Tag: Story
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God of the Mountaintop
by John Grover in Issue 14, March 2013 Women wept on the side of the road. Smoldering debris littered the horizon while soot and black smoke choked the air. Wagons were reduced to splinters and homes were decimated. The outskirts of the small mountainside village were but a preview of what waited ahead. Dorrin and…
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Odin’s Mirror
by Andrew Knighton in Issue 13, February 2013 Two great polished mirrors faced each other across the stone space of Odin’s hall. Stood between them, his face repeated again and again in the silvered surfaces, Thorvald was reminded of the priest at the entrance. ‘Within Odin’s hall,’ the priest had said as he placed Thorvald’s…
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Soup
by Rick Silva in Issue 13, February 2013 Donna Stone walked into the town square wishing for better timing and a good bowl of soup. It was close to Longest Night, though she hadn’t gotten a look at the stars in several days of wet fog and drizzle, punctuated by the occasional stinging downpour. She’d…
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The Counter of Aderwyn
by Phil Davies in Issue 12, January 2013 My mother used to tell me not to worry, that all people found their purpose and their place in the world, but even as a boy I doubted the people of my village would find such a place for me. I was born the third son of…