Tag: Story
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Fate of the Fair
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 145, February 2024 Where am I? Junglo thought as he woke. His head pounded and a memory of the previous night’s revelry brought images of luscious flesh, but mostly—and unsurprisingly—the remembrance of thirst, of the need to drink in order to forget and to let himself enjoy the excess around him.…
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Djora Gumo
by Vaughn A. Jackson in Issue 145, February 2024 Black trunked trees stretched inward from the beach on which the Munian found herself washed ashore. Salt water lapped at her bare feet; her armor sunken well below the crashing waves behind her. The cloth of her jerkin clung tight to her statuesque form as she…
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Dragon Born
by Chad A. B. Wilson in Issue 145, February 2024 “You’ll like her,” Fenray said as they walked the Queen’s Road into the Gardenside district of Falsea. “So you keep saying,” Grenmir said. “Fat chance,” Hyrion murmured. “You don’t like anyone.” The invisible imp perched on her shoulder, and Grenmir reminded herself not to talk…
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The Fleet of Lamvula
by Rab Foster in Issue 144, January 2024 A wind sighed over the Sea of Quan. When they came in sight of the fleet, that wind seemed to raise a low mist. From their position to where the ships huddled on the horizon, the sea looked like it was smoldering – exuding huge, flat streams…
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Diamonds in the Darkness
by Matthew X. Gomez in Issue 144, January 2024 The call of seabirds dragged Liam the Black back to the land of the living. He blinked his eyes, gritty from sand, against the blazing ball of the sun overhead. His entire body ached, the victim of bludgeoning by waves and the detritus of the sea.…