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Tag Archives: Steampunk
The Intervening Years
Ashley received a letter from Victoria after many years of silence. She rested in the drawing room with it. It read: Darling Sister, The rift between us must end. We are so different. I’m certain little has changed in our … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Alternative History, Flash Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Steam Power, Steampunk, Victorian Age, Walking Tanks
23 Comments
The Bane of Hubris
Valerie Huxley opened the grey doors. Inside rested…The Machine. Simon Petard brushed aside his greying hair. “So. This will restore my youth?” “Entirely,” assured Valerie. “And you, a mere woman, invented it?” “I have four degrees!” protested Valerie. Petard ignored … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk, Victorian Age
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The Blood of Enemies
Ophelia Adelmann stared at the brightly decorated birthday cake. The cheery colors counter-balanced the boiling torrents within her. She counted the candles yet again, one for each year that could’ve been. Years that could’ve been spent sitting by the fire … Continue reading
The Wrong Decision – Mutant 750
The Wrong Decision Simone had begun to rue the day she met Sheldon. Oh, he possessed the physicality she desired. As he rowed the boat down a tributary of the Mississippi River, his pectoral muscles rippled most divinely. Despite that … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Mississippi, Short Fiction, Short Story, Spaceship, Speculative Fiction, Steampunk, Victorian Age
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Composure – Sunday Photo Fiction
Composure In a universe strikingly similar to our own, but different… “Of course we’ll win, mummy,” said sixteen-year old Princess Elizabeth. “You always win.” The ribbons in her hair bobbed as she spoke. She sat for tea with her mother, … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Alternative History, Eurofighter Typhoon, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Lord Nelson, Nelson, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk, Trafalgar
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The Confession – The Speakeasy
The Confession “The days of the week lined up like buckets, ready to catch whatever fell in…Why I didn’t kill him sooner, I cannot imagine.” This small excerpt is from a letter to The Guardian sent from an unknown location. … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Android, Artificial Man, Confession, Flash Fiction, Letter to the Editor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk, The Guardian
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A Missed Opportunity – Sunday Photo Fiction
Written for Sunday Photo Fiction. A story, about a great but lost opportunity, begins after the photo. Genre: Steampunk/Humor A Missed Opportunity Little did young Wilfred Montague know it, but the fate of the world rested upon his narrow shoulders. … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Cold Fusion, Edison, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Short Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk, Writing Challenge
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Gauntlet Run Pt. 3
Written for Moonshine Grid. This part continues from the previous: https://momusnews.wordpress.com/2014/01/04/gauntlet-run-pt-2/ Genre: Steampunk Gauntlet Run Pt. 3 “Clear for action!” All across the airship, Hail To Thee, airmen scrambled to their battle positions. The Q-ship, a warship disguised as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Adventure, Airship, Battle, Flash Fiction, Pirates, Short Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk
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Gauntlet Run Pt. 2
Written for the Moonshine Grid. Continued from an earlier post. It all started here: https://momusnews.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/vengeful-seas-picture-it-write/ Then here: https://momusnews.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/gone-fishing-sunday-photo-fiction/ Last one here: https://momusnews.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/gauntlet-run-the-speakeasy-at-yeah-write/ Gauntlet Run Pt. 2 The airship’s cockpit door swung open quickly. “Darling!” said Arteigna. “I want to be…” … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Action, Adventure, Airship, Flash Fiction, Marines, Moonshine Grid, Pirate, Short Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk, Writing Challenge
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Gauntlet Run – The Speakeasy at Yeah, Write
Gauntlet Run Since electric lights became widely available six years before, the city of Edinshore had taken to the new technology with a vengeance. Captain Hansen thought the lights of the boulevard lit up Great Glenn, the city’s giant clock … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Action, Adventure, Airship, Cannon, Cockpit, Flash Fiction, Pirates, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speakeasy, Steampunk, Writing Challenge
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