A Piece of Shadow Cake
Odin Austin Shafer
He looked down at Xayah and shrugged.
“No, you damn idiot!” Xayah screamed. “The matches! The fire sticks behind your ear!”
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From The Ashes
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
And, as always, instinct was there to catch him. He turned, he roared, and he swung at the closest of the men hauling him away.
The Bow, and the Kunai
Joey Yu
Faey loosed an arrow, and it struck that arm a moment before it could catch him. Golden rays blazed from the wound, and the monster reared. 
The Host
Amanda Jeffrey
I fumble at the floor, seeking purchase through the slowly draining water, when I somehow catch my wrist on something, and my elbow buckles reflexively, slamming me face first onto the ground. 
The Winterspike Road
Laura Michet
Then he looked up, too.
Whatever curse he bellowed was smothered by the avalanche.
Two curtains of white separated from the cliff tops above them.
In Search of Things Lost
John O’Bryan
Guards poured into the room, though not quickly enough to catch the fleeing Akshan, who disappeared through a window into the cool desert night.
Message on a Blade's Edge
Michael Yichao
Even in the darkness, she oozes confidence and charm. All other eyes immediately fly to her.
My mark.
“Well, this is disappointing,” she drawls.
Adaptation
Ian St. Martin
That is a weapon it has honed to a fine edge. I catch only glimpses as it darts back and forth, finishing its kills and preparing to feast. 
Halfway Between the Stars and Earth
Katie Chironis
She turned to the girl and spoke slowly, taking no delight in her words. “You have not truly chosen the mountain. And Targon will not choose you. 
Fit to Rule
John O'Bryan
The servant hurdled the freshly grown thicket, struggling to catch up to Qiyana, and to maintain the temperature of her mist cloud.
Meet Zoe
But, she thought, he was easier to catch without harming. This notion vanished as, thanks to her new altitude, Zoe saw past the hills and spotted a village on the horizon. 
Shadow and Fortune
Graham McNeill
But then Svarfell the helmsman, curse his mighty shoulder, centered the rudder to right the ship.
And, sadly, Olaf had lived.
Shield of Remembrance
Anthony Reynolds
“Good. He is my brother, by oath. My wife would be angry if I had let him get killed.”
“What’s going on?”
Dead of Winter
Graham McNeill
Olaf grinned, and his grim countenance vanished like snow before the summer.
“You swear it?”
“I swear it,” promised Sejuani. “But to answer your first question, Viljalmr will take it as an ill-omen that the tribe’s leader returns with nothing to show for her hunt.”
What Once Sailed Free
Michael Luo
A familiar face stands by the entrance.
“Still awake?” Olber says.
“I'm going for a walk.
With Hell Before Them
Jared Rosen
We found ourselves standing before the mouth of a great opening in the rock, its entrance blasted jet-black as small fires flickered across the ground, and we knew our quarry was finally within reach. 
Lullaby
He remembered fragments of conversations, snippets heard through the filter of infant ears, of his parents’ whispered dreams of inventions, and entrance to the clans. Ideas they hoped would change the world and contribute to a future unwritten by the birth of their son. 
A Fair Trade
Rayla Heide
...Hirin told the fortune of a witch doctor shrouded in veils, receiving a copper for her troubles.
A Well-Earned Tip
Laura Michet
Jasper was pacing back there, tugging nervously at his beard.
“Damn that man,” Jasper seethed. “The Sungold Porter? I don’t have any!
Feast of the Prophet
Jared Rosen
A smuggler’s port, or maybe a stopoff for fishing ships from Bilgewater? Meir could catch a boat, start over again in the Serpent Isles, and then—
“Stop thinking,” threatens the broken-faced man.