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Bonsart Bokel
- May 8
- 6 min
Rift containment and procedures in AoI
This is a W.I.P. that expands upon the criteria for AoI stories. Welcome to another primer, summary, or overview on the Association of...
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Bonsart Bokel
- May 5
- 5 min
What makes a good AoI story? Criteria for Submissions
We recently completed our first writing challenge, and it gave me a lot to think about. First, it really showed me what experience in...
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Bonsart Bokel
- May 5
- 7 min
How to write an Associate
This is a companion piece to what makes a good AoI Story with a Q&A at the end. An Associate is a representation of the Association of...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Apr 30
- 3 min
THE ASSOCIATION’S BULLETIN VII: April been busy, busy, busy
Greetings fellow travelers, April is nearly gone and it has been a wild ride. So, I didn't have much time for blogs or working on short...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Apr 7
- 7 min
Was Steampunk a mistake?
Welcome back to our blog where I'll entertain you with another rant on one of the many misconceptions surrounding retrofuturism in...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Apr 1
- 3 min
THE ASSOCIATION’S BULLETIN VI
Greetings fellow Travelers, It's April first, and I have no jokes to tell. But I have some wonderful updates and an important...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Join our first Writing Challenge!
Good day Everyone, Happy to announce our first-ever writing challenge! We are even throwing in a prize. All worthy submissions will be...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Mar 21
- 9 min
World Building with Bonsart, part 2
First an announcement. The first-ever Association of Ishtar writing challenge is live. 2000 words before May first. Check it out! And...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Mar 16
- 13 min
C-02: The Envoy from Beyond
Esteemed members of the Chair, fellow Associates, In this letter, I report to you the current state of affairs regarding the site of C-02...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Feb 28
- 3 min
THE ASSOCIATION’S BULLETIN V
Greetings fellow Travelers, It's already the end of February, and what a month it has been. One can't help but mention the situation in...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Are there similarities between Steampunk and Art Deco?
Did you know there are some interesting similarities between Steampunk and Art Deco? First, various Steampunk creators (myself included)...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Feb 15
- 5 min
World Building with Bonsart: How to write a sentence? 1/2
In the first part I talked about the difference between World Building and 'Building the World'. The mayor take away was that World...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Feb 11
- 6 min
World Building with Bonsart: Part 1. What is this World Building anyway?
Worldbuilding. Probably one of the most used, yet often misunderstood words in the writing sphere. But it sounds grand, doesn't it? World...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Feb 1
- 2 min
THE ASSOCIATION’S BULLETIN IV: #1yearofSteampunk and new video-formats
Hello fellow travelers, The first month of 2022 is already behind us. So, let's recap what was achieved this month. Art by Yohan...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Jan 25
- 6 min
On my distinction between Scifi and Steampunk
Have you ever had one of those conversations on the internet that end become a thesis into themselves? Well, I had one of those in the...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Jan 17
- 10 min
C-22: Violet Skies (Short Story)
Internal dispatch C22/5th of September 1881: Fellow associates, This memo is a response to questions raised regarding the Association’s...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Jan 13
- 6 min
Can Steampunk Technology been Real?
"I think there’s a (perceived) element of blasphemy in imagining a world that is better than our own." - Adams What if Steampunk...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Dec 28, 2021
- 4 min
C-21: The Herald's Bell
Esteemed Chairman, Hereby I deliver unto you the documents as requested. They were found among the significant number of unsorted files...
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Bonsart Bokel
- Dec 27, 2021
- 5 min
THE ASSOCIATION’S BULLETIN III: 2021 in review
Welcome back fellow travelers. I hope you all had a good Christmas. It is almost time to say goodbye to 2021. And after everything that...
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