Open Book

Astrid Westergaard

Bran// A vacancy opens up in the Ministry of Civilization.

Written for the Short Story Challenge 

Rise of the Scorpion

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

Joel Arnett's life is turned upside down when he makes a really bad decision to help a stranger. Follow his rise into manhood as he embarks on a journey across Araz.

Desperate Dream

Dayntie Feoil

Captain Alexander Abraxas is faced with some airship trouble and must seek out help in a much darker place than he expected.

The Demon Revolution, Part One

Gregor Osvo

An incident aboard a cargo ship results in the deaths of a dozen Vibranni stowaways in part one of an ongoing story that will change the shape of Antiford and the lives of its citizens.

Masquerade Mayhem

Captain Leo Swift

Captain Leo is called in by Lucas Buford, who has a proposition for the young bounty hunter. With the help of Abigail Beatrix Cromac, Leo makes a plan to capture his target. Things get rather complicated and the world shakes from the result.

Listeners Anthology

Lucas Merriweather Buford

An experiment in abstract storytelling.
This is a series of musical imagination prompts.

Crime in Antiford

Astrid Westergaard and Kent Nicholas

Some helpful information regarding organized crime syndicates, petty crime, piracy, etc. in Antiford

Becoming Maia

Maia

Maia's history, from when her father left to when she became a trader. In present-day, she is 16, and this history ends at 12. She has been an established trader for four years.

Discovery Day

Lucas Merriweather Buford and Gilbert Melker Wrathchild

The Order of the Badger decides to attend the Discovery Day celebrations and hear the technocrat announcements.

What’s announced will change Antiford forever.

Foundations of Change

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

If you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you go where Gearford flits?

The Arbiter Returns

Lady Serena Delgado

The mighty ship of the House Delgado has returned.

Tiff In Town

Lucas Merriweather Buford

The order don't always get along with each other...
especially handsome CEOs and door kicking, "airship commodores".

The Order of The Badger

Lucas Merriweather Buford, Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell, and Abigail Beatrix Cormac

The origins of our modern subversive organization, the Order of the Badger.

Demons

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Lucas recalls adventures past while waiting for an acquaintance to help him journey once more. 

Replacing Button

Lucas Merriweather Buford, Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell, and Abigail Beatrix Cormac

The Order of the Badger's their adventures after the infamous Charles Button incident.

Curiosity Almost Killed The Librarian

Theodore Emelior Beem

A flashback to the week following the death of Charles Button. While Gearford is in a tumult, Theodore Emelior Beem is working late at the Science and Technology library. What he'll find will shock him.

Inspired by the Flash Horror challenge.

In the chronology of Theodore Beem's life, this story takes place after The Gang of Misbegottens, but before the story Excelsior.

Sean Finian O'Brudhear and the Bowl of Brown Stew

Sean Finian O'Brudhear

Sean Finian O'Brudhear arrives in Gearford and experiences the local cuisine.

Written for FLASH Fiction Challenge- Food but it ran long, and the writer was so enamored of every word that he was loathe to cut it.

Arrest Record

Annabelle Bardeneen

What do you tell that bobbies when they arrest you? That you're punishing the girl for wasting water?

The Aftermath

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

After the death of Charles Button, Phinneus faces some trouble.

The Gazelle Sets Sail

Captain Alexander Nolan

the beginning of the Adventures of Captain Alexander and his crew. I combined a few stories that happen in order. so it would be easier to read.

Elspeth

Professor Leopold Phillip Featherstonhaugh

The story of a young vibranni and Leopold's origin story, sort of. 

A Tale of Love and Hardship ( working title )

Captain Leo Swift

James, a man who lost everything but his daughter must risks everything to find her a safe home.

( New kind of style of story I'm going for here, let me know what you think )

A Library Fine Comes Due

Theodore Emelior Beem and Lucas Merriweather Buford

Lucas Merriweather Buford comes to the Science and Technology Library in Gearford and learns the importance of returning books on time and paying his fines.

This was submitted for the Horror Flash Fiction Challenge.

Wanted Ad

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

Arnett needs some help, and he's sitting down with some interesting folks to try and find it.

All Rise

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

Judge Adrian Sandoval is sick of the state of the Technocracy. He takes steps to change things.

The Phantom of Black Leaf and Earl

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A millyard man's amazing journey into what's possible with a day off and a bit of tea.

The Story of Steven Copley

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

A short story about the first captain to join Phinneus' fleet.

The Storm That Lit Fires

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Prequel to Masquerade Mayhem in which Buford's bad luck leads to terrible decisions.

Night Comes

Captain Alexander Nolan

the first issue of the Glass Octopus

The Death of Monopoly

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A new automaton is born that could change everything one day, but new business rivals threaten to change everything far faster than that. 

No Escape

Professor Leopold Phillip Featherstonhaugh

The Consequences of the Past

Olivia Annette Adams

Olivia's backstory, mixed in with a present day mystery.  

Strike! Strike! Strike!

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

Gregor witnesses the dangers of standing up for workers' rights.

Home

Maia

Maia has finally let out the truth about her history to someone. Something has snapped inside of her, but she's still determined to find her mother. The last part of "Not For The Work" and "Ally."

The Guilded Cage

Captain Alexander Nolan

a story about Nicholas Bennett

"Happy" New Year?

Lieutenant Joel Arnett and Kent Nicholas

Arnett and Kent through the Years

A New Mission

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

The Northstar is rebuilt and Phinneus receives a new mission.

Buford Automaton Character Guide

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A run-down of who's who in Buford Automaton.

Moving Forward

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Lucas decides it's time for Bob to get an upgrade, Esther to cheer up, and his intern to stop making so many mistakes.

Takes place after Lunch With Esther and at the same time as Across The Pond.

A Demon's Wager

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

Tulio Basit teaches a tough lesson behind a Paorrean saying when he comes to collect.

Nothing Ever Matters

Gilbert Melker Wrathchild

Nothing ever matters to Gilbert.

Gorrn’s Blessings to you. fnord.

Not For The Work

Maia

Maia is used to escaping from people who want her to work for them. However, this man has a different idea.

Ally

Maia

Maia fell asleep relatively safe in a dark alleyway. . . but that's not where she wakes up. A continuation of "Not For The Work."

Epilogue

Gilbert Melker Wrathchild

The aftermath of a failed Technocratic plan to catch the Glass Octopus opens the way to a more dangerous and potentially destructive plan.

Payback

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

Arnett's life isn't getting any easier, but with a new crew member he might see another day.

Antiford Unhinged

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A series of creepy, unreal stories

How Phinneus Took to the Sky

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

The origin of Phinneus Cromwell.

Voyage Home

Captain Alexander Nolan

A trip home turns into the makings adventure and foreshadowing of the future.

Mechanical Daughter

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Meredith's life gets complicated all at once when a deal with the Grande Theatre puts Adele in a starring role.

Poetry and Blood

Lucas Merriweather Buford

This is a typical evening for William Bittersworth the deviant poet.

Diplomacy

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Lucas Buford discovers the role the Technocracy wants him to play, and encounters an old acquaintance is stuck in the middle of it just as much as he is.

Baptism

Astrid Westergaard

Bran// A stupid mistake on his birthday turns into an opportunity for Bran to prove his worth.

*IN PROGRESS*

Copper in the Grime

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Solve a short mystery in Gearford's underbelly, told in the second person. Your name and that of your lover are gender neutral, so imagine them as you like.

Ink version here: copper-in-the-grime.ink 

The Heartlong's Calling Parts 1-3

Dr. Tobias Bloom

Doctor Tobias Bloom has been well around the world. He's lived a lifetime of fighting and violence, and he sets sail for Antiford to try and escape it all. What he finds instead is a mystery and a discovery that could shake Antiford to its core.

Mayberry Demon

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A young vibranni rapper from the streets of Gearford tells it like it is.