Circles of Revenge

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Two guilds. One Lie. Endless Revenge.

I’m the last of our guild. With me the truth will either prevail or perish.

For as long as memory serves, we have been but shadows in the night or bold messages of display, cutting down opposers and enacting the will of the regime. We were never meant to cut down each other. We were never meant to question. But question we must. Align we must. For now, I am the last hope of restoring balance.

With me the truth will either prevail or perish.

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“Circles of Revenge” is a fantasy short story containing prose elements of assassins, sworn enemy guilds, and corrupt power. It is part of the Issue 8: Spring 2024 anthology published by Livina Press literary magazine in April of 2024 and features the poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction of twenty-nine other authors as well as myself.

Excerpt:

I wonder: if I could simply turn around and backtrack my steps, would my counterpart as well? Or might we finally meet face to face, weapons clashing?

I’m certain we could stalk each other ‘til the end of time. Will it ever stop by blade through heart or poison dart? Or must we wander ‘round and ‘round ‘til one falls to nature instead of malicious skill?

I don’t want it to end that way. I don’t want it to end in more blood, the end of a guild or the beginning of a new hunt. If nothing more, I want the truth to be freed, and the blame set right. I want our age-old agreement to be restored, for the right revenge to be wrought this time.

To do that I must be willing—willing to lay it all down, to let the truth go unheard for eternity if I fall before the words can leave my lips.

Publication Information

Issue 8: Spring 2024
Publisher: Livina Press
Contributing Authors: Poetry by Audrey Towns, Ceinwen E Cariad Haydon, Katarina Pavicic-Ivelja, Manisha Chummun, Zoha Sh., Reese Bentzinger, Mario, Shikha S. Lamba, Clive Uche, Leslie Cairns, SkrubJay, Jason Beam, Paul Bluestein, Katherine Olsen, & Ariadne Civin; Fiction by Ramona Gore, Jordan M. Griffin, Kevin Hopson, Trinity Lisk, Annie Earnshaw, Howard Gelmich, Daelyn Morgana, Amanda Bintz, MJ Huntsgood, & Glenis Moore; Creative Non-Fiction by Angela Patera, Mike Marks, Beatrice R. Handlin, Miranda Purcell, & Debra J. White
Format: eBook, Paperback, & Hardcover
Release Date: April 19, 2024
Length: 159 pages eBook, 152 pages print
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
Price: $3.99 eBook, $16.00 paperback, $25.00 hardcover

The weather has warmed considerably since our last issue, and there have been quite a few showers since spring began. But what better way to celebrate the changing seasons than with the new spring issue of Livina Press! I am excited to bring you a whole new collection of poems and stories that will hopefully keep you company on the rainy days inside.

In this issue, there’s magic and trickery, heartache and healing, and everything else in between. There is so much to explore within these pages, and I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did.

Welcome to Issue 8 of Livina Press. Remember to keep your mind open and your heart ready.

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