Author: Teagan Riordain Geneviene

I started the blog, Teagan's Books, as part of my “grand experiment” in indie publishing. However, this blog has come to be quite dear to me. As an indie author, I share and promote the books of others as well as my own. My published works are epic fantasy, urban fantasy, and mysteries touched with magic. Most are set in other eras, probably because I never really felt at home in my own time. I hope you'll stop by, read something, enjoy it, and leave a note saying hello. https://teagansbooks.wordpress.com/about/ Also check out my Amazon Author Page. relinks.me/TeaganRiordainGeneviene

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Weekend Serial — Atonement: Bad Bishop, Episode-1, All Good People, Featuring Dan Antion & Kerfe

December 16, 2023

Saturday, December x, 2023 Welcome back to the Atonement, Bad Bishop serial.  I’m glad you’re here.  Like they say, great minds think alike.  This time, the random reader things, which drive this episode were from the “soundtrack” offerings. Two of you suggested the same song — I’ve Seen All Good People, by the group Yes … More Weekend Serial — Atonement: Bad Bishop, Episode-1, All Good People, Featuring Dan Antion & Kerfe

Weekend Serial — Atonement: Bad Bishop, Prologue 2, Featuring Resa McConaghy

December 9, 2023

Saturday, December 9, 2023 Welcome back to Atonement, TN.  It’s good to see you. This time, the random reader things, which drive this episode were from the “soundtrack” suggestions.  Resa McConaghy suggested Hotel California.  It seems like if a song fits my mood, the ability to write arrives soon after the tune gets embedded in … More Weekend Serial — Atonement: Bad Bishop, Prologue 2, Featuring Resa McConaghy

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Atonement: Bad Bishop, Prologue-1 Adelle’s Diary

December 2, 2023

Saturday, December 2, 2023 Book-2 Begins Now Welcome everyone, and welcome December.  Wow…how did it get here so fast.  Wasn’t it just March?  Just an eye-blink ago wasn’t it September, when I finished Book-1 of the Atonement serial.  Believe it or not, I’ve been thinking about the serial all this time.  I keep changing my … More Atonement: Bad Bishop, Prologue-1 Adelle’s Diary

#ThursdayDoors on a Friday: Windmills

December 1, 2023

Friday, December 1, 2023 First let me apologize for a week’s worth of unanswered comments. Horsefeathers! Comments are the whole reason why I blog in the first place.  The latest “improvements” to WordPress apparently prevent me being notified of your comments — so I didn’t think anybody was commenting. I was very discouraged…  And then, … More #ThursdayDoors on a Friday: Windmills

Daphne-cat’s Dance

November 25, 2023

Saturday, November 25, 2023 Update: I need to share two responses to my creativity challenge.  Both fellow authors did journal entries for their characters.  Robbie Cheadle used a character from a novel in progress.  Dan Antion worked a bit about the journal of one of his bartender characters into his post today. Hello, everyone.  I realize … More Daphne-cat’s Dance

Atonement, TN Soundtrack

November 18, 2023

Saturday, November 18, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Before I get to the point, we do have a response to the creativity challenge.  It’s from fellow author Geoff Le Pard. Don’t miss his is hysterically Ruthless response. Be sure to check it out. Anyway, you aren’t mistaken — I was late publishing this post.  I’ve been banging my head … More Atonement, TN Soundtrack

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UPDATED, Creativity #Challenge, & #1920s Recipe

November 15, 2023

Update: Saturday, November 19th.  I don’t have a post for today, but we do have a response to the creativity challenge.  It’s from fellow author Geoff Le Pard. Don’t miss his is hysterically Ruthless response. Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Where I am, I didn’t see, hear, or smell anything that seemed remotely like … More UPDATED, Creativity #Challenge, & #1920s Recipe

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Wednesday Writing — Atonement TN: Artifact Notes, the Barber Pole

November 8, 2023

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Welcome, all and happy hump day.  As I persisted in futile attempts to get my head back into the universe of Atonement, TN, I decided to do another “Artifacts” post. Update: this actually did help. Last evening I sketched out the opening scenes for part-2 of the new serial.  I hope to … More Wednesday Writing — Atonement TN: Artifact Notes, the Barber Pole

Halloween Creativity Challenge Responses: Dan Antion, GP Cox, and Teagan

October 25, 2023

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Welcome back, everyone.  Unless I’m mistaken, this is the last recap of responses to my Halloween Creativity Challenge.    His persistence paid off and G.P. Cox wrote a fun poem using the prompts for his first and last initials.  I really got a kick out of it. Since he put it … More Halloween Creativity Challenge Responses: Dan Antion, GP Cox, and Teagan

Sir Chocolate and the Chinese Candy Dragon: Robbie Cheadle

October 21, 2023

Saturday, October 21, 2023 Imagine a room made of chocolate — that’s what my (bl0g) sanctuary is today. Don’t worry, imaginary chocolate has no calories.  Plus, if you eat a wall from a chocolate house, the roof won’t cave in.  If you eat a chocolate leg from a chaise lounge, you won’t land in the … More Sir Chocolate and the Chinese Candy Dragon: Robbie Cheadle

Reblog Teri Polen’s Bad Moon Rising: Come Join the Conversation

October 19, 2023

Thursday, October 19, 2023 Today I am at Teri Polen’s place, participating in her Bad Moon Rising festival of books and author interviews.  This feature is an annual event bringing together authors for the entire month. Teri has a set of questions from which the authors can choose to answer. The results are fun and … More Reblog Teri Polen’s Bad Moon Rising: Come Join the Conversation

Halloween Creativity Challenge Responses: Geoff Le Pard, Robbie Cheadle

October 18, 2023

Wednesday, October 17, 2023 Happy hump day, everyone.  I’m excited to say that there are more responses to my Halloween Creativity Challenge.    Author and man with a wonderfully, hysterically unique sense of humor, Geoff Le Pard, of the TanGental blog, posted a fantastic short story called “The Hole in the Wall.”  Don’t miss it … More Halloween Creativity Challenge Responses: Geoff Le Pard, Robbie Cheadle

Halloween Creativity Challenge Responses: John Howell, D.L. Finn, Chris Graham

October 14, 2023

Saturday, October 14, 2023 Welcome to my sanctuary, everyone.  This is a safe place where you are safe from hobgoblins and any leftover curses from Friday the 13th.  (Although, personally I chose to see 13 as a lucky number.)  Today I have more responses to the Halloween creativity challenge I last weekend.    The above … More Halloween Creativity Challenge Responses: John Howell, D.L. Finn, Chris Graham

Halloween Creativity Challenge Responses: Kerfe, Resa, and Teagan

October 11, 2023

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Today I’m sharing some responses to the Halloween creativity challenge I posted this past weekend.   The cobwebs in Kerfe’s photo remind me of a wizard’s cape, so her post sort of gave me a double response.  Kerfe wrote a wonderful poem including three Halloween things for the letter K.  … More Halloween Creativity Challenge Responses: Kerfe, Resa, and Teagan

Announcing, A Peril in the Bayou! #NewBook #1920s #LightHorror

October 5, 2023

Thursday, October 5, 2023 Hi, everyone.  As you know, I’ve been kinda-sorta taking a blog break. I wanted to finish at least a couple of writing and/or editing projects. Then, as usual… I got sidetracked by new inspiration, and suddenly wanted to write a story in time for Halloween.  Then the story became a novella… … More Announcing, A Peril in the Bayou! #NewBook #1920s #LightHorror

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#ThursdayDoors to Secrets Held Against Evil #NewBook @DAntion

September 21, 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023 Welcome everyone. Today I’m lucky enough to combine two things that I enjoy — supporting indie authors, and the Thursday Doors Challenge.  I’m happy to say the author in question today is Dan Antion, host of Thursday Doors. Do you like a realistically paced thriller?  Do you identify with a plethora of … More #ThursdayDoors to Secrets Held Against Evil #NewBook @DAntion

Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Blossoms & Bears, a short story of Atonement, TN

September 13, 2023

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Hello, everyone.   I’m easing away from my so-called break, although I’m not fully back in the blog-verse yet.  Anyhow I didn’t want you to go away, so I’m rerunning this short story from 2018.  I’m also participating in Thursday Doors, hosted by Dan Antion. by showing you VW Beetle doors. When … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Blossoms & Bears, a short story of Atonement, TN

Atonement in Zugzwang Part 2: Call for Things

September 2, 2023

Saturday, September 2, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Thanks for visiting my sanctuary.  My break from blogging isn’t precisely over yet.  As Olga Núñez Miret once told me, sometimes doing something different is as good as a break.  That’s what I’ve been doing.  But first a boo-hiss to WordPress for continuing to crop large swaths off my … More Atonement in Zugzwang Part 2: Call for Things

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Before “part 2” of Atonement in Zugzwang, a break

August 21, 2023

Monday, August 21, 2023 Those of us who have been in the blog-verse for several years (or more) talk about the dreaded “summertime slump.”  It happens every year.  This year is no exception.  I realize that summer is almost over… However, many of us experienced a big decrease in followers, views, and comments throughout the … More Before “part 2” of Atonement in Zugzwang, a break

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 23, Featuring Marian Allen

August 19, 2023

Saturday, August 19, 2023 Welcome back to Atonement, TN.  It’s good to see you. Today I’m welcoming fellow author/blogger Marian Allen back to the blog-verse.  Marian hasn’t been able to post much this year because she fell and broke both wrists.  Back in DC, I had a severe break to my right wrist (that of … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 23, Featuring Marian Allen

Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 22, Featuring Teri Polen

August 12, 2023

Saturday, August 12, 2023 Welcome back, everyone.  I’m happy that you’re following this urban fantasy serial. To drive this episode, I used John W. Howell‘s “finger point prompt.” Here’s how John uses this prompt, “The idea is to open a book randomly and, without looking, point to the page. The word or words closest to the … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 22, Featuring Teri Polen

Wednesday Writing — Atonement TN: Artifact Notes, the Mirror of Truth

August 9, 2023

Wednesday, August 10, 2023 Welcome, all.  Thanks for opening this door to “Atonement, TN” in the middle of the week.  If you opened the door to Annie’s Antiques and Consignment Shop, you’d hear the old-fashioned tinkle of a little bell attached to the door.  It wouldn’t be unusual for you to smell home-baked cookies. Often … More Wednesday Writing — Atonement TN: Artifact Notes, the Mirror of Truth

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 21

August 5, 2023

Saturday, August 5, 2023 Welcome to my sanctuary, everyone.   Thanks for following this wild, urban fantasy serial.  When I asked Pat at e-Quips blog for the random reader things for this episode I asked her to think about things that might be at or near a lake.  Pat gave us boat house, hammock, and oar(s). … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 21

Cover Reveal: The Delta Pearl, Book-1 — Coming Soon!

August 2, 2023

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Coming Soon to a Steampunk Port Near You! Hello, everyone. I’ve been hinting around now and then, that I’m working on an editing and illustration project.  I reached a good milestone with that over the weekend, so now I’m talking, not just hinting. Back in 2016 I wrote the original version … More Cover Reveal: The Delta Pearl, Book-1 — Coming Soon!

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Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors to Atonement in Zugzwang — The Good Guys.

July 26, 2023

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 When you open a door anywhere in Atonement, TN, you’re bound to find friends. I’ve done a lot of long-running blog serial stories (at least eight, but I always overlook a couple when I try to think of them all). At some point during any of them, I do a post … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors to Atonement in Zugzwang — The Good Guys.

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 19, Featuring Fraggle

July 22, 2023

Saturday, July 22, 2023 Hello, everyone.  This is a rather long episode, although it’s still under 2,500 words.  I didn’t want to split it, because we’re going to be hanging on the cliff about Donny Metatron for long enough as it is. So, there’s not much preamble today.  Fellow blogger, Fraggle. posted a photo that inspired me, … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 19, Featuring Fraggle

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Adelle’s Teapot, a short story of Atonement, TN — Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors

July 19, 2023

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Hello everyone.  It’s good to see you. My post is doing double duty today, for Wednesday Writing and Thursday Doors.  I wrote the story below several years ago as a teaser for book-2 of my Atonement, Tennessee series, Atonement in Bloom. In this story I bring up the grandfather of mysterious … More Adelle’s Teapot, a short story of Atonement, TN — Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 18, Featuring Dan Antion

July 15, 2023

Saturday, July 15, 2023 Welcome back to my sanctuary in the town infested with “supernaturals,” that I call Atonement, TN.  Before we get to the story, I need to apologize because I haven’t been around the blog-verse as much as I would like.  As you know I’ve had Internet problems ever since I moved into … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 18, Featuring Dan Antion

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#ThursdayDoors to #IndieBooks — A Steampunk Teaser

July 13, 2023

Thursday, July 13, 2023 Thursday Doors to Indie Books Welcome all.  I hope the temperature is not too oppressive wherever you are.  Frankly, it’s been rough here for what seems like forever.  Books are doors to the imagination.  When you open a book by an independent (indie) author, you open a door to…  What?  It … More #ThursdayDoors to #IndieBooks — A Steampunk Teaser

Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 17, Featuring Anita & Jaye Marie

July 8, 2023

Saturday, July 8, 2023 Thanks for coming back to Atonement, TN.  As you know, I first wrote the Atonement “universe” back in 2012, and there are two novels and one collection of snort stories.  This serial uses several of the minor characters from the books, and a new heroine.  I’ve avoided using the main characters … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 17, Featuring Anita & Jaye Marie

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 16, Featuring Kamal Roohani

July 1, 2023

Saturday, July 1, 2023 Welcome back to the strange little town of Atonement, TN.  I’m very happy to see you.  If you’re in the USA, you might be doing some preliminary celebrating for Independence Day, so I appreciate it even more that you’re spending part of your weekend here. This is a week when my … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 16, Featuring Kamal Roohani

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Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Sometimes you need to open the door

June 28, 2023

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Writing for the Senses: Hearing As many of you know, for the past ten years, my shtick in the blog-verse has been writing serial stories that are spontaneously driven by random “things” from readers. While I didn’t do it intentionally, when I finished Episode 15 of my weekend serial Atonement in … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Sometimes you need to open the door

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 15, Featuring Olga Núñez Miret

June 24, 2023

Saturday, June 24, 2023 Thanks for coming back to Atonement, TN.  My featured guest today has been a blog-friend all the way back to the creation of my Atonement series.  She even did the Spanish translation of Atonement, Tennessee.  (The Spanish version is called Expiación y Magia.) Of course, I’m talking about Olga Núñez Miret.  … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 15, Featuring Olga Núñez Miret

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Happy Midsummer — Celebrate with the magical friends of Thistledown

June 19, 2023

Monday, June 19, 2023 It’s time for Midsummer — Thistledown: Midsummer Bedlam! Some of you are already familiar with Thistledown — Midsummer Bedlam.  With Midsummer at hand, I thought it would be fun for us to play the “name game” that got that story started. I had found a “What’s your fairy name” thing online … More Happy Midsummer — Celebrate with the magical friends of Thistledown

Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 14 — & Recipe from Robbie Cheadle

June 17, 2023

Saturday, June 17, 2023 Welcome back to Atonement, TN.  Last week I hosted a Roaring Twenties blog party, featuring S. R. Mallery.  With all those links to so many other people, it was a big undertaking for me.  As a result, I had little time for this serial, or for arranging to feature someone. Roberta Eaton … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 14 — & Recipe from Robbie Cheadle

Wednesday Writing — Food in Classic Literature

June 14, 2023

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Longtime followers know that occasionally I do posts about Writing for the Senses.  For me, smell and taste are the most powerful senses to evoke the imagination of the reader.  Maybe that’s why food and drink has taken a part in many classic stories and films.  There’s even a … More Wednesday Writing — Food in Classic Literature

1920s Party with guest, SR Mallery — All aboard!

June 8, 2023

Thursday, June 8, 2023 Update, Saturday June 10, 2023:  What ho, everyone! You’re all swell to come to this shindig.  As anyone looking for the latest episode of Atonement in Zugzwang can see, I’m running late with the new installment, but it’s on the way. Special thanks to Robbie Cheadle for helping to keep the … More 1920s Party with guest, SR Mallery — All aboard!

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 13 part 2, Featuring John W. Howell

June 3, 2023

Saturday, June 2, 2023 Welcome back to our weekend sanctuary in the weirdly magical town of Atonement, Tennessee.  The residents of this town are just like everyone else— Well, that’s way off.  Some of them are like everyone else, but others…  Anyhow, now and then, they all enjoy watching a game or going to the … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 13 part 2, Featuring John W. Howell

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Atonement in Zugzwang, Episode 13. #ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — Old Green Eyes

May 31, 2023

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Welcome to my sanctuary in the fictional town called Atonement.  I have two novels and a small collection of short stories set in this town.  Doors afficionados might not have visited this place yet, but I hope you will for this “short story.” It’s actually an episode of my blog serial.  … More Atonement in Zugzwang, Episode 13. #ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — Old Green Eyes

Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 12 — Featuring Rebecca Budd

May 27, 2023

Saturday, May 27, 2023 Welcome back to Atonement, TN.   Today we are joined by Rebecca Budd, who has been a wonderful source of encouragement. On Wednesday I shared a link to a podcast we did together.  I was honored to be interviewed. She has quite a number of blogs including Tea, Toast & Trivia, and … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 12 — Featuring Rebecca Budd

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#ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — Number What?

May 25, 2023

Thursday, May 25, 2023 Hello, all.  I usually keep it to two posts a week, but yesterday I couldn’t resist sharing my visit with Rebecca Budd.  Also, until a little while ago, I didn’t think I would have another short story for Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors Writing Challenge.  However, something about a fierce looking metal … More #ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — Number What?

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 11 part-2 — Featuring Jennie Fitzkee & Dan the Tool Man

May 20, 2023

Saturday, May 20, 2023 Hello, all.  Thanks for coming back for part 2 of Episode 11 of Atonement in Zugzwang.   As you’ll recall, Jennie Fitzkee from A Teacher’s Reflections provided this episode’s three things.  In part-1 the only thing I used was Nancy Drew book.  Today I’m using emerald, and grandfather clock.  Jennie recently had an in-person … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 11 part-2 — Featuring Jennie Fitzkee & Dan the Tool Man

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Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — It’s My Job

May 17, 2023

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Hello, all.  I hope your week has been good so far.  Today, I have another short story for Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors Writing Challenge.  This time I used one of the images I submitted as inspiration to other writers. The mood of my background music is nothing like my story, but … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — It’s My Job

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 11 part-1 — Featuring Jennie Fitzkee

May 13, 2023

Saturday, May 13, 2023 Welcome back to my sanctuary in the very strange little town called Atonement.  It’s a relief to be here with all of you. I admit that my “stuff” has made coping with an unpleasant neighbor situation even more difficult. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to write (or anything else for that … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 11 part-1 — Featuring Jennie Fitzkee

Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — Come to My Window

May 10, 2023

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Welcome everyone. I have another short story for Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors Writing Challenge.  This one is very short.  Also, since it’s Get Caught Reading Month, I’m including a link to a free Victorian novel at the end.  Thursday Doors followers were asked to submit “doors” images to inspire writers, and … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — Come to My Window

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 10, & Doors Writing Challenge & the Kitten is Named!

May 6, 2023

Saturday, May 6, 2023 Welcome back, everyone.  Three is certainly my number today.  As you know, this is one of my “three things” style pantser serials.  So of course, there are three random reader things driving the story. Beyond the three random reader things, I’ve tied this post to three other types of things.  First … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 10, & Doors Writing Challenge & the Kitten is Named!

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The Inyan Beacon #ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — Story-1

May 3, 2023

Wednesday, May 1, 2023 Welcome everyone. It’s Get Caught Reading Month, which is all about reading books and raising awareness regarding the advantages of indulging in literature. Get Caught Reading is year-round for children, but during the month of May it encourages people of all ages to read. As many of you know, May is … More The Inyan Beacon #ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge — Story-1

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 9, Featuring D.L. Finn

April 29, 2023

Saturday, April 29, 2023 Welcome back, everyone.  After doing various types of refresher posts during the past couple of weeks (here and at my midweek posts), I’m going to move straight into the new episode. Today the random reader things, which drive this episode are from fellow blogger and author, D.L. (Denise) Finn.  She already … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 9, Featuring D.L. Finn

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Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Name the Kitten!

April 26, 2023

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 What lurks behind ordinary looking doors?  Perhaps there are grand things beyond?  Perhaps things that are not as harmless as they seem?  Are you afraid to find out?  Or does curiosity overcome caution?  Imagine if you will, the Teagan Zone. Or more precisely in the Teagan Zone, Atonement, Tennessee. My weekend … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Name the Kitten!

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: a Refresher

April 22, 2023

Saturday, April 22, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Welcome back to my very strange fictional town, Atonement, TN.  Pepper Riley, and the guardians of this small town that is full of (secretly) supernatural beings are about to be placed in “zugzwang.”  To over-simplify, zugzwang (German for “compulsion to move”) is a situation found in chess and other … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: a Refresher

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#ThursdayDoors to #IndieBooks — Kamal Roohani & “A Poet’s Touch”

April 20, 2023

Thursday, April 20, 2023 Thursday Doors to Indie Books Featuring A Poet’s Touch by Kamal Roohani Welcome to my sanctuary, everyone.  Today I’ve opened a door to an indie author and poet, Kamal Roohani.  Learn more about Kamal and get a wonderful dose of positivity at her blog, Boundless Blessings.  Don’t miss her book of … More #ThursdayDoors to #IndieBooks — Kamal Roohani & “A Poet’s Touch”

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 8, Featuring G. P. Cox

April 15, 2023

Saturday, April 15, 2023 Thanks for coming back to my sanctuary, everyone.   I put the chessboard (above) on a tropical shore.  It reminded me of the blog, Pacific Paratrooper.  Actually, the special guest this week is GP Cox, who runs that blog.  He provided this week’s random reader things:  Musket, pawn, and barber pole. One … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 8, Featuring G. P. Cox

#ThursdayDoors to #IndieBooks — N A Granger & “Death at the Asylum”

April 13, 2023

Thursday, , 2023 Thursday Doors to Indie Books Featuring Death at the Asylum by N. A. Granger Some doors are pretty mysterious.  The background upon which I superimposed an “indie books door” is a real-life institution, the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. (Click the name for history.)  I might use that side door on the left, just incase… … More #ThursdayDoors to #IndieBooks — N A Granger & “Death at the Asylum”

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 7, Featuring Teri Polen

April 8, 2023

Saturday, April 8, 2023 Hello, everyone.  The month of April has begun with odd weather again for many of us.  Not to mention the odd happenings under my kitchen sink.  I’ve had the plumber out for my badly leaking sink three times in as many weeks.  “Nothing is wrong” with the sink.  I guess that … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 7, Featuring Teri Polen

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Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Layers (Atonement in Zugzwang Catch-up)

April 5, 2023

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Welcome, everyone.  Since today’s topic is layers, I’ve stacked this writing process post with Thursday Doors.  In my twisting mind, they are connected.  That’s how I think of layers — they are different from one another, but they still need to be similar or have something that connects them.  The layers of … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Layers (Atonement in Zugzwang Catch-up)

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 6, Featuring Fraggle

April 1, 2023

Saturday, April 1, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Welcome back to my new, spontaneously written, reader-inspired serial, Atonement in Zugzwang.  If you missed the beginning of this serial, or if you need to refresh your memory about where it began, click here for Episode 1.  Each week I feature the person who provided random reader things that … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 6, Featuring Fraggle

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Wednesday Rerun — The Glowing Pigs Meet Artie the Genius Chimp

March 29, 2023

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 What a relief to be in my sanctuary.  Sit down and relax relax with me.   One day about five years ago, I remarked on my dislike of acronyms.  Actually, I hate the blasted things.  It inspired our marvelous Story Reading Ape to be a bit of a prankster.  He spontaneously created … More Wednesday Rerun — The Glowing Pigs Meet Artie the Genius Chimp

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 5, Featuring John W. Howell

March 25, 2023

Saturday, March 25, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Welcome back to our weekend sanctuary.  It’s in the weirdly magical town of Atonement, Tennessee.  Today’s random reader things are from a blogger-author I’ve been privileged to collaborate with several times.  That goes all the way back to Pip’s adventures, set in the 1920s, which were my first blog … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 5, Featuring John W. Howell

Wednesday Writing — an Atonement TN Short Story

March 22, 2023

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Welcome to my sanctuary.  I hope everyone is safe, warm, and dry.  Sit back, have a cup of coffee, a snack, or whatever pleases you.  There aren’t any calories here!  Now, I invite you to enter my “Atonement universe” for this story I wrote back in 2018.  I never furthered one … More Wednesday Writing — an Atonement TN Short Story

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang Episode-4, featuring Robbie Cheadle!

March 18, 2023

Saturday, March 18, 2023 Welcome back to Atonement, TN, everyone.   If you saw my post yesterday, then you know that this new installment of Atonement in Zugzwang was driven by a recipe (from which I chose 3 things) created just for this post by the amazing Robbie Cheadle.  Here’s a link to the post where you … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang Episode-4, featuring Robbie Cheadle!

Jill Wellington, Pixabay. Tomfoolery by Teagan

Prelude to Episode 4 — A Special Recipe from Robbie Cheadle!

March 17, 2023

Friday, March 17, 2023 Hello, everyone and happy Saint Patrick’s Day.  I put a lot of thought into how to handle the next episode of Atonement in Zugzwang.  You see, I asked Robbie Cheadle for a recipe to use to drive the next installment.  I randomly chose the “three things” that drive that episode from … More Prelude to Episode 4 — A Special Recipe from Robbie Cheadle!

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#ThursdayDoors in Atonement TN — The Chessboard in Play

March 16, 2023

Thursday, March 16, 2023 Welcome to my sanctuary.  I call it the Teagan Zone.   Take care as you enter — it can be a strange and mysterious place.  My fictional town, Atonement, Tennessee is filled with strange and mysterious things.  An item that is about to come into play (pardon the pun) in my blog … More #ThursdayDoors in Atonement TN — The Chessboard in Play

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 3, Featuring Dan Antion

March 11, 2023

Saturday, March 11, 2023 Welcome to my sanctuary, everyone.  After another rough week, I hope you are ready to enter this safe place and relax. The random reader things, which drive this episode are from fellow blogger and new author, Dan Antion.  Last year he gradually released three books of a series.  And a little bird … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 3, Featuring Dan Antion

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Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Author Experience Kindle Vella

March 8, 2023

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 What lurks behind locked, bolted, and chained doors?  Do you fear to enter?  Or does curiosity overcome caution?  Imagine if you will, being both locked in and locked out simultaneously.  Imagine if you will, the Teagan Zone. When I started posting stories to Amazon’s Kindle Vella (the first time was over … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Author Experience Kindle Vella

Pepper Riley as imagined by Resa McConaghy

Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 2, Featuring Resa McConaghy

March 4, 2023

Saturday, March 4, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Welcome back to my new, spontaneously written, reader-inspired serial, Atonement in Zugzwang.  If you missed it, or if you need to refresh your memory, click here for Episode 1.  Many of you know Resa McConaghy for the mural photos, Art Gown sketches, and the gowns she actually makes.  Did … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 2, Featuring Resa McConaghy

Antique Store by Dan Antion

#ThursdayDoors — To a New Interactive Serial

March 2, 2023

Thursday, March 3, 2023 Welcome to my sanctuary, everyone.  A decade ago, I made my “brand” in the blogosphere by writing serial stories. Those stories were completely spontaneous and driven by random things from readers.  The things set the location, most of the characters, and the plot.  After finishing The Armadillo Files in 2022, I took … More #ThursdayDoors — To a New Interactive Serial

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New 3-Things Serial! — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 1, Featuring Chris Graham

February 24, 2023

Saturday, February 25, 2023 Hello, everyone. I’m finally ready to take the plunge into an all new, three things style serial.  You may have noticed that strange word in the title. To over-simplify, zugzwang (German for “compulsion to move”) is a situation found in chess and other turn-based games when a player is forced to … More New 3-Things Serial! — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 1, Featuring Chris Graham

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INTRODUCING…

February 18, 2023

Saturday, February 18, 2023 Welcome back to my sanctuary, everyone.  It’s serene here… and at once it’s utter chaos.  How’s that?  I have a new family.  A few of you from Facebook already know this. Pixabay  Of course, I had that longstanding vow that I would never go through the gut-wrenching pain of losing another … More INTRODUCING…

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A Personal Update

February 12, 2023

Sunday, February 12, 2023 I know my presence in the blog world has been unpredictable lately.  This is a personal update.  Don’t worry, I’m not going to delve into my heartache, past or present.   When Aspen died, eight years ago, I swore that Crystal would be the final feline.  Throughout her 16 ½ years, Crystal … More A Personal Update

Crystal on November 11, 2022

Crystal

February 6, 2023

Monday, February 6, 2023 Crystal.  August 8, 2006 to February 6, 2023 Born to a feral mom in the worst part of the south side of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lived in Rio Rancho, NM then Arlington, VA, and finally in lower southeast NM. A hero and survivor from birth to the end.

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#ThursdayDoors to #IndieBooks — What’s Behind the Door?

February 2, 2023

Thursday, February 2, 2023 Thursday Doors to Indie Books Welcome to my sanctuary, everyone.  Happy Groundhog Day.   My Internet “door” finally reopened.  I was without Internet for nearly 3 weeks, so you Thursday Doors aficionados haven’t seen me online for quite a while.  I got a new setup running, and as soon as I was … More #ThursdayDoors to #IndieBooks — What’s Behind the Door?

No Internet

January 16, 2023

My Internet completely died. I’m not sure how long I will be away.

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New Year, New Look — Atonement, Tennesse

January 14, 2023

Saturday, January 14, 2023 Welcome back to my sanctuary, everyone.  Ha.  Not that kind of look.  Although I’ve had my eye on an idea.  You see, I’m still not feeling up to starting a new “three things” style blog serial.  However, I’ve been thinking about preselecting the setting for the next serial, and the setting … More New Year, New Look — Atonement, Tennesse

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#ThursdayDoors to Enchantment — San Miguel Mission

January 5, 2023

Thursday, January 5, 2023 Doors to Enchantment Welcome to my sanctuary.  It’s the first week of January in southern New Mexico, and I’ve already started the backbreaking chore of weed-pulling.  That awful “artic blast” only touched the north and east of the state, but temperatures were still very low.  This week has been rather mild … More #ThursdayDoors to Enchantment — San Miguel Mission

Roberta Writes – Book reviews for Journeys 12, 13 & 14 of Dead of Winter by Teagan Riordain Geneviene —

January 2, 2023

Monday, January 2, 2023 The first Monday of the New Year just skyrocketed for me.  The milti-talented Robbie Cheadle just reviewed the final three installments of my “Dead of Winter” series.  I didn’t have champagne on New Year’s Eve, but I think I’ll open a bottle of bubbly tonight to celebrate her reviews. Comments are … More Roberta Writes – Book reviews for Journeys 12, 13 & 14 of Dead of Winter by Teagan Riordain Geneviene —

My 2022 Highpoint — & an Announcement

December 28, 2022

December 28, 2022 Not a “Major Announcement!” Welcome, everyone.  Thanks for spending part of your holidays here.  First, I have a small announcement.  As most of you know, I built my blog through engaging readers by writing purely spontaneous serials.  Each episode was driven by “three random reader things.”   A new three things style serial … More My 2022 Highpoint — & an Announcement

Cover A Peril in Ectoplasm by Teagan Riordain Geneviene

#BookReview A PERIL IN ECTOPLASM: JUST ONCE MORE: Brief, spooky, and atmospheric historical fiction — Just Olga

December 26, 2022

December 26, 2022There wasn’t a “ghost” of a chance that I could resist sharing this mindful review from Olga Núñez Miret.  Also, in case you didn’t know, Olga has changed the site of her main blog.  I hope you’ll click over to her place and join the conversation.  Comments are closed here. Click Here for … More #BookReview A PERIL IN ECTOPLASM: JUST ONCE MORE: Brief, spooky, and atmospheric historical fiction — Just Olga

Collaboration with the Story Reading Ape — Pip & Artie in Outer Space

December 21, 2022

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 If this sounds familiar, then you’re right.  I’m posting a rerun. This story is from 2019 and it’s in my Pip-verse.  It’s a collaboration with Chris Graham, the Story Reading Ape!  How could I resist sharing it again?  Over the years, we’ve done several short stories for the Pip-verse, adding Chris’ creation, … More Collaboration with the Story Reading Ape — Pip & Artie in Outer Space

Weekend #ShortStories — a Rerun from Atonement, TN

December 17, 2022

Saturday, December 17, 2022 Welcome back to my sanctuary, everyone.  I hope the holiday season is bringing joy your way.  I know all of you are busy, so today’s short story will be quite short.  Actually, it’s a rerun from 2015, a little slice of life from my Atonement, Tennessee universe.  It seems like a … More Weekend #ShortStories — a Rerun from Atonement, TN