Just roll me in fairy dust and call me a unicorn.

Lita Burke

Tags: humor fairy unicorn wizard steampunk clockpunk

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Pearl spent the passing days buried so deep in the musty, dusty sorcery tomes that sometimes when she emerged, she spoke in archaic english. "Hast thou a light?" she'd asked him this afternoon when her study room had grown dark with gathering clouds.

Gail Dayton

Tags: steampunk blood-magic grey-carteret heart-s-blood pearl-parkin socery sorceress tomes

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She gathered herself up- rather like collecting her skirts before mountibg a carriage

Gail Dayton

Tags: sorcery steampunk blood-magic grey-carteret heart-s-blood pearl-parkin sorceress

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She gathered herself up- rather like collecting her skirts before mounting a carriage

Gail Dayton

Tags: sorcery steampunk blood-magic grey-carteret heart-s-blood pearl-parkin sorceress

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«“I meant, tell me all about this steampunk thing!” Gavin broke in. “How does that concept work out for you people, here in Brazil?”
“You don’t know about steampunk?” shouted Xavier, dubiously.
“Well, I don’t read many novels! Because I’m kinda fully-booked already! But, obviously, you’re a science fiction writer at a Futurist conference! And I can see that you’re all dressed up like some fancy guy from the past, from the 19th century! So what gives with that? What is all that about?”»

Bruce Sterling

Tags: future steampunk

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Living on steam isn't easy.

Jessica Fortunato

Tags: life easy living hard steampunk steam

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We learned the seven traditional ways to make words unclear."
"Seven? That many? Which was the most effective?"
"Poor grammar skills.

Lita Burke

Tags: humor quest fantasy magic dragon wizard steampunk

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And there on the piss-soaked cobbles, his back to the alley and his face to the wall, lay the object of their diplomatic mission: A sleeping drunk. Colt lay out his hand in a flourish.
“Mr. Billings, may I introduce to you His Imperial Majesty Joshua Norton the First, Emperor of the United States of America and Protector of Mexico.

Jordan Stratford

Tags: steampunk

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Babbage's Three Laws of Difference Engines

First Law: A difference engine must have at least six cogs.

Second Law: A difference engine must be able to operate a loom.

Third law: A difference engine must be able to kill a man, should the mood so take it.

Gideon Defoe

Tags: humour steampunk robotics difference-engine

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Are we immortal?" he paused in his exploration of her skin.

Mischief shone in her eyes. "Want me to shoot you and find out?

A.W. Exley

Tags: steampunk

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