Steampunk Roo

By John H. Carroll

It is a little known fact that Steampunk animals roam the wild Outback of Australia. They live a rugged, but good life. Steampunk City is the center of their civilization, run by Governor Kevin Koala.

Outside of Steampunk City are vast stretches of arid lands. The Steampunk Animal Alliance has built a series of water stops with tanks of water supplied by windmills that pump water from deep in the ground. From them, Steampunk animals can refill their water tanks to keep their gears running.

Horrible news has come that someone is destroying those water stops. It’s up to Steampunk Roo, an agent of the Steampunk Animal Alliance to investigate and hopefully bring a stop to the terrible destruction!

• Language: English
• Publisher: John H. Carroll
• Release date: Sep 13, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301672295

John H. Carroll

John H. Carroll was the youngest of seven children and was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1970 where he was kept in a dresser drawer with the clean socks. Luckily, he wasn’t kept with the dirty socks or else he might have grown up to become slightly warped.As a child, John spent most of his time wandering through the Mojave Desert in an attempt to avoid people. He would stare at the sky, imagining what it would be like to explore different worlds. One of his favorite memories is watching his dad build the fuselage of Evel Kneivel’s skycycle in their garage. One of his least favorite moments was watching that skycycle fall into the Snake River. (Not his dad’s fault and he has documentation to prove it, so nyah)As a teenager, John spent most of his time driving wherever he could in an attempt to avoid people. He would stare at the road, imagining what it would be like to explore different worlds. He was the captain of the chess team, lettered in golf and band while in high school, and wasn’t beaten up anywhere near as much as one might imagine.As an adult, John spends most of his time staring at a computer screen in an attempt to avoid people. He stares at the monitor for hours, imagining what it would be like to explore different worlds. Occasionally, he looks around to see what’s happening on planet Earth. Quite frankly, it frightens him. He’s just going to do his best to write as many books as he can before aliens disintegrate humanity for being so irritating.Emo bunny minions surround John at most times. He is their imaginary friend and they look to him for guidance. At one point, they took over the world. No one noticed because they left everything exactly as it was. They gave the world back after a week because it was depressing.The Ryallon Series is his most popular endeavor into the field of writing. His Stories for Demented Children have lightened the hearts of many strange children and adults. He writes in the evenings and weekends whenever possible.

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Steampunk Roo

Stories for Demented Children

John H. Carroll

Published by John H. Carroll at Smashwords

Copyright 2013 John H. Carroll

Cover Copyright 2013 John H. Carroll

Steampunk pieces crafted by Divina Diva Designs

I dedicate this story to my daughter Larissa. (Nicknamed Roo) May your life be filled with the courage to face each new day with a smile.

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Author’s Notes

Beginning

Governor Kevin Koala met Steampunk Roo at the edge of Steampunk City. He adjusted his monocle with polished copper fingers as he spoke. In his other hand was a brass-handled cane. Good morning, Roo. Thank you for coming on such short notice.

Of course, Governor. Steampunk Roo hopped up to him on her large steel feet. Gears turned and rubber bands stretched as she pulled to a stop. She tipped her top hat with its long feathers and extra eye lenses on the