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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

We are, indeed, fans of Dark Agnes de Chastillon. #SwordandSorcery

Malcolm Tiberias North @malcolm-t-north.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Today for the feast day of St. Denis, I recommend Michael Downs' story "Dark Agnes: The Head of St. Denis", art by Piotr Kawalski, found in The Savage Sword of Conan, Issue 6 (2024). #SwordandSorcery

Full-page comic book panel featuring the swordswoman Dark Agnes point her sword.

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

A selection from the main map showing the locations found in #Oona beginning in Issue 4 ("Death Comes from the River") up through the current issue (7 "Still Waters Run Deep") #FantasyMap ap

Map showing a river winding through a desert

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

A detailed map of the Second Cataract of the Nartoum River, which is the setting of Issue 6 ("Cataract of the Crocodile Queen") and Issue 7 ("Still Waters Run Deep") of Oona the Unvanquishable. #FantasyMap

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

I've made a map of Oona's journey through the desert to the great river, charting her adventures beginning in Issues 4–5.

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Malcolm T. North @malcolm-north.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I had a blast including him in this story. It was only time before the peripatetic pale one crossed paths with Oona. He'll appear also in Issues 8 & 9 of the zine, in the November and December issues of Scribe & Sigil.

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Neil Willcox, World-saving Witch Detective @neilwillcox.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Pleased to note that Malcolm has taken up an invitation to use my universe-hopping character Estin the Pale and installed him as cook on board the ship.

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Malcolm Tiberias North @malcolm-t-north.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Oona Issue 7: Still Waters Run Deep can also be downloaded on my author's website: malcolmtnorth.com #FreeFiction #Fantasy

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

I've finished the drafts & artwork for Issues 8 ("All Slavers Must Die!") & 9 ("The Sword and the Shaman"). Still a bit more work to do, but I'm undecided on the 10th and final issue for 2026, which will appear in Scribe & Sigil APA in early January of '27. The original story, which exists […]

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Malcolm Tiberias North @malcolm-t-north.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Oona Issue 7: Still Waters Run Deep can also be downloaded on my author's website: malcolmtnorth.com #FreeFiction #Fantasy

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

The latest Oona is in Scribe & Sigil #8! Check out Oona's adventure aboard the reaver ship The Crocodile Queen in "Still Waters Run Deep." #SwordandSorcery #FreeFiction #Oona scribe-and-sigil.com

Oona the Unvanquishable, by Malcolm T. North.
Précis: Sailing the mighty river, Oona must deal with a mutinous Pirate crew out for blood as well as the creatures that lurk among the Nartoum’s deep and mysterious waters.
MMXXVI Issue 7. "Still Waters Run Deep."
The cover image shows Oona swinging from a rope with sword in hand.

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

LRT - Stay tuned for next year's adventures of Oona.

A Bluesky skeet that says: "Pregnant Red Sonja comic" (with prayer hands emoji)
"Please I want to see a strong pregnant warrior woman in a sword and sorcery setting."

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🦇🎃 Boo-ana 🎃🦇 @minillajovovich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

These two...?? In a physical collection for the first time??? BUDDY please back'em for #sapphicseptember if you wanna meet yer new favorite sapphic sword & sorcery duo in four pulse-pounding tales of flashing steel, demonic forces, and stolen kisses! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Check out the Sound Alone Theatre for some exciting news regarding the audio dramatization of Oona the Unvanquishable on YouTube. #SwordandSorcery soundalonetheatre.com/2026/09/05/oo…

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Oona Issue #5 is live on YouTube as of tonight!

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

A new episode of #Oona the Unvanquishable is up on our Youtube channel, produced & performed by @bradisarobot.bsky.social Issue 5 "A Village Against" Listen, like, and subscribe! #FreeFiction #SwordandSorcery youtu.be/KuNer-nEUiw?si=IT-oGkDMlVP…

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

A new issue of OONA THE UNVANQUISHABLE is out, read "Cataract of the Crocodile Queen" in the latest Scribe & SIgil APA (Issue 7, September 2026). #FreeFiction #SwordandSorcery scribe-and-sigil.com

A woman with long black hair holding a sword.

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Malcolm T. North @malcolm-north.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Another great issue of Scribe & Sigil APA!

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Malcolm T. North @malcolm-north.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Alright! Just got this in the mail. Congrats @rpaulwolfe.bsky.social & thanks @obrackenbury.bsky.social #swordandsorcery #fantasy

Issue 1 of Swords Against magazine next to the New Edge flipzine Horse and Boar.

Issue 1 of Swords Against magazine next to the New Edge flipzine which reads Davis.

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@OONAtheUNVANQUISHA… This issue will feature the swordfighter extraordinaire actually using her long sword in a fight! Her array of weapons so far have been: Issue 1 = spear and dagger Issue 2 = brief sword fight Issue 3 = dagger Issue 4 = Oona […]

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Malcolm T. North @malcolm-north.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Great artwork here from Brad, who produces the audio dramas for @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Follow him for more art! Oona faces the monstrous Zah in Issues 5 & 6, found in Scribe & Sigil APA as well as on my website: malcolmtnorth.com #FreeFiction #SwordandSorcery

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Contact info for writer Malcolm T. North

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Malcolm T. North @malcolm-north.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Hey, a new piece in the Chain Story Project! I can't wait to dive into this one by @selindberg.bsky.social and Jason Waltz. "Devourer of Crowns" #FreeFiction #SwordandSorcery

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Malcolm T. North @malcolm-north.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you!

Woman running with a dagger in one hand and an oversized locust in the other. Her long black hair is waving in the wind.

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Currently finishing Issue 6: Cataract of the Crocodile Queen. Once I'm finished with the art, I'll send it to Scribe & Sigil next week. #Oona #AmWriting #SwordandSorcery

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Malcolm Tiberias North @malcolm-t-north.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

Few things make me happier than the arrival of shipment of books! Thanks @oldmoon

Two books, side-by-side: Old Moon Quarterly, Year 1 (hardbound) and Contra Amortes Mundi: A Gothic Fantasy by Graham Thomas Wilcox

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Bryn Hammond @brynhammond.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

S&S is…sea & stars & snakes & spectacular art by @gorangligovic.bsky.social Goatskin’s wildest adventure yet? Sign up, find out! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b... Crowdfunds in September as part of New Edge Sword & Sorcery Novellas 2026 @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social A Goatskin thread 👇

Cover of Seas Afire Stars Adrown: A Tale of Goatskin by Bryn Hammond. Art is green-themed, and has a woman in hairy skins underwater, starry-eyed snakes clustered beneath her; she is kicking upwards and one hand reaches out of the water, towards a moody night sky thick with stars and curled with cloud.

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

There are now four episodes available on Oona's YouTube channel. Listen, like, and subscribe if you want to hear thrilling tales of #SwordandSorcery www.youtube.com/@OONAtheUNVANQUISHA…

Screenshot of YouTube channel showing four episodes of Oona the Unvanquishable.

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Malcolm Tiberias North @malcolm-t-north.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

From: @michaelastackpole.bsky.social The Chain Story Project has just released a new story by Luana Saitta, Why Crimson Cora Hates Wizards. You will love it. Please read, enjoy, like and share. (Sharing makes it possible for us to bring you free fiction!) And thank you […]

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Malcolm Tiberias North @malcolm-t-north.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

Proud to be the 173rd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Arcanist's Fantasy Magazines 2026! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/the-ar…

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

Here's a page I made featuring art from "Terror Above Icehenge." Check out the Chain Story Project: www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi… And the Annual of Oona the Unvanquishable in: scribe-and-sigil.com

A giant monstrous pterosaur, featuring the wings and body of a vulture, hovers above ice covered mountains. Oona face in the corner reveals her concern. The text is from pages 10–11 of the CSP story "Terror Above Icehenge."

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@OONAtheUNVANQUISHA… The regular, black & white bannered serial stories will return in Scribe & Sigil APA #6 with MMXXVI Issue 6. "Cataract of the Crocodile Queen."

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

The latest Scribe & Sigil APA features an Oona story, but it isn't part of the serialized stories. It is a special annual with a full-color comicbook-style cover. scribe-and-sigil.com #FreeFiction #SwordandSorcery 1/3

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

📣 New Edge Sword & Sorcery is open to short story submissions now through 8am EST, Sept 1st! 👉️ newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions/

Text over a photo of a meatball-sub split at the middle. It reads: SUBS
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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

Currently writing drabbles about Oona's adventures, to be posted here on this account. (Also, need to figure out how to get around the toot's 500 character limit.)

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@OONAtheUNVANQUISHA… "Terror Above Icehenge" can be read here: terroraboveicehenge.carrd.co "A Village Against" (which is Issue 5) can be found at my website: malcolmtnorth.com #SwordandSorcery #FreeFiction

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@OONAtheUNVANQUISHA… I plan to have two maps finished for Scribe & Sigil APA's Feb/2027 issue. They'll show the areas featured in the 10-issue 2026 serial. #SwordandSorcery #FreeFiction

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

The print edition of Oona the Unvanquishable, Issue 5, "A Village Against" is available exclusively at @cosmiccomix >> 529 S Camp Meade Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD. Pick 'em up while they last and ask for a free sticker! #SwordandSorcery published on the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A stack of printouts of Oona the Unvanquishable Issue 5, which features Oona throwing a spear. Atop the printouts are stickers that feature a sword design around the title of the zine.

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

Drawing #maps though nothing to show so far. Hoping to show the world of #Oona

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Malcolm Tiberias North @malcolm-t-north.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

Proud to be the 14th 😎 on @BackerKit for @swordsagainst.bsky.social ! The swords & sorcery fiction magazine.

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Oona the Unvanquishable @oonatheunvanquishable.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

Hey, a new episode of #Oona the Unvanquishable just dropped on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/VGCon5LjMME Issue #4: "Death Comes From the River" You can read it at Scribe & Sigil APA #5 and you can listen to its dramatization at […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screen capture of the episode. Oona is walking with a spear.

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Malcolm T. North @malcolm-north.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The latest issue of The Lorelei Signal is out. Sadly, this is also the last issue. Carol Hightshoe announced that she's closing the magazine after 20 years. A wonderful magazine featuring talented F&SF writers. It will be missed. www.loreleisignal.com/thank-you

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Thank You | Lorelei Signal

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Malcolm Tiberias North @malcolm-t-north.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Swords and Sorcery magazine, Issue 173, June 2026, is now available with four new stories for your reading pleasure! #FreeFiction #Swordandsorcery www.swordsandsorcerymagazine.com

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