"(Alright, already) and we'll all float on
Alright, already, we'll all float on, alright
Don't worry, even if things end up a bit too heavy, we'll all float on..."
- #ModestMouse , from 2001's #GoodNewsForPeopleWhoLoveBadNews
A little update for everyone. New projects, events, and stories. Thank you for reading my work and supporting me!
#writing #reading #fiction #books #horror #apocalyptic #shortstory #flashfiction #monsters #bookseries #novels
#fantasy #darkfantasy #steampunk
https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2025/08/02/random-update-8-2-2025/
Clooney, as a brilliant act of moral restitution for the disaster that was the Solaris adaptation, should probably dig up that long-forgotten The Diamond Age project he’s got collecting dust somewhere
https://web.archive.org/web/20080514071109/http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/16/clooney-and-scifi-ma.html
#ScribesAndMakers Aug 1/Alt: Word #Mergaunt
Mergaunts: Bat-like creatures resembling night gaunts from which they get their name. Found in the valleys of the volcanic ranges of Mercury. Dwelling on Mercury, they are fire-resistant, and their mere touch will set earthly materials on fire. They have a hive mind, and if their "mother" is slain, they wander until they come into range of a new mother.
Source: The Bats of Mercury, Nara Moore.
https://www.pixiv.net/novel/series/13770396
Return to the FATE GEAR
Chapter 10: You say Mulligatawny; I say MullagaGEARy.
#FanFiction #OthersidePicnic #FateGear
Further talk was forestalled by noise from the mess. Bang. “We want grub!” Bang. “We want grub!” Bang. “We want grub.” Bang.
The three hurried into the mess. Seeing them Mina held up her hands. “Mates, we be going into a fine scuffle. The very heavens be our goal. We are on the #edge of a great revolution. The Golden throne … and as someone said, ‘My name is Inigo Montoya. You Killed my Father. Prepare to die.’”
(“Get on with it; the vittles be getting cold.”) They all hear Fate Gear’s voice, edged with irritation, in their heads.
Bang! Bang! Went the crew.
“You’re not a eunuch,” Mina muttered. Then in a brighter voice, “Half ration of grog today. I want you bright and sharp as an edged cutlass.”
Bang! “Hiss!”
“But double rations for all survivors.”
Bang! “Yer the eunuch, cap!”
“What’s that delightful smell?” Mina asked as the cook and her mates began serving.
“Mulligan stew,” Beni said.
(“This be a pirate ship, not a B Western roundup!”)
“It’s special for steampunk pirates; it's MullagaGEARy,” Beni said with a straight face. [Note 1]
Bang! “Hiss!” Bang! “Boo.”
Note 1: Sorawo groaned, “Mulligatawny.” [Note 1]
Echoed by Toriko, “MullagaGEARy.” [Note 2]
Note 1 of Note 1: Mulligatawny: A spicy soup of Tamil ‘South Indian’ origin commonly including chicken, mutton, and lentils—nothing like Mulligan stew. [Note 1]
Note 2 of Note 1: MulligaGEARy: Ingredients unknown but savory and sure to delight the steampunker in your life. Not to be confused with MulliGEARy, a clear soup. But your steampunker won’t mind. They’ll just be happy that you finally cooked something rather than ordering takeout.
Note 1 of Note 1 of Note 1: Mulligan stew: A thick hobo stew with whatever ingredients are at hand. B Westerns often featured Mulligan stew as a special dish served from the chuck wagon. Not to be confused with Stone Soup, a European variation of the same theme.
#TootFic #Serial #NMPrompts #NMV366 #NMMP
#UraPi #Steampunk #Pirates #Metal #JMetal #Satire #PoliticalSatire #ReturnToTheFateGear #NMRTTFG
@fanfiction
Return to the FATE GEAR
Chapter 9: Hoist yer spoons
#FanFiction #OthersidePicnic #FateGear
Captian Mina paced the Fate Gear’s deck, which always #sloped so Mina was going uphill. Sorawo could imagine the ship silently chuckling to itself. Periodically the captain checked a large brass compass #finished to the umpteenth degree of shine, huge altimeter (shiny), and massive steam-powered sextant (blazing brilliantly).
Finally finished pacing, satisfied they were on course, she turned to her navigator. “Tell the lasses that grubs up.”
“Aye, aye, Captain,” Yuri said while her fingers flew over the keyboard.
(“Hoist yer spoons, lassie. Benimori got vittles for you in the mess,”) Fate Gear announced. A shrill train whistle screamed, signaling the same. “Get yer vittles on!”
Nana took over command as the captain walked toward the mess.
Nana’s first act was to turn on the Otherside pair lounging at the railing, mops motionless. “And you two bilge rats, wash yer hands and help Benimori serve. Look smart or you’ll feel a kiss of the Bosun’s cat.”
Toriko and Sorawo hurriedly complied and dashed off to help Benimori.
“Take these,” Beni said, handing enormous pots of warm, rich-smelling stew. “If you spill any of it, the ship will have your carcass for dinner.” Beni grinned as she waved a huge spoon.
“That’s not very pirate,” Toriko observed.
Beni lost her smile. “Let’s see you do better.”
“Slop any of this swell, I’ll be keelhauling a pair of deck rats before you can say ‘drunken sailor,’” Toriko supplied.
Beni whistled in appreciation while Sorawo rolled her eyes.
“These two deck rats better be getting this swell to the mates or the cap be slitting our sails,” Sorawo joined in.
The other two’s mouths dropped, and they stared at Sorawo. For a moment, it looked like Toriko would drop the pot she held, and Beni’s spoon wavered in the air.
Toriko was the first to recover. “Now ye be talking like a pirate, matey.”
#TootFic #Serial #NMPrompts #NMV366 #NMMP
#UraPi #Steampunk #Pirates #UraPiFanFic #Metal #JMetal #Satire #PoliticalSatire #ReturnToTheFateGear #NMRTTFG
@fanfiction
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Scenes from Papplewick Pumping Station Steampunk Weekend, held at the restored water pumping station near Nottingham, U.K. Thanks to Craig Jenkins for providing the photos. #steampunk #gallery https://steampunk-explorer.com/articles/photos-papplewick-pumping-station-steampunk-weekend
#steampunk #jewelry #steampunkfashion #steampunkstyle
Steampunky enough even without gears? I have to admit something is missing. A illuminated peridot sphere held in place by mostly selfmade brass parts. Looks spectacular at night.
Is it because I’ve been watching documentaries about some of the artists from the Nouveau Réalisme movement lately that I’ve started appreciating eclectic collections of objects? I’m not sure… All I know is that I now find myself rummaging through my trash cans—and even other people's—to see what I can salvage, picking up little objects I find on the street…
Pour des raisons de déplacements, le #Mardiconseil est avancé de 24h avec l'entrée de juillet pour le #Défi2025 et un roman #Steampunk paru chez
@BloomsburyBooks https://www.outrelivres.fr/defi-2025-the-watchmaker-of-filigree-street/ #MastoLivre @mastolivres @bookstodon
Might I interest you in Hot Nemo™?
I've watched two episodes of #Nautilus on AMC+ and I'm digging it so far. The production values are great (it was a Disney big budget thing before they offloaded it). 20,000 Leagues purists apparently don't love it but, whatever, I haven't read that since high school.
You could do worse if you're missing #BlackSails or #OFMD and/or enjoy #steampunk
Starting to tag this #solarpunk... not sure if it fits or not, but the combo of 1800's technology with electronics. Maybe #steampunk instead? LOL
I'll slowly be releasing my dark fantasy novel Beware the Ills via my blog. This is my favorite book I've written. Steampunk, weird prose, first person, and a lovable sasquatch. Enjoy.
#darkfantasy #horror #fantasy #writing #reading #books #steampunk
https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/beware-the-ills-part-one/
#Steampunk Brew Works and #StLouis #Science Center collaborate for an evening of auditory awe https://www.stlmag.com/dining/steampunk-brew-works-st-louis-science-center-event/ #Missouri
Après avoir été complètement conquise par les deux premiers tomes, je me sus enfin plongée dans le dernier tome de la trilogie des Cités divines, La cité des miracles de Robert Jackson Bennett chez Albin Michel Imaginaire.
Conclusion à cette formidable saga de fantasy/steampunk d’une originalité rare, La cité des miracles propose un récit plus mélancolique qui dose bien l’action, la tension mais aussi l’émotion. Avis complet sur le blog : https://yuyine.be/node/1331