Tag: December
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Evil Bloom
by Diana Parparita in Issue 35, December 2014 It takes evil to remove evil. That is the first principle of healing. One must pay for the evil that is removed with an evil of equal strength. That is why the most potent of medicines can only be made from the deepest pain. There was plenty…
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I Think Therefore I Die
by Fraser Sherman in Issue 23, December 2013 1695, Paris If the chamber maid at the inn hadn’t possessed such delectable lips, Hugh of Essex would have stayed at the abandoned farm and finished his dissection before midnight. Instead, he’d returned to the inn and only arose from the stained, sweat-soaked bed a half-hour before…
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The Devil’s Mandala
by Garnett Elliott in Issue 23, December 2013 A withered hand reached from the throng crowding the marketplace of Anghkar, to descend towards Senjam’s begging-bowl. Wary of filchers, his trained muscles tensed. But the hand was full. Fingers opened; a torrent of coins poured into the bowl and spilled over the sides with the pleasant…
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Keeping It in the Family
by Jonathan Hepburn in Issue 11, December 2012 The night was dark, the moon was covered by clouds and only flickering torches lit the castle’s corridors. The guard patrolling them expected no trouble – his Lord was not hosting any guests, there was no local turmoil and the castle was well protected by design, by…