Tag: April
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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…
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The Wrestler’s Son
by P. J. Atwater in Issue 123, April 2022 On a night in which soft winds rambled the forested hills and bore into the vales the fresh scents of needles, buds, and lofty thaws, the riders of Mutangard caroused about their many fires. Hale and filled with courage on this fifth night away from the…
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Glamour
by Matthew Ilseman in Issue 123, April 2022 Strange things come out of the East- An Old Saying. Ceran ran through the forest. He paid no heed to any path. He ran through areas thick with growth. Leafless tree limbs reached out like skeletal hands cutting him as he ran. Ceran paid no mind;…