Tag: James Lecky
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The Verdigris Caper (Being a Small Part of the Chronicles of Runyon, Wizard of Zedikteer-by-the-Raging-Sea, as Related in the Ancient Hep-Talk)
by James Lecky in Issue 74, March 2018 Now this story begins, as do so many in my life, with me fleeing from the Wrath Of… No ordinary Wrath Of…, you understand. Certainly nothing so minuscule as the Wrath Of Thorvos the Lender (to whom I find myself owing many berries on occasion) nor anything…
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Cursed and Beloved
by James Lecky in Issue 57, October 2016 “Does his heart still beat, Brother Edric?” “Aye, my lord Abbot, the pulse is weak but there is still the spark of life in him.” “More than a spark, I think,” the Abbot said. He looked down at the man upon the narrow cot, at the slim yet muscular…
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But the Dreams of Men
by James Lecky in Issue 51, April 2016 Tomas smelled death long before he came to the village. The ocean breeze brought the scent of old blood, of torn flesh and spilled entrails. His horse snorted, made nervous by the smell. But that was to be expected, the animal – a bay mare – had been…
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Poor Bright Folk
by James Lecky in Issue 44, September 2015 The ways of man have overtaken the land of Orialla now, its magic vanishing before them like snow from a ditch. Once bright with colour it has become and grey and mundane place, fit more for mankind than the Fey. Yet the Old Ways linger and their…
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Forged in Heaven, Tempered in Hell
by James Lecky in Issue 21, October 2013 Ardess was on fire, the winter’s night as sweltering as the cruellest summer drought, the streets clogged with thick, rancid smoke. Blades gleamed in the infernal darkness, rallying cries echoed through laneways and avenues, all but lost in the roar of the flames and the crash of…