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Posts published in December 2014

Little Black Book: Breakthrough

Today I was restless. There is still paraffin enough for at least another week before I will have to return to the surface. I’m sure…

The Hungry Ghost

There! You see it? There it is! I need an exorcist!

AEther Salon: Trolls!

Information from this month’s AEther Salon, featuring the Boiler Elf, is now posted! Unedited transcript is here. Edited transcript is here. Pictures are here. Enjoy!

Little Black Book: Screw Christmas!

The preparations for Christmas were a bitch. Emerson was no help, as usual, except to make stupid suggestions on what color the labels needed to…

Kids’ Steam Santa Ball pictures

Finally have last weekend’s Kids’ Steam Santa Ball pictures posted.  You can peruse them here.  (Nothing from the later ball, as I was sick and…

Dec. 14 – Dreaming of Contact (Part 1)

Lisa was hurrying to finish scrubbing the hallway outside the dining room when she heard steps approaching. Looking up, she saw Beatrixe Rouse approaching. Bea’s…

just a little touch of poison

Qismah sat sipping tea at a quay side table at babbage cabbage, when she saw some militia men carrying a stretcher with a prone Mr…

life or death hangs by a tale

Omig listened to the whistles getting closer as he tossed the bloody razor and gloves onto the chest of the militia man with the slit…

Dec. 13 – A Loosening of the Leash

As Bookworm stepped inside Militia headquarters, she stopped short at the sight of the diminutive man standing there. “Mr. Canergak,” she said. “Good day.” “Hello…