April 2012
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Brass Tacks #168
The most altruistic act the crew of the Sappho ever performed was actually a favor to Kieran’s cousin, Hermes-22. They landed in South Africa under false papers to pick up their cargo- refugees. “I don’t care where you take them,” Hermes-22 told them, “so long as it’s safe.”
Apr 18th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 17th
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Brass Tacks #167
Kieran hates shadows. Even during tropical summer days you can find her in the most well-lit corner of a room, counting shadows. It was a relief to everyone when Camille installed a lightbulb in her upgraded clockwork arm.
Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Brass Tacks #166
Kieran tends to speak out loud to her cats. Lazarus is the only one who talks back.
Apr 16th
Elisabet's Acoustic Retrospects
The crew’s jaunt to Steampunk Exhibition East was amazing. We met the Airship Isabella, and saw The Cog is Dead, and Abney Park. The Cog is Dead was everything I expected it to be, lovely people, very talented. I got a signed CD from them. Abney Park was fantastic and our captain got all 3 of their CD’s. It was a very successful fun conventional, especially for it’s first year....
Apr 15th
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WatchWatch
Brass Tacks #165 The crew of the Good Ship Sappho will be attending Florida Steampunk Exhibition East this Saturday. Photos will be forthcoming. We hope to see some of you there!
Apr 13th
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Brass Tacks #164
Hidden somewhere in the mountains of the Carolinas there is a station transmitting information on the airwaves (coded, of course) to ships like the Sappho. They broadcast everything from weather patterns to recent police actions.
Apr 12th
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Sophie's Electronic Journal of Cooking Endeavors...
Great grapefruits, the university has been cracking down recently! A lot of my meals have been strictly on-the-go as of late. One of my favorite snacks of this category are oranges. They’re as much fun to peel as they are to eat, in my opinion. I also make great use of those newfangled plastic containing devices to take my peeled slices of oranges with me at any given moment.  But through...
Apr 12th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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Brass Tacks #163
While Sophie and Elisabet love the weekly murder mystery series, the Sappho’s radio gets real use when the captain uses it to keep track of the bulletins transmitted from the station manned by Sir Alexander’s contacts on the mainland.
Apr 11th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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