Steampunk Universe: Continue Supporting Diversity In Steampunk And Get Some Awesome Fiction

We keep getting told that steampunk is not diverse. We keep proving them wrong. Two and a half years ago, we brought you the award-winning anthology Steampunk World. Since then, a number of prominent anthologies and other works of diverse steampunk fiction have sprung up. But it is not enough. We want to see characters […]

On Litmus Tests and Invisible Illnesses; more on Steampunk Universe

This is a mirror of the latest backer update for Steampunk Universe. If you haven’t backed the project yet, you can at steampunkuniverse.alliterationink.com. For context, see this post: http://www.ideatrash.net/2016/10/two-issues-around-steampunk-universe.html Because of a comment on the last update, please let me clarify: All of the stories feature disabled or aneurotypical characters. Not all of the authors […]

Two Issues Around Steampunk Universe, Addressed

[Edit: Follow-up post at http://www.ideatrash.net/2016/10/on-litmus-tests-and-invisible-illnesses.html] I’m glad – and that’s not sarcasm, folks – to see people calling me out within hours of me asking people to. In this case, it’s based around our current Kickstarter for Steampunk Universe. (I’m posting an abbreviated version of this post as a backer update as well; as I […]

The Complicated Mess When The Missing Stair Gets Noticed

[Edit: I think the next post is an important companion and, hopefully, a step towards changing the systemic problems.] Thanks to being on call for my day job all weekend, I didn’t see that a missing stair – Sunil Patel – got named. He wasn’t the only one – Greg Andree also got named – […]