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

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.

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

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

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

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

Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: a Refresher

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

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

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

#ThursdayDoors to My Author’s Mind — Noisy Characters

Thursday, July 7, 2022    Welcome to my sanctuary, everyone.  To those of you in the USA, I hope you were able to enjoy Independence Day.  To my neighbors to the north, I hope it was a lovely Canada Day.   Thursday Doors, is a weekly feature hosted by Dan Antion.  It allows door lovers … More #ThursdayDoors to My Author’s Mind — Noisy Characters

#NewBook, from DL Finn — A Voice in the Silence

Friday, July 1, 2022  New from D.L. Finn https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Silence-D-L-Finn-ebook/dp/B0B1M1LF4R   Many, many books are coming out this summer.  I’ve been trying to support the ones who follow me, and really hope I don’t miss any.  D.L. (Denise) Finn has been on a tour with her latest, although I can’t reblog from her place.  So here’s … More #NewBook, from DL Finn — A Voice in the Silence

#NewBook, “Dead of Winter: Journey 14 the conclusion — & Armadillo Files Reminder

Saturday, June 18, 2022    The Journeys of “Dead of Winter” have reached the conclusion.  Next weekend The Armadillo Files will return.  So, if you need to refresh your memory before the next bit of zaniness with Fang and Dilly, go to the categories on the right side of the screen.  Click on Armadillo Files.   Since so … More #NewBook, “Dead of Winter: Journey 14 the conclusion — & Armadillo Files Reminder

#ThursdayDoors to Enchantment — Dead of Winter Conclusion

Thursday, June 16, 2022    The Journeys of “Dead of Winter” have reached the conclusion. In honor of the release of the final Journey, I’m making a Thursday Doors post related to the story.   The heroine’s home was the family apple orchard.  Emlyn might have made a wreath like this one. Emlyn’s chores included … More #ThursdayDoors to Enchantment — Dead of Winter Conclusion

Announcing “Dead of Winter: Journey 14, The Veil — the conclusion

Reblogs of this post are encouraged. Wednesday, June 15, 2022    The Journeys of “Dead of Winter” have reached the conclusion. All the Journeys  Blurb From the very beginning, a prophecy from a creepy voice threaded throughout this story.  “Winter is coming!” it warned.  As the Journeys progressed, we became aware of additional related prophesies … More Announcing “Dead of Winter: Journey 14, The Veil — the conclusion

Cover Reveal — Dead of Winter: Journey 14, The Veil

Saturday, May 11, 2022 You know that if I’m doing a cover reveal, then that means the book will soon be released, right?  The concluding Journey of “Dead of Winter” is written, formatted, and is undergoing final edits.   Those who follow and encourage me on Facebook have seen me post a lot of potential … More Cover Reveal — Dead of Winter: Journey 14, The Veil

An Image Teaser 2

Saturday, June 4, 2022 I’m still here… I’m still away from blogging to finish the conclusion of Dead of Winter.  …And I still miss you all.  So, I’m popping in long enough to say hello.   No, this is not the cover for Journey 14.  It’s a teaser. Prophesies Some of you will remember that a prophecy … More An Image Teaser 2

An Image Teaser

Saturday, May 7, 2022     My self-imposed absence from the blogosphere continues, I’m sad to say.  Those of you who are reading my “Dead of Winter” series know that, in addition to the story, I create black and white images to begin each chapter.  Suddenly I realized that I had never made an image … More An Image Teaser

A Teaser

Saturday, April 30, 2022   I’m still not around the blogosphere in general.  My work on the conclusion of the epic fantasy series, Dead of Winter, has been even slower than I feared.  I never dreamed it would take me this long.  I don’t lack inspiration or motivation, and I know the story.  It’s my … More A Teaser

Meanwhile, if you aren’t familiar with Brother Love

Saturday, April 9, 2022 Anyone would be surprised by how much I honestly do miss all of you. However, I’m being firm with myself in trying to give all of my focus (absurdly illusive though it is) to concluding “Dead of Winter.”  I’ll back after I’ve written an ending that does the epic story justice. … More Meanwhile, if you aren’t familiar with Brother Love

Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 13, The Harbor

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 What a “Journey” it’s been.  We’re near the end of that road.  Sometimes it was sunny, other times dark.  I have heartfelt gratitude for everyone who has been with me.  I’m glad you’re part of the Journeys of “Dead of Winter.”  There’s still one more to go. The Penultimate Journey Is … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 13, The Harbor

Cover Reveal — Dead of Winter: Journey 10, Pergesca

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Welcome, my friends.  I’m hard at work on the October issue of Dead of Winter, so this post is just a quick cover reveal.  In the tenth installment of this epic fantasy, the travelers set out for the far away city which is the ancient seat of power of the Society of … More Cover Reveal — Dead of Winter: Journey 10, Pergesca

The Smorgasboard Features Adelle’s Teapot, an Atonement, TN Story

Hello everyone. Thank you very much for visiting.  I know you are not used to seeing daily posts from me. However, I wanted to show my gratitude to the people who have been so generous in supporting me this week.  Yesterday, it was Chris, the Story Reading Ape.  Today it is Sally.  I promise to … More The Smorgasboard Features Adelle’s Teapot, an Atonement, TN Story

When the Greatest Is the Smallest — Features from Atonement, TN

It’s My 3rd Blogiversary! The second day of December marked the third anniversary of this blog.  Like some other things, to me it doesn’t seem nearly that long — yet it also feels like something I’ve always done. To many bloggers and readers three years and 295 posts truly is not much at all.  I … More When the Greatest Is the Smallest — Features from Atonement, TN

Copper, the Alchemist, & the Woman in Trousers: Episode 23

To those of you in the USA… Happy Independence Day!  In celebration, rather than taking you to the Victorian Era on our usual steam locomotive, this time we’ll bring all our picnic paraphernalia and get on board a red, white, and blue decorated dirigible and soar into our story. Steering the airship is Kathryn, aka … More Copper, the Alchemist, & the Woman in Trousers: Episode 23