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"Rather Prolific" is back!

Our web-series, "The Rather Prolific Adventures of Captain Henley and Mr. Prower," just went live in its revision today! Every week, we will update until we have finished all three books of our trilogy! Check out this Civil War-era adventure of mystery, exploration, Galvanism, and true love. www.steampunkaneers.wordpress.com twitter: steampunkaneersAnd check us out on facebook!See More
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BLOW OFF SOME STEAM: The Steampunk Stress Machine?

BLOW OFF SOME STEAM:  Stress Relief for Today’s Steampunk!I recently saw a photo of an item for sale onwww.etsy.com called the Steampunk Stress Reduction Machine. This prompted me to do more research on Steampunk and stress and I found this brief article in the American Libraries archives:Part-time staffers at Mount Vernon (WA.) City Library­­ (from left) Charlene Patten, Alisa Kester, Bonnie Hood, Mike Bonacci, and Sara Bangs celebrate…See More
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Undead Press... taking the word 'edit' to a whole new (evil) level...

Apparently  Tony G.(?) has been doing this with various different 'publishing' companies he's come up with for several years.  http://lincolncrisler.info/?p=1111http://mandydegeit.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/when-publishing-goes-wrong-starring-undead-press/Just thought I'd throw it out here to get other writer's thoughts on the matter and as…See More
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New to the Steampunk World

This should be a group where new writers and everyone who likes to write a steampunk story, should be able to place questions and hopefully get helping answers from other writers here.Remember, everybody starts little and needs some help to grow up ...See More
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THE STEAMFUNK MOVEMENT!

THE STEAMFUNK MOVEMENTWhat is a Movement?Defining what, exactly, a movement is can be problematic.  It is not a political party or interest group, which are stable political entities that have regular access to political power and political elites; nor is it a mass fad or trend, which are unorganized, fleeting and without goals.  Instead a movement is somewhere in between. Movements, then, can be…See More
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BLOW OFF SOME STEAM: The Steampunk Stress Machine?

Started by Balogun Ojetade in ANATOMICAL yesterday. 0 Replies

BLOW OFF SOME STEAM:  Stress Relief for Today’s Steampunk!I recently saw a photo of an item for sale onwww.etsy.com called the Steampunk Stress Reduction Machine. This prompted me to do more research…Continue

Tags: steampunk, relief, stress, temperaments, tubman

'Ello!

Started by Scott Lewis in MEET AND GREET. Last reply by John F. Montagne on Wednesday. 1 Reply

Hi there!Just thought I'd stick my head in, say hi and all that! Really glad to have stumbled across this little band of merry wordsmiths! Being the new boy and all, I wanted to introduce m'self in a bit more depth and detail than I have on my…Continue

Undead Press... taking the word 'edit' to a whole new (evil) level...

Started by John F. Montagne in COMMUNITY NEWS on Wednesday. 0 Replies

Apparently  Tony G.(?) has been doing this with various different 'publishing' companies he's come up with for several years.  http://lincolncrisler.info/?p=1111…Continue

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THE STEAMFUNK MOVEMENT!

Started by Balogun Ojetade in GENERAL May 13. 0 Replies

THE STEAMFUNK MOVEMENTWhat is a Movement?Defining what, exactly, a movement is can be problematic.  It is not a political party or interest group,…Continue

Tags: valjeanne, jeffers, milton, davis, balogun

STEAMPUNK FILMS

Started by Lia Keyes in ENTERTAINMENT. Last reply by Lisa Stewart May 7. 38 Replies

Steampunk is such a visual feast - which movies do you think provide the richest meal?Here's the list so far:City of Lost ChildrenBrazilMetropolisCity of EmberSteamboyCastle in the SkyHowl's Moving CastleThe League of Extraordinary GentlemenThe Time…Continue

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STEAMPUNK: Personality Types and Temperaments and Archetypes, oh my!

Started by Balogun Ojetade in GENERAL. Last reply by Xeno Gilder May 6. 9 Replies

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STEAMPUNKPersonality Types and Temperaments and Archetypes, oh my! Speculative fiction in general – and Steampunk in particular – offers us something different: a sense that the world is larger and more filled with possibility than…Continue

Tags: pirates, pirate, psychology, ship, steamfunk

STEAMPUNK AMERIKKKA!

Started by Balogun Ojetade in HISTORICAL. Last reply by Xeno Gilder May 4. 2 Replies

In the film, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – based on the bestselling novel of the same name – a young Abraham Lincoln’s life is changed forever after he discovers, to his horror, that slavery is an institution controlled by vampires and the…Continue

Tags: abraham, steam, lincoln, emancipation, balogun

Call for short story submissions for newsletter at steampunk store!

Started by Brynn Watson in WRITING CRAFT Apr 28. 0 Replies

Our store is looking for stories for our newsletter, the Curiouser…Continue

Tags: newsletter, curiouser, phalarope, washington, edmonds

Keeping it Punk

Started by Xeno Gilder in ANATOMICAL Apr 26. 0 Replies

Ive heard members talk about some Streampunk novels/stories which tend to downplay the "Punk" I took this to heart and tried to find a way to keep the "punk" in 'steampunk". I thought Id give at least one character a different way of talking, a few…Continue

EVERYBODY WAS STEAM-FU FIGHTING! Steampunk Martial Arts!!

Started by Balogun Ojetade in GENERAL Apr 26. 0 Replies

Steampunk and martial arts sites are abuzz with news of the upcoming release of Tai Chi 0 – the latest martial arts feature film from the Huayi brothers, producers of the mega-hit Kung Fu Hustle. Tai Chi 0, Directed by Stephen Fung and choreographed…Continue

Tags: ag'ya, canne, ladjia, danmye, zulu

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