Mecanimus

The Calamitous Bob 85: Inevitable

“Every battle is won before it is ever fought.”

- Sun Tzu

All of Kazar and its surroundings had gathered to see the troops leave. Men, women and children covered t...

166. Asset Collection

I sit at my desk and sign the construction order for a shipyard; an entire shipyard for standardized river steam ships. I used to sign orders for table cloth.

It has been a long century.

The Calamitous Bob 84: Confluence of Hatred.

The white shapes bounced up and down the treeline at great speed, faster than they should. Talan was on his feet screaming before he could think about what to say. Gesticulating and pointing led to...

Who wants an audiobook?

I got three codes for free copies of the Journey audiobook, available on the American website only (.com) so it won't work on other platforms. Comment below if you want one and I'll select three pe...

The Midnight Accords (Journey Book 4 ) cover artwork

I think it's my favorite one so far.

165. Larceny

May 16, 1867

I was more than ready to go out for an evening to accomplish that bit of larceny Sinead mentioned, only to find out that the insufferable cad had taken one month just to prank me...

The Calamitous Bob 83: Green Hell

The army waited nervously for an assault that never came. Talan spent a good fifteen minutes scrutinizing the underbrush, identifying every twig in front of him until his brain was about to burst. ...

164. Liberation, opus one

In the Accords chamber below Boston’s fortress, Constantine’s arcane display moves more than all the participants put together. The Wardens stand like statues, each influential and powerful eno...

The Calamitous Bob 82: To Quell a Rebellion

Viv sat at her desk back at the tower, at a loss. The wind brought in the fragrant perfume of the Kazaran tree’s lilac blooms. The apothecary had dropped off a large vat of powerful poison, then ...

163. Devourer

“I have decided on a course of action!” Alexander clamors back in my office in Marquette. “Your trials have shown me the truth. The west is wild and untamed, filled with dangers and savages. ...

The Calamitous Bob 81: Second and Third

AN: Many people correctly noticed that the end was unpolished so I made some adjustments for improved clarity.

Danger sense: Intermediate 1

Mana M...

162. Here we go again

Something stirs in the threads of fate.

I wish I could remove this pompous, overdone sentence from my mind, and yet nothing else can accurately describe the weight on my mind since I returned...

The Calamitous Bob 80: Standing Alone

Viv sighed. In her mind, the three problems added themselves to her original purpose, turning the refugee camp into a viable caravan. Her mind had been altered by the magic of Nyil with all mental ...

161. White Cabal

“Is it her? She doesn’t look like much.”

“What did you expect? A tail? Bat wings?”

The young guard crossed his arms defensively. Hazel was against ribbing but this time, the l...

Map for The Calamitous Bob

The map shows everything that is relevant up to chapter 73. I will publish an Amazon version soonish and this will be included in it. Enjoy!

PS: the map was made by a colleague:
2021-10-05 09:49:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Bob the Calamity part 6 (63-73)

Another 'typo-light' compilation.

The Calamitous Bob 79: Winter

The Deadshield Woods were white. A thick blanket of snow expanded to the horizon in a sea of cottony clouds. The heavy shroud lay still under a lack of wind, frozen in time. This deep in the forest...

160. The World does not wait

The autumn wind blows with the promise of rain over the deserted road. Adrien stands over the trampled dirt of the flat road in his impeccable beige suit, an exquisite transplant in an otherwise dr...

Last announcement, promise.

I just need a break sorry I really need to outline or I'll fail both arcs. There will be no release next week. I'll use that to correct the tidal wave of typos, inconsistencies, and other mess plag...

Announcement: the Journey audiobook is live

I worked with a company called Podium to have Journey brought to life by a pro voice actor called Hollie. Well okay I didn't do much but listen to that thing it's amazing. That southern voice.

Announcement

Ok so I had chibis made by the excellent Wenart so I could use them as emotes on Discord. They are being resized but in the meanwhile please enjoy the real size artwork. The man is Jeffrey, the wer...

The Calamitous Bob 78: Autumn

Author's note: Sorry I'm a bit tired and this is a transition chapter. There will be typos. I'll go over it again with some help tomorrow if you prefer to wait.

Acuity +...

159. Autumn Cleaning

We leave Marquette the next night in complete secrecy. Phineas has received a gift from Constantine while I was away, a low-born Nightmare. This is, in reality, a thinly disguised show of support f...

The Calamitous Bob 77: The Convoy

158. Cry Havoc

I decide against leaving immediately and spend the rest of the night patrolling Marquette. I pay a particular attention to auras and smells. Unfortunately, if there are any vampires around, they ar...

The Calamitous Bob 76: A tale of many wings (with typos)

This one contains more than the regular amount of typos. I'll upload a corrected version tomorrow and send a new notification but in the meanwhile you can read this one if you don't mind too much.<...

157. While the cat's away

The crate containing my armor now lies on Trieste’s deserted docks, hidden from view by rows of barrels and other supplies. It only takes me a moment to realize that the box is unnaturally cold a...

The Calamitous Bob 75: Growth

156. Daughter of Thorn and Hunger

In the interstitial gap between a moment and the other, in the cracks between two atoms, enough substance exists for the transcendental to crawl through. That is, provided that someone foolish show...

The Calamitous Bob 74: On a limb

Chapter has no blue boxes so I'll just post it as is.

Laborers and soldiers alike busied themselves with the very last of the harvest. Tons of cereals were already in warehouses or ground i...