Saskia Dodson I was drawing one day, when someone slammed open the door. It was my sister, Jane. She was out of breath, but had a huge grin on her face, the kind of grin she has when she has a great idea. Jane was holding a flyer that looked… Read More
Jinx Taylor-moore Prologue: The sounds of my pounding footsteps ricocheted off the brick walls, creating a vibrating echo that rang in my already-almost-deaf ears. A dim light cast down on me, illuminating the path enough that I could avoid stumbling over the crates that were kept in the backstreets behind… Read More
Leila Romanes That night, silence had a colour. My ears rang with the silver of the night’s hush, swirling like liquid mercury. The field was a desert after the harvest; I didn’t think that anything could have survived the conflagration of dry stalks. My fingers, coated with charcoal, traced spiralling… Read More
Noah Boivin Hello Mate! Looks like you took quite the tumble there, hey! You weren’t looking where you were going and fell through the city’s sewer system. Sorry about the 80 meter fall into that pool of monkey-parrot feces and toilet water over there. Anyway, you’ll be down here for… Read More
Anwita Vasanth Koodalithazhathuveedu Well, that’s it for today. I dust myself off and store my latest project in a container my friends made for me, making sure to fasten all the clasps and tighten all the straps (alchemy is a volatile thing, after all). “Where’re you going, Ed?” My… Read More
Sophie Nikolarakos I can see red, orange, black and bodies. I don’t know how to breathe: wait, no, inhale, exhale. I understand now. They run as if it is nothing. I try to walk forwards. Fear. I lash at the door. Another metal monster with melting wheels zooms past, but… Read More
Tilly Pattison I am going to the Inner Ring to get some peace and quiet. I meet the Mayor as I sneak onto the train dressed up as an assistant. Oh no I have been discovered in the Inner Ring and make a run for it… “Come back here!” yells… Read More
Reilly Murphy Prologue The middle ring of Clockwork City was full of towns, full of boring, boring people, looking for any excitement. So, when Perficientur Civitatem appeared almost out of thin air, all people could do was chatter. The bustling golden noisy city was full of the Talented, just waiting… Read More
Chapter 1 – Escape The gentle sound of hammering raindrops lurches me out of my sleep. My clothes are soaked through, and I’m shivering. I slowly get up, the spiky leaves, sticks, pebbles, bugs and other annoying naturey things sticking to my damp skin and getting inside my pants and… Read More
The girl wonders through the beast, it’s pearly ribs stretching up to the smoky, grey clouds. She runs her finger along the scar on her hip, tracing the red lines. Her bare feet scuff through the grey-green earth, burying her toes into the the moist soil beneath the layer of… Read More
