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Carl Steiger

A crafty bureaucrat, Carl Steiger spends his free time in his Wizard’s Cave outside Seattle.

THE SPHINX APPROACHES • by Carl Steiger

March 14, 2013Every Day Fiction 21 Comments

You were a very little girl, barely three. Your mother was traveling, far away in Sinkiang, and our routine had adjusted. I began my day before dawn at the shrine, preparing myself for the spiritual strain of the work ahead… Continue Reading →

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