Catharsis
Catharsis by Ellen Pace Anne Fairfax fiddled with the nib of her fountain pen, feigning interest in the current discussion. The various project leaders of the Ruysdael Initiative were gathered around a circular table ensconced by back benches in a lavishly finished auditorium; the smell of grinding steel and embers managed to pervade every [...]
The Prince and the Priest
The Prince and the Priest by Bettina Borg Cardona He had travelled far, across endless oceans and arctic wastes, to the Shining City that stood like a vision in a dream, against a dark sea. Weary-limbed traveler, he was glad to disembark at last from the rocking timbers that had carried him [...]
Bee Brains
Bee Brains an Oriental Fairy Tale by Peter Farrugia The Imperial Concubine of the Dewy Slipper sat in the mixing-cupboard, a room fitted with long glass shelves, on which her collection of opium pipes and scraping knives, slim vases filled with plump purple poppies, pricking boards and porcelain bowls made perfect blots [...]
All Due to Clockwork
All due to clockwork by Marco Attard “I’ve never met your kind on this ship before” The airship Arrogance just left the unlovely fortified city of Metz, towards the floating city-state of Fenris. Once a warcraft, it’s now converted into a passenger ship, ferrying passengers from the groundland to the cities in the [...]
The Wind-Up Time Machine
The Wind-Up Time Machine by Kris Green Dear Herbert, I found these letters in old Uncle Charles’ papers and they looked to be right up your street. From what I can gather (and to be very honest I did not really try to decipher all of it), there are some things written that cast rather [...]
The Architect’s Epiphany
The Architect’s Epiphany by Daniel Vella On the second day after his arrival in Uyuni, Sir William Andrews, clad in a frock-coat of crimson velvet that had already been defiantly out-of-fashion when he wore it to King Edward’s coronation, commandeered one of the governor’s rusty old motor-cars and drove out onto the salt flats. A [...]
A Simple Request
A simple request by Teodor Reljic The Queen of Annexia lies dying. In her palace, elevated above the capital city by giant steam engines, she waits for sleep, not caring whether it would be just another nap or the plunge into a final slumber that has held the court busy for the past [...]
Frou Frou Paints the Town Pink!
Frou Froü Paints Town Pink! by Lara Schembri [From the pages of The Daily Cog] Rumour and scandal clank their way amidst the hazy air of our city, as notorious aesthete and controversial inventor Miss Jasmine Frou Froü reveals her well-kept secret to a not-so-welcoming public. Hoeder Reclick investigates. Miss Jasmine Frou Froü [...]
The Killing Machine
The Killing Machine by Michael Vella Steam. It is the essence of our lives. It runs our cities, our computationals, our inter-rails, our space rockets. Without it, we are lost. Steam. It is the essence of our lives. It combines the four elements, becoming the perfect product of their interactions. Earth creates wood, coal, and [...]
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