Steampunks Books
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Robert "Bo" Forehand here, author of Steampunks Book 1: The Earthquake Machine. I'm here to make people laugh, show off cool scifi, and chew bubblegum. And I'm all out of bubblegum.
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Robert Forehand's debut novel, Steampunks, The Earthquake Machine, is a captivating young adult science fiction comedy that follows a teenage girl's journey in a Clockwork City. With its blend of humo...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The sweetest recommendation from one of my besties, and super talented artist in her own right.
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Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 32
• "otterlateral" may be misspelled in “Good luck turnin ’ off an otterlateral engine that can’t stop. ”.
• "Abages" may be misspelled in “Abages ? ”.
• "Abagels" may be misspelled in “Abagels ? ”.
• "otterlateral" may be misspelled in “Good luck turnin ’ off an otterlateral engine that can’t stop. ”.
• "Abages" may be misspelled in “Abages ? ”.
• "Abagels" may be misspelled in “Abagels ? ”.
December 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 32
• "otterlateral" may be misspelled in “Good luck turnin ’ off an otterlateral engine that can’t stop. ”.
• "Abages" may be misspelled in “Abages ? ”.
• "Abagels" may be misspelled in “Abagels ? ”.
• "otterlateral" may be misspelled in “Good luck turnin ’ off an otterlateral engine that can’t stop. ”.
• "Abages" may be misspelled in “Abages ? ”.
• "Abagels" may be misspelled in “Abagels ? ”.
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 27
• "littled" may be misspelled in “The Cogs had been not-so-hard-at-work building exact copies of her glider design , to little success , and they tended to blunder into her workspace , which littled her success. ”.
• "littled" may be misspelled in “The Cogs had been not-so-hard-at-work building exact copies of her glider design , to little success , and they tended to blunder into her workspace , which littled her success. ”.
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 27
• "littled" may be misspelled in “The Cogs had been not-so-hard-at-work building exact copies of her glider design , to little success , and they tended to blunder into her workspace , which littled her success. ”.
• "littled" may be misspelled in “The Cogs had been not-so-hard-at-work building exact copies of her glider design , to little success , and they tended to blunder into her workspace , which littled her success. ”.
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 22
• "frankenfurter" may be misspelled in “77 “ Do you know how that frankenfurter thing works ? ”.
• "Derndest" may be misspelled in “Derndest thing I ever saw. ”.
• "Humanhole" may be misspelled in “Humanhole ? ”.
• "frankenfurter" may be misspelled in “77 “ Do you know how that frankenfurter thing works ? ”.
• "Derndest" may be misspelled in “Derndest thing I ever saw. ”.
• "Humanhole" may be misspelled in “Humanhole ? ”.
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 22
• "frankenfurter" may be misspelled in “77 “ Do you know how that frankenfurter thing works ? ”.
• "Derndest" may be misspelled in “Derndest thing I ever saw. ”.
• "Humanhole" may be misspelled in “Humanhole ? ”.
• "frankenfurter" may be misspelled in “77 “ Do you know how that frankenfurter thing works ? ”.
• "Derndest" may be misspelled in “Derndest thing I ever saw. ”.
• "Humanhole" may be misspelled in “Humanhole ? ”.
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 19
• "weighteous" may be misspelled in “Her much shorter legs tip-toed the rather weighteous machine straight and backed away from the wall. ”.
• "weighteous" may be misspelled in “Her much shorter legs tip-toed the rather weighteous machine straight and backed away from the wall. ”.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 19
• "weighteous" may be misspelled in “Her much shorter legs tip-toed the rather weighteous machine straight and backed away from the wall. ”.
• "weighteous" may be misspelled in “Her much shorter legs tip-toed the rather weighteous machine straight and backed away from the wall. ”.
The E-book looks pretty durn good on a tablet, if I say so myself.
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The E-book looks pretty durn good on a tablet, if I say so myself.
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 16
• "pirateyness". may be misspelled in “It’s really a person’s spirit that determines their pirateyness. ”.
• "birdyness". may be misspelled in “But still , it’s really a person’s spirit that determines their birdyness. ”.
• "pirateyness". may be misspelled in “It’s really a person’s spirit that determines their pirateyness. ”.
• "birdyness". may be misspelled in “But still , it’s really a person’s spirit that determines their birdyness. ”.
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 16
• "pirateyness". may be misspelled in “It’s really a person’s spirit that determines their pirateyness. ”.
• "birdyness". may be misspelled in “But still , it’s really a person’s spirit that determines their birdyness. ”.
• "pirateyness". may be misspelled in “It’s really a person’s spirit that determines their pirateyness. ”.
• "birdyness". may be misspelled in “But still , it’s really a person’s spirit that determines their birdyness. ”.
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 13
• "hurp". may be misspelled in “” Adelaide clamped her lips together with a hurp. ”.
• "oogled" may be misspelled in “They trudged and skipped and oogled their way to one of the more well-kept shops in the bazaar . ”.
• "hurp". may be misspelled in “” Adelaide clamped her lips together with a hurp. ”.
• "oogled" may be misspelled in “They trudged and skipped and oogled their way to one of the more well-kept shops in the bazaar . ”.
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 13
• "hurp". may be misspelled in “” Adelaide clamped her lips together with a hurp. ”.
• "oogled" may be misspelled in “They trudged and skipped and oogled their way to one of the more well-kept shops in the bazaar . ”.
• "hurp". may be misspelled in “” Adelaide clamped her lips together with a hurp. ”.
• "oogled" may be misspelled in “They trudged and skipped and oogled their way to one of the more well-kept shops in the bazaar . ”.
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 10
• "adverbily" may be misspelled in “She clearly obviously wasn’t actually literally adverbily boiling. ”.
• "mpunk". may be misspelled in “Also , that’s with two S’s , one tea , and extra mpunk. ”.
• "adverbily" may be misspelled in “She clearly obviously wasn’t actually literally adverbily boiling. ”.
• "mpunk". may be misspelled in “Also , that’s with two S’s , one tea , and extra mpunk. ”.
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 10
• "adverbily" may be misspelled in “She clearly obviously wasn’t actually literally adverbily boiling. ”.
• "mpunk". may be misspelled in “Also , that’s with two S’s , one tea , and extra mpunk. ”.
• "adverbily" may be misspelled in “She clearly obviously wasn’t actually literally adverbily boiling. ”.
• "mpunk". may be misspelled in “Also , that’s with two S’s , one tea , and extra mpunk. ”.
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 7
• "parallelelly" may be misspelled in “Steam and water pipes ran vertically , horizontally , diagonally , parallelelly , and even grammatically all over the place. ”.
• "parallelelly" may be misspelled in “Steam and water pipes ran vertically , horizontally , diagonally , parallelelly , and even grammatically all over the place. ”.
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 7
• "parallelelly" may be misspelled in “Steam and water pipes ran vertically , horizontally , diagonally , parallelelly , and even grammatically all over the place. ”.
• "parallelelly" may be misspelled in “Steam and water pipes ran vertically , horizontally , diagonally , parallelelly , and even grammatically all over the place. ”.
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 4
• "schmastries". may be misspelled in “Zadie sauntered over to the buffet table , which was absolutely loaded with feasts and beasts and pastries and schmastries. ”.
• "schmastries". may be misspelled in “Zadie sauntered over to the buffet table , which was absolutely loaded with feasts and beasts and pastries and schmastries. ”.
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Funny Words Flagged by KDP from Steampunks Book 1: Part 4
• "schmastries". may be misspelled in “Zadie sauntered over to the buffet table , which was absolutely loaded with feasts and beasts and pastries and schmastries. ”.
• "schmastries". may be misspelled in “Zadie sauntered over to the buffet table , which was absolutely loaded with feasts and beasts and pastries and schmastries. ”.
Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing service flagged words in my manuscript as "possible quality issues" or "spelling errors." Well, one man's spelling error is another man's clever witticism. I thought these were funny enough to share, so I present to you a multi-part series...
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing service flagged words in my manuscript as "possible quality issues" or "spelling errors." Well, one man's spelling error is another man's clever witticism. I thought these were funny enough to share, so I present to you a multi-part series...
My novel and illustrations were created without the use of A.I. (although, the current use of A.I. is as much Artificial Intelligence as those hoverboards that have wheels instead of, you know, hover technology.) I ruminate about this trend in detail on my website below.
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My novel and illustrations were created without the use of A.I. (although, the current use of A.I. is as much Artificial Intelligence as those hoverboards that have wheels instead of, you know, hover technology.) I ruminate about this trend in detail on my website below.
What is Steampunk? I dive into what the subgenre is and why I love it so much here on my website (where I can use more than 280 characters). Link below in the comments to appease the algorithm lords.
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What is Steampunk? I dive into what the subgenre is and why I love it so much here on my website (where I can use more than 280 characters). Link below in the comments to appease the algorithm lords.
I made quite a few illustrations that are placed throughout the entire book. This one is yet another invention by the main character, Adelaide. It's a jewelry box with legs and arms that tries to sweep dust and fails miserably, but that's okay because it's adorable.
October 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I made quite a few illustrations that are placed throughout the entire book. This one is yet another invention by the main character, Adelaide. It's a jewelry box with legs and arms that tries to sweep dust and fails miserably, but that's okay because it's adorable.
The Hardcover edition of Steampunks The Earthquake Machine is now available! It costs quite a bit more to print than the paperback version, naturally, but it just feels good. It's like... a BOOK, you know?
Steampunks: The Earthquake Machine
Amazon.com: Steampunks: The Earthquake Machine: 9798992881424: Forehand, Robert Bo: Books
www.amazon.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Hardcover edition of Steampunks The Earthquake Machine is now available! It costs quite a bit more to print than the paperback version, naturally, but it just feels good. It's like... a BOOK, you know?
Cover reveal! The artwork was done by yours truly over the course of several weeks. There was a lot of trial and error given that it's not my main vocation, but I'm pretty proud of it. Tried to communicate the genre and style and humor through an image. With a lot of words too.
October 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Cover reveal! The artwork was done by yours truly over the course of several weeks. There was a lot of trial and error given that it's not my main vocation, but I'm pretty proud of it. Tried to communicate the genre and style and humor through an image. With a lot of words too.
I wrote a book! Steampunks Book 1: The Earthquake Machine is a young adult, science fiction, comedy novel that follows a teenage girl with a mechanical arm as she gets into trouble with her inventions and her new found friends in a clockwork city.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPZMT2D7
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPZMT2D7
Steampunks: The Earthquake Machine
Amazon.com: Steampunks: The Earthquake Machine: 9798992881400: Forehand, Robert Bo: Books
www.amazon.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I wrote a book! Steampunks Book 1: The Earthquake Machine is a young adult, science fiction, comedy novel that follows a teenage girl with a mechanical arm as she gets into trouble with her inventions and her new found friends in a clockwork city.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPZMT2D7
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPZMT2D7
Fun Fact: the golem illustration in the center of my logo will also play a significant role as a character in Steampunks Book 2. A little sneak peek for you.
Wait, a sneak peek before you even read the first book in the series...? Sure, why not?
Wait, a sneak peek before you even read the first book in the series...? Sure, why not?
September 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Fun Fact: the golem illustration in the center of my logo will also play a significant role as a character in Steampunks Book 2. A little sneak peek for you.
Wait, a sneak peek before you even read the first book in the series...? Sure, why not?
Wait, a sneak peek before you even read the first book in the series...? Sure, why not?
Welcome to my page! I'll be posting periodically with news, updates, funny things, or just general meanderings. If you're a fan of Steampunk(s), stick around! Cool stuff is coming this way.
September 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Welcome to my page! I'll be posting periodically with news, updates, funny things, or just general meanderings. If you're a fan of Steampunk(s), stick around! Cool stuff is coming this way.