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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 20 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
Issue #20 of Shimmer is a great reflection of the beautifully unexpected things we discover in our submissions, and the surprising things we end up loving as editors and readers both. Shimmer leans toward stories that… More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 19 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
This is our first digital issue. It’s full of everything Shimmer’s famous for: stories of love and loss and hope and death — and a double helping of wings.
The Earth & Everything Under, by K. M. Ferebee
Peter had been… More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 30 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
Ruby slippers. Yellow brick road. Emerald City. Green witch. Blue flying monkeys.
The streaming green Matrix. The ignition of a blue lightsaber. The scarlet glow of an angry AI. The rainbow stars of early warp… More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 27 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
The future is closer than we know, but so is the past. Turn a corner and you may find yourself swallowed by another era: by a cloud of dust, by a house, by a black and sunless world–by the swirling hair of your lover. Each will… More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 26 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
The one constant of our world is change, whether it be climates, bodies, or viewpoints. Hot goes cold, light goes dark, what was unseen and bypassed can no longer be. These four stories will take you on four such journeys… More
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The Green Man’s Foe Juliet E. McKenna
Daniel Mackmain, the son of a dryad, is called into action again, this time to confront an ancient menace lurking in a lake. A modern fantasy rooted in the ancient myths and folklore of the British Isles. Sequel to The Green… More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 41 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
Sometimes, it’s what you don’t see that is scariest of all. (But then sometimes you glimpse it? And it’s all teeth and claws and dripping light encased in darkness and you think shit I need a bigger … More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 42 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
Issue #42 of Shimmer contains the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Promise.
The Triumphant Ward of the Railroad and the Sea by Sara Saab Almost everyone I entertain over a frosted fifth of vodka — bottle… More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 38 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
Sometimes, especially now, you need a dash of the old-fashioned adventure story. You’ll find a couple of those herein, but we’ve also thrown old-fashioned out the window, because we’re Shimmer,… More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 39 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
Ghosts. We all have them, some more apparent than others. The ghosts of people who are no longer with us, the ghosts of dreams we used to have, the ghosts that linger in places we once lived. This issue of Shimmer contains… More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 43 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
This issue of Shimmer is a little in need of remembering that awful things may be overcome, one way or another. Winter passes once more into spring, the light eclipses the shadow, the ring melts into goo, and the horrors… More
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The Green Man’s Challenge Juliet E. McKenna
A while back, Daniel Mackmain’s life took an unexpected turn. Now the Green Man expects him to resolve clashes between those dwelling unseen in wild places and the ordinary people who have no idea what’s out there.… More
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The Green Man’s Silence Juliet E. McKenna
Something is amiss in the depths of the Fens. Creatures Dan has never encountered outside folk tales are growing uneasy, even hostile. He soon learns they have good reason. Can he help them before they retaliate and disaster… More
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The Green Man’s Heir Juliet E. McKenna
A hundred years ago, a man with a secret could travel a few hundred miles and give himself a new name and life story. No one would be any the wiser, as long as he didn’t give anyone a reason to start asking questions. … More
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Shimmer Magazine – Issue 45 E. Catherine Tobler et al.
There’s a fairy tale you half remember: a girl, a ghost, the memory of wood talking, telling her stories inside of stories. There’s a place you half remember: flowers and steam and a shadow moving toward … More
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The Green Man’s Gift Juliet E. McKenna
A teenage boy has turned up in Snowdonia, barely conscious and babbling about beautiful women and fairy feasts. The authorities blame magic mushrooms. The wise women say different and they want dryad’s son, Daniel … More















