Clockwork Dreams

Enthusiastically Unstable; Eloquently Retrotech

Daughters of Clio: Prompt 2

| November 23, 2010

Daughters of Clio Prompt: red mailbox – – – – – Every night was the same. I would open the door and run down a familiar stone pathway that I’d never seen before, down to the edge of the road where the mailbox – a bright, fire-engine red – stood waiting for me. Every night, [...]

Daughters of Clio: Prompt 1

| November 17, 2010

Daughters of Clio Prompt: the mapmaker’s child – – – – – “Papa? What’s that?” “Shhh, child, hush.” The man led his daughter away from the cave mouth quickly and quietly. “We must find another place for tonight’s camp.” That evening, he spread the parchment out across a rock. Marking off a section of the [...]

Misleading yet accurate Disney movie summaries

| November 17, 2010

Idea courtesy of John Scalzi. In no particular order: Sleeping Beauty With the princess in a coma, it’s up to a sorceress to defend her from would-be kidnappers. The Little Mermaid A young prince is baffled by the appearance of a mysteriously mute woman on his doorstep. Beauty and the Beast An inventor’s attempt to [...]

Three Word Wednesday CCXIV

| November 10, 2010

Oh my goodness I did another one! These are turning into fun little fluffy things. :D the details the words: gesture, immediate, treasure Oh and I forgot to mention that this, like the previous one, is also set loosely in the world of Addergoole. – – – – – I slowly turned the pendant around [...]

Three Word Wednesday CCXIII

| November 10, 2010

And yet it is my first. Wohoo!

the details
the words: abrupt, kernel, wield

It originally started as a normal story and then I decided to do this 3ww for it, which led to interesting development. Also, it is loosely set in the universe of Addergoole.

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Best steampunk costume advice, a la Nekocon

| November 8, 2010

The very first panel we went to at Nekocon was actually on a whim, because I looked at the schedule and saw the following text: “Putting on Goggles Does Not Make You Steampunk” Of course, this is a Major Pet Peeve of mine – people sticking on a pair of goggles and saying they’re steampunk, [...]