Tag: June
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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…
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The Last Saw in Town
by Frank R. Sjodin in Issue 17, June 2013 “Serjio, if you won’t help me with this, you lose my friendship forever.” In my days of exile I had precious few friends. Additionally, Ahzi was the most fearless swordsmen I’ve ever known. I once saw him leap into a dragon’s open maw so that he…
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The Carolian Tablet
by Ed Ahern in Issue 5, June 2012 We smelled like the dromedaries we had been perched on for most of a moon cycle. The Old One, wrapped within his thoughts, had ignored the journey. I, however, charged with the care of both magus and beasts, had lost sleep and patience. The walls of the…