Issue 5 of The Dark Sire
Welcome to the 1-year anniversary of TDS ! Can you believe it was a year ago today that we published our first issue ? I can ’ t believe it – a whole year ! Time sure does fly , doesn ’ t it ?
Issue 5 is the Halloween issue , so it is my pleasure to present to you our collection of twisted horror stories and poetry , not for the squeamish or faint hearted .
Looking back over the last year , we ’ ve accomplished so much : We started as a digital zine but introduced paperbacks 2 weeks after debut ; we went from 0 to 5,000 + readers from all over the world , going international in only 3 months ; and we even held a launch party in February , where authors joined panels and signed autographs .
Year 2 will be just as grand – if not more so . Some new things to come : a dedicated TDS podcast , continuous TDS creative interviews for our new blog
The Dark Forest , and TDS merch to buy in the updated
TDS Store .
We ’ re only getting started , so stay close . You don ’ t want to miss a moment of it !
OH – and remember , TDS is no longer free . Please support our creatives by
subscribing to TDS . Only $ 16 / yr for digital ( worldwide ) and $ 24 ( plus S & H ) for paperback ( U . S . only ).
Thank you so much for your continued support ! ‘ Til next time ,
Bre Stephens , Editor Oct-Dec 2020