Saturday, July 27, 2019
A New Serial Begins!

Welcome, my chuckaboos! If you are new around here, “chuckaboo” is what the Victorians called a dear friend.
Changes abound! Those of you who visited my midweek post already know I’ve changed things. If not, then you see that I’ve redecorated my sanctuary. After many years of the same blog-look, I decided to use the steampunk banner to reflect the new serial.
Another change. In the race between Cornelis Drebbel’s submarine and the Delta Pearl, the riverboat won the voting poll. The new serial starts today!
Some things didn’t change. Wait, there’s more good news. Dan Antion, who illustrated Brother Love, is letting me use his photographs for The Delta Pearl! Although because it is a steampunk story, I will have to use other illustrations as well, but I’m using as many of Dan’t photos as I can. Thank you so much, Dan.

Another similarity. This serial is also driven by random “things” left by readers. Everyone is welcome to leave a Victorian-ish or non-modern thing in the comments. If knowing the background on The Delta Pearl helps you pick a random thing, then click to the previous post.
The “things” for this installment are Peaches from Dyanna Wyndesong, Guess from Jennie Fitzkee, and Downstream from Mary J. McCoy-Dressel.
The story begins with our heroine (and narrator) as a young girl. The rest of the story will be told from her adulthood. Nuances are difficult to remember with weekly serials, so I’m pointing out that the circumstances of the prologue play into the story later.
Now, let’s skedaddle to the riverbank. There was one thing that I missed while posting the Brother Love serial. Now I can say it again… All aboard!
The Delta Pearl
Prologue

The first time I saw the Delta Pearl, I was eight years old. I wondered if the legends were true, because my grandfather died three days before.
I asked Moma if Peepaw had seen the riverboat. Maybe seeing it had “marked him” like folks said. I didn’t see what was wrong with the question, but apparently something was. It made her so angry she threatened to give me an anointing.
Even though I knew it was unlikely that Moma would bother to follow through on the promised beating, I skedaddled out of the room.
I carried my stool to the back yard so I could reach the clothesline without letting anything drag on the ground. Hurriedly, I took the laundry down from the line and folded it.
Soon relatives descended upon our house bearing all manner of food. There was some hugging and handshaking, but eyes were dry of tears. They didn’t cry much, my family.
Moma and Meemaw used every flat surface available as they tried to sort all the food into some kind of edible order. They got creative about how to make room for every cousin’s best cooking.

For the most part, the women gathered in the kitchen. Menfolk came in and out to get food, if it wasn’t carried to them.
The aroma of peaches made my mouth water. I reached toward a dish with a golden-brown cobbler crust, but I wasn’t allowed to have any yet. So, I moved toward the back, and the refuge of solitude that waited beyond the screen door.
“She’s got no emotions,” Moma told a scowling aunt I didn’t remember ever meeting before.
I supposed hunger had no place with grief. Moma frowned disappointment at me. Her comment didn’t seem to get the desired amount of attention. She kept talking.
“She’s a goop, not all there you know,” she added with a self-sacrificing shake of her head, as if I wasn’t standing right there. “It makes so much more work for me.”
Moma sank into a wooden chair that a cousin-in-law hastily vacated and offered to her. She lowered her eyelids. With a sidelong look she smiled brightly at the young man in his late teens.

Everyone else turned expressionless faces toward me. An adult cousin that I half-remembered commented fondly. She said something about how children would always eat sweets and play and the world kept turning. I guess she meant to be reassuring to everyone. However, I wondered if anyone agreed with her. She was the only one who smiled.
In that moment the realization finally sank into my young mind. Not only was Peepaw gone, so was the only buffer between me and Moma and Meemaw, and the things they said and did.
They had told me that Peepaw didn’t love me, and they were surprised that he had anything to do with me. I had to admit that he wasn’t affectionate, although I refused to believe it. I loved him anyway.
I kept walking toward the door. I wasn’t mature enough or sophisticated enough to process the conflicted thoughts that came when my mother told people something was wrong with me.

The door opened with a light push. I stepped onto the little porch. When the screen door banged shut behind me, I cringed. Moma always yelled at me about that. However, when she called out, she didn’t mention the door.
“Em! Emerald Perlezenn! You stay away from that river,” she hollered.
Naturally, I went to the river.
The gentle sounds of the water always helped me come to terms with things I didn’t understand. The river comforted me. At that moment, I really needed the river.
Besides, I thought, I might finally see the riverboat.
I trotted down narrow paths Meemaw called pig trails. Rounding curves, dodging brambles and tree roots, I eventually got to the river.
The riverboat, the Delta Pearl, was a legend along that part of the river. Few people had seen her. As for the ones who claimed they had seen it, everybody seemed pretty sure they were lying.
Some said it was haunted. Others claimed it was the river’s version of the Lost Dutchman, cruising the waterway for eternity. Most had it that if you saw the Delta Pearl you were marked for death.

Moma always complained when I asked about things. Questions about the legendary boat were the ones that annoyed her the most.
“The Delta Pearl is not real, Em. I don’t want to hear your foolishness! It’s just a story,” she impatiently told me every time. “There’s too many places around here where a huge boat like that cain’t go. There’s too many shallow spots. Now I’ve heard enough of that silliness, and I’d better not hear another word about it from you.”
I walked along the riverbank. Now and then my foot slipped, because I was so close to the edge. Finally, I backed away, and then sat down to clean the mud from my shoe.
An odd clicking caused me to look up into the trees. The fluttering sound of a bird taking flight came to my ears. I covered my eyes when pine needles showered down on me. However, I spotted something brass colored as it streaked across the blue sky.
That seemed like a strange color for a bird, yet what else could it have been? It looked almost like metal, but that was too impossible, even for my active imagination. My eyes followed as it flew downstream along the river.

As I sat there, I listened to the music of the water lapping against the shore. It gave me a dreamy feeling. I gazed vaguely down the watery path the river had carved eons before.
Sunlight glittered the surface of the water. I imagined the tiny reflections were diamonds and tried to count them.
Squinting at the brilliance, I imagined what it would be like to be a grand lady with strands of diamonds at my throat and in my hair. I thought of her suitors asking for a dance.
I stood and turned and turned, dreaming of the dance, while I spun around and around. Then I staggered to a stop, enjoying the sensation of the dizzy world seeming to sway around me. Stumbling, I held my arms out for balance as I faced the river.
That’s when I saw the Delta Pearl.
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If you haven’t already done so — or even if you have, I invite you to leave a random non-modern thing, to help drive the story. Please limit your description of the “thing” to two words. Remember any technology-thing you offer needs to be appropriate to the Steam Era.
Next weekend we’ll board the riverboat. I’ll meet you at the dock, my chuckaboos!
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Now that is an ass over teakettle opening to a story. Glad that Emeraude’s story greatly improves even with all of the supernatural events on the Delta Pearl.
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Ha! Pat you slay me. I’ve never heard “ass over teakettle” — I will try to remember that one. I’m delighted that you read and commented on this first chapter, my chuckaboo!
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Independence Day Hugs flapping your way on Bald Eagle wings. Happy 4th, Teagan.
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Thanks so very much for sharing, Maggie. That you’re enjoying the riverboat voyage means a lot to me! Hugs.
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I love the new look at the top of your blog, Teagan. I also like the prologue of this story. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Welcome aboard the Delta Pearl, Suzanne! I’m so glad you’re on the riverboat, my chuckaboo.
Thanks — after so many years, I thought a change was in order for the blog look. The beginning of a new serial seemed like good timing for it. Great big hug!
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A wonderful start, Teagan. I felt an instant connection to Emerald. And I love the legend as well as the magical ending vision of the Delta Pearl. On to Chapter One. 😀
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Diana, my chuckaboo, I really appreciate your feedback. Thanks so very much for spending time here today. I hope you can relax and recharge this weekend. Hugs!
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Lovely beginning to your new serial. My very best wishes. ♥♥
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Thank you kindly, Billy Ray. Hugs on the wing!
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Are you joining us aboard Teagan R. Geneviene’s Delta Pearl? It’s not too late. The serial is just getting started. You have time to catch up!
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I only just found this, Maggie. (So many Internet problems.) Heartfelt thanks for reblogging, my chuckaboo!
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Happy to share your talents with others!
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I love the idea of the Delta Pearl as a ghost boat, too! I would leave you with the words “ancient tone”, really meant to be used together.
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I’m so glad you are onboard, Lavinia, my chuckaboo!
Please let me clarify. Is it a typo and you meant ancient tome? As in a large heavy book. Or you mean something like the “Solfeggio frequencies? An ancient 6-tone scale thought to have been used in sacred music.”
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No, definitely “Ancient Tone”, as in how Bill Monroe described certain sounds in Appalachian mountain music to Peter Rowan, who talked about it in an interview of his time touring with Bill Monroe. I think it was regarding the song “Walls of Time”. If you search on Peter Rowan and listen to the song, you will know.
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Hi Lavinia. I keep going back to this very intriguing “thing” — I think I’m going to save it for The Guitar Mancer (whenever I can get back to working on it). I like how it could add to the mythology of that story. Awesome!
I hope you and Rick and all the kitties have a wonderful holiday weekend. Hugs!
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Just came back for a re read before the next episode!
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Dear Resa, that is music to my ears. Next installment goes live at midnight, Eastern, on Saturday, my chuckaboo. 🙂
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Great start! I am looking forward to Emerald’s story! See you at the dock. xx
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That’s music to my ears, Deborah. Have a pleasant coast down the other side of the midweek hump, my chuckaboo! Hugs.
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Nice start, Teagan! I just want to give Em a big hug and take her home with me. Hugs!
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Thank you, Teri. That reaction means a lot to me. Next time Em is all grown up, and we’re on the riverboat. Thanks for being aboard, my chuckaboo! Hugs.
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Teagan, I will never know how you manage to be so imaginative and so productive and interesting. You’re a magnificent character who has come into my life and brought fun and friendship. Good to know you Teagan..
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Thank you kindly, my chuckaboo. I feel the same. 🙂 Oh, by the way, In another comment thread, I said I was taking “old pal” from your comment as a “thing”. As I was reworking chapter 1, I found I had used the phrase old friend. So I changed it to old pal. That means I’ll be giving you a shout out. Hugs!
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Thank you. Hugs to you too.
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Hi Teagan! This is a great start to the serial. Already, I am not fond of mom and meemaw and hoping good things will happen for Em on the riverboat. Can’t wait for the boarding!
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Hi Mary J. I’m so happy you are onboard the new serial! Next time, Em is grown up and on the Delta Pearl. That’s where the fun begins, my chuckaboo! See you at the riverboat!
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Did you know Teagan started a new serial on Saturday? She did, and you can get on board The Delta Pearl with us and see where this riverboat is going to sail.
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Heartflet thanks for sharing from No Facilities, Dan! I appreciate your help launching the riverboat, my chuckaboo!
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You’re welcome, Teagan.
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What a great start to this new serial! I’m already sucked in. The fact that The Delta Pearl is a ghost boat has me enthralled. I can’t wait to see what all will happen on board The Delta Pearl!!! I just had a vision of a cane with a decorative handle – maybe something like a human head or animal head. 🙂
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Ooooo, that makes a terrific “thing”, Jan. I’m going to call it a “jeweled cane” since that’s short enough to go in a chapter header. We’ll gradually learn more about just what the Delta Pearl *is* as the story goes on. That will be an ongoing, underlying mystery.
I’m so glad you’re onboard, my chuckaboo!
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Awesome!
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I like the way you’re using dialect in this Teagan, and the little details of the character’s inner life. I’m also enjoying Dan’s photography. I’m looking forward to watching the story unfold.
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Thanks so much, Rob. It’s great to see you. I appreciate your feedback about the dialect. There will be characters from many locations. I’ll be treading a fine line with dialect, because “not enough” loses its power, yet too much is overwhelming. I appreciate you visiting, my chuckaboo!
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You’re right. Writing dialect is a bit like singing on the page.
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What a lovely way to express it, Rob. 🙂 Hugs on the wing.
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Thanks Teagan. Hugs on fa. 🙂
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I am already hooked!
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Maggie, my chuckaboo, that is music to my ears. Hugs!
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Paddle Wheel.
Lovely start, Teagan! 😀
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Thanks so much, Kev. I appreciate the Victorian thing too, my chuckaboo! Hugs.
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Wonderful. I really love the boat and river theme.
Happy Monday ❤
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It’s great to see you, Christoph. I’m delighted you like that. A wonderful new week to you, my chuckaboo! Hugs.
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I know you said it is a legend, but does it have a base of truth, even minimal? I like the story and I look forward to getting on board your steamboat.
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Hello Valentina, my chuckaboo! I’m so glad you’re aboard.
To Em and the people around her, the Delta Pearl is a legend (that I made up). Next time we will know if there is more to it. 😉 Hugs on the wing.
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Sometimes legends are not totally made up, yes, I can’t wait to learn about more about it.
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Well, I’m already hooked. Great opening installment, Teagan. Hugs.
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Thanks so very much, my chuckaboo! I appreciate you visiting. Hugs!
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Intriguing beginning – I’m a great believer in ghost ships. Poor Em – sounds like without a buffer things could get a edgy.
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Hi Jan. Thanks for visiting. Next time we get to meet the grown up version of Em. We’ll also move to the riverboat, where the fun begins! 😀 Hugs.
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Goodness, Teagan. You are off to a banging start! This child, Emerald, I just want to hug close. I can hardly wait to meet the grownup version 🙂
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You just gave me a huge grin, Joanne. That emotional reaction means a lot to me.
Next time you’ll also meet “The Dealer” of Jaspe, a tall Cajun drink of water who dances like a dream. (Not a romantic interest for Em though.) Have a good week, my chuckaboo! Hugs on the wing.
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Looking forward to meeting Jaspe!
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Brilliant (yes brilliant) prologue!!! It pulled me in immediately, but then I’m not surprised with your writing. Can’t wait for more! Congrats Teagan…really well done!!
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Thank you, Kirt. You made my day. If my shoddy Internet will keep working, I might get more work done on chapter 1 (research and the non-writing stuff). Next time we get on the riverboat where the fun is! Hugs on the wing.
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A metal bird…. hmmm, I wonder if that’s one of the things that will come in the future posts.
I’m intrigued. Great prologue!
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You have a gift, my friend.
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You are so kind, Hook. Thank you. Have a wonderful new week. Hugs.
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A fab beginning, Teagan!
So
A brooch, or any jewelry with green, white and violet
https://artgowns.com/2014/01/08/message-in-a-bracelet-diy/
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Resa, my chuckaboo — it’s lovely to see you! I’m so glad you could be here for the first episode. Brooch is a perfect thing. Thanks for the link — what a fun post! Hugs on the wing.
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I’m a new follower, Teagan. Thanks for introducing me to the fabulous new word, “chuckaboo.” I’m going to throw that one around a couple of times this week in general conversation just to see if others get the same satisfying feeling I get saying the word. Ha-ha!
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Welcome, Pete! That is far and away my favorite word in Victorian slang. Batty-fang is second, though thrashing someone thoroughly isn’t quite as nice. 😉 Come back with a random thing, and I’ll give you a shout out when I use it. Have a sublime Sunday, my new chuckaboo!
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How about this one? Abibliophobia—the fear of running out of things to read. That’s pretty random; I can’t say I know anyone who suffers from that affliction.
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Thanks, Pete.
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I’m in love with the story already. The prologue alone is full of stories, and sets the stage. A ghost riverboat – What could be more exciting? All aboard!!
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Woot! I’m delighted you are aboard, my chuckaboo! Exactly what the Delta Pearl is will be an ongoing question in the story, Jennie. LOL, I’m not sure I really know myself, but nothing new about that! 😀 Wishing you a sublime Sunday tomorrow. Hugs!
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Thanks, Teagan. Hugs to you my friend.
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Oooh such a great start to your story! I liked the sound of the screen door banging shut. I always did like that sound. Looking forward to hearing more, and finding out if the riverboat is real, or haunted. xx 🙂
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Thank you so very much, Barbara, my chuckaboo! Your comment means a lot to me.
Isn’t it fascinating how strongly some very minor things stay with us, even decades later? I can remember how that kind of door felt in my hand when I would open or close it, the light weight, the way it swung out, even the way the old “hook” locks felt, and of course, the sound. Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs!
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Teagan, I’m totally on board with just the Prologue! This is going to be an incredible story. Already you’ve introduced hints of what’s to come. And I know there will be twists & surprises like Brother Love. That was a compelling series. I read the book twice on the flight to and from the east coast, just because I liked it so much. You are a master at crafting a story, hints along the way, and a build up to keep us reading. I love how your imagination creates scene after scene and ends with an striking, never guessed end. Brava, my friend! Huge hugs. 📚🎶💛 Christine
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Christine, my chuckaboo — you’ve made my weekend! Saying you liked my book so much that you read it twice is the greatest compliment I could get. Then to read both times so close together. I hope somebody will say similar on Amazon.
I’m delighted you are onboard with this new serial. Yes there will be some bends in the river. Thank you again and again. Hugs on the wing!
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Teagan, I’ll write a review on Amazon and say much the same! Brother Love is really a great read! This new serial will be the same, I can tell just from the Prologue! Write away, my friend! Huge hugs, back! 📚🎶 Christine
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Oh, you are so very, very kind, Christine.
There are so many stories I want to finish. I think reworking this one will do well as a serial. I put it on the shelf because the ending seemed to come too fast. It needed a middle. But I never had time to go back to it. Heartfelt thanks for all your encouragement. ❤
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Teagan, middles are the hardest, but they set up a ton of drama, conflict, and intrigue, then the story slides right to the end. You’ll be a success, just look at the start. Looking forward to more Delta Pearl! Hugs, my friend! 📚🎶 Christine
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Teagan, my Amazon review of Brother Love has been posted. Yay! 🎉🎶 It did state the kindle version, but it was the paperback. Don’t think I can change that, it was an automatic message. Hugs, my friend 📚🎶 Christine
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Yay! Christine, thank you, thank you so very much! Either one delights me no end. You’ve inspired me to get busy with the next chapter of Delta Pearl. Great big hug right back. ❤
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Thanks, Teagan! Delta Pearl will be your best yet! You got the intriguing style down pat with Brother Love. Go for the next Delta Pearl chapter with unleashed creativity! Your gift! Huge hugs back! 📚💛🎶 Christine
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I love the prologue and Em! Not so much her family. Great descriptions of the area. You used “downstream” in the most perfect way. 🙂 Looking forward to the next episode. Awesome pictures from Dan too. Enjoy your weekend.
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Thanks so much, Mary. I appreciate you leaving such a perfect “thing.”
I’m delighted you like Em. Chapter 1 makes quite a jump (in time) from the prologue, but it was necessary to the later story-line. Although that’s not an unusual way for fantasy novels to be told, I’m just concerned about it confusing the reader of a weekly serial…
Have a peaceful evening, my chuckaboo. Hugs!
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You can refer back or link to the prologue when you need to when you get to that part in the serial. It sounds necessary to me. Stay cool! 😎
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I appreciate that feedback, Mary.
My air conditioner was out for most of a day. I has happy to find someone competent who repaired it fast. LOL, she thought she was giving me a long wait — but I would have had to wait several days in DC. I kept that to myself. It’s been awhile since I’ve stopped to look at a weather report. I hope you’ve had a good break in that horrible heat wave. Hugs.
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Em is a dreamer! Great start, Teagan. I already dislike Moma and Meemaw, lol
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LOL, I couldn’t agree more about those 2, Jacquie. Thanks for being here for the beginning, my chuckaboo! Hugs.
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Count me in, always. This started my weekend off well (and I needed it). Can’t wait for more, I will, of course, wait and watch and share and hope…
Sorry I haven’t been around much, life got very very (did I mention very?) complicated, but I keep trying to get above the waterline and swim back to you all. 🙂
Thank you for lighting up a dark day, you’re a wonder, dear Teagan.
Mega will be waiting at the dock with life jackets (just in case) hugs dear friend xoxoxoxoxox
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It’s great to see you, Donna. Yes, I can relate to “complicated.” By all means, please keep swimming! Everyone here loves you, my chuckaboo.
You didn’t leave a “thing” so I’m taking “life-jacket” from your comment. Hugs on the wing!
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With a great new idea 👍🙏❤❤
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Thanks for sharing from your place Magician. Especially while you are on vacation. Have a wonderful time! Hugs on the wing!
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Sure, I didn’t want to miss it, and I think I’ll love it 🙏❤❤😘
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Congratulations to the new blog style, Teagan! The beginning of the story is great. I love how wonderful you integrate the random things. Thank you, and have a nice weekend! Michael
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Thanks so much, Michael. I’m happy you like the new look. I think consistency is important (helps people find me or know where they are), but it’s also good to change and refresh things now and then. I’m delighted you enjoyed the beginning. I appreciate your feedback. A wonderful weekend to you too, my friend. Hugs!
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:-)) Love it really, Teagan! I think consistency is given too.
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Great beginning, Teagan. I already love Em and can’t wait to learn more about the Pearl and what’s in the sky:)
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Oh, Denise I really hope you will like “what’s in the sky!” 😀 Thanks so much for being here for the send-off, my chuckaboo! Hugs on the wing.
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Hahahah! I was going to mention Delta Dawn by Tanya Tucker, but another great mind beat me to it!
Already love this story and Em. Her moma and meemaw leave a lot to be desired in the compassion department! I just know Delta Pearl is going to have more twists than that river!
Teagan, I can’t swim, but I’ll stay aboard with you even if we hit rapids!! 😂
This is an obvious ‘thing’, but I’ll suggest it anyway…..Paddle wheel.
🐾Ginger 🐾
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Ginger, my chuckaboo — I can’t swim either. We’ll keep life savers at hand. I’m so glad you’re aboard. I’m chuckling at myself because your comment sent me on a research trip. Now it doesn’t feel like an “obvious” thing at all (besides it was already terrific)
Anyhow, I suddenly wondered why sometimes I got an error message for “paddlewheel”… I was sure I had always seen it that way. After considerable digging, I learned that the single word is correct when referring to the propulsion of a boat. I’m glad to find that info before some critic dinged me on it. Hugs on the wing!
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Love the cover! ♥
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Thanks so much, Billy Ray. It’s kind of you to visit. Hugs on the wing.
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Em! I love her already. Moma and Meemaw not so much. Can’t wait to see what’s in store in the coming weeks. Not fitting for the time period but for some reason “Take Me To The River” as sung by the Talking Heads popped into my brain. Happy Saturday!!
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Ha! Jill, I love it! I have thought of Proud Mary many times, but that one is perfect too. You haven’t left a “thing” so I’m taking “Dub” from your moniker as a thing. That way I can give you a shout-out. Hugs on the wing!
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Fantastic! Dub is better than anything I could have come up with. Super excited :).
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Actually it will probably be “Dubbed” but just another form of the word.
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😎 cool 😎
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Teagan, you have got to see this post from Gypsy Bev! While I’m trying to rack my brain to think of old stuff, like the bicycle being invented around 1855, Bev went a visited a steamboat – the old B/W pictures just might fit right into the story for you.
https://gypsyroadtrip.com/2019/07/26/historic-lorena-sternwheeler-cruises-the-muskingum-river/
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That’s a wonderful post, GP. Thanks for the intro to Bev. Hugs!
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She a down to earth lady who appreciates Americana. I thought you two would hit it off!
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Oh Teagan. I am totally on board! I can’t wait to see where where this riverboat (with Capt Teagan at the wheel) takes us in the coming weeks. I am already hooked on so many levels. The river, the family, the boat. This is going to be a fun ride.
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Thank you so very much, Dan. Your photos will certainly add unspoken volumes to the story and help everyone visualize it. I hope I’m going to take every reader to a world they could never have imagined. That’s a big hope, but that’s what’s in my heart. Hugs on the wing!
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I’m sure you can do it, Teagan. You’ve taken us to wonderful places before. I’m happy if my pictures can add something. I love what you did with the riverboat.
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Thank you kindly, Dan. I also had a good time turning the 2 pelicans into a “bronze bird”, but didn’t have room to use it. Maybe that will show up again.
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I was wondering if we might hear music coming from the Pearl from a sole gramophone enticing Em ever closer?
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Hi GP. Gramophone is a perfect thing for this story. Thanks for getting on the Delta Pearl and into the spirit of the story, my chuckaboo!
Chapter 1 makes a big jump forward, but this prologue was necessary for later in the story. Em’s background factors into the details. Happy weekend. Hugs!
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I understand. I am on the Pearl with you, I just hope my imagination will be of some help.
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A brass bird and a spooky riverboat, what is Emerald in for? I’m looking forward to the next installment!
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It’s lovely to see you, Priscilla. What’s she in for? Oh, you wouldn’t believe me if I told you. 😉
Thanks for getting on the Delta Pearl, my chuckaboo. Hugs!
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Fantastic beginning, Teagan. You’ve set the scene and told us how Em is viewed by others around her perfectly. I love it and am looking forward to more episodes. oh and I’ve got a thing “Button Boots”. xxx
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Thank you Adele. I appreciate your feedback. The rest of the story looks quite different from the prologue, but it was still necessary to the later story-line. Although that’s not an unusual way for fantasy novels to be told, I’m just concerned about it confusing the reader of a weekly serial… I worry too much. 😉
Button boots is a perfect thing. Grown up Em will surely have some. Thanks again for visiting, my chuckaboo! Hugs.
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Hugs to you and Crystal, and I don’t think it’ll will confuse them. WordPress is not showing me all my comments so apologies for this late reply. xxx
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A great teaser for what is to come Teagan.. and perhaps I could suggest a mangle ……hugsxx
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Oooh yes, that’s a wonderful thing! thanks so much Sally. More hugs.
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Hugs…xx
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine and commented:
A brand new serial from the creative mind of Teagan Geneviene… The Delta Pearl, and as with all of Teagan’s stories, this promises to take us to other realms and experiences that will enchant us and keep us coming back for more…head over to read the prologue… #recommended
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Sally, you gem! Thanks for sharing from your Smorgasbord. I love the introduction. Great big hug, my chuckaboo!
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delighted Teagan.. and the new look is great.. xxx
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Good to be starting a new serial and I’m liking this one already!
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Huge thanks for saying that, Fraggle. The prologue is different from the rest of the story, but we had to know the heroine’s background for later. Thanks for visiting, my chuckaboo. Hugs!
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Huge thanks for the shout-out from “the bar,” Dan. Cheers!
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.
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Ape, my chuckaboo — thanks for sharing from your tree house. I’m glad to have you aboard. Hugs on the wing!
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🦍🤗❤️❤️🤗🦍
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Ah, what a great start, Teagan. I loved it. Looking forward to next week’s episode.
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I’m so very glad, Robbie. It’s quite a jump from the prologue to chapter 1, but necessary for the overall story. Although fantasy stories often do that kind of thing. I’ll be waiting for you at the riverboat dock next week, my chuckaboo! Hugs.
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I love the new look, and Dan’s photos! Oh, the adventure begins. Full steam ahead! Thanks, Teagan!
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Thanks about the new look, Olga. Dan will smile about the photos too. Woot! Roll on Delta Pearl! Hugs, my chuckaboo!
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This is a stupid comment but after being in the hospital over two weeks I’m stir crazy.
Plus you know that I’m the Human Jukebox.
Delta Dawn by Tanya Tucker.
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Hi DeBorah. It’s so good to see you. LOL, that’s not a stupid comment. I’m just happy that you are feeling up to making one! I love that song, all the way back to Helen Ready’s version. Thanks for visiting, my chuckaboo!
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You’re Welcome. Totally forgot that Helen Reddy also recorded the song. Have a Blessed week.
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A ghost of a riverboat. This is going to be fun.
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Thanks, Tim. This story has a sense of fun — even if this prologue doesn’t show it. Next time we get on the riverboat and the fun begins. Thanks for visiting. Hugs on the wing!
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