Tag: March
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The River Tokoloshe
by D. J. Tyrer in Issue 146, March 2024 The tall, lean youth who had arrived at the musha of five huts on the scrubby hillside had given no name save Ini-ndoga, ‘I Alone’, to the men who led him to sit upon the dusty red earth before the hut of the village elder. As…
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Greys and Smokes and Silvers and Steels
by Sean Jones in Issue 146, March 2024 My heart quickened and bile burned my throat as the door before me shuddered open. From the arena, the roar of the echoing throng, the flickering light of scores of torches, the hostility of the crowd, the dread of facing a potent spellcaster, they penetrated my chamber.…
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I Will Give You a Crown of Gems to Wear
by J. M. Cyrus in Issue 146, March 2024 She looked down at the last flickering candle, her eyes burning to memorise the flame’s light. She felt the ache in her body and mind, the wincing pain of her shin’s broken bone, and her soggy clothing against her skin. She smelled iron, dust and sweat.…
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A Truth Among Several
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 134, March 2023 As Sileon rode into the deserted village, a woman in a coarse grey dress seized one of her stirrups. “You are an Unwinder,” the woman said. It wasn’t a question. “I was once an Unwinder,” Sileon replied. “I am no longer welcome among them.” “But you still have…
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The Chosen One’s Choice
by Jamie Lackey in Issue 134, March 2023 My mother and the monk whispered in a corner while I stared down at my baby brother. I didn’t need to eavesdrop to know what they were talking about—it was written on the baby’s stupid fat face. The mark of an eagle’s talon stood out in red…
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The Fall
by Patrick Odren in Issue 134, March 2023 The boats fell from the sky in an explosion of blue mist and dust. The Mage’s Highroad had stood for one thousand years, but today in the realm, it rained wood and flesh. In one instant of genuine madness, Rillos let a burst of laughter escape his…