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Category Archives: Canadian steampunk
Steampunk Fiction, what is it?
Anyone who knows anything about the Steampunk subculture will generally answer the question “What is steampunk?” with words to the effect of “Whatever you want it to be..!”
This is of course an absurdly unhelpful answer. Continue reading
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Return of the Hopeless Kickstarter
Its no great secret to any regular reader that I have a certain love for the Island of Hopeless Maine. The fictional collaboration begun by of Nimue and Tom Brown. A collaboration that generously extends to others whom get to … Continue reading
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Dandelions on Mars
I had a moment of genuine glee while reading last night as a spaceship from the planet mars crashed into Surrey’s Horsell common in 1857… The astute and well read among you may be able to guess why, but to … Continue reading
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Echoes of a Cursed Ship
Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favourites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading
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Bad News…
“I should be writing…” To be fair this is one of those statements I make quite often. “I should be writing…” generally refers to absolutely any time I am doing anything else. Which is quite often. On occasion however any … Continue reading
A Little More Smuggling…
The previous post highlighted too of my fellow writers who are featured in the Harvey Duckman Pirates special, regency romance writer Christine King and Nils Nisse Visser, the Grand Duke of Smugglepunk. It was however mostly focused on the former … Continue reading
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Steampunk issues
Given current events I feel, rightly or wrongly, the need to have a conversation I have meant to have for a while. A conversation about Steampunk, a genre, subculture and in some cases lifestyle choice with which I have a … Continue reading
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