Beneath Ceaseless Skies #27 (14 page)

       
And so it was that he marched that morning amidst a company of near-men following four-hundred Baremescre armed only with their hymns and stone limbs. Bellico himself led the column the five miles to the clan dock, where they boarded ship and headed to the lesser isles.

       
Imre was away for six months, warring.

       
By the time he returned, Naldo was dead.

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(Concluded in
Issue #28
)

Copyright © 2009 Michael Anthony Ashley

Michael Anthony Ashley is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop.
 
He focuses on short fiction, his latest project being the "Story A Day" challenge at
fabula-magna.blogspot.com
.
 
He writes, teaches, and practices martial arts with his wife in Atlanta, GA.

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COVER ART

“Endless Skies,” by Rick Sardinha

Rick Sardinha is a professional illustrator/fine artist living and working on the outskirts of Providence, Rhode Island.
 
His passion is to create in traditional oil media, however, he is just as comfortable in front of a computer and often uses multiple disciplines in the image creation process. More of his work can be seen at
http://www.battleduck.com
.

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