Tag: August
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Jack Eternal—A Review THE LAY OF OLD HEX: SPECTRAL BALLADS & WEIRD JACK TALES by Adam Bolivar
by Anthony Perconti in Issue 91. August 2019 2019I first heard of Adam Bolivar in the wonderful Clark Ashton Smith documentary, The Emperor of Dreams. Prior to watching this documentary, it was unbeknownst to me that in California, there is a long standing tradition of poets producing works in the Romantic style. George Sterling, active during…
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The Incomplete Wizard
by Tom Howard in Issue 79, August 2018 Gileus flexed the Glove of Incredible Strength on his left hand, appreciating its detailed scrollwork and flexibility. However, in the upcoming Wizard War competition, physical strength would mean little. As a magic item, it drew power from its wearer, and he’d need all his energy to defeat…
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Braids
by Alexis Lantgen in Issue 79, August 2018 For hundreds of years, the women of Mont Noire have been renowned for their hair. No matter what the color, their hair was thick and shining with a luster that made them the envy of all the surrounding villages. Even today, when Mont Noire women cut their…
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Gallows Dance
by Dan DeFazio in Issue 67, August 2017 Note: To avoid any associations with a certain on-line retail giant and its products, the character Alexa has been renamed. She is now known as Angelique Malvaux. The town lay at the edge of the Black Forest, its name unremembered. It was just after sunset, and the town—village,…
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Ex Libris
by Dan J. DeFazio In Issue 55, August 2016 Of all the gambling houses in the City of Dreadmoor, the Silver Moon was by far the most exclusive. While the lower-classes rolled the bones and watched grub-fights in the Greased Goat and The Shrieking Wife, the well-born and well-paid preferred the ambiance of The Silver Moon’s wood-paneled chambers. Here, among powdered wigs…
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Tools of God and Magic
by S. Creany in Issue 55, August 2016 Solene walked back from the bar’s outhouse, her mouth worked into a frown and a bit of paper crumpled in her big fist, to find Brigh being prattled at by a young girl. There was a desperate look to the girl: sallow skin, rough brown hair, a cheap…