"We don't hand out vices. We hand out an escape from pain." -Silas MaCallister, drug kingpin In Hellhole, the sordid city situated into the volcanic basin of the Moloch Caldera, drug bootlegging reigns supreme. A red demon, Asher Glassberg, witnesses the murder of his parents in a gruesome in-home shooting, He finds...
A collaborative story written by Team Decopunk during @Ooorah's "Epic Tales From beautiful Minds" event. Embark on adventures both strange and awe-inspiring with these retro-futurists extraordinaire, weavers of words and worlds bedecked in chrome, and explorers of the glamour of a tomorrow that could have been and may...
Far away, World War Two ravages Europe and the Pacific. In Southern New Jersey, a more sinister war is unfolding. A crew running on empty. A secret weapon. An enemy beyond description. Welcome to Down Jersey. Cows are resting. Harvest has ended. Death is in the air...
Cecil Addams was raised a thief when America's Corrupt City was reaching it peak, but it's not until a job goes awry that Cecil is truly thrust into the world of crime bosses and the mafia. He rebuilds himself from the ashes but is reluctant to throw himself back into the fold until he meets Henley Williams and is fo...
~First Person POV~ ~Short Story~ Summary: In a world where magic infused drinks and foods are illegal, your friend decides to take you to a speakeasy selling just that a few weeks after your 24th birthday.
From the author of "The Mermaid Spell" and "Cursed to the Sea" comes a Gatsby-inspired Beauty and the Beast retelling. Once a member of one of New York's richest tycoon families, Belle's family has fallen under hard times and forced to move from their estate into a tiny apartment to avoid her father's neverending debt...
It's been four months since tragedy struck the Venzetto family. Everyone is working to overcome their inner demons in order to move on, but no one more than Grace. She is falling off the rails and needs to find a purpose again. For her, there is only one thing that will fulfill her: Revenge. The only problem, she has...
Hair ✓ Lipstick ✓ Smile (Perfect) Kenzie Clearwater is an average American girl. Although she doesn't consider herself to be a flapper, she still housed the same stylish attire-courtesy of her best friends- and visited the hottest juice joints in town. With her older brother on the brink of taking over the fa...
From Boston, to Ireland, and a reroute back, the Belford clan is home. Set in 1923, a notorious gang has made its arrival onto us soil after a mysterious return home. Watch, as the Belford's rise to power not caring any for who they take in their path. Will they achieve their goals? Or will they just piss every chance...
New Orleans, 1924. It's the Jazz Age, baby. A time for big dreams and big hearts. Sixteen year old Virginia Larkin has just escaped from her caged life in Chicago. She's come to New Orleans to forget her old life and start new, have fun. Soon, she finds herself sucked into the underground world of speakeasies, jazz, a...
In the time of flappers, jazz, and prohibition, a speakeasy was the place to be. And who better to supply the hooch to a speakeasy than a bootlegger, a hood, and a gunrunner? Ashton, Calum, and Michael knew how to get the job done and be back in time for a drink at Club 96 with Luke ready to pour them a glass of white...
In the 1920's everyone wanted to drink, cut their hair, and be somebody. What happens when 20 year old Rose Wallace is moved to her Aunt and Uncle's house in New York City after her recent outbursts in her conservative community in Upstate New York? Will the secrets that her Uncle keeps from her mother stay secret for...
Guys, this month, we set up the challenge of taking on the smoky, deceptively clear-cut subgenre of DieselPunk! And may we say, this guy packs a mighty punch! Check out original shorts, reviews, interviews, contests and more--all right here for your reading pleasure!
Trixie discovers a young female pilot with the head of a cat who is been washed up on the beach of her island home. The bedraggled pilot has no memory of who she is. What is the pilot hiding and What has tshe got to do with the notorious sky pirate Captain Kittyhawk? Soon Trixie is dragged into a desperate attempt t...
The Fairy's Tale has been described as Cinderella meets 1984. Ænathlin, the last surviving city of the fae, is facing civil war. Ruled by the sinister, authoritarian General Administration, for hundreds of years the city has managed to stave off disaster by maintaining strict control over the lives of its inhabitant...
Araceli Caelum had enough trouble running her ferry service as it was. The last thing she needed was for the Vautours to blackmail her into doing their dirty work. Christopher, a Commander of the Vautours, does just that. He, a man born on the Terra, had never known a life with emotion, passion, or love. Abused physic...
In this prequel to Scarlet, we’re introduced to the army Queen Levana is building, and one soldier in particular who will do anything to keep from becoming the monster they want him to be.
The Little Android is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, set in the world of The Lunar Chronicles by New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer. When android Mech6.0 saves the life of a handsome hardware engineer, her body is destroyed and her mechanics discover a glitch in her programming. Androids aren't not m...
In this prequel to Cinder, we see the results of the plague play out, and the emotional toll it takes on Cinder. Something that may, or may not, be a glitch….
No truths that young princess Lynessa grew up with are as absolute as she thought. A stranger in a strange land, she almost finds her footing when the wolf hunting the Sun-Child reaches it. As the Sun is in the belly of the creature, the lands are sank in darkness, and Lynessa quests alongside her equally young husba...
Jean Kirschtein provides moonshine for the speakeasy of the famous mob boss, Rivaille. He falls for his freckled son, Marco, when he sees him play at the piano.
Wichita, 1920s - Bootleggers, speakeasies, vampires - oh my! Jake Mathisen survived the Great War only to return home to find there's little work for a pilot and, worse, the vampires of Europe have been emigrating to the States. Working for bootlegger Toliver Cain means good money, access to a sterling airplane, and e...
It is unknown if the ailing Prince Albert had been cured by the magical ministrations of the court wizard or the precise prescriptions of the court doctor, but his miraculous recovery 1861 brings about a rise in popularity of both disciplines in Queen Victoria’s England. Spiritualists and Scientists vie for newspaper...
