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THE SKY WAR, 1913, is at its height. the Axis diesel machine has destroyed London, New York City, and Paris. Trenches form in the United States.But back in the Old World, an ancient technology threatens to fall into the hands of its creators, dark beings with malignant schemes who could make a world at war even more mind-numbingly dreadful. But fear not! A crack dup will arise to counter this malignancy, two women full of grit, heart, and the skills to take on a legion from the shadows. Welcome to the Legacy Universe, to dieselpunk, and the rise of heroes Issy Foster and Basemath!…

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He crawled up from obscurity to gift South Jersey with his art. But its forms and jagged lines will tear the region of New Jersey apart. Ethan has arrived, and he must spread blood far and wide...…

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Railroad City, 1877. A fortnight after the Blue Silence has changed this Wild West city forever, a team of cowhands awakens to the new reality. They are not the same people they once were. But, life goes on. While dealing with these spectacular alterations, they will encounter a personal struggle that will further define their character, test their resolve, and make them a family.…

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This decopunk short originally premiered in the #decopunk category for the Oorah anthology, and I was very glad to be a part of it. This is in my Legacy Universe, a tale of decodence, fame and division in victorious Second Reich Germany.…

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Railroad City, Summertime, 1878. Paranormals are everywhere and as famous as they are calamitous. A group called the Guild of Honor attempts to keep the peace while studying the many mutations brought about by negatrite.But they are also debaters and after one particularly noteworthy battle, heroes versus vigilante, one man's morality must be assessed...…

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In the 20th Century, diesel power in Germany, Russia and beyond is life, competing against the superior micro-steam of America. Beside the grit and grime, fabulous architecture, panic in the streets, espionage, the worst war in history blooms and changes all. These pieces of flash fiction present random bits of the Legacy Universe's punk fiction/superhuman diaspora. These may not appear in chronological order, and may over time re-feature the protagonist from the first piece. Take a taste. See how you like it. Welcome to alternate history.NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE SAME UNIVERSE AS DOWN JERSEY DRIVE-SHAFT. IT IS THE SAME AS FOUND IN MY OTHER SHORT STORIES HERE ON WATTPAD KNOWN AS THE LEGACY UNIVERSE.…

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Samuel has defeated the Industrial Man. Will it make his week much better? What is it like in the average day of the world's smartest man? Find out as Thursday morning dawns on our hero...…

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They rode into Railroad City, Missouri with money in their pockets, and vengeance on their minds. But the Rail is unlike any place on earth. The cowboys were about to find out the hard way.…

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The Philippines, 1958: long ago struck with terrors after Starmaster tried to conquer it and the Chinese developed the Bomb to destroy him, these beautiful islands have been plagued by giant monsters and radioactive disasters. On this day, yet another monolithic being rears its ugly head. But this day was made for heroes...…

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Railroad City, Missouri is a place like no other. Bordered by four bustling rail companies and a foreboding forest to its west, it became a hub for traffic, immigration, commerce, and cattle. But in 1877, a silent blue explosion by the infamous element NEGATRITE mutated ten percent of all its living things. Now, the Rail is a living fable, a Wild West Wonderland enveloped within the labors and nightmares of the human condition.This is steampunk, intertwined with the classic powers and vivid imaginings of the comic book superhero genre. It is Wild, Wild West with an Uncanny X-Men flavor.Every chapter will present a different short story of steampunk daring, introducing characters from my novels and new ones seen here for the first time.This is your ticket. Step off the platform. Take a seat.The train is leaving the station...…

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It's 1935, and two good friends out for a bad time find more than one of them bargained for...…

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The Rococopunk world of the Chandelier Excellence is under siege by the drab, tasteless Coils of Figmentation. It's a tale of rebellion through art, saying no in the face of abject sterility, and the pool desires of one living doll on a mission…

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Rome is dead...long live the Gauls! Or so they think, as one intrepid man travels to gather an artifact of great value to his people, and to that empire which shadowed all of Europa…

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1920. The Sky War is over and Germany is victorious. But success has its price. Berlin is now a metropolis of merriment, vice...and danger. Enter Hauer, Freikorps officer, hunter, law enforcer. Hauer is tasked with hunting down illicit, lethal black market items in the city he knows and loves. But though the war is over and the night lights gleam bright, the shadows have grown ever longer.This is a tale of decopunk in the Legacy Universe, of a Berlin that never was, and always has been...…

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Splatterpunk for the upper crust and beyond…

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Is it a question Raul seeks or have answers gone extinct? Yet another dream of a person in the murky designs of the Swirl...…

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They're coming...…

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science fantasy flash fiction…

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In the Garden of Intent, no one can hear you dream...…

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The Aubade Kinship is a union of five nations practicing solarpunk ingenuity and peace. But the rest of the world is not so keen to their outlook. It is a tale of the old versus the new. Can art, law and history outdo guns, greed and genocide?…