Tag: Story
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The Altar of the Toad
by Davide Mana in Issue 50, March 2016 “The Gods sent you.” The big Roman looked up, munching on a mouthful of chowder. The woman approaching the table was dressed in faded rags, her graying hair combed up in the style of the Colchis, pale eyes staring blindly in the general direction of his face. “We serve…
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Old Bones
by Andrew Muff in Issue 50, March 2016 You may have imagined a gathering of important men inside a candlelit rectory or a well-appointed sitting room, perhaps sipping mulled wine while they sat before a hearth and debated what needed to be done, but nothing so organized ever happened. Everybody in our village knew that Old…
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The Tale of Oscar and Taron
by Daniel Amatiello in Issue 49, February 2016 On unsteady legs Oscar carried the two foaming pints to his table, trying not to spill the contents as he staggered over. He placed one in front of his companion and held on to the other. As he sat, Taron continued the story he had been recounting.…
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The Garden of Dreamers
by Lynn Rushlau in Issue 49, February 2016 Zey shifted from one foot to the other and snuck an uneasy glance at the statues guarding the entrance. The huge cloaked figures of dark grey stone held lanterns of eternal flame. He shuddered before he could stop himself. A quick look around confirmed no one saw.…
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The Quarto Volume, or Knowledge, Good and Evil
by Ken Lizzi in Issue 48, January 2016 The smoldering slow-match puffed an acrid plume of smoke and sparks when it met the touch-hole. A pause. Then the arquebus leapt, driving my shoulder back before it, the forked support dropping into the churned mud of the battlefield. Whether or not I struck anyone with the…