Banned Book Week — September 26-October 3

Happy banned book week!
Did you know that every year books are banned from schools and libraries?  Banned Book week celebrates intellectual freedom and the right we have to have access to all books–including ones that might be “objectionable” for whatever reason.  It also draws attention to the fact that even in this day and age [...]

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Winners and Friday Fun!

Happy Friday!
I actually managed to find 3 more art deco tiaras! YAY!  They are so much cuter than anything else I’ve found (any past winners want to send me a pic of them wearing theirs?  Lynn?  Deb?)
So the winner of this month’s tiaras is…
…drumroll please…
*~*~*Gwynlyn MacKenzie*~*~*
 
I think steampunk and think Jules Verne…
Congrats!  Please email me [...]

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Brass goggles, aviator caps, and pocket watches, oh my!

When you think of Steampunk, images of brass goggles, aviator caps, and pocket watches immediately spring to mind.
The question is, why?
Steampunk is a genre full of action, adventure, and innovention–what says that better than a pair of brass goggles?  They could be the goggles of an airpirate, plundering the open skies on his air ship, an explorer [...]

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Happy Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day!!

September 12, 2009 is Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day, brought to us byDresden Codak (who has some very interesting online comics.)
So wear that Victorian daydress or air-pirate costume to the mall or the grocery store–pretend to be amazed, or simply go about your business as if there’s nothing strange about it.
Or, walk up [...]

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