Tag: January
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The Fourth River
by Brandon Ketchum in Issue 36, January 2015 Connall dropped the letter from hands frozen with dread, the gathered sweat on his brow turning chill. No, the Pennsylvania Colonial Council informed him, Albrecht Werner wouldn’t accompany him on his journey. The imminent trading party only wished to hire one guide and interpreter. His heart beat…
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Warden’s Legacy
by Daniel Morley in Issue 36, January 2015 Dane ghosted between pine and oak trunks, scouring the autumn boughs for sign of his quarry. Mud streaked his face up to his receding hairline to hide his scent and camouflage his flesh. His leather brigandine flexed silently over his sturdy frame. Something lurked in these woods,…
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Memories
by Daniel Hand in Issue 24, January 2014 Syrus opened his eyes, saw the tribesman’s face before him and stabbed violently upwards with his sword. His hand was empty. There was no sword, no face, no battle in the desert: just the quiet gloom of his bed chamber, the warmth of his mattress, and the…
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Saving the World One Dame at a Time
by M. J. Waller in Issue 24, January 2014 The door to the Golden Dragon swung shut, leaving Silk and Bunge as the tavern’s final two customers. A storm was on its way and everybody wanted to be at home when it hit, ready to flee into cellars and storm-holes should the need arise. Meerith…
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The Counter of Aderwyn
by Phil Davies in Issue 12, January 2013 My mother used to tell me not to worry, that all people found their purpose and their place in the world, but even as a boy I doubted the people of my village would find such a place for me. I was born the third son of…