Tag: Story
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For Mercy, For Death
by Matthew X. Gomez in Issue 125, June 2022 Rodolf stood, leaning hard on his spear, mud sucking at his boots, rain beating a tattoo against his helmet. His fingers ached from the cold, his back hurt from standing at attention and the weight of his mail on his shoulders, and his belly growled. He…
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The Pale Sparrow
by Fernando Medici in Issue 125, June 2022 I stirred the infusion and savored its honeyed smell, my first connection to the sacred realm. I mean, the Hallow Tea had never unveiled its mysteries to me, but I couldn’t bring myself to quit it. “Don’t waste your time with that poison, Laha,” Mother said. The…
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Lorelei
by Álex Souza in Issue 125, June 2022 “Another one?!” said the elder, his gloomy face lightened by the tent’s torches. He lowered his head and exhaled. For a moment, silence ensued; only the popping sounds of the fire could be heard. Boris, the elder’s only son, stared at his father and could feel the…
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Better with Age
by Alex Beecher in Issue 124, May 2022 The girl tending the bar offered me a shot of fermented fish liver oil before my beer, which is how I figured she was wise–it was winter, and dark, and soft bones followed the sun’s disappearance, this high and this far north–and then didn’t so much as…