Tag: Story
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Pity the Children of Legends
by Matthew Tolbert in Issue 30, July 2014 …it is written in the Scrolls of Wisdom, “Revenge only ends when someone runs out of relatives.” I have made the aliens’ revenge even easier today by gathering all the children of his enemies in one dirty pub. You would think a great magician would know better,…
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By Any Other Name
by S. A. Hunter in Issue 29, June 2014 The sun streamed into the white stone courtyard with the bright exuberance of late spring. Birds chirped happily and darted in out of the trees in glee. A dog snored on the stoop while a cat crept surreptitiously along a branch overshadowing the fountain toward a…
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Inner Strength
by Keshia Swaim in Issue 29, June 2014 “Focus, Damali!” Inara snapped. “It is not enough to simply follow the pattern. You—” “Must feel it in your bones.” I finished the old woman’s sentence with a sigh. I slid my stool out of the way and allowed her to take over mixing the concoction. This one was…
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Witch of Anun
by Raphael Ordoñez in Issue 28, May 2014 Cuneaxe padded over the old floorboards like a caged beast. A boy with hair like spun gold watched him from the divan, his face calm and serious, his green eyes opened wide on what the world had to show him. Cuneaxe was a satyr beside him, with…
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Narrows
by Jay Requard in Issue 28, May 2014 Jishnu braced his arm against the rock wall, struggling to still his shaking knees. His iron sword hung limp in his right hand, its short blade coated in blood. “To Naraka with this.” He spat a glob of mucus on the ground. “They’re not paying us enough…