Tag: November
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War and Peace Pipes
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 34, November 2014 Strong Buffalo understood the moon. If there was rain, he could hear it coming days before in the gentle breezes that caressed the dusty plains. He could speak the language of the coyote, and knew the way of the Trickster. His youth had been spent fighting the…
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Readers
by A. J. Carter in Issue 34, November 2014 “If you don’t start attracting customers, Lani, I’ll send you back.” Ollyver’s tone stayed flat with hardly a flicker of expression, his thick arms folded almost casually across his broad chest. Yet my time on the road with him allowed me to see frustrations simmering below…
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The Alchemist’s Contract
by Karen Blaha in Issue 22, November 2013 Our village alchemist could not heal my daughter’s sickness, and so he reluctantly told me to go to the alchemist in Krumlov. “Beware,” Bohuslav the alchemist told us, “that your trade may be costly. Suffering removed must fall somewhere. The alchemist of Krumlov is a mercurial and…
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Blood Fire
by Robert Mammone in Issue 22, November 2013 Rain sheeted down in a constant drumming, underscored by the rumble of thunder echoing off the slate tiled roofs. Lightning crackled, the staccato flashes briefly banishing the gloom that had swept in with the clouds minutes before. Ignoring the storm lashing him, hunkered down beside a leering…