Thonn!
By Simon Haynes
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Synopsis: Magick is banned in Thonn's world, outlawed after greedy and power-hungry wizards almost destroyed the entire planet. So imagine his surprise when he spies Eddie de Elder performing Magick spells!
A 2500 word Fantasy/Comedy story
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Towards the top of the hill, Thonn passed a wall marking the end of the olive trees. Here the land was untouched - a tangle of bushes, summer grasses and a number of plants with long spiky leaves; leaves which the Wise Elders used for medicinal purposes at village gatherings. Actually, they were leaves which the Wise Elders used pretty well all the time, and the so-called Elders were no longer Wise but Wide-Eyed and Vacant. Thonn had sidled into a downwind position once, and if the smoke was half as strong when inhaled, it was little wonder the Elders sat there gazing into space with rapt expressions on their faces.
Simon Haynes
Simon Haynes lives in Western Australia, where he divides his time between herding deadly spiders, dodging drop bears, and making up wildly inaccurate sentences like this one.By day he's an author. By night he's also an author.He loves wry, dry humour, and his hobbies include daringly inserting the letter U into words where -- in some parts of the world at least -- this simply isn't the done thing.As for his genre-spanning novels, they include epic fantasy (with robots), scifi comedy (also with robots), middle grade humour (featuring robots AND the wanton use of the letter U), as well as a series of historical mystery novels set in 1870's London. (No, of course there aren't robots in those. He's not completely out of his mind.)When he's not writing Simon is usually renovating his house, sim-racing online, using twitter (@spacejock), gardening, tweaking his book covers, pondering the meaning of the universe and reading, and if you think it's easy doing all that at the same time you should see what he can do with a mug of coffee, a banana and a large bag of salt.When he's not making outlandish claims he likes to count how many novels he's written, and how many genres he's written them in. (Lots and too many.)Finally, if you want to hear Simon reading one of his award-winning stories, you'll find an enticement to join his newsletter here: spacejock.com.au/ML.html
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Thonn! - Simon Haynes
Thonn!
A Short Story
In Thonn's world, Magick has been banned by politicians: corrupt, twisted and evil … and the Magick wasn't much of a boon either.
So, imagine Thonn's surprise when he spies Eddie de Elder attempting Magick spells on the sly!
Of course, Magick can't be handled by just anyone, but Thonn is a simple farm boy, and as we all know, they're the ones with the hidden talents …
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Thonn!
Thonn hummed to himself as he strode along the dusty track. He wore nothing but a loin cloth, and his tanned skin was warm under the summer sun. There was a rough bag thrown over his thin shoulder, a bag which he shifted from side to side as the itchy fabric became too much to bear.
"Thonn, there's a lad. Take