What is hobbyhorse?

Each issue Publishes in two categories.

One connects us to the real world.
The other moves us beyond it…

Hobby (noun)
a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation

Horse (transitive verb)
to move by brute force

Together, Hobbyhorse hopes to be “a topic to which one constantly reverts”

HOBBYHORSE (noun) /hŏb′ē-hôrs″/ ‍ ‍
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a: a topic to which one constantly reverts
b: HOBBY entry 2 ‍

—Merriam-Webster ‍

Hobbyhorse Issues contain a variety non-fiction, fiction, and multi-media pieces:

  • ~ Hobbies (Worldly) ~ In house and guest Writings spanning many (usually very geeky) Hobbies and interests. Including things like: computing & PC gaming, historical swordplay & fencing, tabletop gaming, Gardening, and even keeping geckos.

  • ~Horses (transcendental) ~ Fixations. obsessions. haunting thought experiments. Laut Und tenacious, persistent ideas. fears and reoccurring dreams. Joyous compulsions and intellectual earworms.

Hobbyhorse Magazine is produced by Sapphic super team, Austin & Ali Gragg.

The Hobbyhorse Mission

To entertain, Intrigue, and Educate via the passions of passionate people.

FAQ

  • Here! Hobbyhorse Magazine is free to read online.

  • Wouldn’t you like to know, weather boy? (2 issues/year, sometimes more, depending on Austin’s life and schedule)

  • Hobbyhorse does not and will not ever knowingly publish work which was produced with AI anywhere within its creative process. Even hosting on Squarespace, we do not use AI tools in producing Hobbyhorse and actively replace autogenerated SEO data.

    We stand with the Earth, humanity, and creatives.

    If Hobbyhorse Magazine learns AI-involved content snuck into the publication, you can expect a swift correction and Hobbyhorse to undertake a full review of procedures which led to the error.

  • No. Yes! Maybe?

    Hobbyhorse is a one-enby show. Most pieces are solicited or crafted internally. However, we do occasionally put out a call for prose, poetry, or art related to creative interests and the art of hobbyhorsin’ around.

  • Simple. Tell someone in your life who has a hobby, or two, or eight, about Hobbyhorse.

    Alternatively, you can support Austin’s fiction: www.austingragg.com

  • Why not?