The Adventures of Drake & McTrowell

Perils in a Postulated Past

Discovering us anew?

This site contains a serialized record of historical fiction of the near-great adventurers of Chief Inspector Erasmus L. Drake and Dr. "Sparky" L. McTrowell. To read their exploits from the beginning in chronological order, click here.

A new entry for The Adventures of Drake and McTrowell is provided each Monday (or so). The latest few entries are provided on this page in reverse chronological order. If you need to read further back than that, see the links below.

Past Adventures:
Page 0: July 5 - August 16, 2010
Dr. McTrowell Alights
Curious to a Fault, in which Chief Inspector Drake is Introduced
Bloomsbury
The Lucid Dreams of Professor Farnsworth
Kulachniy Boy
The Enlightening Walk
Page 1: August 23 - October 4, 2010
Jonathan Lord Ashleigh
Meeting Farnsworth Again
Mrs. McCreary’s Boarding House
An Encounter with Ruffians
Licorice Root
Page 2: October 11 - November 14, 2010
A Tale for Sergeant Parseval
Fade to Black
The Three Dressmaker Dummies
Osiris
Infant of a Nightmare
Maharaja Deva
Page 3: November 22, 2010 - January 5, 2011
A Stout-Hearted Man
A Mutually Beneficial Agreement
Colt Pocket 1849
Monsieur de Fermat’s Little Theorem
The Smell of Cocoa
Page 4: January 6 - January 25, 2011
Sandrine, Je T’aime
Counterbalancing a Sarcophagus
The Surgical Assistant Under Steam
Quite the Gentleman
Three Pieces of Paper
Page 5: February 4 - February 28, 2011
Airship Regatta Broadsheet
A Serious Knock
Au Revoir, London
A Pretty Face
Best Laid Plans
Page 6: March 8 - April 13, 2011
Landing in Paris
Café Au Lait
Dinner in Montmartre
Meet Cute
Mr. Woodhouse’s Replacement
Page 7: April 17 - May 16, 2011
The Essence of Romantic Comedy
Limestone Plunderers
Victor and Vanquished
Two Crates Marked FRAGILE
Miss Sarah Slate
Page 8: May 25 - June 28, 2011
Look Down
Play to Win
Four Countries, Four Stories
Pall Mall
All In Good Time
Augustiner Keller
Page 9: July 5 - August 19, 2011
The Marienplatz Confrontation
Air Winch Cannons
Pomp and Preparations
The Flat Run
The Valley Run
The Mountain Run
Page 10: September 5 - September 26, 2011
The Downhill Run
Ishild
To Munich!
Page 11: October 3 - November 6, 2011
An Honorable Endeavor
Back to Paris
The Pecos Incident
The Parisian Party
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig
Page 12: November 14 - December 19, 2011
The Mettle of Yin
A Port in the Storm
The Impossible Challenge
Good Night, My Little Bird
A Few Failed Experiments
Probably Better
Page 13: December 27, 2011 - January 29, 2012
People of this Ilk
Four is Too Many
Just One More Thing
Warp and Weft
Dancing in the Lab
Auntie Catherine
Page 14: February 8, 2012 - March 13, 2012
The Big Date
Mundanity
One Thing Right
Herr Euler
The Three Tests
Convenient
Page 15: March 23, 2012 - April 22, 2012
Fresh Blood
Matsumura Sōkon
The Unexpected Visit
A Farthing for Your Thoughts
Crossing Poultry
C. Llewellyn McTrowell
Page 16: May 2, 2012 - June 10, 2012
Empty Hand
The Misfortune of the Mislaid Missive
The Frontier Medical Woman
The Disease of Kings
Clockwork Puzzle
Irrefutable Evidence
Page 17: June 26, 2012 - July 24, 2012
Unwrapping the Scary Present
Water Water Everywhere
Secret Powers
You Know How to Whistle, Don’t You?
A Late Visit to Scotland Yard
A Clandestine Tryst
Page 18: July 30, 2012 - September 19, 2012
For the Want of a Warm Pub
HMA Brittania
Polished and Prepped
Stealth and the Lack Thereof
Green Grass, Brown Well
Danger Plus Opportunity
Page 19: September 24, 2012 - October 30, 2012
Swords to Plowshares
A Tale of Two Armors
The Inverted Marionette
Bundles of Sticks
Directly and Soberly
L'éprouveuse
Page 20: November 5, 2012 - December 18, 2012
Played
Where’s Wallace?
Keep Quiet and Play Through
Put a Ring on It
Feels Like Home
E. Llewellyn
Page 21: February 4, 2013 - March 11, 2013
Care for a Brandy?
Peregrine
An Offer To Teach
Portsmouth
The Shaky Landing
Court Martial This!
Page 22: March 19, 2013 - April 21, 2013
Your Province?
Now We’re Negotiating
Very Observant
Port Cities
Sea Change
Well, That’s Just Crate
Page 23: April 30, 2013 - May 7, 2013
Committing to the Odyssey
The Little Woman

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Oct 2011

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The Parisian Party

October 30, 2011

With a break in the narrative, Erasmus, Sparky, and Lord Ashleigh took a few seconds to stop and sip their port. Without warning but with perfect timing, the bedchamber door swung open and Virat appeared, a perfectly clean yellow scarf draped over his forearm. ...

Click here to read the entire entry within the cyberserialized story ...

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Entry characterizations: Authored by Drake, The Bavarian Airship Regatta

The Pecos Incident

October 14, 2011

Considering the unfortunate outcome of the regatta from the perspective of the French, Wallace didn’t object to Sparky’s request to stay on the Burke & Hare throughout the day, allegedly supervising repairs while Luis-Miguel Sevilla put the passenger cabins back in order. In truth, Wilkinson had the whole matter completely under control. ...

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Entry characterizations: Authored by Morse, The Bavarian Airship Regatta

Steamcon III Swag!

October 12, 2011

Fridge Magnet

We have a treat for those of you who will be at Steamcon III in Bellevue, WA, this week. If (when) you see us, approach us and identify us by name ("Hey, aren't you Drake & McTrowell?"), and we'll give you a nifty piece of swag: a D&McT pin or refrigerator magnet, your choice (while supplies last, and there aren't a lot, so don't be shy!). Not sure what we look like? Visit our Logbook page.

See you there!

Oh, yeah, one more thing. If you got to this site because you saw our ad in the Steamcon III newspaper, welcome! We have an on-going cyberserial story that we have been contributing to (pretty much) every week since July 2010. You can read the story from the beginning starting at this link. We have also been posting Drake & McTrowell related artwork. Just this week, we have also added a section of our web site for steampunks to submit a picture and description of your character. Details for submitting are located here.

Enjoy!

-- Drake & McTrowell

Entry characterizations: Authored by Drake, Convention

D&McT Artwork: Jake Rieman

October 11, 2011

Another artist that we visited at the Baltimore Comic Con this year (August 20, 2011) was Jake Rieman. Katherine loved his line work and use of color, so she commissioned a Drake & McTrowell piece. He took a very different approach, setting the pair of adventurers in a very steampunk 1850’s London.

D&McT Art Jake Rieman 2011

We love the motion, and the way he captured the retro-futuristic aesthetic of steampunk in the transportation. Chief Inspector Erasmus Drake looks particularly natty with his red vest and tie. Looking at how good I look in gloves, I might have to get a pair for myself.

Entry characterizations: Authored by Drake, Artwork

Back to Paris

October 10, 2011

Sparky read the letter from the Queen a couple more times, both to extract every possible meaning that the Queen may have placed in her words, and also to memorize the letter. She proceeded directly to the boiler room, and secretly deposited the letter into the glowing coals of the boiler fire. ...

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Entry characterizations: Authored by Drake, The Bavarian Airship Regatta

It is Finally Here! The Logbook of Intriguing and Noteworthy Persons!

October 09, 2011

Don't you just hate it when someone takes a picture of your steampunk character, and just tosses it up on the web without mention of the character's name, background, and description of all of the cool detailing you painstakingly added to your attire? It's about time you got credit for all that hard work. That's where “The Logbook of Intriguing and Noteworthy Persons” comes in.

Katherine and I have added a new section to the Drake & McTrowell website specifically for steampunks to submit pictures and details of their characters. I have added three of them so far:

Erasmus L. Drake

Dr. “Sparky” L. McTrowell

Mr. Jonathan Lord Ashleigh

For each character, there is a “thumbnail” picture in The Logbook of Intriguing and Noteworthy Persons, and an individual web page (see the links in the pictures above).

Want to add your character? Follow the directions at our Submitting and Terms of Use page. After it’s posted, your character will have its very own web page! A jolly good way to tell the world about your character.

Entry characterizations: Authored by Drake, Logbook Related

An Honorable Endeavor

October 03, 2011

“Dies ist nicht Paris. Holen Sie sich ein Zimmer.” Drake and McTrowell unlocked from their kiss and looked around sheepishly to see a policeman making a good show of indignance at their public display of affection. He didn’t seem terribly serious about his order, probably owing to the jubilant atmosphere of the street. ...

Click here to read the entire entry within the cyberserialized story ...

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Entry characterizations: Authored by Morse, The Bavarian Airship Regatta

D&McT Artwork: Mike Maihack

October 01, 2011

While Katherine and I were at the Baltimore Comic Con this year (August 20, 2011), we skirted around the crowded vendors hawking box after box of monthly comics, and headed straight for the artists’ alley. We had the chance to chat with a few of our ink & paint heros. Katherine spent some time with artist Mike Maihack, who is known for his beautiful watercolor work. Katherine commissioned a Drake & McTrowell illustration from him, and this is what he created. Check it out!

steampunkin-D+McT

Incredible, huh?!? We keep catching ourselves staring at it and just saying, “Wow!” over and over.

Mike posted it online yesterday (September 30, 2011) at both his blog and at DeviantART.com. He also mentioned our cyberserial and included a link to DrakeAndMcTrowell.com. Well, Mike’s art draws quite a crowd, and with the click-through of the visitors from those two sites, we quadrupled the number of visitors to our site!

Oops. I just caught myself staring at it again. Wow! Just love the motion and how spot-on he got the shape and color of our outfits. Not to mention the steampunk background. Just amazing.

Entry characterizations: Authored by Drake, Artwork