Tag: February
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Misattributed: Never Judge a Grimoire by Its Cover
by Ray Bossert in Issue 85, February 2019 By the mouth of a cave, a large ogress rested an elbow on her club, scratching her coarse chin as she considered the party of four travelers standing before her. One of the party, in gleaming white body armor and a white cape, stood forward from the…
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The Hound
by Paithan Campbell in Issue 85, February 2019 “Don’t start any trouble, you hear? Keep your sword in its sheath. Orithe is a decent city.” Machtir looked around, and although he saw no city he nodded at the gate guard. A word like city implied stone structures, cobbled streets and some sense of building plan.…
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Gingerbread Woods
by Cameron Kirk in Issue 85, February 2019 Darkness was fractured by fire, and as the fire grew, it pushed back the cold blanket of night. The new-born radiance painted in glowing timbre three men in a forest clearing, two seated and the third lying on a makeshift stretcher upon the pine needles, a bloodied…
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Merchandise
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 73, February 2018 Sangr shielded his face with his hand. The midday sun beating on the endless ice created a glare that hurt his eyes even through the cloth that covered them. His main concern was to put one foot in front of the other, but he knew that walking…
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The Beekeeper and the Daughters of Dionysius
by Gary Every in Issue 73, February 2018 He pushes off from the shore, floating down the river, accompanied by his beautiful queen. The ancient Etruscan uses a long pole to propel his boat forward, letting the slow moving current do most of the work. The apiarist and his beautiful queen are searching for wildflowers.…