Alex Ries is a Melbourne- based illustrator and concept artist with years’ experience across the industry. His artworks have been featured by publishers including Clarkesworld Magazine, Pearson Education Canada, and the Discovery Channel. As a concept artist, he worked in the gaming industry with THQ’s Bluetongue Entertainment studio and contributed to four published titles. His University studies in diverse visual media such as painting, 3D visualization, and film, coupled with an interest in biology, zoology and real-world technology, have fostered an artistic style that can not only accurately illustrate life from the real world but fictional life as well. View his work online at www.alexries.com.
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And what was I? The only difference between us was that I had repented.
Jae Steinbacher
When my lover gets the Burning, I prepare to go to the Binding Place, where the mountain meets the sea. Even in her delirium, she smells the offering meal cooking and sees my half-full pack. She begs me not to go. It’s a journey lovers and pilgrims take—to exchange vows or to petition Mother. The paths to the mountain shift with their travelers’ intentions, and we were much younger when we traveled there to be wed. I squeeze her hand. “I can’t stay and watch you fade.” There’s only one certain cure for the Burning. If I don’t go, Menrie... Read more »
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