I've always found something off-putting and counterintuitive in the brand of optimism that usually characterizes steampunk. This would help solve the problem.
I love the term "smogpunk." Now if we could come up with a term that correctly summarizes the paranormal suspense quagmire engulfing mass market fiction. What describes the heroine who wants to screw a werewolf?
Might be a legal definition depending on when/how the US actually declared "war" during the present unpleasantness vs. whether or not the Vietnam War was ever graced by a formal declaration of war (vs. a police action).
it never was a legally declared war, but a Police Action, we first went at the invite of the French (damn them!) then after they bailed, the South Vietnamese Govt... which is why the Shrub made such a big deal out of beating shields and drums to get his war declared legally.
I think Miles sort of looks like Ralphie from A Christmas Story.
Yep. This has already been noted.
(Also! I've started the Red Tree. Love it so far! Now if my depression would lift enough that I can concentrate to read more of it. -shakes fist at her stupid broken neurochemicals-)
The book should come with a warning, "Do not read unless chronically happy." Then again, "happy people" would never, ever understand it.
Oddly enough, I was considering this as something between the afterglowy fantasy-victorian whitewash of steampunk and the more pessimistic "dieselpunk". Still, I think the idea still holds. We need to recapture the spirit of Black Lung Urban Spec Fiction
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I can empathize.
What an adorable fresh face is thee nephew.
I like smogpunk. It seems ...more. Maybe even smogradical?
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What an adorable fresh face is thee nephew.
Indeed.
I like smogpunk.
I've always found something off-putting and counterintuitive in the brand of optimism that usually characterizes steampunk. This would help solve the problem.
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I absolutely adore the cover art.
As do I. And thank you.
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Now if we could come up with a term that correctly summarizes the paranormal suspense quagmire engulfing mass market fiction.
"Crap."
What describes the heroine who wants to screw a werewolf?
"Puppyslut."
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Oh come on, that makes it sound far more entertaining that it actually is.
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what dates are they using for that? we had "military advisors" in Nam since the late 50's and the Police Action didnt end until May 1975 ..
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I think Miles sort of looks like Ralphie from A Christmas Story.
Yep. This has already been noted.
(Also! I've started the Red Tree. Love it so far! Now if my depression would lift enough that I can concentrate to read more of it. -shakes fist at her stupid broken neurochemicals-)
The book should come with a warning, "Do not read unless chronically happy." Then again, "happy people" would never, ever understand it.
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And when you're fighting a major depressive episode, knowing you're not alone helps.
On the one hand, yes, I know what you mean, at least in an abstract sense. On the other, in my case, knowing I'm not alone has never helped.
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Oddly enough, I was considering this as something between the afterglowy fantasy-victorian whitewash of steampunk and the more pessimistic "dieselpunk". Still, I think the idea still holds. We need to recapture the spirit of Black Lung Urban Spec Fiction
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the afterglowy fantasy-Victorian whitewash of steampunk
Well said.
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