Tag: October

  • Cursed and Beloved

    by James Lecky in Issue 57, October 2016 “Does his heart still beat, Brother Edric?” “Aye, my lord Abbot, the pulse is weak but there is still the spark of life in him.” “More than a spark, I think,” the Abbot said. He looked down at the man upon the narrow cot, at the slim yet muscular…

  • A Fine Bounty

    by Rob Francis in Issue 45, October 2015 “D’ya see him? D’ya see him?”           Leos looked over at his partner, sprawled next to him in the dust of the gully ridge. Agris had little patience at the best of times, and these were certainly not the best of times. “Give me a moment, ‘Gris,” he…

  • Warriors In the Mist

    by Daniel Hand in Issue 45, October 2015 Hildfrida woke early. The sun was still low beyond sea and mist, less a herald of morning than a vestige of night. The sound of the tides wafted in through the open window along with the cool salty breeze. She lay still awhile, steeling herself against the…

  • Black Water

    by Alex B. in Issue 33, October 2014 Alyssa felt the cart come to a stop. The smell of injured and dying flesh came upon her and she bit her tongue to keep from crying. The back dropped and she felt herself violently pulled from under the stacked bodies.  The beast held her up in…