The Boxhare Club

Marin Kirk
Ens and Naught
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6 min readJun 12, 2022

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British Library (image altered from original)

A glass flew and shattered against the wall. The spectators were getting restless, and Roe felt the ticking clock on her next move.

She’d been stalling to shore up her defense. Whatever her next offensive strike was, it had to be clean. It had to be certain. She couldn’t panic or lose her temper, or they’d all see what she was, and the game would be up.

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Marin Kirk
Ens and Naught

Balanced in one hand: this world, and what I hope are some good ideas. In the other: a litany of imaginary worlds for trying those ideas out.