Dorian Hill, the flute playing, graphic novel reading, nail painting straight guy, gets too greedy for answers after the school's hot-shot football player Florence Spade snaps a blackmail worthy picture of him. Basically, he lands in hot shit.

The War has ravaged Earth for two generations. Young Walter Marlow and his family struggle to survive, in a world of desperation and death. When Walter and his loved ones are captured by the enemy, everything turns upside down. Loyalty, friendship, and faith are tried to the utmost, and he will come to discover what is truly valuable, amid the turmoil of revolution, and the birth of a new society. Diesel robots, water raids, sadistic Pruessian officers, fanatical boxing, and mysterious cats abound.This short story is a prelude and introduction to the retrofuture universe upcoming in my decopunk novel, "Ruby Descent". Note: This story contains violence and dark situations, in an apocalyptic setting.

The thief manages to steal through the snow-infested lands of the kingdom without capture, even going so far as to steal from carriages while their owners are fully awake and present. His rapid rise to infamy results in his capture, but he always appears to be a step ahead of his captors. Cal is charged with keeping a watchful eye on the thief, but he quickly realizes something is not quite normal about the silent prisoner...

D-9095 had been at the foundation for as long as he could remember. But maybe that was the problem. When a containment breach releases many dangerous SCP's around the facility, the D-class is forced to team up with Dr. Gala Berri, level 4 researcher who insists 9095 is a guy named Xolir Warped, a former researcher, and lover.