We got a lovely review at Tangent Online for the Winter 2007 issue of Shimmer

The Winter 2007 issue of Shimmer, edited by by Beth Wodzinski, is full of magic, love, poetic prose, and again, magic. Not the kind of magic you expect in traditional fantasy stories—spells and bewitchment—but the kind of magic that pulses through the veins of a well drafted collection to enchant the heart. You will remember these stories long after you have tucked the small paperback among your other collectibles.

Tangent Online has reviewed the Autumn 2006 issue of Shimmer and said nice things about all of our stories. We love our authors!

On Tangent Online, Jason Sizemore just reviewed Shimmer, Summer 2006, #4

Shimmer Magazine is the type of publication that you’re proud of reading in front of your peers. It is journal-sized, with an attractive, simple front and back cover layout. The interior has a clean, professional design. The font is eye-grabbing and large enough for most eyes to read without hassle.

Go read the rest of the review

We’ve just been given a lovely review at Tangent Online for our third issue of Shimmer.

This issue of Shimmer is full of the well-written slipstream and interstitial stories that show why the magazine has become a favorite with both the fans and the critics.

Read the review; buy the magazine.

Check out the review at Tangent Online of Shimmer, #2, Winter 2006

I missed the premier issue of Shimmer, but found this second issue a joy to read. It was like opening a box of mixed chocolates. Although I like some of the fillings better than others, all were delicious and I couldn’t stop eating (er…reading) until all were consumed.

I’m particularly proud of the notices that Jason MacDonald, Edo Mor and Ian Creasey received because I edited their stories. Not that they needed a lot of work, but I can still feel proud of the boys.

Shimmer was just reviewed in Tangent Online Here are a couple excerpts, but go read the whole review.

The premier issue of Shimmer seems to have a lot going for it: numerous well-told stories by many unknown names, wonderful artwork weaved into each story, a pleasing and original layout, and a book review by the Slush God himself, John Joseph Adams, of F&SF fame

And of course, he loved Dario’s story. I’m so proud.

The longest entry in the issue, “Valley of the Shadow� by Dario Ciriello is a gripping experience from start to finish. The dead now exist with the living, and for Tom Shroeder, that is not the worst of it. The world is falling apart thanks to the spooks, the economy is going on, everyone is on meds, and suicide is at an all-time high. Tom meets a fellow American while staying in Athens, and together, they plan on surviving what they hope to be a short phase in societal history.

The world of the dead and the world of the living coming together is not the most original story element, but Ciriello makes it work in such an original way that from here on, I’ll always think of him as its founder. The descriptions of the ghosts and house spooks being secondary in life make them so much more creepy than descriptions filled with gore and eyeless faces. Tom is a sympathetic hero, doing what he can to save those he loves, to keep the world sane along with himself. This is the shining gem of the premier issue. Check out Shimmer for it alone if your interest is the least bit piqued.