Tag: 2019
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The Bard at the Bronze Falcon
by Chad A. B. Wilson in Issue 94, November 2019 Kline moved to the side table and took the decanter in his left hand. “I assume you don’t object?” “At midday? Of course not.” Brock moved to join him. The brown liquid poured into the glass, two fingers tall. Brock drank. Kline was worth a…
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The Nine Worlds in All Their Splendor: A Review of Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology
by Anthony Perconti in Issue 94, November 2019 For me, reading a book by Neil Gaiman is like having an old friend, whom you haven’t seen in a long while, over for dinner and drinks. Time has elapsed since you last socialized, but as old companions, you pick up exactly where you left off, and…
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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…