15 Days of Harveys Day 1 – Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”
Joseph Carrabis -
September 13, 2021
StoryTelling

The Beast at Bay

by Adrian Bagley

 
Beast threw back his head, bared his fangs at the encircling elves, and howled with rage. There would be no plunder this day. No spoils from the city whose walls gleamed, tauntingly, from across the river, gilded by the evening sunlight.

The above is from Harvey Duckman Presents Volume 8 (the famous “No Dragons” issue). You can read the rest of Adrian Bagley’s The Beast at Bay along with several other amazing stories between its captivating covers (and we both hope you do!)

Have you been Harveyed?

The kind, wise, and wonderful folks at Sixth Element Publishing included four of my flash pieces in Harvey Duckman Presents Volume 8 and I’m repaying that kindness by showcasing the opening from each author’s work for the next few weeks.

 
Next up, a taste of Alex Minns’s Sides of the Mirror.

Enjoy!

#FantasyHorrorScience Fiction

16 Responses

  1. 15 Days of Harvey – Alexandrina Brant says:
    2021-09-13 at 3:54 pm

    […] The first post is up, and you can read more of the post and catch up with the bloghop here […]

  2. 15 Days of Harveys Day 2 – Alex Minns’s “Sides of the Mirror” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-14 at 10:41 am

    […] Read Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  3. The Duckman Cometh – Ben Sawyer says:
    2021-09-14 at 1:51 pm

    […] stories included in the most recent edition over the next few weeks, starting with the opening of The Beast at Bay by Adrian Bagley. More to come soon, and if you like what you see, the collection is available in […]

  4. 15 Days of Harveys Day 3 – Alexandrina Brant-Graham’s “Cartography, Creatures, & Craquelin (A Melina Short)” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-15 at 10:31 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  5. 15 Days of Harveys Day 4 – Bruce Connelly’s “Hare Today, Gone…?” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-16 at 10:31 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  6. 15 Days of Harveys Day 5 – Christine King’s “The Child, The Witch, and The Werewolf” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-17 at 10:31 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  7. 15 Days of Harveys Day 6 – Crysta Coburn’s “Smoke” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-18 at 10:30 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  8. 15 Days of Harveys Day 7 – Davia Sack’s “The Curse of Beauty” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-19 at 10:31 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  9. 15 Days of Harveys Day 8 – Muriel “iPad” Blytheman’s “Ye Olde Ship Inn” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-20 at 10:30 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  10. 15 Days of Harveys Day 8 – Muriel “iPad” Blythman’s “Ye Olde Ship Inn” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-21 at 8:46 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  11. 15 Days of Harveys Day 9 – Jack Pentire’s “Time will say Nothing” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-21 at 10:30 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  12. 15 Days of Harveys Day 11 – Kate Baucherel’s “Firebird” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-23 at 10:30 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  13. 15 Days of Harveys Day 12 – Liz Tuckwell’s “Some People Smell Roses” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-24 at 10:31 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  14. 15 Days of Harveys Day 13 – Mark Hayes’s “Mandrake” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-25 at 10:31 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  15. 15 Days of Harveys Day 14 – Melissa Wuidart Phillips’s “The Rainbow Has Many Colours” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-26 at 10:30 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

  16. 15 Days of Harveys Day 15 – Peter James Martin’s “Kuchisake-onna On Teesside” – Joseph Carrabis, Author Blog says:
    2021-09-27 at 10:30 am

    […] Day 1’s Adrian Bagley’s “The Beast at Bay”. […]

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