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Max Clayton Clowes in Tales from the Forge

Apr 2, 2018

Chapter 4— The Scorched Blade

Prison is a hell
which breaks the spirits of men.
And yet I am safe.

Max Clayton Clowes in Tales from the Forge

Mar 19, 2018

Chapter 3 — Victory

ASHES denote that fire was;
Respect the grayest pile
For the departed creature’s sake
That hovered there awhile.
Fire…

Max Clayton Clowes in Tales from the Forge

Mar 5, 2018

Chapter 2 — Fair Winters, Harder Summers

I anticipate
the first spring gusts, ending
winter seclusion.

Though the shining wind…

Max Clayton Clowes in Tales from the Forge

Feb 21, 2018

Chapter 1 — Ækyl’s Gift

The halls of the Særnt,
for those that daren’t
brace the blade of Winter’s chill
offer barrels of ale
and a strangers…

Max Clayton Clowes in Tales from the Forge

Sep 29, 2017

Prologue — The Forge

All I know is a door into the dark.
Outside, old axles and iron hoops rusting;
Inside, the hammered anvil’s short-pitched ring,
The unpredictable fantail of sparks
Or hiss when a new shoe toughens in water.
The anvil must be somewhere in the centre,
Horned as a unicorn, at one end and…

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From the forge comes creation and beauty, but also manipulation and destruction. These are those tales.

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