Stories tagged “Heart's Desire”
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Buyer's Remorse
“That is what you wanted, isn’t it.” The speaker cut an imposing figure, tall and bulky wrapped in a rain coat that shed bits of grey ash whenever he took a step. His voice was a rasp that made me think of snakes coils rubbing togethe...
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The Same and Simple Answer
The smoke coiled about her, the shadows of shapes swirling in the corners of her vision. Two silver slits appeared above her and spread into a pair of shining eyes. “So you would know that most elusive secret, mortal?” the voice seeped from...