Steampunk is coming to town (or near it, at least)
Next week there will actually be some steampunk action in the midwest! The NeoVictorian SteamPunk TeaParty will take place in Bloomington, Indiana next Tuesday at the Axis of Evil. Sadly I won't be able to go, with it being a work night and all, but if anyone nearby checks it out let me know.
A nod to the past: consider burying your body, or at least placing a memorial stone, in the Great Pyramid. This is pretty fascinating.
Forget the wonders of the ancient world, how about the deserted wonders of the postmodern world? (I'm guessing that many of us who are interested in steampunk also find abandoned places fascinating.) There are two parts; the website is a little unstable due to all the attention it's been getting recently, but once the pages come up they are lovely.
Something a little more Victorian and mythological: the Cobweb Forest, a serialized story. It's very beautiful, and old-fashioned yet high-tech.
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Hah, glad you enjoyed those collections - coming out with a new one soon (but don't tell anyone!) - abandoned wonders again, but this time with a twist ;)
I'm not sure if China Mieville is strictly steampunk, but I sure am a fan ... and creating these collections of abandonments does bring images to mind from The Scar or The Iron Council, for me at least