Tag: June
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Imitation
by L. M. Myles in Issue 53, June 2016 Beatrice watched the unadorned cart draw into the courtyard of the villa, just behind the carriage carrying the Contessa da Saluzzo. Beneath the heavy cloth cover Beatrice knew the cart carried only one item: an iron box, locked and bolted, containing the Contessa’s portrait. Beatrice tried not…
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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…