Tag: J. M. Cyrus
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I Will Give You a Crown of Gems to Wear
by J. M. Cyrus in Issue 146, March 2024 She looked down at the last flickering candle, her eyes burning to memorise the flame’s light. She felt the ache in her body and mind, the wincing pain of her shin’s broken bone, and her soggy clothing against her skin. She smelled iron, dust and sweat.…
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The Travelling Fayre of Señor Monteluz comes to the Occidental Archipelago
by J. M. Cyrus in Issue 140, September 2023 Mino was alone when he saw the fayre’s boats round the rocky stacks and arches at the north end of his island. He stood at the top of a scrubby, bouldered hill, and watched the colourful vessels round the formations, and into the wide enclosure of…