The Stranger Who Sews
Michael Luo
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From the woods to the east, it comes: thin tendrils of blackened mist, coiling over each other to form almost familiar shapes. Their contorted hands claw for life under the weight of piercing screams. 
Halfway Between the Stars and Earth
Katie Chironis
Her home, nestled partway up the peak, was framed to the east by craggy flats, and to the west by a sheer drop into the mist far below. A constant frigid wind battered everything westward. 
Severed
Michael Yichao
He had never seen anything like it, yet it somehow felt familiar. Like the boy knew this thing. It drew him, compelled him toward it.
Zac
They did what they could to treat the sick, mend broken machinery or otherwise put their chem-knowledge to benign use.
Strand by Silken Strand
Markus paused and turned to look back along the path. His fellow pilgrims pushed past, like vacant-eyed cattle en route to the slaughterman’s hammer.
Between Light and Shadows
Joey Yu
He paused, then said what he came to say. “I’m releasing you from the order.”
“You’re banishing us?”
The Thrill of the Chase
“You looking for a man on the run?” he asked. “Fella with a big hat?”
“Yes,” said Caitlyn. “You saw him?
The Recruit
“Let’s go, recruit,” he called to Happ, beckoning for the lad to join him.
Happ scampered atop the cabin and began to help pry the door.
The Monster of Kalduga Outpost
Matt Dunn
Neeko was familiar with the shapes of humans, and while they had their quirks—socks for instance… why?
Alone
Ian St. Martin
Both groups shuffled away from her, retreating to the familiar.
“I know the hour is late,” said Cynn as she walked down the line of little faces, “but there are many demands upon the time of our patron.
Rise with Me
Dana Luery Shaw
Acolyte Diana interrupted a fellow acolyte’s presentation, after having been instructed weeks ago to remain silent during class.
Where Icathia Once Stood
Graham McNeill
I asked.
“So they say, lad. So they say.”
“Is it wrong that I can’t wait to see them?”
City of Iron and Glass
Graham McNeill
He pictured himself dressed like a dandy, greeting his fellow citizens and doffing his hat to visiting clan representatives. 
A Hero Wakes
John O’Bryan
Suddenly a shock of blinding purple seared through the fray, causing scores of Demacians to drop to their knees. Galio felt it then – that familiar sensation in his fingertips, like the noon sun warming cool alabaster.
The Unexpected Spark
Michael Luo
Restless, Zeri looked around. Familiar streets showed unfamiliar loss—homes and shops battered by wicked sorcery that nearly ended the world.
Burning Tides
Scott Hawkes, George Krstic, Anthony Reynolds, and John O'Bryan
Or maybe T.F.’s carrying enough good fortune for the both of us.
I see a body floating by, holding something familiar lookin’. It’s Gangplank’s little inbred bastard, still clutching T.F.’s hat.
Turmoil
“This is Cadstone, a senior adept of the mageseeker order, and his associate, Arno,” said Gunthar, by way of introduction.
Poetry with a Blade
Mo Xiong
Flustered, Yi stood and walked into the village, where he saw familiar figures—his father, mother, fellow disciples, even his neighbor’s black cat, Little Beauty, and the chief elder’s dog, Goldie.
The Axiomata
Daniel Couts
She thrusts an open palm toward me, a gesture I’ve become familiar with. I may avoid punishment with a clever enough argument.
Wind and spray batter me, but I see the pattern.
Hollowspun
Dana Luery Shaw
Zaifa traces her finger across an open scroll.
“You aren’t actually searching out this Xolan.” Kai’Sa doesn’t frame it as a question.