Written Word

An e-zine by Rebel Dawn Creative Forces publishing all forms of written literature: humor, poetry, novellas, serialized novels, and short stories without judgment as to genre, style, or subject matter.

Written Word, #11, May 2008

Written Word continues its emphasis on dark fiction, and the darker side of human nature, in issue #11. Water, lost loves, and ghostly visions are the main themes. In the cover story, “I Came Upon a River,” Katherine leads us along the banks of a river which has claimed at least one life and threatens […]

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Written Word, #10, April 2008

This month’s Written Word, #10, dives into darkness with fiction that feels so real it’s hard to believe it isn’t true. Readers who are easily disturbed are cautioned, but my comments should in no way be construed as criticism of some very fine writing by authors with the guts to tackle controversial issues.
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Written Word, #9, March 2008

I had the pleasure of reading Written Word again this month and wasn’t disappointed by issue #9. In the cover story, “The Last of A Million Wishes” by Joanne Hall, Zinnia and Lettanie are fairy friends warned by their elders not to explore “the boy’s bedroom.” And, as predicted, when disaster strikes, Lettanie tries […]

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Written Word, #8, February 2008

I don’t know anything about football and never understood the whole Super Bowl frenzy. But I still loved Christopher Hivner’s “One For the Thumb” in the February, 2008, issue of Written Word. The voice, grammar, and diction of a high school senior on the 0-30 Wilcox Dairymen are spot on. No angels descend from on […]

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Written Word, #7, January 2008

Written Word #7 is the January issue of the online, semi-pro magazine published monthly by Rebel Dawn Creative Forces. They specialize in literary fiction and poetry of all stripes, not just genre fiction, but in the January issue, at least, the editors seem to have a taste for the bizarre and offbeat. I […]

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