Abbey
The monks made a very fine wine and Albert, being so formerly an alcoholic, found the temptation to sin practically invited flagellation. It was that or damnation. He had never […]
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Abaxial
The badger sniffed at the termite mound and followed the mildewed aroma of wet earth to a hollow in the ground. Hidden under the piles of spent foliage, the hollow […]
Abattoir
Hap had worked in the abattoir for nearly three months. He didn’t like it much. The screaming of hogs was less than a balm to his senses. It clawed at […]
Abatis
Cicero ran his hand over the sharpened barricade. “Those Vandal dogs will sooner see Hell than the inside of our city.” He smiled knowingly at Virgil. Virgil, for his part, […]
Abate
After the sirens abated and the car alarm died, the woman and I laid in bed awake with the dull light of the garden lamp pouring through the blinds. A […]
Pierce Nahigyan 