Sterling M.Z.

Sterling M.Z. is a writer and freelance editor. Her works have been featured in the North Texas Review, Havok, and Honeyguide Magazine. She holds two bachelors, one in English (creative writing) and another in International Studies. When not editing or working on her debut novel, she enjoys traveling, taking walks with her husband, and spending time with her family and friends.

They Shall Be Drowned

The wind blows fierce on the Isle of Rankor. It pushes in the waves, fast and rhythmic, until they wash upon the sands. Together, the forces carry ships into the harbor, which spans the coastline as intricate as a maze. At any given time, a hundred ships unload their imports and load exports with ease. This is the Isle’s tradition: wind and waves and trade, the tradition Caroline and Marina have grown up with all their lives.
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