DreamForge Anvil Issue #21

DreamForge Issues Launch Today 9/1/25

It’s out today! DreamForge Anvil # 21 is online for FREE at https://go.dfstory.com/anvil21 available as an eBook (download codes going out to subscribers on 09/01/25), and at Amazon: https://go.dfstory.com/anvil21-amazon

Welcome our Authors

Meet the contributors who have brought their amazing visions to life in DreamForge Anvil # 21. https://go.dfstory.com/welcome-21

DreamForge Anvil Issue # 21: The Sound of Hope

In DreamForge Anvil Issue 21, music becomes magic, revolution, and sometimes catastrophe across time and space. From concrete guitars echoing through Cold War Berlin to an android missionary bringing the blues to a tone-deaf planet, these stories explore what happens when melody meets mayhem. So tune up and turn the page, because in this issue, finding your voice might just change everything!

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First Day Review!

We even have a review on launch day!   Thank you to Tangent for such a quick review!

https://tangentonline.com/e-market-quarterly/dreamforge-anvil-21-fall-2025/

Muzik Man, by Wulf Moon

Part 1 of a story about an android minstrel missionary sent to save a tone-deaf world. What could possibly go wrong?  The story will conclude in Anvil 22. https://go.dfstory.com/muzik-man-1

Love Me Do, Played on Concrete Instruments, by Douglas Kolacki

In 1975 East Berlin, a band plays instruments made from the Wall itself—but the real question is why the Stasi informant in the crowd can’t stop dancing. https://go.dfstory.com/love-me-do

The Easy Song, by Colm O’Shea

A photographer follows a remote tribe’s unusual life cycle, until the day his own camera stops working and the evening songs begin to make sense. https://go.dfstory.com/easy-song

Finding a Voice, by Christopher Pasetto

An apprentice minstrel has survived three years of disasters following his master across plague-torn Europe— but in Naples, he discovers the catastrophes had a purpose and his master has a plan. https://go.dfstory.com/finding-a-voice

Play it Again, by Bruce Golden

A soldier who couldn’t pull the trigger in an alien jungle becomes a sought-after musician—haunted by a melody only he can hear and playing an instrument no human should possess. https://go.dfstory.com/play-it-again

ON WRITING

Wulf Moon’s SUPER SECRETS: Epiphany: Eureka, Let There Be Light

Epiphanies are those lightning-strike moments when your character finally gets it—learn how to craft character insights that feel both inevitable and surprising, turning mere plot points into unforgettable moments of genius. https://go.dfstory.com/ss-eureka

Hope Notes

The Foresight Institute and Existential Hope, by Scot Noel

The Foresight Institute champions Existential Hope, and is betting on a brighter future, the Foresight Institute actively works to combat the “doom-loop.” Read on to discover how they’re mapping out credible paths to a better tomorrow. https://go.dfstory.com/existential-hope