#SixSunday — A Peek at Clockwork Nessie

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This six comes from my story in Conquest Through Determination, a steampunk-themed anthology from Pill Hill Press. My story is called “Clockwork Nessie” and features a strong-minded young woman named Lizzy. She has just discovered her recently departed father left behind a secret science lab on Dog Island in Loch Ness. She and her servant, Robert, rowed out to the island to investigate and have just arrived at the hunting lodge, which appears to be deserted.

A large sign affixed to its door said, “Closed until September 1.  Trespassers may be shot.”

“See, Miss.  We’d best clear out lest someone make good on yon threat.”

“Oh posh.  That’s to keep the riff-raff away, which is why it says ‘may be shot’.”

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Conquest Through Determination Releases!!

Finally! “Clockwork Nessie” is published! I wrote this story over a year ago for another anthology that never got off the ground, withdrew it and resubmitted it. Pill Hill accepted it and finally, finally it’s published. The paperback format is available now at Amazon, but if you’re a Kindle person, give it another few days and that format will also be available. In the meantime, if you love steampunk, and I do, you might wanna give this one a read. I haven’t dug in myself yet but from what I understand there are a couple that are set in the old west, as in Wild, Wild, West! (used to love that show!)

Table of Contents:

  1. The Tragedy of Harland Ruby and Elvira Mynx (Katherine Simmons)
  2. Appomattox (David W. Landrum)
  3. Sternum Flint’s Mechanical Heart (Son Mitchell)
  4. Chitin and Coal (Jen Matteis)
  5. The Lure (Michael B. Fletcher)
  6. Dreamer, Wake Up, Wake Up (Magda Knight)
  7. Hell’s Black Birds (Miles Boothe)
  8. Gray Matter (Alexander B. Joy)
  9. Clockwork Nessie (Claire Gillian)
  10. Tangolandia (Gustavo Bondini)
  11. Museum Quality (Erin Shanendoah Baker)
  12. A Mind Most Desirable (A. D. Spencer)
  13. The Downfall of Jesse James (Anthony W. Eichenlaub)
  14. Asp Among the Water Lilies (T. W. Garland)
  15. Undead Empire, Gog! (J. W. Whalen)
  16. Fateful Days (H. J. Hill)

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