Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Hello, everyone. Today I have random whatnots about Lulu. Have you met Lulu? She’s a wonderfully uninhibited flapper in the Diesel Era of the 1920s. Whenever she’s around, you’re likely to hear the words “Don’t touch that, Lulu!” because she’s also very klutzy. Lulu is also a great dancer. She’s been … More Whatnot Wednesday: Have You Met Lulu?
Saturday, November 23, 2024 Hello, everyone. Welcome to my sanctuary. Come on in, put your feet up. Get yourself a cozy beverage from the bar — coffee, tea, mimosa, Irish coffee… whatever you want. We’ll have a little music and some friendly conversation. Yes, that title contains a new addition to my “Teaganese dictionary” — … More Song-spiration Saturday: Served Cold
Saturday, November 16, 2024 Lighthouse video by James Taylor below. Hello, everyone. How do so many hours escape, leaving so many things undone? This time I’m taking a shortcut by rerunning a story. I wrote it in 2022 for Dan Antion‘s Thursday Doors writing challenge. Another reason why I chose to share it is that … More Weekend Short Stories: a Lighthouse Story
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Hello, all. I hope you’ve had an easy climb to this midweek “hump day.” No, this is not a feline visit. I featured the Scoobies… just because. Recently I’ve tried to take the advice to get back to creative pursuits. Or maybe I should say to the kind things most people … More Whatnot Wednesday: Creativity Challenge
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Hello, all. I hope you’ve had a great week so far. Autumn weather has finally come to my neck of the woods, and it is more than welcome. Although it only just arrived, so the leaves on my big mulberry tree haven’t started turning to gold yet. Sometimes, I have to … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors: Phonebooths — & Real Steampunkery Tech
Saturday, August 10, 2024 The late 14th century wasn’t exactly an era that was big on invention. It’s been called the dog days of the Renaissance. It was however, filled with wonderful art and poetry. Although let’s not forget the religious strife, or the veritable tide of warring kingdoms. It was also a time into … More Who was My Alchemist?
Saturday, July 6, 2024 Welcome to Christmas in July! The challenge is already off to a splendid start. A special shout-out to Marian Allen for diving right in with a post-a-day! She got things going with a decoration and a recipe! Follow those links to her delightful blog. Roberta Cheadle told me yesterday that she … More Christmas in July Kickoff: Hullaba Christmas!
Saturday, June 29, 2024 I rarely mention my birthday, even to the closest friends. Mine is not today, but it does fall between now and when I would normally publish another blog post. It’s also a milestone birthday. Lord of the Rings fans will know that it’s a Hobbit birthday tradition to give gifts to … More A Birthday Thankyou — from Me
Sunday, June 23, 2024 All aboard! After one month, the “launch period” for my duology is over. It was one month ago when the book versions of The Delta Pearl finally got back on the river. However, the story is older than that. For one year in 2016 I wrote the original story. Then it … More Thank you, Dan — from the Delta Pearl
Saturday, June 22, 2024 Recently I mentioned hosting a Christmas in July blog hop in celebration of my friends in the Southern Hemisphere. What got me interested in a celebration that might seem obscure to most of you? Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Before I saw the “Murder Under the Mistletoe” episode, where Phryne and company … More Happy Summer & More on Christmas in July
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 All aboard! In honor of The Delta Pearl duology, this time we have airships. The title of book-2 is The Geostrophic Pearl. It will be hard to avoid giving spoilers to book-1 if I go into detail, but a steampunk airship comes into the story. Once again, this post does double … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors: Airships
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Hello, everyone. I’ve noticed that lighthouses don’t tend to evoke neutral thoughts in people. It seems we either think of hope or terrible despair. So, I decided to include both emotions in my story. The “inspiration door” for my TDWC story this week is by fellow author, Noelle Granger. This vignette … More Whatnot Wednesday & #ThursdayDoors TDWC: I Awoke
Saturday, May 25, 2024 All aboard! My steampunk duology, “The Delta Pearl,” is now at the dock. Mystery and adventure await you. ♣ ♣ ♣ This post is more than an announcement for my steampunk duology. It’s also my weekend Vintage Vignette. Steampunk as a book genre has settings, ascetics, and a level of technology that is … More Announcing The Delta Pearl duology
Post updated to include series note at the end. Thursday, May 23, 2024 All aboard! Open the door to a voyage into opulence, adventure, and whimsy. My steampunk duology, The Delta Pearl, is now at the dock. Mystery and adventure await you. Also the books are at the minimum introductory price through this holiday weekend … More All Aboard! The Delta Pearl is here! #ThursdayDoors
Saturday, May 18, 2024 Welcome, all. My Vintage Vignette today includes a photo by Brenda Cox as the launching pad for my thought process. I was intrigued by the door’s pharmacy symbol. A few storylines went through my head. However, none of them were happy, and they were probably controversial too. Since I don’t blog … More Vintage Vignettes & #TDWC — Dolls
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Hello, all. Today I have a triple-duty post. This is about the Thursday Doors Writing Challenge (TDWC), drawing, a short story, and whatnot! The door images that were provided for the TDWC truly are inspiration for all sorts of creativity. Resa McConaghy‘s fabulous door above sent my imagination down a whimsical … More Whatnot Wednesday & #ThursdayDoors, #TDWC: The Rabbit Hole
Saturday, April 20, 2024 Welcome, everyone. I’m not complaining — just explaining. Because I haven’t finished The Path of Lilies, I must give you an explanation. The combination of back pain, allergies, and lack of sleep had me far enough under the weather on Friday that I wasn’t able to write a post for this … More Weekend Reads: April
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Welcome, all. Vehicle doors are certainly “doors.” My guest today chose Land Rover doors. When my angel-bots from Hullaba Lulu heard, they insisted on coming along for the ride. ♣ ♣ ♣ Who’s at the door? Some of my readers are familiar with my guest through his mom, with whom he has collaborated … More Wednesday Writing & Who’s at the #ThursdayDoor? (4) A Doors Safari
Saturday, March 9, 2024 WKRP’s Doctor Johnny Fever and the Red Wigglers commercial Welcome, everyone. I’ve been pondering what to do for my weekend posts, and nothing seemed right. Suddenly an idea popped into my mind for “Vintage Vignettes.” That gives me a broad range of topics. It might be a fictional vignette, a memory, … More Vintage Vignettes: the Red Wriggler
Saturday, February 10, 2024 Welcome back to the strange town, Atonement, Tennessee. Today’s soundtrack is Strange Magic, by ELO. The song was suggested by Dan Antion, who also offered up one of his favorite photos. Midweek, Dan’s photo inspired me to do a post offering a writing exercise/challenge. You’re still welcome to come out and play … More Weekend Serial — Atonement: Bad Bishop, Episode- 7: Strange Magic
Saturday, February 3, 2024 Welcome everyone. Today’s soundtrack tune was offered by Liz Gauffreau. It’s our second song by “Cream” — Strange Brew. Be sure to click over and check out Liz’s blog. Previously With the sun to one side, I shielded my eyes, squinting into the distance. As the black mist reached the ground … More Weekend Serial — Atonement Bad Bishop, Episode 6: Strange Brew, featuring Liz Gauffreau
Thursday, February 1, 2024 Welcome, everyone. This year, I had the idea to do an occasional blogger feature, called Who’s at the Door? Today we have the second installment. The kitty above is not one of my “Scoobies.” No, that’s Leo, who belongs to our featured blogger. Readers of my Atonement: Bad Bishop serial will … More Who’s at the Door? (2) #ThursdayDoors
Saturday, January 27, 2024 Welcome everyone. Horsefeathers! How can it be that January has gone by so fast? Yesterday (as I write this on Friday) I emailed several people for ideas for another soundtrack song. Thanks to everyone for the great song ideas. I’ll be choosing one of those for next weekend’s episode. However, right … More Weekend Serial — Atonement Bad Bishop, Episode 5: Riders on the Storm
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Hello, everyone. People, friends, readers, often remark on my imagination. Some ask where all those whimsical, often outrageous stories and characters originate. I guess they come from the same place as the kind of things about which I never write. This post is a look into the other things that are … More Wednesday Writing — Welcome to My Nightmare
Wednesday, January 17, 2023 Welcome, everyone. I hope your week is going well. Maybe it’s just that it’s early in the year, but I was feeling a little reflective. If I had never written my first published novel, Atonement, Tennessee then I would have never started this blog. I wouldn’t have written any of the … More Wednesday Writing: A Snippet from the first appearance of the Atonement Pigs
Saturday, January 13, 2024 Welcome back to the strange town, Atonement, Tennessee. Today’s soundtrack is Tales of Brave Ulysses, by Cream. It made me think of Donny Metatron and his predicament with the sirens. However, the otherworldly pigs took over it — at least for this episode. The song was suggested by photographer and cat-dad (and … More Weekend Serial — Atonement: Bad Bishop, Episode-4, Tortured Ears, Featuring Tim Price
Saturday, January 6, 2024 First, a big thank you to Dan Antion for making a post of the writing exercise I did on Wednesday — and giving my books a double shout-out, with Speak Falpper and Hullabal Lulu, a Diesel-Punk Adventure. Don’t miss Dan’s post. Since Daphne was being such a character (if not a … More Weekend Serial, Characters
Monday, December 25, 2023 Merry Christmas and happy anything else you might celebrate. If you don’t celebrate anything at all, then we’ll simply celebrate the day. Frankly, I don’t really do much for holidays. At least, not nearly to the extent that most people do. That’s just the way my life is. However, this is … More Meowy Catmas & Happy Holidays
Saturday, December 23, 2023 It’s wonderful to see you in Atonement, TN and reading this serial. Whether you love the holidays and are happy that it’s only a couple of days before Christmas — or if you’re glad it’s finally almost over, I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season, with joy to in your world. … More Weekend Serial — Atonement: Bad Bishop, Episode-2, Both Sides Now, Featuring Geoff Le Pard
Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Welcome, all and happy hump day. It’s been a while since I did a “writing” post. I hope you’re in the mood for a ramble. Did you ever have to find your way to a rural or remote place? I mean the kind of destination where you have about 30 turns … More Wednesday Writing — the Unlikely Path to a Character: Enoch Metatron
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
Saturday, December 16, 2023 Thursday Doors Badge Contest Hello, everyone. This is not exactly an extra post from me today. You know that I participate in the Thursday Doors blog challenge — as often as possible anyhow. With the new year, comes a new badge/logo for it, and a chance to submit a design for … More #ThursdayDoors Badge Contest
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
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Yes, that’s another of my Designed & Ready Book Covers. I held back on using it for myself because I wanted to show it as an example of my portfolio. However, it did inspire a short-short story. I’m sharing that today as an early Valentine from me to all of you. … More Wednesday Writing — Cat Seeds
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