Tag: July
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Harsh is the Light
by Gerry Huntman in Issue 42, July 2015 Aelwyk, Lord of Dooring, dismounted at the foot of the hill, and trudged to its peak with the three men who were waiting for him. He was comforted with the presence of two of his most trusted companions, but his eyes kept wandering to the captured soldier.…
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The Will of Nature
by Jackson Hoerth in Issue 30, July 2014 Wooden wheels turned in the thick mud, dredging up water and muck but receiving no distance for their effort. A young man cracked a whip over a beast’s back and the creature replied with a low groan and renewed effort. Still, the wheels spun in the earth. …
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Pity the Children of Legends
by Matthew Tolbert in Issue 30, July 2014 …it is written in the Scrolls of Wisdom, “Revenge only ends when someone runs out of relatives.” I have made the aliens’ revenge even easier today by gathering all the children of his enemies in one dirty pub. You would think a great magician would know better,…
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Skullwitch
by Rebecca L. Brown in Issue 18, July 2013 As they passed Lasseus’ son between the birthing fires, the Skullwitch cast the runes. Her long, unlovely fingers traced those patterns, etched deep by the years – both those since they were made and those to come – and if her smile was tainted with regret…