In the final decades of her rule that was characterized by an intense yearning to preserve memory, Mon Jiera, Reina of Lusan, Protector of Bisyas, and First Citizen of Danao, decreed the creation of a precise replica of her three maritime kingdoms.
Read MoreSimon’s ReplicaIt was Christmas eve, 1970, and Sonny Liston was about the furthest thing you could imagine from a handsome man.
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Regina sat by her father’s bedside, staring down at his gaunt frame as he shifted his bony legs, trying and failing to get comfortable. She didn’t want him to die. Why was it taking him so long to die?
Read MoreSacrifice“You can see summer from here,” said Zoya. “On a clear day, anyway. And September’s a ten-minute walk.”
Read MoreSexagesimalThis message is being transmitted to every member of your species, and to the individuals of the several other intelligent species, observed and unobserved, that share your world with you.
Read MoreDuring the PauseHe wakes before dawn to prepare her breakfast. The spoons and pot-handles are clumsy in his curving claws, but the servants all left long ago, and so he has learned to make do.
Read MoreWaiting for BeautyKora had heard the rumors. They were everywhere that fall, blown on the wind along with the golden fans of fallen ginkgo leaves. Everyone claimed to know someone who had been invited, though Kora spoke to no one who had attended.
Read MoreMurdered SleepThere’s an armless maiden in the woods beyond the house.
Read MoreArmless Maidens of the American WestThat day, the complacent city received three warnings. No one bothered to take notice. The city listened only to itself.
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