Tag: October
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Sir Jervis Ends His Retirement
by Harold R. Thompson in Issue 105, October 2020 I didn’t get tired of the killing. You know that wasn’t it, not for me. I got tired of fighting the same enemies, the same villains, the same assholes. Not the exact same assholes, but the same type of guys. Over and over. So after I…
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Spread Your Wings
by John C. Adams in Issue 93, October 2019 Bored, Crown Princess Riley thought, fighting the urge to kick her heels against the wooden chair. The young wife gazed around the great hall at Liosmor. Her new father-in-law, Padraig o’Eira, snuck a stern glance at her out of the side of his eye and Riley sighed.…
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Iced
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 93, October 2019 A toe in the ribs, viciously applied, brought Sangr awake. He was about to snap at the owner of the foot when some memory of the night before came back to him and self-preservation kicked in. Lunk was a big man, and he’d been kind enough to…
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The Master of Kirgusk
by Jeffery Scott Sims in Issue 93, October 2019 After the difficulties of having journeyed thus far, Jacob Bleek, that questing scholar and seeker after strange matters, hoped for an easy passage over the steppes that spread across this portion of the expansive kingdom of the Rus. Indeed, he had sent his trusted manservant ahead…
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A Magical Education
by Kristen Brand in Issue 81, October 2018 The alchemist trudged into the tavern, stopping to scrape the snow off his boots. He was almost too tired to bother, but his manners beat his exhaustion in a contest of strength. The others waved from their regular table in the back, and the alchemist slogged over…