Hey, everyone!
You might have heard about this on Twitter last week when Pip and I premiered the first episode of our anthology podcast (more on that in a moment), there is a pretty strong showing of steampunk on Twitter, and one writer in particular started up a movement that have become a weekly event I always look forward to on Twitter.
Meet Nancy Overbury, the creator of #SteamTuesday on Twitter.
Nancy is a graphic designer and artist located in Montreal, Canada, and has nursed over the past few years a passion for steampunk. She promotes on Twitter a variety of links — literature, film, art, fashion, music — you name it! If it’s steampunk and she hasn’t mentioned it on Twitter, you’ll find it on her blog.
So when Pip and I were trying to figure out when we wanted to drop episodes of Tales from the Archives, I immediately thought of Nancy’s special day on Twitter dedicated to steam, gears, and cog. Last week, the first episode “The Evil that Befell Samson” written by Pip Ballantine, went live:
It is revealed just how Miss Braun ended up being exiled from her native country, New Zealand, and working for the Ministry in its London Offices. It’s a tale of nefarious doings, stalwart ladies, and the sound of clockwork.
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With original theme music composed and created by Alex White, Tales from the Archives will be featuring original steampunk short stories from these talented authors:
- O.M. Grey of Avalon Revisited
- P.C. Haring of Cybrosis
- Starla Huchton of The Dreamer’s Thread
- Helen H. Madden of Heat Flash
- Phil Rossi of Eden and Harvey
- Chooch Schubert of Chronicles of the Order:“The Destruction of Station One”
- Jack Mangan author of Spherical Tomi
- Nathan Lowell of Trader’s Tales: The Golden Age of the Solar Clipper
- Valerie Griswold-Ford of The Apocalypse Cycle
- Grant Stone, Sir Julius Vogel winner for numerous short stories
You can subscribe on iTunes (and leave us a review there) or with your podcatcher of choice at the Ministry website. If you hear a short story you particularly like, go on and feel free to syndicate it on your own blog or podcast.
And make sure when you are on Twitter, give Nancy a tweet and consider tracking the #SteamTuesday for some incredible finds out there in the aetherwebs!