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BlackDenimLit Magazine

BlackDenimLit Magazine

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We're calling writers for literary fiction short stories and flash fiction submissions at our journal bdlit.com ... genre fiction is OK, too.

A King Under Siege

A King Under Siege

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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</span><br /><span class="a-text-bold" style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;">B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree!</span></p>

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Why "Black Denim"...? In work clothes, black denim is a less pretentious than khaki and more understated than blue jeans. This typifies the tone of writing style that appeals to us: grounded, approachable and unassuming. Don't get us wrong--bring the grit, complexity, humor and strength. We look at a lot of genre work after all. But our tastes consider that "lasting artistic merit" can emerge from almost anywhere.

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<div class="mt4 ttl" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><a class="txtlarge gl3 gr4 reviewTitle valignMiddle" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R29SS8Y6NZRSPR/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00IYGUD4U&amp;channel=detail-glance&amp;nodeID=133140011&amp;store=digital-text" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px 4px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:19px;vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Give it a try.</strong></a><span class="gry valignMiddle" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:middle;"> <span class="inlineblock txtsmall" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;">March 20, 2014 </span></span><span class="gry" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:rgb(102,102,102);">By</span><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;"> </span><a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/ASFOMMAEC1UXU/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:rgb(153,102,51);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;">Lynne</a></div> <div class="txtsmall mt4 fvavp" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span class="inlineblock formatVariation"><span class="gr3 gry formatKey" style="padding-right:3px;color:rgb(102,102,102);">Format:</span><span class="formatValue">Kindle Edition </span></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:14px;line-height:20px;">Very interesting stuff from a promising independent journal. You should give it a try, and make sure to visit their blog.</span></div>