Category: Content Posts
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In the Attic of the Mountain King
by Dan Crawford in Issue 136, May 2023 They were coming at him from all sides! Fingers outstretched, they could hardly miss him. With bare seconds to choose his course, he threw his hands up in front of his face. This kept the dust out of Olki’s eyes as the stack of black velvet gloves…
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The Bog Witch of Dirk-au-fen
by Vincent Wolfram in Issue 136, May 2023 I. Rain drifted in shrouds over the valley, droplets fine as sand scouring his cheeks with the burning cold. The giant eased under the drape of the mist after cresting the hill, his boots sinking ankle-deep in the mud as he worked down the incline. His beast…
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The Self Made God
by P. J. Atwater in Issue 135, April 2023 “My good friend, I pray you take leave of this madness,” said Rickus, the small Alleenian. He wrung his hands like a pair of clammy rags. The young Mutangarder ignored him. Towering in the autumn breeze, red and firm as the mountains in which he was…
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In the Tomb of Melanius
by David Ferguson in Issue 135, April 2023 Tal-Ya stood outside the tomb of her father’s murderer, searching for her rage. She needed that anger to help her do what needed to be done, but over the past few weeks, it had become harder and harder for her to find its warmth. When she had…
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The Bull’s Calf
by Susan Murrie Macdonald in Issue 135, April 2023 The Bronze Bull heard a noise he had not heard in years: combat. The sound of metal against metal, flash striking flesh, groans of pain. Furniture being turned over. A woman’s scream. His eyes flew open as he realized it was his daughter’s voice. Instantly fully…