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Chapter 1 of “The Secret Notebook of Michael Faraday” on Steampunk Journal

  I’m happy to announce that Chapter 1 of my new book “The Secret Notebook of Michael Faraday” is being featured on the Steampunk Journal website.  You can find it here. While you’re there, check out the rest of the … Continue reading →

Some Time Later–now available!

For the past three years, the authors participating in Clockwork Alchemy, San Jose, California’s steampunk con, have put together short story anthologies the proceeds from which are donated to various organizations promoting literacy.  The concept is simple–each author writes two … Continue reading →

The Secret Notebook of Michael Faraday — Now Available!

I am happy to announce that my second book, The Secret Notebook of Michael Faraday, is now available! This novel is the second I’ve written in the Airship Flamel Adventures series, but is actually a prequel of my first novel, … Continue reading →

How Passenger Airships Worked

Originally posted on I Make Stories:
For years I didn’t understand the steampunk community’s obsession with airships. I understood that they were transportation ephemera of a sort and that they harkened back to a bygone era, but I always thought…

The Evolution of the Kitchen

A few years ago, I had the chance to tour the Newport Mansions in Rhode Island, the “summer cottages” of the Gilded Age wealthy.  While the mansions are over-the-top gorgeous (and literally built to impress), I found the kitchens, sculleries, … Continue reading →

Half-price sale on To Rule the Skies

In anticipation of the release of my new book The Secret Notebook of Michael Faraday, I am running a special 50% off special on my previous book To Rule the Skies. The special is only on Smashwords and is only … Continue reading →