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Guest Post: Queering the Regency by Natania Barron

| August 12, 2024

Today I have a guest post from Natania Barron, author of Netherford Hall, which she summarizes as “Pride and Prejudice and Witches,” but which also is a sapphic Regency-era tale! So I asked Natania to talk a little about queer folks (particularly women) during the Regency for her guest post today! ~ Queering the Regency As […]

“Roadside Assistance” in Wreathed in Steam

| November 30, 2023

“Roadside Assistance” is a flash fiction piece I included in Wreathed in Steam, featuring warring families and queer women. It really wants to be a larger piece of a steampunk Regency setting, along with some of the other stories included in that collection. I haven’t gotten there yet, but I think someday I’m going to take […]

“Intertwined” in Wreathed in Steam

| October 26, 2023

“Intertwined” was my attempt to write a short story that mashed up the Regency period and steampunk. In this story, the main character is a young woman inventor who tires of high society. When she meets a young man with a similar opinion, she is delighted. But things turn quickly … and I’ll leave my […]

Website Recommendation: Fashion in the Age of Bridgerton

| July 27, 2022

If you’re interested in the Regency period, particularly the fashion of the time, check out Fashion in the Age of Bridgerton: Plates from the Lady’s Magazine. It’s a fantastic resource for writers of historical fiction that happens to coincide with this time period, but it’s also of note if you’re interested in the history of […]

Cool Game Kickstarter: Seance and Sensibility

| March 4, 2020

I’m a Jane Austen fan by proximity and osmosis (I’ve tried to read the books, but I had a difficult time with her writing style, but I really enjoy the movies and the general ideas), but this game, Seance and Sensibility, hits a number of the buttons that I like! It’s Jane Austen. It’s Powered by […]