Wing removal from tooth fairies, discoveries of insect history, and Romantic poetry written by automatons. These are but some of the strange tales to be found in this book. Mad Scientist Journal: Spring 2017 collects thirteen tales from the fictional worlds of mad science. For the discerning mad scientist reader, there are also pieces of fiction from Constance Flux, Shanan Winters, and Bobby Riahi. Readers will also find other resources for the budding mad scientist, including an advice column, horoscopes, and other brief messages from mad scientists. Authors featured in this volume also include Marnie Azzarelli, Caroline von Schmalensee, Sarina Dorie, Dantzel Cherry, Edward Newton, Maureen Bowden, Hamilton Perez, Judith Field, E. B. Fischadler, Bobby O'Rourke, Rebecca Siân Pyne, Jon Hartless, Stuart Webb, Amanda Partridge, Andrew Browning, Andy Brown, Kate Elizabeth, and Torrey Podmajersky. Cover art and layout by Luke Spooner.

Mad Scientist Journal: Spring 2017 (Volume 21)

Literature & Fiction

Dorie, Sarina

Winters, Shanan

Flux, Constance

Riahi, Bobby

Azzarelli, Marnie

von Schmalensee, Caroline

Cherry, Dantzel

Newton, Eddie

Short Stories & Anthologies

DefCon One Publishing

Mystery. Magic. Fairy tales that shouldn't come true.Magic doesn't grow on trees-except for hedge witches with an affinity for plant magic. Fairy tales are very real in fourteen-year-old Abigail MacQuillan's world. Bad things happen to children who are lost in the enchanted forest-Fae snatch them up to eat them, witches tempt them into eating their gingerbread cottages to enslave them, and carnivorous plants lure them into their jaws. Which is why Abigail most certainly isn't "lost." She is on a mission. She must find her missing parents and older brother in the forest before harm befalls them-all while protecting her younger brother as she does so. Only if Abigail can figure out who in the forest is friend and foe, prove she is as resourceful as her enemies, and come to terms with her own magical gifts in time, will she be able to protect her family from danger. But will she be able to do so without succumbing to the temptations of dark magic in the process?

The Witch of Nightmares: Dark Fairy Tales of Magic and Mystery (The Trouble With Hedge Witches)

Mythology & Folk Tales

Independently published

Mystery. Magic. Revenge. Not all fairy tales are meant to come true. Abigail will do anything to destroy her enemies, even if she loses her heart and soul in the process. Apprenticing for the Witch of Nightmares hasn't been easy. If it wasn't for her best friend, Lucifer, Abigail MacQuillan might not have survived lessons in forbidden magic and witchcraft. After three years, Abigail has finally gained the magical skills required to defeat her enemies. At last she can avenge the murder of her family and destroy the Fae who continue to capture children and eat them. In order to deceive her enemies, Abigail must get to know them and discover their weaknesses. She must trick them into believing she is like them. As Abigail does so, she finds herself empathizing with the monsters she's vowed to hate. If she isn't careful, her new friendship might stop her from fulfilling the mission she's worked so long to accomplish. Yet if she follows through with this act of vengeance, it might destroy the good witch she's become and set her on a path of destruction.

A Pocket Full of Poison: Dark Fairy Tales of Magic and Mystery (The Trouble With Hedge Witches)

Mystery. Magic. Revenge. Not all fairy tales are meant to come true. Abigail will do anything to destroy her enemies, even if she loses her heart and soul in the process. This bundle includes all novels and stories in The Trouble with Hedge Witches Series a spin-off series of Womby's School for Wayward Witches: The Witch of NightmaresA Cauldron Full of CursesA Pocket Full of PoisonThe Witch's FamiliarThe Witch of Nightmares Magic doesn't grow on trees-except for hedge witches with an affinity for plant magic. Fairy tales are very real in fourteen-year-old Abigail MacQuillan's world. Bad things happen to children who are lost in the enchanted forest-Fae snatch them up to eat them, witches tempt them into eating their gingerbread cottages to enslave them, and carnivorous plants lure them into their jaws. Abigail must protect and rescue her family while coming to terms with her magical gifts-without giving in to the temptations of dark magic. A Cauldron Full of Curses Abigail MacQuillan needs to become a powerful witch so that she can make her enemies pay for what they've done to those she loves. In order to learn to harness her powers, she apprentices with Baba Nata, the Witch of Nightmares. Even the Fae don't want to cross this witch's path. Yet there are some monsters even Baba fears. A mysterious Fae force is draining Witchkin children and lesser Fae alike. If Abigail doesn't defeat this new foe, she might be next. A Pocket Full of Poison Abigail will do anything to destroy her enemies, even if she loses her heart and soul in the process. After three years, Abigail has finally gained the magical skills required to destroy the Fae enemies who capture children and eat them. In order to deceive them and find their weaknesses, Abigail must trick them into believing she is like them. As Abigail does so, she finds her new friendship might stop her from fulfilling the mission she's worked so long to accomplish. Yet if she follows through with this act of vengeance, it might destroy the good witch she's become and set her on a path of destruction. The Witch's Familiar Abigail MacQuillan Lawrence left the Unseen Realm and the magic of that world behind for a normal life among mortals. When her daughter is injured, she returns to the land she rejected to care for her daughter. While there, she seeks answers to remedy her black cat, Lucifer, and is faced with the consequences of the past she left behind. When Lucifer disappears, Abigail must combine her talents of urban hedgewitching and kitchen alchemy as she puts her skills to the ultimate test to cook up a recipe to save her cat and put her conscience to rest for her past. Enjoy all four books in one book bundle!

The Trouble With Hedge Witches Series Books: Dark Fairy Tales of Magic and Mystery (Womby's School for Wayward Witches Series Bundle)

Genre Fiction

Wicked witches. Murder. Mystery. 
Vega Bloodmire finds a severed finger in her supposedly vegan ice cream, which wreaks havoc on her no-flesh diet. When a connection is drawn between this incident and the recent murder in the graveyard, an innocent ghoul is blamed. Only if Vega can embrace her secret ghoul powers and trust an unexpected ally, can she find the real killer to serve them their “just desserts”—all while remaining the most fashionable witch in the land.\nThis book starts with Vega Bloodmire’s life before working at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches when she was a new and inexperienced teacher at Lady of the Lake School for Girls. Ghoulish Charms is the 16th book in the series of mysteries. The book takes place at a magical academy, but these whodunnits are fine to be read in any order.\nClean, cozy, no sex or swearing, PG 13—perfectly fine for teens or grandmas who like mysteries with magic.

Ghoulish Charms: A Lady of the Lake School for Girls Cozy Mystery (The Vega Bloodmire Wicked Witch Mystery Series)

Humor & Satire

YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE WORLD OF MAGICAL BOARDING SCHOOLS? NOT FROM A TEACHER'S PERSPECTIVE AT A SCHOOL FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. Adult Content Warning: Get cozy with this hexy mystery. Clarissa Lawrence now remembers everything the Raven Queen has stolen everything from her, starting with her fairy godmother, her student, and her child. The icing on the cake is that Clarissa's powers as a witch have been robbed from her, rendering her powerless. Despite her lack of magic, Clarissa is determined to get those she loves back, even if it means joining the dark side. In order to bring justice to the land, she will have to fulfill her contract with a Fae, seek answers from Alouette Loraline's diary of experiments, steal the Ruby of Divine Wisdom, and accept assistance from the wickedest witch in all the land--even if it kills her and everyone around her. And this new plan just might result in death and destruction if necromancy is involved. The path Clarissa walks will either unite all Witchkin against their Fae oppressors or it may end the world of magic forever. For once and for all, Clarissa must choose the path of light or dark.

The Joy of Hex: A Not-So-Cozy Witch Mystery (Womby's School for Wayward Witches)

After Happily-Ever-After Clarissa Lawrence knows little of her fairy godmother's past. When she discovers an unopened wedding present in the form of a recipe book from her adoptive mother, she also finds a letter that explains Abigail Lawrence's mysterious past. Abigail Lawrence's Untold Story: The Witch's Familiar When Abigail Lawrence's daughter becomes injured while working as a teacher at a magical boarding school for at-risk youth, she returns to the Unseen Realm, a place she gave up so that she could live a normal life without magic. While staying at Womby's School for Wayward Witches to nurse her daughter back to health, her black cat, Lucifer, begins to act usual as a reaction to all the magic. He runs off, and she fears for his safety. Abigail must employ the assistance of witches and their magic to help her get him back--even if it risks her soul in the process. Included in this book are thirteen recipes of Clarissa Lawrence's favorite recipes mentioned in the series, excerpts from scenes than feature these foods in the series, and Abigail Lawrence's hedgewitching tips for a modern witch. This is a crossover story that takes place between books 1 and 4 in Clarissa Lawrence's Womby's School for Wayward Witches Series and after book 3 in Abigail's The Problem With Hedge Witches Series. It is a fun standalone novel, fine to read prior to starting either series.

Hedgewitchin' in the Kitchen: The Witch's Familiar and Thirteen Magical Recipes (Womby's School for Wayward Witches)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Entertaining & Holidays

Silent Moon

Romance

Paranormal

Soul Mate Publishing

Underland Arcana Deck Three (Underland Arcana Decks)

Klima, John

Teppo, Mark

Witchey, Eric

Cheney, Matthew

Howell, A. P.

Lu-Pai Ippolito, Frances

Stinger, Roni

Dagris, Daniel

Underland Press

20 stories of magic and technology Almost everyone carries a smartphone these days. They sit in pockets and on tables. They sleep on headboards and are the first things their owners check in the morning. They’ve edged out more mundane equipment like calendars and MP3 players. They aren’t magical, of course. Or are they? In Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology, 21 authors twist reality and call into question the mundanity we hold in our hands. They ask the question, “Is that smartphone completely explainable by science?” and they decide the answer is a resounding “No!” From award-winners and bold new voices, from experienced fantasists and professional technologists, these stories are fun, clever, and often positive about the power of technology. Enjoy new stories from Rhiannon Held Edd Vick Kris Millering Jon Lasser Manny Frishberg H.M. Jones Raven Oak ...and many more. At the intersection of fantasy and technology, iPhones could go either way. Magic knows your number, and it’s calling you.

Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology

Held, Rhiannon

Jones, H.M.

Lasser, Jon

Southard, Janine A.

Oak, Raven

Burgess, Jonathon

Vick, Edd

Millering, Kris

Frishberg, Manny

Cantina Publishing

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