Tag: October
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Where Are You Roaming?
by Joshua Hiles He tasted blood and thick, black, soil as his face ground into the dirt. He felt the swish of the polearm descending. He scuttled away, spitting red and black, “wonderful land!” The three road agents looked uncertainly at each other. They were dressed in tattered finery, looted from travelers much richer than…
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Death Rides a North Wind
by Robert Mammone in Issue 129, October 2022 When Colcothar staggered into the clearing, he had been hunted for three days. His grimy furs were black with blood and his beard matted and filthy. A bruise purpled one eye, and fire had reduced most of the hair on his head to blackened stubble. Blood pulsed…
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The Watchtower Bell
by Alcuin Fromm in Issue 117, October 2021 The final drop of liquid fell into the reservoir of a water clock, setting in motion a series of mechanical movements which culminated with the bright chime of a small bell. Nodd’s eyes popped open. Consciousness seemed to crush in around him from all sides. Shivering, he…
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Bladesong
by Freya Pickard in Issue 117, October 2021 Nareya stood firm, holding the sword with both hands. Her lungs burned, and her muscles screamed with exhaustion. All she wanted to do was lie down and sleep. But she could not. Behind her, at the top of the rise, Star shrieked in agony. I will protect…