Tag: March

  • Snow and Fire

    by Michael Meyerhofer in Issue 110, March 2021 Jalist tugged at his cloak and tried to ignore the blizzard that only seemed to thicken as the sun went down. A campfire sputtered in front of him as snowflakes mingled with the flames, causing them to hiss and flicker, drawing ever lower by the moment. Though…

  • Bird of the Black Desert

    by Owen G. Tabard in Issue 110, March 2021 1 It was said that his ancestors had descended from the gods, and after Prince Zaal finally fought down the red-eyed demon of Gharack Ghun, never again would he doubt it.  He had long since lost sight of his younger brother Sephanidar. The two of them…

  • The Season of Change

    by Daniel Bavister in Issue 98, March 2020 Fourteen years have passed since I became a Silent Seeker. But today I finally realised it is impossible, what the priests taught us during our three years of training for this role, about locking up your past in a deep dark place inside of you. Now I…

  • The Villain’s New Mantle

    by Paul R. Hardy in Issue 98, March 2020 Cicatrix of the Thousand Scars marched into the throne room, drenched in blood and spattered by guts (as heroes are wont to be). The hall stank of putrescence and lime, doubtless emanating from the hides of all the creatures that hung in drapes around the hall,…

  • Behind the Curtain

    by Joanna Michal Hoyt in Issue 98, March 2020 I can’t tell you how it started. My first entrance came late in the play, with the kingdom tottering and all the conspirators well into their parts. But I’ll tell the part I was there for as if it was a play of its own, starring—well,…