Enjoy Issue 16 of Young Ravens Literary Review!
Exploring Magic, Lost and Found ...

In Issue 16, we explore the theme of Magic: Lost and Found. We confront our dreams and uneasy realities in the musing mirror of reflection—“I search my own face/wondering what I’d hoped to find” (Anne Whitehouse).
 
We seek after “dragons, more rare than whales” (Daniel A. Rabuzzi). We ask you to dive deep into moon shadows and mourning with us. Come, fly under the raven’s wing, and count the splendored slant of each feather! Revel in the “crystal spirit of summer,” and the spells found in falling snowflakes (Michael Keshigian).
 
Say “hello” to your lost imaginary friends, and goodbye to those treasured, yet taken, by the cruel enchantments of time and chance. Break free of the stories that tried to bind you, bone and blood—reclaim your tale! Don’t be afraid of despair, for hope and desire will always span that “bridge between starshine and clay” (Shari Lawrence Pfleeger).
 
Cast your pennies and skipping stones far, and never stop wondering if your wishes will land heart-deep, or sky high. Either way, magic both mundane and marvelous will find us in the least expected ways. “This much we know is true/ or so the story goes” (Damon Hubbs).

Splendiferous Thanks to our Contributors:

Allen Ashley, Marie-Andree Auclair, Hamad Al-Rayes, Ethan Blakley, Kersten Christianson, Kate Falvey, Meg Freer, GTimothy Gordon, Johanna Haas, Richard Hanus, Damon Hubbs,  Peycho Kanev, Michael Keshigian, Wendy K. Mages, Marie-Elizabeth Mali, Sharon Wright Mitchell, Cameron Morse, Ursula O’Reilly, Jared Rich, Meekha Roper, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Fabrice Poussin, Daniel A. Rabuzzi, Carl Scharwath, Kyle Singh, Adrienne Stevenson, Mitchell Untch, Tricia Lloyd Waller, Lynn White, Anne Whitehouse, and Cynthia Yatchman