02 - BMF February 2026

The February issue of Black Market Fiction: Second Chances & Society's Castoffs. This issue contains:

1. Original short story by Victoria Bley, After the Rendezvous
2. Feature: The Pariah Author: Who Gets Forgiven?
3. Commentary: The Double Exile: The Punishment of Role-Playing Games
4. Essay: The Myth of Rock Bottom
5. Commentary: Likeable Characters are Killing Fiction

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