THE MOUSE TOLD THE WOLVESBy Joel TagertPublished Issue 077, May 2020 All through the lowlands the cherries dangled ripe and red from the trees, begging to be eaten. The soldiers of Kueh Feng’s army, hungry after the months of their bitter campaign, were happy to oblige; and having gorged, by the time they reached the […]
SCRIMSHAWBy Joel TagertPublished Issue 076, April 2020 It was the day after what would come to be called the Black Squall of ’52 that Dan Jensen and his little crew puttered into the bay with a catch fit to burst the nets. “I only want three things in life: a good catch, a good beer,
THE MARSH HOUSE By Joel TagertPublished Issue 065, May 2019 The marsh house was heavily ensorcelled. Invisible to airplanes and satellites, it likewise defeated the occasional hunter or fisherman who ventured so far, who might admire the reflection of the trees in the still ponds below, but never notice the quirky red-sided home floating forty
KITSUNEBy Joel TagertPublished Issue 060, December 2018 Early in spring Yama-uba fell sick with a fever. One morning, after a terrible night in which she thought she might die, she woke to hear the crying of a child. Startled, she sat up, looking around with alarm. “Who’s there?” she called hoarsely. The only answer was