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In Ancient Rome, an Augur was a religious official who looked for the will of the gods in the flight patterns of birds, and who made predictions based on the stories they read there. Today, Augur is a literary magazine that makes room for writing from uncommon perspectives, and brings together the often disparate realms of literary and genre fiction.

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EXPLORE AUGUR ISSUE 6.2

This issue begins with a question so large that it becomes a quest to answer: what is fantasy? Many definitions tie back to the creative imagination, which itself is unique to the individual. Our inner worlds, private and profound and possible, create the fantasy spaces that we can escape into, or else use to speculate on the questions too complex or tender for our current reality. The fantasy in this issue makes myths to reveal truths. It is at once tender and sharp, holds us tight and sets us free, breaks and builds new orders and worlds.

Check the links below for samples from our longer pieces. If you want to dig in now, the full, designed issue is available now for purchase!


The Vast Fantastic by Terese Mason Pierre and Avi Silver
Moon-Eaters & Monsoons by Rachel Evangeline Chiong 
Godly Neighbours by Moni Brar
Mahogany Birds by Carol B. Duncan
Inheritance Season by Tehnuka
The Displaced by Autumn Crossman-Serb
Wolf Mother by Shantell Powell
Translucence by Jade Riordan
Observations on the Strange Occurrences at the Stables of the Macha’cuay School of Magic by Ruth Joffre
Poets of Painswick by Kate Francia
Conversation with a Mountain God, Sicily 2098 by Morgan L. Ventura
Dream of Mësinkw Re-balancing the McKee Treaty by D.A. Lockhart
Winter Love by E.C. Dorgan
Dromaeosauridae by David Ly
My Past Bodies Walk into a Room by Rachel Lachmansingh
June in Winter by Alyssa Kim Donnelly
Star Bright by Matteo L. Cerilli
How to Breathe Water by D.A. Straith
Safety Lesson by Nisa Malli
"TRANS/SISTER DE/SISTER (FRAGMENTS)" by Sofie Vlaad
Justice Rocks by Trae Hawkins
If They Ask Me by Chinedu Gospel

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