...rary. For more about the author, go to http://home.earthlink.net/~emalcohn/index.html (Web search: “Malcohn's World”) Cover Design: Elissa Malcohn... ...y canvas and leggings and shoulder her rifle. She opened her eyes, bent her body to follow the outlines of the dead trunk, and barely breathed. Blue... ...the dirt floor and watched the sleeping boys snuggle, drawn to each other's body heat. She padded past another Yata woman and lit a small oil lamp f... ...t need to see. 6 Elissa Malcohn Deviations: Covenant Someone grasped her body. Someone else took the lamp from her bruised hand and placed it on ... ...r son Abri wielded a small, blunt knife. He poked his play-fish into bloody masses under his brother's watchful eyes. Evit reached for the knife, wh... ...ey shook to see the ruddy splendor of a majestic body turned to a twitching mass unable to remain upright, whose large bones cracked and splintered,... ...eau and lifted a softer, more stylish hairbrush. She piled her thick, fiery mass into a bun and fixed it in place with combs at the crown of her hea... ...k in her left hand wavered only a bit. She had learned to shoot with either index finger on the trigger. Never let a good limb go to waste. The bedr...