Horses loom large in our collective histories. Symbols of power, of strength, companions on a long journey, heroes, magical creatures, etc. they’re woven through the fabric of our tales.

All this love of horses is pouring out here and now, the obvious inspiration for this year’s theme. There’s such a wild and varied selection of stories in this issue, tales full of magic and mayhem, court intrigues and cybernetic mounts. And of course, a few unicorns for good measure. It’s nothing less than you might expect from a stories centered on a creature with such presence in the tales we’ve told around a fire for millennia. We hope you enjoy the ride.

This issue features:

• "Misty Moon" by Elizabeth Hinckley

• "Horse Girls Til The End" by SK Marre

• "A Unicorn’s Horn Is Proof Against Poison" by Clare Packard

• "High To Kolob On A Cosmic Clydesdale" by Katrina Carruth

• "Merry Go" by Maria Brekke

• "The Last Ride of Rivke Grinkin" by Reyzl Grace

• "Hospitality" by Jennifer Skogen

• "Rain Town" by Mary J. Daley

• "Hell’s Bells" by Cass Sims Knight

• "Out to Pasture" by Juliet Kahn

• "Rodney’s Request" by Mary Jo Rabe