Tag: Steampunk

• November 27, 2018

  BOOK RELEASE: MECHANICAL ANIMALS

  While it is true Marilyn Manson’s MECHANICAL ANIMALS has turned 20 years old, another MECHANICAL ANIMALS has been just born, and I hope will grow up to be as long-lasting and epic. This is the anthology I co-edited with the brilliant Jason Heller (whose STRANGE STARS came out earlier this year, and needs to be…
• May 14, 2017

  RELEASE DAY: CALLS FOR SUBMISSION now available from Pelekinesis!!! Here’s how you can help!

  IMPORTANT LINKS: CALLS FOR SUBMISSION can be ordered from the publisher directly: Pelekinesis, But it is also available from SQUARE and SPD and the following locations: Amazon Barnes and Noble Indiebound Books-A-Million Rising Shadow Indigo (Canada) Prefer an ebook? Yes m’am, we can do that: Kindle iTunes Kobo Nook 24 Symbols Liked what you read?…
• February 3, 2017

  Cover Reveal: Calls for Submission!!!

  It’s a book!!! Light up your cigars, pop the bubbly, and behold my little bundle of horrors, Calls For Submission, my debut collection published by Pelekinesis.   I am thrilled that it is adorned by Joan Horne‘s cute & creepy cover, and includes an introduction by Molly Tanzer, and collaborations with Jesse Bullington and Virginia M Mohlere. Arriving this May. If you…
• November 3, 2016

  Signal Boosts: Steampunk Universe, Pseudopod, and Tiki cryptids

  There are a few Kickstarters underway that I wanted to share–a little something for everyone: Steampunk Universe is the long-anticipated follow-up to Sarah Hans‘ award-winning Steampunk World from Alliteration Ink. Like with World, this anthology is “a diverse steampunk anthology from your favorite award-winning authors featuring disabled and aneurotypical characters.” As far as I know, there…
• April 29, 2016

  The BBZ Ist Quarterly Report: Publishing News, Nick Mamatas’ LAST WEEKEND, & more!

  Welp, so it’s May, huh? I haven’t posted much here, other than maybe to don a mustache for a bit of fun tribute. So, that can mean one thing, and one thing only:  MASSIVE UPDATES! Ah, but updates on what? For the most part, existence at the Bas Bleu Zombie headquarters has been like this:…
• February 25, 2016

  Steampunk Hands Around the World 2016: Reflections on my favorite aspect of Steampunk

  

    One of my favorite things about Steampunk is how it has persevered and evolved since I entered its realm five years ago, when The Steampunk Bible came out May 2011. Immediately after that book came out, there were fears that the movement was about to jump the shark as it swam towards mainstream acceptance, but…
• May 22, 2015

  Victor Sierra: Steampunk Paris Music

  The Paris-based Steampunk band Victor Sierra is currently crowdfunding for their third album DARK PASSENGER at Indiegogo. I’m not very good at describing music, but If you can imagine taking the world of Sam van Olffen, orchestrating it with strains of Abney Park, Concrete Blonde, and some Rockabilly/Bluegrass Americana–that may come close to describing their sound. They…
• May 10, 2015

  Fermentation Lounge Reading: Featuring Molly Tanzer with Jesse Bullington & Selena Chambers

  So Molly Tanzer has written this AMAZING weird-western called VERMILION (Word Horde Press). It was released last April and has been blazing trails of both the critical and selling-like-hotcakes paths. If you don’t believe me, check out NPR’s review here. Anyway, it just so happens Molly Tanzer will be in Tallahassee (if you didn’t know,…
• April 3, 2015

  STEAMPUNK WORLD nominated for a STEAMPUNK CHRONICLE Reader’s Choice Award.

  THE STEAMPUNK CHRONICLE’s Annual Reader’s Choice Award (what I call the Steampunk Hugo) is now open for voting. I am pleased to see that Sarah Hans’ awesome STEAMPUNK WORLD anthology, which I’ve discussed quite a bit in this space is nominated for excellence in Fiction. A thousand congrats to Sarah, Alliteration Ink, James Ng who…
• March 25, 2015

  Appearance: Anomalycon, March 27-March 29, 2015 in Denver, CO

  I am very excited to be returning to my second Anomalycon as a guest along side such Steampunk/SF luminaries like Cory Doctorow, Ay-Leen the Peacemaker (a/k/a Diana Pho), Madeline Foxtrot (a/k/a Ashley Rogers), Christine Rose (formerly a/k/a O.M. Grey), Carrie Vaughn, Jason Heller and Molly Tanzer to just name a few of the awesome line-up,…