The Steampunk subculture has intrigued me since college; like a lot of people, I was first introduced to the idea by the long running Girl Genius comic. It's an idea that appeals to me: a mix of history, fantasy, science, and fashion. Steampunk is all about anachronisms: about putting old things together in new ways. I love that. Do I still need to explain what Steampunk is? I feel like it's much more familiar than it used to be, but the short version is creations (stories, art, fashion, contraptions) that play with the culture and scientific understanding of the Victorian era — or really anything from the 1800s. The rules aren't terribly strict, and there is plenty of overlap with other genres. But you tend to see a lot of steam powered devices, corsets and top hats, airships and automatons. And it's really, really fun . Maybe sometime I'll write some more about it; there's a lot that can be said just exploring and explaining the genre. During 2020 I, like m...
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