Stories tagged “moral cowardice”
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Scarlet Ambrosia
He was already bleeding. I didn’t have to kill him. There was nothing I could do to secure his release—not from a whole lair of vampires who all knew more about what they were and how to handle themselves than I could even guess at. At leas...
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The Showers Don't Work
“Sie schaffen das,” his Kommandant says. His cap feels too tight, like a crown of thorns, his brow beaded with sweat like blood. The room is cold, but the forges of Hell bakes his flesh. Children! There were children! His knees threaten to ...
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The Fourteenth Man
Thirteen men sat. In any other situation they’d be bored to tears. Instead, the feeling in the room was tense and uncomfortable. The air conditioner sputtered but did no more than move the hot air around. Most had their coats off, ties undone, an...
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The Sack of the Temple of Reason
We built a temple of reason with feeling as its foundation. We dissected on blackboards mysteries strangled exorcised eviscerated. Our congregation swelled with the meek, and with knowledge the meek swelled strong. Our secular arts were freely shared. ...