Introducing DARKNESS MOST FOWL anthology and readings!

Sometimes birdsong is dangerous.

If you love 34 Orchard and you want a volume full of tales that carry our vibe, don’t miss Darkness Most Fowl from The Godmother of Horror Press!

DARKNESS MOST FOWL ANTHOLOGY

This anthology was invitation only, and so writers we’ve recommended and several 34 Orchard alums build terrifying nests in this bird horror anthology! Edited by #7 “The Last Days”’s Elaine Pascale and featuring stunning art by Michael Takeda (#11, “Kintsugi”), others are Zachary Kellian (#6, “Shrike Song”), Die Booth (#1, “A Murder”), Ernest Ògúnyẹmí (#7, “The Flute”), Leen Raats (#8, “The Solitary Man”), Nicola Kapron (#3, “The Bodies We Should Forget”), Selah Janel (#5, “Mister Skinandbones”), Rob Frances (#4, “Everything Fits If You Push Hard Enough”), Robert Mayette (#8, “The Milestones on That Path”), L.E. Daniels (#8/“Weird Witness”), and ten other popular voices. From grackles and creepers to magpies and nightjars, these flights of dark fancy will claw your heart every time you hear beating wings.

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In the mood to be read to? Elaine has set up online readings! Schedule and days/times (with who’s reading so if you’ve got a favorite from a past 34O issue it’s easier to find them). Readings should be available at the YouTube link after the fact in case you miss the moment.

Wednesday, November 12 – 8 pm

 Kiyomi Appleton Gaines “Flight and Fawn”

Lee Andrew Forman “Old Ways”

Hideki Nakazono “The Heavens Demand”

Holley Cornetto “Guilded Cage” (34 Orchard recommends her book We Haunt These Woods)

Nikki Kallio “The Cardinal” (34 Orchard recommends her collection Finding the Bones)

C. O. Davidson “A Parliament in the Woods”

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfoqUGjaJZs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/3972255883024644

Friday, November 14 – 7 pm

 Nicola Kapron “Dirt and Ashes”

Robert Mayette “To Even Look at Me”

Ernest Ògúnyẹmí “Christmas Chicken”

V. Castro “Witches of Winchester”

Geneve Flynn “I Am Not Myself Today”

L. E. Daniels “Stomata”

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aTNA0KiITk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DnNac4kme/

Sunday, November 23 – 1 pm

Kristy Park Kulski “Magpie Teeth”

Leen Raats “Flock”

Selah Janel “Invasive”

Rob Francis “Skinflint’s Flock”

Die Booth “Little Gibbet”

Zachary Kellian “Predators of Paradise”

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ofVc4NK9w
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1453335772391314

ISSUE 10 HAS ARRIVED!

This issue plunges into the cavern of feeling forlorn, lost, and left behind; sasquatches, mermaids, street dwellers, siblings and jobseekers watch as the world chugs on without them. But although abandonment may feel like a death knell, we shouldn’t underestimate its positive power: a woman seeks justice, a grieving spouse turns grateful, and a mother finds strength.

If you’re feeling forgotten as the grayer days of autumn darken into winter, 34 Orchard’s Autumn 2024 issue may offer the camaraderie and light you seek.

ISSUE 10 COVER - FINAL

The downloadable PDF is designed so that it can be printed on double-sided paper for easy reading like a print magazine. As always, the issue is free, but there is a donation link should you choose to contribute.

Click here to get your copy!

If you like what you’ve read, spread the word!

Announcing the Autumn 2024 ToC!

The ToC for our Autumn 2024 issue (coming November 10!) has arrived!

ISSUE 10 COVER - FINAL

In our tenth issue, twenty-two artists appreciate the emotional state of post-abandonment. Sasquatches, mermaids, forgotten street dwellers, siblings and jobseekers all feel sadness, longing, and despair. But although abandonment may feel like a death knell, we shouldn’t underestimate its positive power: Sometimes, things are left behind for reasons.

If you’re feeling left behind as the grayer days of autumn darken into winter, 34 Orchard’s Autumn 2024 issue may offer the camaraderie and light you seek.

Cover Art: Between Worlds – Sonali Roy

Attn Attn – Nichole Lightner

Connection – Yash Seyedbagheri

Things We Did on the Internet – Beth Boylan

Dolphin – T.L. Antoff

Medium Fries – Jilian Elisabeth

When I Scramble Eggs – Jacqueline Jules

Our Parents’ Children – Mia Scattergood

Shantytown – Gordon Linzner

The Day After – Claire Francis Collier

A Stranger in Winter – Rob Francis

The Dark Reflection – Melina Ekic

No Sanctuary – David H. West

Meeting Mary Bloody Thighs in a Convenience Store in Arkansas – Josie Levin

Let Him Roll – Sarah Bradley

When Nature Calls – Craig Thornton

Gardens – Kevin J. Fellows

Mother, Father, Us – Miel MacRae

The Museum – Gregory L. Norris

For Only an Hour – Susan Brush Jonas

Selling the House – Rasha Abdulhadi

Footprint – Kyle E. Miller

Arrives here https://34orchard.com/issues/ on our issues page on November 10!

Announcing the Table of Contents for the Autumn 2021 issue of 34 ORCHARD!

34 ORCHARD ISSUE 4 COVER

We’re thrilled to announce the Table of Contents for the Fall 2021 issue of 34 Orchard, which will be released on November 10, 2021!

This is our biggest issue yet. Here’s what we’ve got in store for you:

Cover Art: The Ghost of the Fair – Walter H. Von Egidy

Dead Man’s Curve – Rachel Unger

Rocky Mountain Hocus – C.R. Langille

Richmond Hill – Donna Dallas

A Marked Life – Greer Arrowsmith

Open Letter to a Killer – Sarah Collins Honenberger

Mourning Girl – Page Sullivan

Chekhov’s Pliers – H. Zuroski

Everything Fits If You Push Hard Enough – Rob Francis

Botany Lesson – Shelly Jones

In The City of Floating Wolves – Tara Campbell

Here I Am – Shannon Hollinger

Lost & Found – Michael Allyn Wells

Finding Peace with the Anechoic System – Matt Brandenburg

Night Sounds – Andrew Majors

Planetless – Angi Shearstone

Of Ink and Blood – Kevin M. Casin

The Bone Garden of Arachne Lovell – Ness Cernac

The Estate Sale – Molly Greer

All Clued Out – Ray Daley

Croaking Frogs – Sean Jacques

Last Christmas – Robbie Gamble

Letter to the Other Side – Rob Smales

The issue will be available right here on the issues page on November 10!