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Fire & Ice

Thorn felt a crack on the back of his head that sent him sprawling forward onto the ground, two stones skittering away. “What did I tell you about playing with fire,” his father growled. Living with so much wood and dry grasses in their village, his concern was well-founded. Thorn rubbed the back of his […]

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How I came up with the idea for the Giant Killer

I had a moment recently when I was thinking about the situation that we often run into in which someone will relate an experience at an event and later, another person who was also at that same event will have had a very different experience. Related to that is the stories that are passed down […]

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The Giant Killer

Roland knocks on the door of the small hut and takes a step back. After a few moments, the door opens slowly and face cautiously peers out from the darkness. The face is embedded in a wild nest of gray hair sprouting in all directions and the suspicious eyes lighten into pleasure when Roland is […]