Still trying to be helpful, informative, etc.

Yesterday at the PNBA trade show, I was accosted literally dozens of times and asked to explain "steampunk." Most of the gentle accosters had only recently heard the term, and had absolutely no idea what it meant, where it came from, or what it was about.

I did my very best to be helpful, and I learned quite a bit in the process. Maybe most importantly — I learned that a great number of people would like to take an interest in steampunk … if only they had the faintest clue what it was.

So...