When Beowulf’s diesel-mechanized force of mercenaries goes up against their strongest foe yet, will it survive the conflagration that threatens their entire world? A dieselpunk short story retelling of the classic Beowulf. Bea A Dieselpunk Retelling is a novelette that originally appeared in the anthology “What We’ve English Class Goes Punk,” from Writerpunk Press.
Rachel A. Brune graduated from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts in May 2000, and was immediately plunged into the low-stakes world of entry-level executive assistant-ship. Her unexpected journey out of that world and into the military is chronicled in her self-published book Echoes and Premonitions.
Rachel served five years as a combat journalist, including two tours in Iraq, and a brief stint as a columnist for her hometown newspaper. After her second tour, she attended graduate school at the University at Albany in NY, where she earned her MA in Political Communication, and her commission as a second lieutenant in the military police corps.
Although her day job has taken in her in many strange, often twisted directions, Rachel continues to write and publish short fiction. She released her first novel, Soft Target, in early 2013. In addition to writing for the online military interest zine "Task & Purpose," she blogs her thoughts about reading and the writing life at The Infamous Scribbler. You can also follow her on Twitter, where she goes by the handle @rachelabrune.
Great short story with action and strife. Rachel Brune's characters are dynamic and interesting to follow. This is the first diesel punk story I have read and I enjoyed it.
Rachel Brune’s writing always impresses and this is certainly no exception. Love the characters, the action, and I really want to see more stories set in this world.