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Beowulf and The Dragon

A retelling of the classic tale of Beowulf's end as told by his squire Wiglaf, who plots to kill Beowulf in the crush of battle.
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Nowhere Ch. 22 -- A Stranger Stranger Comes to Town
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Nowhere Ch. 22 -- A Stranger Stranger Comes to Town
If Dance only looked at one side of the street it could almost appear that Grantham had gotten back to normal. There had been a rough few days after the…
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Beowulf and the Dragon: Chapter 7
The King paused in the telling. Gripping the sword in his right hand, he rose and threw a few more coals in the brazier with his left. The stable boy…
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Beowulf and the Dragon: Chapter 6
The men panicked and fled. As Beowulf had foretold, not a one went for a spear. Some dived back into the barrow. Others ran up or down the coast. Only…
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Beowulf and the Dragon Chapter 5
At the end of a long, upward march we found an old oak tree on a cliff facing the sea. It was gnarled and had grown at an angle from being blown inland…
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Beowulf and the Dragon: Chapter 4
Neither Beowulf nor I slept that night. On his order, I found and woke the Blacksmith and brought him to where the King waited by the forge. Beowulf…
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Beowulf and the Dragon: Chapter 3
If you’ve jumped in the middle, here’s Chapter One. After I killed the wolves, Beowulf took a liking to me, as much of a liking as he took to anyone. It…
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Beowulf and the Dragon: Chapter 2
This is Chapter Two of Beowulf and the Dragon. If you missed it, here’s Chapter One. After I was captured, it was ten years before Beowulf spoke to me…
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Beowulf and the Dragon: Chapter One
Author’s Note: This is the first in a seven-episode podcast/serialization of Patrick E. McLean’s new novella. It will be available on Amazon and where…
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