Tea Time with Madame Askew Recipes for Winter 2023 It’s the Winter Holiday Season and that is a good reason to enjoy some dishes which, while perfectly delicious any time of year, seem to be served even more during the holidays. The chefs here at the Embassy wanted to share these recipes, and hope they ..read more

Tea Time with Madame Askew Recipes for Autumn 2023 There’s a crispness in the air, accompanying hay rides, apple cider, and the bounty of the harvest. It’s time for sweaters, and hearty meals. Here are just a few vintage recipes to try as your next comfort food To ensure we are able to follow these ..read more

Welcome back to the conclusion of our interview with Noah Lemelson, author of The Sightless City. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. Read Part 3 here. Airship Ambassador: COVID has really put a damper on travel. Have you been to any on-line or physical events? What has that been like, and the reader ..read more

Welcome back to part 3 of our interview with Noah Lemelson, author of The Sightless City. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. Airship Ambasador: There is that phrase about advanced science and technology being like magic, which does feel like what the Engineers can do. How did you help the readers to feel ..read more

Welcome back to part 2 of our interview with Noah Lemelson, author of The Sightless City. Read Part 1 here. Airship Ambassador: That strength/fragility aspect comes through before and after each success. Each of them is motivated by something, even when they can’t identify or describe it to themselves. How does their motivation guide and ..read more

This week we are talking with Noah Lemelson, author of The Sightless City. Airship Ambassador: Hi Noah, thanks for joining us for this interview. Readers may know you from your previous work, including the short stories published in Allegory, Space Squid and the Outsider’s Within Horror Anthology. Now, your latest book has been published. What ..read more

Virtual Steampunk Convention 2021 During the weekend of April 9 – 11, 2021, that daring duo of steampunk entertainment, Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter, along with their Temporal Entourage, held a most amazing and rewarding virtual event, the Steampunk CommuniTea Weekend. Pre-COVID, in person steampunk conventions were known for multiple tracks of varied and ..read more

The Ineluctable, Ultra-Telegraphic Virtual Brass Screw steampunk festival is streaming online to you Saturday June 13th from 10am to 11pm. Bands, burlesque, presenters, fashion show, Bodgers Grande Exhibition, vendors, airship gaming and shenanigans galore! With special performances by Nathaniel Johnstone Band and a special message from Professor Elemental. Featuring the lovely Lacy Knickers and her ..read more

Hey readers, this is kind of a cool offer this week while we are isolating at home.Set your reminders for Friday, 05/01/2020. A small press—the publishers behind the Amazon Top Selling time travel novel, Timeslingers—is partnering with me to offer you a complimentary copy of their brand new supernatural steampunk western, Death of a Bounty ..read more

MURDER AT THE WORLD’S FAIR “A nimble, inventive steampunk romp — complete with clockwork cats, daring escapes, beguiling romance and shadowy mysteries — that you’ll rip through in one sitting and beg for the next.” -Matthew Bright, author of THE LIBRARY OF LOST THINGS   “I lost track of the boxes this novel checked for ..read more