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Category Archives: Steampunk
What Is Steampunk? (City of the Saints)
City of the Saints is finally out in paperback, and available from Amazon. Apologies for the delay, but I think you’ll find that the amazing cover by Nathan Shumate of Fifth Planet Design — and the rollicking, over-the-top, gonzo action … Continue reading
What Is Steampunk? (Sherlock Holmes Cosplay)
Apparently a village in Switzerland has an annual re-enactment festival of the showdown at Reichenbach Falls. “Holmes’s enduring popularity is also something to do with London…” Too right.
What Is Steampunk? (Duke of York Column)
Okay, it isn’t really steampunk. But it should get punk’d. The Duke ought to turn out to be the guardian of the Mall, and in response to an invasion by airborne Frenchmen, his gears grind into action and he hops … Continue reading
What Is Steampunk? (France)
Steampunk is retrofuturism, adventures told today in the guise of yesterday’s science fiction. Here’s what French science fiction was a century ago. I love the whimsy of it. More here.
What Is Steampunk? (Clocksprung Horses)
It’s like The Atlantic is reading City of the Saints.
What Is Steampunk? (Song)
I wrote a song for the first Salt City Steamfest, and performed it at the late night pajama party. Here’s the lyric: Letter from the Red Planet Dear Mama, I’m having fun Underneath a pinprick sun Pith helmet and a … Continue reading
What Is Steampunk? (Couture)
Check out these amateur street photographs from Edwardian England and France.
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What Is Steampunk? (Steamfunk)
Speaking as a guy who likes awesomeness, I’d like to see more Steamfunk.
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