Cover Reveal: The Kiss by Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk

Anniversary Artwork

For our fiftieth issue of Pulp Literature, we are thrilled to welcome you into this special issue under the cover of Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk‘s The Kiss. Admire this enchanting work in detail here, and be sure to pre-order our anniversary issue to find it, along with all of the stories it contains, in full.

The Kiss

Here’s a glimpse at what you’ll find in Issue 50 …

Lynne Fahnestalk’s cover painting, The Kiss, seduces us into a volume that contains two diametrically opposite feature stories: ‘Like a Fish’ by Brandi Bird, a haunting, visceral horror with two very different types of monsters; and ‘One Last Frontier’ by Finnian Burnett, a gentle tribute to a beloved actor and TV franchise.

Fiction by Sherry Shahan, Mel Anastasiou, and JM Landels takes us into the near and further past with ‘Jesus Rides Shotgun’ and excerpts from The Extra Takes the Castle and The
Shepherdess. Meanwhile, ‘The Promise’ by Jaclyn Morken and ‘Stolen Song’ by Kirsty Campbell transport us to a dystopian future, and a past that never was.

Art in many forms stars in ‘Lessons in Ballet’ by Isabel Harvest, ‘Cipher’ by Susan Pieters, and Raven runner-up ‘Pahlavan and the Nightingale’ by Niloufar-Lily Soltani. And birds take centre stage with Raven winner ‘She Is Magic, She Is Myst’ by Avery Other, as well as in poetry by Maria Giesbrecht and Greer Stothers.

Finally, contrast city and country life with ‘Almost Ready’ by Alex Kitt, poetry by KL Shilling, and Raven runner-up ‘Second Helping at Conchita’s Diner’ by Mitchell Toews.

Pre-order Pulp Literature Issue 50, Spring 2026 here!

Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk is a Canadian artist specializing in metal sculpture, single panel cartooning, and magazine illustration. She is a two-time recipient of the Canadian Prix Aurora Award for Artistic Excellence, has served as art director for three national magazines, was co-owner of a small fine art printing company, and at one point illustrated a textbook about fish.

Her work has been shown in galleries and art shows and has appeared in numerous publications including On Spec, Amazing Stories, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, MZB’s Fantasy Magazine, Fantasy Tales (UK), and Pulphouse. Lynne lives in British Columbia, Canada.