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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 3
Nowhere was free from crime, not even Akumu’s paradise of Yume. It was just a bit harder to get away with it. That is, unless you knew the right secrets. It was those secrets that brought Zeter to an empty barn on the western side of Autay Wa in the predawn light of morning. The…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 2
Kasyn’s feet were sore and his whole body was weary. They’d been walking for weeks, stopping in each state to gather up the soul tithe on their long march to the capitol. He’d been to Yomichi only one other time and that was when he was a child. His only memories of the visit were…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 1
Damarys Kyla sat still behind the thick brambles she was using as a blind. Her left hand was closed around her bow and an arrow rested easily in her right, ready to draw and fire. She’d been out hunting for the better part of the week and today she was set to return home. She…
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The Watcher
(Photo by Time Dusenberry) I think I can see a bird. There’s hints of red and brown plumage, flickers of movement, among the foliage above my head. But then I ask myself, why would there be any birds here? Then again, why not? Birds can go where they please, flying. I, on the other hand,…
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Avoidance
(Image provided by Erin Elizabeth) It was not a good day. In fact, it had been several days since Adrick had had a good day. Was it too much to ask for even a few hours without something major taking place that needed his attention? It was midday and he hadn’t had more to eat…
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Once More, With Feeling
(Image provided by Jameson Knopp) Word had already arrived. The heroes were dead, fallen at the very foot of the Dread Lord’s castle. The last hope of all mankind was lost. Most people back in the village were still weeping, lamenting the coming doom. Already, on the horizon, the black clouds could be seen gathering.…
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Helping
(Image provided by Paul Cleveland) Danny disliked the new home. It was fine enough during the day but at night things changed. At night, the walls began to whisper. Most of the time it sounded like faint hissing, or perhaps someone whispering just far enough away that you could hear them but not understand what…
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The Storyteller
(Image provided by Megan Durham) “In ancient days, the earth spoke. It gave forth warnings, hints for the future, and aid in times of great need. It was beloved by all but a few. Those few recognized that the earth was also preventing people from advancing, and so they sought for a way to silence…
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Hard Days
(Image provided by Annette Forrest Taylor) Get up. The injunction was there, hanging in the air like a floating balloon just out of reach. There’s nothing wrong with you, just get up. He did not get up. He wasn’t sad, or angry, or…anything, really. No desire at all for anything filled him to the brim.…
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Neighbors
(Photo by Lisa Fotios) The hot sun beat down on Tafita and her garden. It was nearing midday and she really ought to be inside but there was just a couple more rows of weeding to do. Besides, she enjoyed the work and the heat. Beads of sweat were diverted away from her eyes by…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 