The weekly chat on Twitter, covering Steampunk literature, culture and fashion. Fridays (6 pm PST / 9 pm EST). Brought to you by: The Steampunk Writers & Artists Guild Read transcripts at: SteampunkChat blog Tumblr (3.0; @steampunkchat)http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/<script type="text/javascript" src="http://KTVN.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=856892;hostDomain=www.ktvn.com;playerWidth=640;playerHeight=380;isShowIcon=true;clipId=8870560;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed"></script><br/><br/>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/50403832772http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/50403832772Mon, 13 May 2013 22:46:25 -0700liakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/99fa55a70420eb6246f9db89d608b387/tumblr_mmnjb4Aw3b1s3hp12o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/50195879768http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/50195879768Sat, 11 May 2013 14:21:10 -0700steampunkliakeyes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6fce3be186ea2c9657fc8d28c76e7e1/tumblr_mm3cd3tmnz1qac76ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scrap.oldbookillustrations.com/post/49311453117/broadway-underground-railway" target="_blank">oldbookillustrations</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Section of the Broadway underground railway.</em></p> <p>From <em>The underground world</em>, by Thomas Wallace Knox, Hartford, 1877.</p> <p>(Source: <a href="http://archive.org/details/undergroundworld00knoxrich" target="_blank">archive.org</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/49442274652http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/49442274652Thu, 02 May 2013 09:04:45 -0700liakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d87b77346646a57dbffe060f1d2c63c8/tumblr_mm67quxavc1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/49433064914/no-female-reporter-before-her-had-ever-seemed" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <div><em>No female reporter before her had ever seemed quite so audacious, so willing to risk personal safety in pursuit of a story. </em></div> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/02/eighty-days-nellie-bly/" target="_blank">How to pack like</a> <strong>Nellie Bly</strong>, pioneering Victorian journalist who raced around the world in 80 days.</p> </blockquote>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/49437179961http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/49437179961Thu, 02 May 2013 07:10:23 -0700liakeyes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b02320a7fef43215724a8c5dfb1c5cb/tumblr_merhjjzszR1rsf520o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/49437013288http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/49437013288Thu, 02 May 2013 07:06:16 -0700liakeyes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/51483512aff5a115c9b499bf9aa6ba82/tumblr_mlyysdd8Wa1qek7k2o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>A Throne of Games. - Imgur</p>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/49091660194http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/49091660194Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:26:37 -0700steampunkliakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04c55db13d148f0b141996649adb70b0/tumblr_mlvsnlbptN1qek7k2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Wise Owl</p>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/48953626668http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/48953626668Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:21:00 -0700steampunkliakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d8c4438e9f087f34ab7a35deab13c60/tumblr_mlh7bj7Zk71s3hp12o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://steampunktendencies.tumblr.com/post/48316355216/steampunk-tendencies-corset-girl-steampunkish" target="_blank">steampunktendencies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Andrea Joki</p> </blockquote> <p>Stunning!</p>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/48316910736http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/48316910736Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:21:06 -0700steampunkliakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08c1d6eb9f1aff4bde9b2bd92081815e/tumblr_ml3ettLCi71s3hp12o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Steampunk Tendencies | The Antique Safe Medici <br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7014f62624a8418b65d9d2e46f01c7d1/tumblr_ml3ettLCi71s3hp12o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Steampunk Tendencies | The Antique Safe Medici <br/><br/> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://on.fb.me/V0gF3K" title="Steampunk Tendencies on Facebook" target="_blank"><span class="userContent">Antique Safe : The Medici - 1770. Beauty, art, tech, and one of the most safe.</span></a></p> </blockquote>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/47754562700http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/47754562700Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:05:50 -0700liakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e6f339b0973f1c7dfdc35c56be3bd42/tumblr_mkxa9sytY01qaze7ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ancient-serpent.tumblr.com/post/47626507082" target="_blank">ancient-serpent</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Gold Overlaid Calligrapher’s Scissors, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century</p> </blockquote>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/47629808648http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/47629808648Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:22:17 -0700liakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9fd2654c138910aaeb63379ccd9614e4/tumblr_mjn02gSc1K1s3hp12o3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Steampunk Tendencies | Eugene Kim<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/72decfb6798ae9fcdb8ea986f797063b/tumblr_mjn02gSc1K1s3hp12o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Steampunk Tendencies | Eugene Kim<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a5f880f763e4649a480f664481745119/tumblr_mjn02gSc1K1s3hp12o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Steampunk Tendencies | Eugene Kim<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://steampunksteampunk.tumblr.com/post/47231722756/steampunk-city-airship" target="_blank">steampunksteampunk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Eugene Kim</p> </blockquote>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/47234223669http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/47234223669Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:44:58 -0700liakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/35d1b544d47a087562f492412980e476/tumblr_meot65lvE31rivrw6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://benefik.tumblr.com/post/37439192192/london-street-by-nkabuto" target="_blank">benefik</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/148900331401577735/" target="_blank">London Street   by nkabuto</a></p> </blockquote>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/46400171241http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/46400171241Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:47:55 -0700liakeyes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6140182af0bae439a90bdec4f06e5d2f/tumblr_mk2lzixqhR1s3hp12o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://steampunktendencies.tumblr.com/post/45997418858/steampunk-time-traveler-lee-seung" target="_blank">steampunktendencies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://mixedcolor.blogspot.kr/" title="Steampunk Tendencies | Lee Seung Hee" target="_blank">Lee Seung Hee</a></p> </blockquote>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/46001880143http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/46001880143Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:53:12 -0700steampunkliakeyes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2a9d448149e370a9a97496de8fd6208/tumblr_mjl4ngdL1g1qf46efo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f122d2d6fcf551dfa6bfc7fec202500/tumblr_mjl4ngdL1g1qf46efo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fripperiesandfobs.tumblr.com/post/45784342446/day-dress-ca-late-1870s-from-the-digitalt" target="_blank">fripperiesandfobs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Day dress ca. late 1870’s</p> <p>From the <a href="http://www.primusweb.no/things/kjole/NF/NF.1935-0014?material=Tekstil,+silke&search_context=1&page=50&count=6955&pos=1193" target="_blank">Digitalt Museum</a></p> </blockquote>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/45796935890http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/45796935890Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:35:45 -0700liakeyes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/572c22a2dde661e855367be8f8054d93/tumblr_mjwz8lnLlx1rvg51io1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/42a4b24d24f4ba1c866201e16b420eb5/tumblr_mjwz8lnLlx1rvg51io2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://terriwindling.tumblr.com/post/45758745440/happy-birthday-queen-victoria-no-its-not-the" target="_blank">terriwindling</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Happy Birthday Queen Victoria!</strong></p> <p>No, it’s not the actual queen’s birthday, but the birthday/publication day of the latest book from Ellen Datlow and me: <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/queenvictoriasbookofspells/EllenDatlow" target="_self">Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells</a>…which has which has already received starred reviews from both <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7653-3227-1" target="_self"><em>Publishers Weekly</em></a> and <em>Kirkus</em>. (For a list of authors in the book, go <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage_New.aspx?isbn=9780765332271" target="_self">here</a>.) Ellen and I have chosen the term “Gaslamp Fantasy” rather than the other common appelation, “Victorian Fantasy” — for in fact these stories can be set at any time during the 19th century, from the Regency years at the century’s start to Queen Victoria’s reign at the end.  Steampunk fiction is part of this genre, but there are other kinds of Gaslamp Fantasy too — including historical fantasy (without Steampunk gadgets and googles), dark fantasy with a gothic bent, fantastical romance and mystery, and Fantasy of Manners: a brand of magical fiction that owes more to Jane Austen, William Thackeray, and Anthony Trollope than to C.S.Lewis and J.R. R. Tolkien.</p> <p>As a fantasy lover, Jane Austen addict, Victorianist, and obsessive Pre-Raphaelite fan, this is a book I’ve long wanted to create, with all of these passion explored in its pages. The authors here range from award winners and bestsellers to rising new talent (as is usual for our books), and every one them tackled the theme in deliciously different and surprising ways.</p> <p>The book is available, as of today, in hardcover, paperback, and ebook editions.</p> <p>Information on various Queen V events can be found on the <a href="http://windling.typepad.com/blog/2013/03/happy-birthday-queen-victoria.html" target="_blank">Myth & Moor blog</a>.</p> <p>Please pass the word….</p> </blockquote> <p></p>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/45796734933http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/45796734933Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:33:18 -0700gaslampfantasyliakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52f62bbcd488e3b51ea5d5d456e8ac45/tumblr_mirfj7ygWL1rdmhz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43963395108http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43963395108Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:11:35 -0800steampunkindustrial chicliakeyes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c2bcd69b432ac90fc8f9bb3b7b65db8/tumblr_mip85awa1y1rd7ftyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43910112805http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43910112805Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:47:07 -0800steampunkliakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/afc51ac0b6fe1c8a90fd39478cf164dc/tumblr_mipi4ztbMH1s13idho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jejosch.tumblr.com/post/43863353304/no-ordinary-gentleman-by-phatpuppy-art" target="_blank">jejosch</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>No Ordinary Gentleman by Phatpuppy Art<br/><a href="http://500px.com/photo/26670857" target="_blank"><a href="http://500px.com/photo/26670857" target="_blank">http://500px.com/photo/26670857</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43910012302http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43910012302Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:45:56 -0800steampunkliakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9523ae66743f0d76fb67508fb74259e4/tumblr_mi6i5pM6OP1rt56gzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43909918451http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43909918451Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:44:49 -0800liakeyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/644c3e17530be9631e5c7128e0d31da0/tumblr_miqgntdB2o1s5kxr4o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43909740140http://steampunkchat.tumblr.com/post/43909740140Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:42:46 -0800steampunkliakeyes