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Why Steampunk? It's a Little Like Football

Crazy, but true; in my mind at least. Let me begin in the past... with football.

I used to enjoy it for the action, the hard hits, and the slow-motion highlights of feats impossible to appreciate with the naked eye. Over time I learned more about the strategy, and teamwork involved. Others delve deeper, with fantasy football leagues, draft parties, and the like.

So I'm a steampunk fan from way back; loved 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and the original series Wild Wild West.…

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Added by Winfield H. Strock III on February 14, 2013 at 5:57pm — No Comments

Before the Adventure, came the Voices

Goaded into adventure by an old friend, writer Julian Turleau invites a young inventor and his wife into his home. Their goal? Invent the first wireless communications and make their mark on world history. When fear and jealousy collide with excited pride, all hell breaks loose amidst their…

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Added by Winfield H. Strock III on January 18, 2012 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Great Music with a steampunk feel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzJqqTNjVw

Frenchy and the Punk, I met them at The Great Steampunk Exhibition.  A wonderful pair, living an artist's adventure, traveling and performing all over.  My table was next to theirs, they sold CD's and T-shirts, and I my book.  I wasn't expecting much from their music, then this video pops up on my facebook.  I see these two and a couple other great folks from the same event. …

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Added by Winfield H. Strock III on January 13, 2012 at 8:54pm — No Comments

Sneak Peek Chapter Three

Sneak Peek Chapter Three…

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Added by Winfield H. Strock III on September 9, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Star Trek, Dungeons and Dragons, and the Bible; what do they have in common?

Don't run away, not just yet.  A friend suggested my blog include provocative questions.  These three are listed in chronological order as they affected my imaginative drive and my desire to tell a story.

 

     As a child I grew up watching Kirk and the Enterprise tackle the troubles that plagued space.  As a boy with as yet undiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome I identified so much more with Spock.  Neither Vulcan or Human he didn't fit in anywhere and he never sacrificed his own identity… Continue

Added by Winfield H. Strock III on July 4, 2011 at 2:11pm — 2 Comments

Writer's Block Surgically Removed

My writing began in February 2007.  The exact date escapes me.
When my biggest case of writer’s block broke free?  December 7th 2007. 
I…
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Added by Winfield H. Strock III on June 10, 2011 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

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