by Diana Diehl | Oct 16, 2011 | Lady Cordelia Cresswell's Impeccable Inventions, Steampunk
Next The stylistic genre from which Lady Cordelia’s inventions and story are born is inspired by early works of science fiction. The most famous authors of which are Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. The “steam” comes from the reliance on steam energy in...
by Diana Diehl | Oct 14, 2011 | Steampunk
I am enchanted and captivated by this wordlessly compelling video. It is a piece of musical & visual poetry. Watch and enjoy. ...
by Diana Diehl | Oct 13, 2011 | Art, Lady Cordelia Cresswell's Impeccable Inventions, Steampunk
It’s terribly inconvenient to be caught without enough Time Machine Oil in some century and no raw materials or industry to resupply your stock. As we all know, Time Machines can be quite thirsty when pushed past a few millennia, especially when making sequential...
by Diana Diehl | Oct 13, 2011 | Art, Lady Cordelia Cresswell's Impeccable Inventions, Steampunk
Keeping track of parallel universes and alternate realities is a snap with Lady C’s continuum tracker. Time travel is fraught with complexity. Although your Time Machine is probably equipped with a multiple universe transmogrifier, once history editing takes place,...
by Diana Diehl | Oct 13, 2011 | Art, Lady Cordelia Cresswell's Impeccable Inventions, Steampunk
One must observe caution when traveling through the ages, but no time is more crucial than one’s return to your Time of Origin. During your explorations, the continuum may be subtly or grossly altered such that even your own identity may come into question. ...
by Diana Diehl | Oct 13, 2011 | Art, Jewelry, Lady Cordelia Cresswell's Impeccable Inventions, Steampunk
When traveling the ether or out on safari, safe conveyance is paramount. Modern methods of travel depend on fluid dynamics, whether crossing the oceans on the latest steamship, continents on your favorite balloon or dirigible, or dimensions in the most fashionable...
by Diana Diehl | Oct 13, 2011 | Art, Jewelry, Lady Cordelia Cresswell's Impeccable Inventions, Steampunk
Don’t leave home on your next adventure without this handy invention: LADY CORDELIA CRESSWELL’S TIME LAG MODULATOR. Cordelia is ever mindful of finding ways to make exploration more civilized. It is not all glamour and heroism, as some writers might have...
by Diana Diehl | Oct 13, 2011 | Short Stories, Writing
She deserved better. I cringed as the tow truck driver waded into the mud, cursing. The glare he shot my way said this was going to cost me. I bristled when the words “women drivers” punctuated the stream of invectives that splattered all who stood too close. My...
by Diana Diehl | Oct 13, 2011 | Short Stories, Writing
Dark and stormy doesn’t even begin to describe the night. Water filled up the air, the street. It wasn’t coming down in sheets. Sheets have spaces between them. I pounded down the pavement, each footfall creating fountains of water, defying gravity,...
by Diana Diehl | Oct 13, 2011 | Lady Cordelia Cresswell's Laboratory Notes, Steampunk, Writing
26th of February, 18__; Post-expedition observations: I am quite thrilled at the possibility of including lace in the creation of my inventions. I cannot describe the relief at being able to incorporate fashionable accoutrements that are quite practical. I must...
