Once upon a time, there was a young tree dancing in the gales of the strongest storm she had ever experienced in her entire life. The storm buffeted the mountain and swept the valley, but despite the fury of the storm the young tree danced gleefully because today was her birthday. Nearly seven years had […]
steam·punk noun stēm-pəŋk : science fiction dealing with 19th-century societies dominated by historical or imagined steam-powered technology “Steampunk.” Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 27 May 2014. I think that’s a boring, generic definition written by someone who has no interest in the genre. I define Steampunk as: steam·punk noun stēm-pəŋk : A science fiction sub-genre featuring post-apocalyptic or open […]
This month’s featured creative is Art Donovan of Donovan Design and curator of “Steampunk: Devices + Contraptions Extraordinaire” at the Museum of the History of Science at the University of Oxford, UK. His new book “The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement” is available on […]
It’s that time again, time to put my spin on a popular myth for the future of geeks everywhere. The topic is… (drum roll, please) Aliens! Time to construct a classification for these short, tall, fat, skinny, grey, green, pink, purple, hairy, slimy, ridiculously intelligent, monstrous beings from another world that refuse to interact with […]
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house There was no living creature, not even a mouse. The dust had all settled. The chimney was bare, And a musty dank odor hung thick in the air. The upstairs was empty, the rooms and the beds, While ghostly lights played on the curtains’ bare […]
Time to tackle the beast… Not to worry, I’ll be kind to everyone’s favorite dog; but in the flavor of Christmas I thought it was a good time to write about Werewolves. “Christmas? What does Christmas have to do with it?” you may be asking the screen (and, therefore, me). Well, let me tell you […]
Someone finally asked me the question… Zombies vs. Vampires, who wins? As an addendum to the previous post, here is my take on this relatively new question. First off, the rules I laid out in the Zombie Apocalypse article stand for the zombies referenced in this post; supernatural reanimated flesh, not a brain virus. Second, […]
I have gotten the time lately to catch up on a couple current TV shows while I’m working on other projects here. Last night, for instance, I had the British show “Survivors” playing in the background while I was staining a mantelpiece. Having also just watched the first couple episodes of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” […]
— Ultra high quality scans of the mysterious Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in Antarctica this past week revealed detailed images of the mountain range extending into the depths below 2.5miles of ice surrounded by not only valleys but lakes of unfrozen water. While the geological survey of this region had been done in the 70’s, these […]
That area in the park that I saw the hole a while ago… Well, the hole is patched up and painted over like they removed a door or something. No one’s ever going to believe I saw a tunnel there.