Tag: Story
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The Amulet and the Pain
by Chad A. B. Wilson in Issue 113, June 2021 The reddening sky matched the small fire’s flames, which crackled as the rabbits sizzled. Brock turned the makeshift spit and looked to the mountains far behind him. Prairie and nothingness lay between him and those peaks. The road in front—a dirt trail, really—led from Middlin,…
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Abria’s Gift
by Ross Hightower in Issue 112, May 2021 Lachlan finally caught up to his bedraggled warriors as they trudged along a muddy track below the rocky outcrop his clan called Loric’s Bluff. As he gazed down at them, the misty rain which relented for the length of the brief battle, resumed, adding to their misery. Daga’s…
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A Song for Sir Ava
by Melion Traverse in Issue 112, May 2021 I see your eyes glimmering as you watch my ring spark in the firelight. Ah, yes, you are wondering how one so shabby as I should wear such a precious thing. I can tell you that the man who gave it to me considered it a mere…
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The Idol
by George Jacobs in Issue 111, April 2021 The calls of beasts filled the forest, and still Nigodira’s eyes wandered over to the beached canoe, where the stolen idol lay, wrapped in silk. Nigodira shook himself and tightened his grip on his spear. His was the last watch; at dawn they would resume their journey…
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Demons of the Dark Abyss
by Lorenzo D. Lopez Issue 111, April 2021 1 As the barkeep leaned closer, the shadows from the single lamp that illumined the alehouse transformed his face into a sinister mask. He nodded towards the booth where the big outland labourer sat moodily staring into space. ‘You’ve hired an odd one there and no mistake,’…