Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 23 (September 1999). Illustration: “FOTW” by g.k. Senthil Kumar I am Namer. Outside the window of my study, by the raging light of the torches held in misguided fists, I can see the stone portal at the entrance to the monastery, and the title etched into its gray skin: … Continue reading The Fall of the Word, by Chad Brunner →