Curiosities

A new speculative fiction anthology series curated for the retropunk reader. Backyard mechanics prepare for mecha-walker death races. Civil war soldiers confront a horror from beyond. A victorian John pays a call to a colony of bee girls. And more. Come and see what is on exhibit at the gallery.Stories in this issue are:The Mark V Eleganté by Nelson StanleyBright and Falling Like an Avenging Angel by Shane HalbachPatron of the Arts by Tricia OwensHoneyed Tongue by Deborah L. DavittApproximations That Gradually Approach The Truth by David M. HoenigAfter Nightfall by David A. RileyThere Was a Nicholas Once by Alexis LantgenThe Seven O'Clock Man by Kate HeartfieldAll Through The House by Joachim Heijndermansedited by Kevin Frost and Andrew McCurdy Curiosities is the text companion to the Gallery of Curiosities podcast, an anthology fiction show curated for those afflicted with retropunk sensibilities. Not all stories we buy make it to the podcast, but they are always collected in the Curiosities issues. We hope you enjoy them. Short stories curated for the retropunk reader. Steampunk, gaslamp, weird, dark fantasy, and hyphenpunks yet to be claimed.