Tag: June
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Wind Song
by Kevin Cockle in Issue 41, June 2015 “That was nothing, lad,” Callus said as he chewed Stalyn’s hearty swordfish stew. We sat at the lone wooden table in the galley, once dark of night had enshrouded the Zephyr. Night-boarding by dragon-men was not unheard of, but I had taken us down nearly to sea-level,…
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The King’s Blacksmith
by Cameron Huntley in Issue 41, June 2015 The Master was in Cyrus’ room again. It was not the first time. That had been only days after Cyrus arrived at the Keep in the Mountains of the Evermoon, when he was still discovering just how well the jagged peaks lived up to their name. The…
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By Any Other Name
by S. A. Hunter in Issue 29, June 2014 The sun streamed into the white stone courtyard with the bright exuberance of late spring. Birds chirped happily and darted in out of the trees in glee. A dog snored on the stoop while a cat crept surreptitiously along a branch overshadowing the fountain toward a…
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Inner Strength
by Keshia Swaim in Issue 29, June 2014 “Focus, Damali!” Inara snapped. “It is not enough to simply follow the pattern. You—” “Must feel it in your bones.” I finished the old woman’s sentence with a sigh. I slid my stool out of the way and allowed her to take over mixing the concoction. This one was…
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Harvester of Souls
by James Lecky in Issue 17, June 2013 Of how and why Varish Armeen and I came to Salmu Alu I will not speak overmuch, other than to say that the reputation of the Black City drew us like wolves to carrion. Lean as wolves we were, too, eager to use our blades and to…