Steampunk Tales: Issue 3 is locked and loaded! This issue features 10 first-run, original tales that are sure to take your breath away. Steampunk Tales: Issue 3 features amazing tales by Jillian Venters, G. D. Falksen, August Wahnsinger, Michael Stutz and more! All at a price that is less than the cost of a good cup of coffee, Steampunk Tales is an astounding value and a whole lot of fun! ($1.99USD on iPhone/iPod touch, $1.99USD as a MobiReader eBook and $1.99USD as an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) DRM-free digital download.
Tales Included in Issue 3:
1. Dark Skies and Cruel Seas by Arkwright
2. The Unfortunate Case of the Stabbed-Up Elf by August Wahnsinger
3. Convergence Culture by C.B. Harvey
4. Hunting the Future Pt. 2 of 2 by Mark Rossmore
5. One Million Monkeys, Ltd. by George S. Walker
6. Letters Between Young Ladies... Pt.2 by Jillian Venters
7. On the Surface of Venus by Michael Stutz
8. The Mask of Tezcatlipoca, Pt.2 by G. D. Falksen
9. The Revolutionary by John Leavitt
10. The Shew Stone by C.G. Leslie
Cover art by the incredible Chet Phillips!
Steampunk Tales is now available on most smart phones and as an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) download!
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Steampunk Tales #3 Author Bios
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G D Falksen Author: The Mask of Tezcatlipoca, Pt.2 G. D. Falksen is a fiction author and history student presently pursuing two Masters degrees. He has appeared on MTV, and in print articles for publications such as The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Marie Claire Italian, and Time Out New York. His work has been featured in The Willows Magazine, Steampunk Magazine, The Chap, and Egophobia. In addition, he has been a guest speaker at various conventions on the East Coast. Website: http://www.gdfalksen.com |
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August Wahnsinger Author: The Unfortunate Case of the Stabbed-Up Elf August Wahnsinger lives in a secure compound in the Northern Canadian Rockies. He is assaulted by messages from other dimensions that force him to write these visions into some sort of cohesive narrative. Because of his contact with other dimensions, he was appointed the chair of the Inter-Dimensional Relations Committee for the Inter-National Society for Exploring Nature, Science and the Ésoteric (INSENSÉ). When he's not vivisecting backpackers or advising various megalomaniacs on the construction of their doomsday devices, he can be found modeling for Brit Frady-Williams of Berít New York (beritnewyork.com) or projecting his strange thoughts onto the ætherwebs at bootsandbibles.com/august_wahnsinger. He is assisted in his literary endeavours by one Austin Williams of Brooklyn, NY, an NYU graduate student and fellow penguin aficionado. |
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C.B. Harvey Author: Convergence Culture C.B. Harvey pursues a living in Old London Town as a writer and academic. His gothic short story The Stinker won the inaugural SFX Pulp Idol award in 2006. Since then he’s worked on several projects for the British-based company Big Finish, including BBC-licensed Doctor Who short stories and, most recently, the second episode in the new Highlander audio series produced by Big Finish under license from MGM. His academic writing includes the sole-authored book Grand Theft Auto: Motion-Emotion (Ludologica 2005), a chapter on Battlestar Galactica and a contribution to the academic anthology Mythological Approaches to Doctor Who (Kitsune forthcoming). His non-fiction and journalism includes pieces for The Guardian, Edge, Develop, ScriptWriter and RetroGamer and he’s a contributor to a forthcoming collection of opinion-pieces entitled Shouting at the Telly (Faber and Faber). He teaches creative writing at London South Bank University and – having recovered from the trauma of successfully completing his doctorate – is now writing a fantasy novel. |
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George S. Walker Author: One Million Monkeys, Ltd. George Walker lives in the Wild West (Oregon) with his wife Barbara. He is employed as an engineer, but misses the caboose. His stories have previously been published in Ideomancer, Helix SF, Ray Gun Revival, Science Fiction Age, Tomorrow SF, and other magazines and websites. Some of his previously published stories may be found on his website: http://george.s.walker.googlepages.com |
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Jillian Venters Author: Letters Between Young Ladies Of Fashionable Society, And The Alarming Events That Unfold Within, Pt.2 Also penned Letters Between Young Ladies Of Fashionable Society, And The Alarming Events That Unfold Within, Pt. 1 which appeared in Steampunk Tales: Issue #2 Jillian Venters was a fairly spooky and morbid child. When she discovered the existence of the whole Gothic sub-culture, she clapped her hands with glee and fell upon it like a baby bat upon a box of Count Chocula cereal. Since then, the Lady of the Manners has spent a not inconsiderable amount of time trying to gently persuade others in her chosen subculture that being a polite Goth is much, much more subversive than just wearing T-shirts with "edgy" sayings on them. She lives in Seattle. http://www.gothic-charm-school.com/ |
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Mark Rossmore Author: Hunting the Future (Pt. 2 of 2) Also penned Hunting the Future, Pt. 1 which appeared in Steampunk Tales: Issue #2 Mark Rossmore’s eclectic background includes aviation, creative direction, music, web design, theatre, and video production. Currently an FAA air traffic controller in training, when he’s not talking to modern day flying machines he’s conjuring up stories of times and technology that could have been. His published work includes short stories as well as non-fiction articles for major aviation publications such as IFR Magazine. In 2009 he released a new 12-track album of original rock / electronic / steampunk music (http://www.myspace.com/iescapetheclouds). Mark lives in Pensacola, FL with his lovely wife Mary. Visit his aviation blog at http://PinguinoMalo.blogspot.com. |
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V.I.C. 443701 Arkwright (M.V.S.S.) Author: Dark Skies and Cruel Seas Also penned Flight of the Swallow, which appeared in Steampunk Tales: Issue #2 Arkwright describes himself as a man born out of his proper time. Growing up in the 1970s and '80s, he developed a far greater bond with the past than the present; influenced by writers such as H.G. Wells and Nigel Kneale, he developed a distinctly dystopian view of the future. For a man living in the past, archaeology was a natural career choice and this lead him on adventures around the world before harsh economic realities determined that he return home and “get a real job.” During the last 15 years he has written and occasionally published numerous works on archaeology and social history. His specialty has always been the post-medieval period, including the Industrial Revolution and the era known as the Early Modern. Arkwright’s introduction to steampunk occurred at university; and for a long time, his interest in the genre expressed itself as an eclectic collection of science fiction films, books and illustrations. In 2008, Arkwright made the decision to fulfill a lifelong dream to become a writer and filmmaker, at the same time adopting his current pen name which immerses him in the overarching background to his writing. Since then, the dream has become more of a reality, and as well as writing short stories, he is working on a number of steampunk short films and is scripting a steampunk radio play. In 2009, Arkwright became a member of the highly exclusive Victorian Steampunk Society. |
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Michael Stutz Author: On the Surface of Venus Michael Stutz was the first to apply "open source" to non-software works, published one of the first-dozen weblogs, wrote the tech bestseller The Linux Cookbook and covered the intersection of culture and technology for many publications including Wired, Rolling Stone, CIO, McSweeney's and The New York Times. He's recently completed a novel about the "net generation", a term he coined in the '90s while working as a correspondent for Wired News. |
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John Leavitt Author: The Revolutionary John Leavitt is a cartoonist, writer, illustrator, and a Libra. His cartoons and illustrations have appeared in: The New Yorker, The Chronicle Review, The New York Press, The Common Review, The Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Narrative Magazine and many other really, really impressive places. He has written for MARVEL and has published two books with Molly Crabapple. He can be found online at www.jleavitt.net. |
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C.G. Leslie Author: The Shew Stone C.G. Leslie lives with his wife and two children near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. By day, he works in the Scottish Forests looking after rare and endangered wildlife. By night, he runs Highlander's Book Reviews (www.highlandersbooks.com) and when he is not reading obscure horror stories, he is attempting to finish the two novels he started years ago! |
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Chet Phillips Cover Artist Chet Phillips is a freelance illustrator that has presented his slightly off-center view of the world for more than 25 years. He creates "digital woodcuts" for advertising agencies, design firms, newspaper and magazine publishers and corporations. Clients include: American Airlines, Pepsico, Workman Publishing, The New York Times and Warner Brothers, to name a few. No electrons are harmed in the process. http://www.chetart.com |
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Franklin Editor Meagan Franklin joined Steampunk Tales just after issue #1 was published. She lives in Denver, CO and herds cats for a living. |
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Evelyn Kriete Promotions, Recruiting, Miracle Worker Evelyn Kriete has worked in marketing, advertising and promotions since 1996. Since its formation in the early 2000s, she has been a driving force behind the growth of the steampunk subculture by generating media coverage in major institutions such as The New York Times and MTV among others; and she has helped encourage numerous fashion companies to produce steampunk-themed clothing lines. Although she has been instrumental in the promotion of steampunk, it is only one portion of her portfolio; she presently works for Deathrock Magazine and Weird Tales, as well as being a founding member of Gilded Age Records where she is responsible for marketing, advertising and promotions. She also previously served as the head of marketing and promotions for The Willows Magazine. One of her most recent freelance projects was to provide promotions, marketing, and networking assistance for the film Repo! the Genetic Opera. She is currently working to promote the books Palimpsest and Ravens In The Library, as well as the soon to be released Gothic Charm School. It is rumored that she does in fact eat and sleep, but these are merely hearsay and not to be taken seriously. |
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John H. Sondericker III President/Founder: Steampulp Publishing, LLC, iPhone Code Czar Prior to jumping into the ePublishing business, John H. Sondericker III spent a decade designing and building detectors for nuclear and high-energy particle physics experiments at Brookhaven National Laboratory. In 1996 he moved from Long Island to Colorado Springs. Since then he has designed stage lighting equipment used by almost every big name in the business and continues to do so as Director of Technologies for a major entertainment lighting products manufacturer. John holds a a BSEE from Purdue University. |
