Steampunk For Simpletons: A Fun Primer For Folks Who Aren't Sure What Steampunk Is All About
Travis I Sivart lives in a state of constant flux between Richmond, VA and Washington, DC with his two cats and son. He has traveled through four continents, and has friends on six. Having traveled through time via renaissance faires he has now begun to travel the Aether and join his steampunk colleagues in new adventures. He began writing in his early teens and his creativity flourished with the help of fantasy role-playing games. Travis has written and published editorials on manners, pipe smoking, and medieval re-enactment, as well as poetry. He has published over a dozen short stories in anthologies (and more coming), and usually writes in the steampunk, horror, science fiction or medieval fantasy genres. He also hosts a weekly, steampunk-themed, syndicated internet-radio show, with Wendy L. Callahan, focusing on the steampunk genre and culture. Wendy L. Callahan is an urban and steampunk fantasy author, Pagan writer, and the foxy half of the radio hosting duo at Sounds of Steam. In her mundane existence, she is a homeschooling mom and genealogist from Massachusetts, living in Nebraska with her husband, son and daughter, black-headed caique, and three cats. Wendy's standalone short stories, novellas, and novels range from gaslamp and steampunk to urban fantasy, from mournful narratives to happily ever afters.