Adduce
The dragon drummed its claws on the rim of the sulphur pit. He sniffed and a spiral of smoke slithered out his snoot. He sighed, and the smoke buffeted Charlemagne. […]
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Acropolis
It was 430 B.C., at night, upon the acropolis. Athena Parthenos, the virgin goddess, admired herself, her aspect carved in solid stone, smooth and fair. In the temple the braziers […]
Acknowledge
We went up the hill to welcome the dawn, hoping to be purified by the light, the sky’s newborn clouds, and the wind. Rain would have been sweetness itself, but […]
Achromatic
I once knew a woman who lived on 22nd Street. She was alone for most of her life. Men had come and gone, and she had loved them sadly in […]
Abutment
In building the bridge that would connect the island town of Tiki-Free with the peninsular colony of Tiki-Bagombo, it was discovered, at a disturbingly late stage of the construction, that […]
