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Category Archives: Short Stories
Alternative History Science Fiction Preview: 1917 – “Dulce et Decorum est”
The following is an excerpt from a short story to be published in the forthcoming collection, Engines of Night. It was previously published in the series Tales From Beyond Tomorrow. “Halt! Who goes there?” Captain Martin Blake pointed his revolver … Continue reading →
Author Interview: Barbara G. Tarn
This week we have an interview from the incredibly prolific Barbara G. Tarn, whose historical fantasy “Olympia Nights” will be published in the forthcoming Olympic-themed anthology, “Tokyo 2020: Warriors of Olympia”. Could you tell us a little about yourself and … Continue reading →
Preview: “Appetite for the Unknown”
This is an excerpt of a story taken from “Dark Lanterns”, a collection of short horror stories set in modern Tokyo, and featuring the “Yokai” – the rogue’s gallery of weird supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore and mythology! Image courtesy … Continue reading →
December 1940: “Love and Magick”
This is a complete story taken from the forthcoming collection by J P Catton, “Engines of Night”. SORRY, TIME’S UP! THIS STORY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Posted in Alternative History, Art & Design, Literature, Modernism, Short Stories, The Occult, UK, Weird World War
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1992: To Live and Die in Dystopian London
Illustration by Phill Evans. This is an excerpt from “Skin Condition”, a short story from the “Futurist Manifesto” series of Alternative History tales by John Paul Catton. The story is available as an ‘e-short’, and is published in volume 1 of … Continue reading →
London, 1987: A City on the Brink of Destruction
This is an excerpt from “Fast Falls The Eventide”, a short story from the “Futurist Manifesto” series of Alternative History tales by John Paul Catton. The story is available as an ‘e-short’, and is published in volume 2 of “Tales From … Continue reading →
New York City, 1977: Battle amidst the Blackout!
This is an excerpt from “Nightfall in Utopia”, a novelette from the “Futurist Manifesto” series of Alternative History tales by John Paul Catton. The story is available as an ‘e-short’, and is published in volume 1 of “Tales From Beyond Tomorrow”. … Continue reading →
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Meet Jimmy Diamond – Mod Detective!
This is an excerpt from “Jimmy Diamond and the Girl from Venus”, a short story from the “Futurist Manifesto” series of Alternative History tales by John Paul Catton. The story is available as an ‘e-short’, and is published in volume 1 … Continue reading →
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Mars, 1999: Planet of Mystery!
This is an excerpt from “The Martian Dialogues”, a short story from the “Futurist Manifesto” series of Alternative History tales by John Paul Catton. The story is available as an ‘e-short’, and is published in volume 2 of “Tales From Beyond … Continue reading →
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Terror stalks the Trenches of World War One!
This is an excerpt from “Dulce et Decorum est”, a Dieselpunk short story from the Futurist Manifesto series of Alternative History tales by John Paul Catton. The story is available as an ‘e-short’, and is published in volume 1 of … Continue reading →
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