Tag: April

  • Wolves

    by Cesar Alcazar in Issue 27, April 2014 “I say it again, I don’t like any of this!” Einarr’s voice echoed with hatred and apprehension. The burly, bearded man had been restless since he arrived in that desolate tavern. Four other hostile-looking men shared the room and the agonized waiting. They argued vehemently, spitting harsh…

  • The Best Intentions

    by Benjamin Darnell in Issue 27, April 2014 On the sultry eve of the summer solstice, three individuals of dubious repute convened in the country of Oirthear and performed The Binding Ritual, united behind one common purpose. Their life forces joined and encased within a single object, each would endure with the vitality of three.…

  • You Don’t Want That

    by Ray Krebs in Issue 15, April 2013 The bell on the shop door rang as it opened. Vritin blast them, another one, and she was two days behind making charms she had already sold. Brenna kept her head down, no eye contact. Don’t they have important things to shop for? Like food and clothing…

  • The Snow Mage

    by M. R. Timson in Issue 15, April 2013 The snow clotted on the ground like blood in a wound. From his vantage point halfway up Mount Atinos, Roland could see the smoke curling up from the chimneys of Wintersholm, crowded by a penumbra of evergreens on the southern edge of the valley. He picked…