er , ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁July / August ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁issue , ▁and ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁returned ▁to ▁a ▁mostly ▁regular ▁schedule ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁ ▁A ▁long ▁hi atus ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁issue , ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁issue ▁under ▁the ▁arrangement ▁with ▁DNA . ▁ ▁Wild side ▁Press ▁then ▁bought ▁We ird ▁T ales , ▁and ▁Bet anc ourt ▁again ▁joined ▁Sc ith ers ▁and ▁Schwe itzer ▁as ▁co - editor . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Wild side ▁Press ▁edition ▁appeared ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁issue , ▁dated ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁a ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁b imon th ly ▁schedule ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Wild side ▁announced ▁a ▁rev amp ▁of ▁We ird ▁T ales , ▁naming ▁Stephen ▁H . ▁Seg al ▁the ▁editor ial ▁and ▁cre ative ▁director ▁and ▁later ▁rec ruit ing ▁Ann ▁V ander Me er ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁fiction ▁editor . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁magazine ▁announced ▁Seg al ▁was ▁leaving ▁the ▁top ▁editor ial ▁post ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁editor ▁at ▁Qu irk ▁Books . ▁V ander Me er ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁editor - in - ch ief , ▁Mary ▁Robin ette ▁K ow al ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁as ▁art