A “two for one” event for Thursday’s entry! First, Lord Likley will commence his twenty-four hour event in 24 chapters in … 24 hours! Yes, one and hour (or so) of Lord Likley’s antics and adventures! Be sure to catch every one as it happens… at the gentleman’s re-vamped website: http://www.lordlikely.com/
Next, a circumstance that has put me in an odd position. It appears that the “Shorty Awards” have a category for Steampunk this year, and a good number of participants (and featured individuals on the Heliograph) are on the ballot, including…Mr. Robert Brown, of Abney Park fame, @ http://www.abneypark.com/Clockwork Couture, the attire and accessories enterprise, @ http://www.clockworkcouture.com/The Penny Dreadfuls, a well-known Steampunk Musical entourage, @ http://ssicarus.blogspot.com/E & K Davenport (the Davenport Sisters), of the Clockwork Cabaret, @ http://www.clockworkcabaret.com/The League of S.T.E.A.M., Steampunk Adventurers, @ http://www.leagueofsteam.com/Dr. Steel, Musician Extradoinaire, @ http://worlddominationtoys.com/drsteel/enter.htmlMr. Jake Von Slatt, stunning Steampunk builder and designer, @Ms. Sidney Padua, outstanding author of 2-D Goggles, @ http://www.2dgoggles.com/Riese, the Steampunk Web series, @ http://www.riesetheseries.com/Be sure to place your vote with your favorite – be it one listed here or another fine candidate! Nominations end on the 29th of January (at Midnight … on this Friday)! Make your vote count! For more information, please visit the rules, at: http://shortyawards.com/rulesVisit the Steampunk voting site directly, at: http://shortyawards.com/category/steampunk
… or the main website, at: http://shortyawards.com/
(… and on a final note, I made my own personal thumb-print on the voting, when I saw a graphic I made for the New Babbage Ning was being “borrowed” as a voting icon on the Shorties! Brings a tear to my eye – sniff!)