A few months later I was again working on a machine. I made sure it went round and round, because the entire kingdom was depending on me. Well, not quite. The kingdom itself was now depending on Johso, but the kingdoms goals were depending on this ship, the first steam-powered ship that ever had been… Continue reading 3. The Edge — Beyond the Edge of the World
2. Adventure Calls — Beyond the Edge of the World
On my way back home, I stumbled across a poster. It was advertising freedom and glory and riches, all you needed to do was find the edge of the world. Awesome, I thought, let me just get a rope to hang myself with, it’d have the same result, but cheaper and faster. The further I… Continue reading 2. Adventure Calls — Beyond the Edge of the World
1. I, the Mechanic — Beyond the Edge of the World
The light was gloomy, the air filled with ash and the ground was vibrating ever so slightly. And I wasn’t even halfway towards the factory yet. It was this hellscape I had to keep unbroken, our society depended on it. Now anyway, granddad would tell me stories of how difficult yet simple life was when… Continue reading 1. I, the Mechanic — Beyond the Edge of the World
0. Foreword — Beyond the Edge of the World
Moin! You are about to read a little short story. It's Fantasy with some Steampunk elements, I guess, and (without spoiling too much) is attempting to follow Vogler's version of the Hero's Journey. I say attempting, because I did not do one important plot point that would usually be required. Reading Notes Some reading notes… Continue reading 0. Foreword — Beyond the Edge of the World
Mortred in the City
Mortred thought the city was strange the moment she came into it. There were no trees around for miles, no animals, only a few grey birds. The buildings were boxy and tall, but did not appear to have a roof. But man, were there a lot of people. Every window of every building had one,… Continue reading Mortred in the City
A Froggy Instrument
It was a regular and warm Friday evening. The insects were doing their noises, the frogs were ribitting, the ducks were quacking, and overall, it was nice. Until I noticed a little frog instrument sitting on the wayside. The idea with these things is simple, you just rub a piece of wood onto it and… Continue reading A Froggy Instrument
Talkathief
— Slowly, slowly! don’t rush me, the first thief said. He was currently working on decoding the lock to the safe. — The shift of the next guard starts in 3 minutes. You’ll have to hurry if we want to do this! — You telling me that there isn’t much time left isn’t gonna make… Continue reading Talkathief
Dabchick, Explorer of Earth’s Third Pole
— Come on, bring my boat to the ocean, said Dabchick, pointing at the former can of tuna, that had a hole cut out for him — What, why? it’s in the middle of winter, you’ll catch a cold, I replied — That is precisely why you should bring me there. We will explore the… Continue reading Dabchick, Explorer of Earth’s Third Pole
The Cry
Peter heard a cry. It almost sounded like a woman, but.. weird. "Shall we check it out", he asked Luke, "we might save someone’s life".Luke answered that there was no way that there were others this far out in the woods, and that they probably weren’t able to help anyways. Besides, they shouldn’t lose the… Continue reading The Cry
Die Scheinheiligkeit der Verwerter
Eine Gruppe von Verwertern, Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenverlagen hat eine PR-Kampagne namens "Gerechtes Netz" gegen Google, Amazon und Facebook (kurz GAF) gestartet. In dieser Kampagne werben sie für mehr Datenschutz, für weniger Steuerschlupflöcher, gegen Monopole und für Jugendschutz. Das Ziel dieser Kampagne ist laut einem internen Schreiben, Politiker, Beamte und Richter GAF-feindlicher zu stimmen, wohl damit… Continue reading Die Scheinheiligkeit der Verwerter
Leo Wattenberg 