Tag: January
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The Fleet of Lamvula
by Rab Foster in Issue 144, January 2024 A wind sighed over the Sea of Quan. When they came in sight of the fleet, that wind seemed to raise a low mist. From their position to where the ships huddled on the horizon, the sea looked like it was smoldering – exuding huge, flat streams…
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Diamonds in the Darkness
by Matthew X. Gomez in Issue 144, January 2024 The call of seabirds dragged Liam the Black back to the land of the living. He blinked his eyes, gritty from sand, against the blazing ball of the sun overhead. His entire body ached, the victim of bludgeoning by waves and the detritus of the sea.…
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Peddler of Favours
by Matthew Owen Jones in Issue 144, January 2023 Jurgen walked through the maze of rain-soaked streets that he knew so well. The driving rain poured from the tiled roofs, bleeding into the gutters, across the cobbles and narrow alleys of the dock district. Few people would wander out in such weather without good reason, especially…
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The Ordeal of the Cave
by Matthew Ilseman in Issue 132, January 2023 A cold wind pushed the small ship through the blue-green waves. It glided between rocks that jutted up from the sea like jagged teeth. The grey sky hung over a brown island that spread across the horizon. Aleron stood on the deck of the ship. His crimson…
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Snake Bit
by Rhonda Parris and Jarrod K. Wade in Issue 132, January 2023 Xen slumped into the taproom and climbed up onto the seat next to Eoghan. Her ears, which normally stood up like a fox’s, drooped, significantly less perky than usual. In fact, everything about Xen was significantly less perky than usual. Since they’d reached…