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Anwin! Adventures in Responsible Doll Ownership part 4

Bonsart Bokel

Jul 14, 20228 min read

Series

Anwin! Adventures in Responsible Doll Ownership part 4

Igraine is having trouble adjusting to a life with Anwin.

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Worldbuilding with Bonsart: What is a Genre?

Bonsart Bokel

Jul 10, 202211 min read

Worldbuilding with Bonsart: What is a Genre?

What is a genre? I have often defined Steampunk as a subgenre of Science Fiction. But, what is (sub)genre? Before we get started, I'll be...

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Bonsart Bokel

Jul 6, 20222 min read

THE ASSOCIATION’S BULLETIN IX: June

Bound for the Styx Kickstarter in Prelaunch? New series! Greetings fellow travelers, First, sorry to my subscribers for the delay in...

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Adventures in Responsible Doll Ownership, part 3

Bonsart Bokel

Jul 4, 20228 min read

Series

Adventures in Responsible Doll Ownership, part 3

Igraine, Associate 244, doll Anwin has become alive. Now what?

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Adventures in Responsible Doll Ownership, part 2

Bonsart Bokel

Jun 18, 20227 min read

short stories

Adventures in Responsible Doll Ownership, part 2

The Adventure of Anwin and Igraine continues! Igraine, Associate 244, doll Anwin has become alive. Now what? A more light-hearted explorati

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Help! My Doll became a Pet: Prologue 1/2

Bonsart Bokel

Jun 4, 20225 min read

Help! My Doll became a Pet: Prologue 1/2

Arkology was basking in the Great Machine's blue radiance as the city’s denizens were going through their daily routines. But the...

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Bonsart Bokel

Jun 2, 20223 min read

THE ASSOCIATION’S BULLETIN VIII: May

The manuscript is done, and other updates! - Birthday Discount on Amazon Kickstarter? What's Next? - The Coffin Girls are being...

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Anwin! Adventures in Responsible Doll Ownership, Part1

Bonsart Bokel

May 22, 20224 min read

short stories

Anwin! Adventures in Responsible Doll Ownership, Part1

Igraine, Associate 244, doll Anwin has became alive. Now what? A more light hearted exploration of a young woman and her relationship with a

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Bonsart Bokel

May 20, 20229 min read

Worldbuilding

What is Steampunk?

What is Steampunk? Google it and you will get models who are often brown Victorian-inspired models. But what is it? Realy?

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Bonsart Bokel

May 8, 20226 min read

Submissions

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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What makes a good AoI story? Criteria for Submissions

Bonsart Bokel

May 5, 20225 min read

Submissions

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, 20227 min read

Submissions

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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THE ASSOCIATION’S BULLETIN VII: April been busy, busy, busy

Bonsart Bokel

Apr 30, 20223 min read

Newsletters

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, 20227 min read

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, 20223 min read

Newsletters

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, 20221 min read

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, 20229 min read

Worldbuilding

World Building with Bonsart, part 2

Welcome back, fellow Travelers, to World Building with Bonsart. It has been a while. But I had to prepare for our first-ever book event....

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Bonsart Bokel

Mar 16, 202213 min read

short stories

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, 20223 min read

Newsletters

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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Are there similarities between Steampunk and Art Deco?

Bonsart Bokel

Feb 17, 20222 min read

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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