The Silent Man, by Mike Oakwood

Digital painting of a grey-haired, grey-bearded man in a dark red robe raising one open hand, on a teal background

Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 23 (September 1999). Illustration: “Silent Man” by Duncan Long I can hear the chainsaws getting closer, rolling through the valley like a thundercloud of angry bees. Soon they will be here, and I will walk among them, sharing the land's pain. I mustered out of the army after the … Continue reading The Silent Man, by Mike Oakwood →