Tag: April
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The Spectral Hunt
by Jared Kerr in Issue 147, April 2024 Father Samuel shivered as he walked, his breath seeming to freeze in the air around him. Midnight was not the time to be wandering, especially in winter, but the bishop’s letter had stated concretely what Samuel was to do if he wished his parish cleansed. A creak…
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The Bequest
by Sandra Unerman in Issue 147, April 2024 The room was more crowded than Jan had ever seen it. The old woman’s sons and their wives, grandchildren and cousins, avoided each other’s glances. They did not fidget or murmur, keen to hear every word as the clerk read the long, complicated will aloud. Jan leaned…
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New Site, New Blog
by Curtis Ellett Welcome to the first installment of the Swords & Sorcery Magazine blog. If you are reading this you have no doubt noticed a change in the website design. It is still quite basic, but now it can be expanded and updated more easily. Going forward I have plans to continue making it…
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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…