It’s like an extra gift from Santa! There are just two days left to register for our Goodreads giveaway for our latest book, Professor Ione D and the Epicurean Incident. Arlys and I are giving away three signed copies of the print edition of this exciting steampunk adventure, which features exclusive illustrations in each chapter […]
The following is the long-awaited continuation of the origin story of the Clockwork Caballero, by Vaughn Treude. See part 1 and part 2, published earlier on Steampunk Desperado. The storm vanished as suddenly as it had appeared. The airship Carolina floated through clear skies high above the Arizona desert, its engines thrumming steadily. The Southern […]
Professor Ione D. would be fascinated to hear this one. I first heard this story on on the NPR program “All Things Considered.” It concerned a chef in the north of England who has been recreating Christmas dinners of centuries past. Ivan Day is a food historian who disdains the “boring” turkey of the modern […]
When I launched Steampunk Desperado two months ago, I decided to avoid political posts, my goal being to promote our books without courting controversy. But when freedom of expression is at stake, I’ll make an exception. I’ve reversed my opinion from my March 2015 post on my earlier blog “Sci-Fi and Sedition.” Hail, hail, the […]
It’s that time again, to hear the conservative lament about the “War on Christmas.” Is this, as the New York Times has opined, merely in our imagination? I’d agree that the term “war” is a bit of an exaggeration. “Cultural skirmish” might be a better fit. No one has outlawed Christmas in America, but […]
Today is the first day of our one-week Goodreads giveaway for our latest book, Professor Ione D and the Epicurean Incident. We’re giving away three signed copies of the print edition of this exciting steampunk adventure, which features exclusive illustrations in each chapter that aren’t in the ebook. If you’re not a member of Goodreads, […]
One hundred and six years ago today, Roald Amundsen’s expedition reached the South Pole, being the first humans to do so. The expedition went smoothly, though it was not without controversy. Amundsen had been planning to head for the North Pole, but hearing that Americans Frederick Cook and Robert Peary had gotten the jump on […]
