The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

  The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it Continue Reading

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

A Very Happy Christmas from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday Continue Reading

A Very Happy Christmas from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday Continue Reading

Greetings, Faithful Patrons and Ministry Agents! We at the Archives are preparing for our final season (and yes we are using the term “final” rather liberally…) of Tales from the Archives, but we wanted to share with you this episode of the Geek Wolfpack Podcast, featuring our journalists alongside Wolfpack host, Nick Kelly. This particular episode features the Wolfpack Podcast’s first interview. Their guest is professional nerd and entertainment professional Elle Jensen, founder of the Nerd Out App, an ætherdevice for your portable contraptions that can connect you with other passionate fans of science fiction and fantasy. Elle sits down with Nick, Tee, and Pip to talk about the app’s Kickstarter campaign and how fellow steampunks should be taking advantage of this wonder of technology! Episode 16 (Show notes by Nick Kelly) 0:00 – Intro 1:18 – Our Interview with Elle Jensen of the Nerd Out App! 1:42 – Pip Ballantine! 1:55 – Tee Morris! 2:31 – Elle Jensen, Founder of the Nerd Out App 2:48 – The plug bell 3:06 – What exactly is the Kickstarter for? 3:45 – App development is like LEGO bricks 5:05 – Nick starts counting cities where he’s used the app 5:13 – What exactly is the Nerd Out App? Elle’s Comic Con story 6:00 – Nerdy Burlesque! 6:33 – The growth numbers on Nerd Out App 1.0 6:44 – The Average Geek Show 7:15 – Where does the App team get their events? 8:04 – The Chicago crew needs to get on the Nerd Squad 8:22 – A Klingon Christmas Carol 8:39 – DreamstoBecome.com 10:12 – Currently, events get added via a manual process. It’s going to be way easier in 2.0 10:53 – #furriesruineverything 11:12 – How are events vetted? 12:31 – Nerding responsibly 12:57 – The coolest events ever hosted in the app 13:24 – Poltergeist as a burlesque 13:55 – Nick’s list of cities, and the count is… 14:08 – Shout out to Geektitude.com 14:30 – Nerdcon! 14:36- Dumbells and Dragons and the Wekk podcast 15:06 – Other features in 2.0 – Geolocation, additional locations 15:45 – NEW ZEALAND! 15:53 – EpicCon – V’s Cosplay will be there as Agents Books & Braun 16:35 – Overseas requests come in bursts, but 2.0 will be able to expand more 17:15 – What is the financial goal of the Kickstarter campaign? 17:54 – If you do a Kickstarter campaign, factor in taxes 18:15 – What questions does Elle have for Tee and Pip? 19:45 – What’s the frequency of posts? 20:15 – How many posts are we boosting? 21:00 – What was Pip’s strategy in boosting posts? 21:33 – The West Coast Steampunk folks need to get posting more! 22:08 – What are the incentives? 23:02 – Audiobook giveaways are popular 23:22 – Other authors are happy to provide eBooks 23:50 – Additional feature – filtering so you can keep it kid friendly 24:28 – Stickers! Game of Thrones! Harry Potter! Deadpool! The Flash! Stranger Things! 25:02 – The Con Survival Pack – Everything you need to survive a con 25:45 – Sponsorship levels 26:12 – Tee explains the uber level 27:32 – Personalization is a big, big thing 27:47 – Friday the 13th: The Video Game 28:28 – Mystery Science Theater 3000 28:50 – Habitica gets a mention 29:20 – What are some personalization options for Nerd Out 2.0? 29:49 – King or Queen Nerd of your town 30:50 – You could be the nerd in the logo! 31:50 – A launch party, with the nerdy burlesque people and Geeky Tees 32:38 – Do you have a plan b? 33:40 – The timing of the kickstarter 35:40 – Nick’s experience from the field – www.starwarsdays.com 36:00 – Garrison Tyranus of the 501st Legion 36:19 – +2 Charisma 37:06 – Tee foreshadows the Nick vs. Tee Westworld episode 38:30 – Here we go. Elle’s street cred… 39:02 – Agent Carter 39:35 – Riverdale 39:55 – The CW Alien Crossover event 41:44 – I know my value 42:32 – Where can we find Elle and the Nerd Out App 42:55 – Thanks from the Wolfpack to Elle, Tee and Pip! 43:50 – ADHD D&D 44:31 – We continue to search Vrath Keep, after a PSA about flammable oven mitts 45:03 – NO DEMIGORGONS! 45:50 – Comfy chair 47:16 – It’s a conference room 48:21[...]

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

Today’s Tales from the Archives is brought to you by the Ghost Rebellion Kickstarter which is going on now. We have funded both books, but we have one more stretch goal in sight, the writing and production of Countless Hues of Crimson, which you may Continue Reading