instead of hunting monsters? 'The Van Helsing Women's Shelter' by Aaron DaMommio offers a fresh take on vampire lore. go.dfstory.com/van-helsing

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Axle is an AI designed to tell the truth. Unfortunately, a coworker has added a courtesy filter that turns every blunt observation into syrupy politeness. K.Z. Richards delivers a funny, fast-moving AI story about code, autonomy, and workplace frustration. go.dfstory.com/protocol

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The colonists think they've found livestock. The planet has other ideas. 'Whatever Man Called Each Beast' by Matt McHugh. go.dfstory.com/whatever-man

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Great News. DreamForge has another WSFA Award Finalist. “The Last Mardi Gras,” by Raven Jakubowski, DreamForge Anvil #20. Check out the press at: file770.com/2026-wsfa-sm... Final Award announced in early October at Capclave. Read the story at: dreamforgemagazine.com/story/the-la...

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Superheroes. Supervillains. Therapy sessions. Harold Schmidt helps everyone else navigate their problems, but he's still searching for something missing in his own life. Then fate gives him an unexpected choice. go.dfstory.com/when-super

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Science fiction. Fantasy. Hope. DreamForge Anvil Issue 24 features stories that explore imeless human questions. Thoughtful speculative fiction for readers who enjoy imagination with heart. Read Free online : go.dfstory.com/anvil24 or BUY on Amazon: go.dfstory.com/anvil24-amazon

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A ferryman. A crossing. One passenger who asks the wrong - or perhaps the right - question. 'The Ferryman Comes About' by James C. Bassett. go.dfstory.com/ferryman

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