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1. Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 14-Dec-2018 16:59:59 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

   "I am a smith," said Orum.
   "Fire magic. A smith is almost as good as a baker."
   "Thanks. Um. Will you help? Please?"
   "No."
   #AdvenTale 14/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 15-Dec-2018 17:00:04 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     Orum leaned the spear against the wall. "I'm sorry."
     "For what?"
     "For being impolite, and threatening."
     The dragon snorted.
     #AdvenTale 15/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Dec-2018 16:59:59 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     "You are but a spark," the dragon said, "you are no threat."
     Orum bit back his objections. "And you?"
     "Me? I am an ember."
     #AdvenTale 16/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Dec-2018 17:00:11 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     "Right," Orum said, "so with the right kindling we-"
     The dragon snorted again. "I am far too old for such hope, smithling."
     #AdvenTale 17/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Dec-2018 17:00:20 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     "Dragons grow, in power and size, until our fire fades, and then we diminish."
     "You are dying?"
     "Not doing anything else."
     #AdvenTale 18/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Dec-2018 18:27:33 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     "Oh." Orum sat down next to the dragon.
     "At least I wasn't murdered for my gold."
     "What do dragons need gold for, anyway?"
     #AdvenTale 19/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Dec-2018 18:27:48 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     "Gold is..." the dragon hesitated. "You lack the word. Absorbent? We transfer aches and pains into gold. To die easier."
     #AdvenTale 20/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Dec-2018 18:28:00 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     "Are you in pain?" Orum asked.
     "Much."
     A simple answer, which brought silence to the cave. Orum looked in the crucible.
     #AdvenTale 21/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Dec-2018 18:28:09 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     "Is there," he said, showing the star metal, "any gold in this?"
     "Bah. I would smell gold. That's just... What is that?"
     #AdvenTale 22/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Dec-2018 17:00:09 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     The dragon craned its neck to sniff. "You seek fire, carrying that? It holds fire in its heart!"
     "Oh. Could you use it?"
     #AdvenTale 23/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Dec-2018 16:57:11 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     "Would you gift it to me?" the dragon said.
     Orum weighed the lump in his hand. "You need it."
     "Your kindness has no limit."
     #AdvenTale 24/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Dec-2018 17:00:09 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     Orum came home late that night.
     "Did you smelt that lump?" his father asked.
     "He did," the dragon answered from the sled.
     #AdvenTale 25/25

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Dec-2018 17:00:35 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     ** Many apologies for messing up the scheduling this year. **

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Dec-2018 17:03:26 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     ** You can read the complete 2018 story "Orum and the dragon" here: http://microsff.com/orum-and-the-dragon **

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Dec-2018 17:03:35 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     The 2017 story Buri and the Winter dark": http://microsff.com/buri-and-the-winter-dark
     The 2016 story "Unn and the cold fire": http://microsff.com/unn-and-the-cold-fire
     The 2015 story "Gry and the Mountain King": http://microsff.com/gry-and-the-mountain-king
     The 2014 story "Moa and the lost sun": http://microsff.com/moa-and-the-lost-sun
     The 2013 story "Tam and Lin and the Queen in the heart of the forest": http://microsff.com/tam-and-lin-and-the-queen-in-the-heart-of-the-forest

   • Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Dec-2018 17:04:07 UTC Micro SF/F stories by O Westin

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     ** The 2017 story Buri and the Winter dark": http://microsff.com/buri-and-the-winter-dark
     The 2016 story "Unn and the cold fire": http://microsff.com/unn-and-the-cold-fire
     The 2015 story "Gry and the Mountain King": http://microsff.com/gry-and-the-mountain-king
     The 2014 story "Moa and the lost sun": http://microsff.com/moa-and-the-lost-sun
     The 2013 story "Tam and Lin and the Queen in the heart of the forest": http://microsff.com/tam-and-lin-and-the-queen-in-the-heart-of-the-forest
     **