Monday, October 6, 2025 Hello, world. Sometimes you get a real Monday of a Monday, but today it’s a marvelous Monday! I knew I was going to be at Teri Polen’s fabulous month of Halloween interview posts (Bad Moon Rising), but I was happily surprised to be featured in Dan Antion’s CFFC Photo Challenge. Heartfelt … More Marvelous Monday: I’m at #BadMoonRising AND at Dan Antion’s blog
Saturday, August 9, 2025 Did you know that yellow flowers can symbolize friendship? Did you know that tulips can represent sunshine and smiles? So, yellow tulips can make a lovely “thank you” bouquet for a friend. Hello, all. I hope you’ve had a good week. As I end each post with a virtual hug to … More Announcing a New “Speak” Dictionary: Speak Flowers & Fans
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Welcome, everyone. Yes, I said “cover reveal,” but no, this time it is not one of my books. Recently, when Dan Antion asked me if I’d like to do the cover reveal for a book on which he has collaborated with Willow Willers, I was delighted to help. ♦ ♦ ♦ Here’s the … More Cover Reveal: Poetic Justice
Saturday, March 22, 2025 All aboard! The Scoobies and I are celebrating the publication of my steampunk fantasy novel: The Alchemist and the Woman in Trousers: A Cornelis Drebbel Adventure Why celebrate? The novel debuted as a #1 New Release at Amazon. What would a steampunk fantasy be about? Here’s a brief description. Book … More All Aboard for The Alchemist & the Woman in Trousers!
Thursday, March 20, 2025 Hello, all. First, let me apologize for all the “break” images and symbols. I had to put images between paragraphs to make WordPress stop jamming all of my text together. Even using HTML code wouldn’t work… (WordPress, all the love has left our love/hate relationship!) I digress — onward to the … More Announcing “The Alchemist & the Woman in Trousers! / #ThursdayDoors in the story
Saturday, January 18, 2025 Welcome, one and all. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. It’s a good thing that I’m not a “light weight” because I’m at two bars today. Dan Antion, generous soul that he is, invited me to his Saturday post at No Facilities. You know, the ones that begin with … More At the Bar (at No Facilities, & at The Lanterns)
Thursday, January 9, 2025 Welcome, all. What’s a blogger-author to do when two fun things are going on during the same day? Why, combine the post, of course. Announcing… A Peril in the Vines The 1920s paranormal series, A Medium’s Peril continues with A Peril in the Vines. In the quaint village of Joumou … More #ThursdayDoors & Announcing: A Peril in the Vines!
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Above, the Pointer Sisters perform “Automatic.” Hello, all. To help us over the midweek hump, that’s a blast from the past (1984) with the Pointer Sisters. I remembered the song, but never realized it was them. The song was a great fit because I’ve been working on a Thursday Doors post … More Whatnot Wednesday & #ThursdayDoors — Automatic Doors
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
November 2, 2024 On Friday, fellow author and host of Bad Moon Rising, Teri Polen let me do a guest post. My main thought behind the post was to thank her for hosting 31 days of author-interviews every October for nine straight years. I actually created the post a month ago and we’ve been holding … More Horror & Suspense Book Cover Exploration: Guest Post at Teri Polen’s Blog
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 YouTube video above by Teagan Hello, everyone. Today I’m excited to see Author Lady extraordinaire, Marian Allen, chatting about my latest nonfiction book Real Steampunkery Tech: True Contraptions of the Steam and Diesel Eras. Here’s a link to Marian’s post. Please visit us there. Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Steam ♣ … More Whatnot Wednesday at Marian Allen’s with Real Stampunkery Tech
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 What? Wrong date? Ah… that’s because I’m stuck in a time-loop “hold” with Amazon Publishing. It’s really Tuesday, September 24. Welcome, everyone. Some of you know that the e-book of Real Steampunkery Tech: True Contraptions of the Steam and Diesel Eras published a week ago. Since everything else got frozen, the e-book … More Announcing new nonfiction — Real Steampunkery Tech!
Wednesday, December 3, 2022 Welcome, everyone. Recently, when Dan Antion told me the title of the book he was writing, I was intrigued. “A Bridge to Nowhere” — who wouldn’t be? Since I’m just not wired right, I had a tsunami of competing thoughts immediately. Riding in on some of those waves were my favorite … More Announcement: Bridge to Nowhere
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Welcome, everyone. It’s been a while since I did a writing process post, so let’s get cooking! (I couldn’t resist the pun.) Adding food to the story can help to bring a story to life in many ways. If a character has a favorite food, they’re more relatable. For instance, my … More Wednesday Writing: Food in Stories
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!
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
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
Saturday, June 8, 2024 I realize that this won’t interest everyone here, but sometimes it’s necessary to post such things. All of a sudden, I decided to host a Christmas in July blog hop in celebration of my friends at the other end of the planet… and folks near and far who like Christmastime maybe just … More Summer Planning
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, November 4, 2023 Welcome, all you sheiks and Shebas. Through the magic of the blog-verse, I’m in two places at once this weekend. I’m here sharing a couple of Roaring Twenties recipes with you — and I’m at Dan Antion‘s virtual bar answering his questions about my new novella, A Peril in the Bayou. … More A Visit at Dan’s Virtual Bar — Join Us
Saturday, October 28, 2023 Welcome to my sanctuary, everyone. You’d think I would be refreshed after such a long blog break. Instead, I wrote a novella (A Peril in the Bayou). Writing a short novel during that long break was actually arduous, and it didn’t lead to a replenishment of energy. However, to keep the … More Atonement Serial Research
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
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
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
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
Saturday, October 7, 2023 Hello, everyone. Could you come out to play? I didn’t intend to do a post today. Then I was suddenly inspired to make this game/challenge. As an October treat, I’m giving you a game – or creativity challenge. Often the hardest part of writing is the lack of boundaries. So, I’ve … More Halloween Game/Creativity Challenge
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
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
Saturday, September 9, 2023 Welcome, everyone. I hope your September is going well. I’m still on a blog “break.” That word is kind of hard to say considering that I’ve been staying up past 1AM several nights, working on books and related tasks. However, to tide you over until I come back to do the … More Atonement in Zugzwang, Book 1 — Now available
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”
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”
Saturday, December 3, 2022 “When Evil Chooses You” is now available on Amazon in Paperback and for Kindle Welcome back to the Teagan Zone. This “Shorts for the Weekend” series has taken a turn from reader provided photos to songs from readers. Sometimes serendipity jumps in, and causes me to share more than I ordinarily might. When … More Weekend #ShortStories: Can’t Find My Way Home — & #NewBook Dan Antion’s When Evil Chooses You
Thursday, November 17, 2022 Hello everyone. As you know, I usually limit my blog to two posts per week. However, this week I’m making an exception. Many of you know Robbie Cheadle (Roberta Eaton Cheadle). So, you likely know that her son Michael had surgery this week. In weeks before that, Robbie had been working … More New Micro-Read from Robbie Cheadle
Saturday, October 22, 2022 Hello everyone, and welcome back to Spook-tober Shorts. A couple of weeks ago I introduced some new character-friends, the Pumpkin Hat Girls. They’re back for some more Twilight Zone-ish fun. BASED ON COMMENTS, I REVISED THE STORY TO INCLUDE AN EPILOGUE. Haunted Halloween Holiday is a delightful story by Robbie and … More Revised: Spook-tober Shorts — Sugar Fiends, featuring Robbie Cheadle
Wednesday, October 19, 2022Hello, everyone. Today I’m visiting author Teri Polen — and this gleefully ghoulish gallery of Jack-o-lanterns. We’re discussing mirrors, Stephen King, and other Halloweenish things. I hope you’ll click over and join the conversation. There’s a link to the interview below, after the preview. Comments here are closed. I’ve got a treat … More #BadMoonRising A Peril in Ectoplasm by Teagan Riordain Geneviene #horror #paranormal — at Books and Such
Wednesday, September 7, 2022What a great surprise from Dan Antion. He featured the slang dictionaries from my “Author Tool Chest” collection among a lovely collection of man-made items. I’m thrilled for the new addition to that series, Speak Chuckaboo, Slang of the Victorian and Steam Eras” to get this boost. Click the link in bold to … More Man Made Items (like slang) — My Author Tool Chest #VictorianSlang #Vocabulary
Thursday, September 1, 2022 Join me, and the lovely MuMu in announcing her human’s new book. Congratulations to Dan Antion on the second in his “Dreamers Alliance” trilogy. The Evil You Choose picks up where Knuckleheads left off. There’s no “evil” in choosing this book. Okay, okay… you know I couldn’t resist that. Click over to No Facilities … More The Evil You Choose – #NewBook from Dan Antion
Saturday, August 13, 2022 You could see that this tale had geared up for the ending, and now it’s here. I’ve made this a double-length episode, because it wouldn’t have been good storytelling to divide it. So, let’s get right to it. The concluding random reader things are from GP Cox. They are: grenade, mousetrap, and … More The Armadillo Files, Serial Conclusion
Monday, August 8, 2022 Update: “The Armadillo Files” premiered at #1 in its category at Amazon! How should I say this…? Tell everybody, but just don’t tell the ending! Announcing… The Armadillo Files It’s comic, cosmic, colorful, captivatingly calamitous, campy, and charmingly cray-cray! Many of you are not around for the weekends, when I post … More #NewBook, The Armadillo Files, now in book form
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
Thursday, June 30, 2022 As you know, the novelettes of “Dead of Winter” reached the conclusion with Journey 14, The Veil. Forgive my shameless self-promotion, since I didn’t have a book launch. I’m sharing a little of that world in a Thursday Doors post, by featuring one of the characters. Thursday Doors, a … More #ThursdayDoors — Dead of Winter, Lucetius
Tuesday, June 28, 2022The time is right for a lighthearted read. Join me in congratulating Toni Pike on her new release. Comments are closed here, but I hope you’ll visit Toni’s post. See the link at the end. Linda’s Midlife Crisis by Toni Pike has just been released. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO GO TO THE … More #NewBook from Toni Pike — Linda’s Midlife Crisis – #romance #womensfiction
June 21, 2022 No matter what personal issues or work on my own books is going on in my life, I try my best to support my indie author colleagues. Today I’m sharing in the launch of Dan Antion’s debut book, Knuckleheads. It’s the first book in a series. For the post here at my … More Book Launch — Knuckleheads by Dan Antion
Monday, June 20, 2022 Saturday, Pat over at e-Quips let me visit for an interview. She asked great questions. If you haven’t already, then click over and join our conversation.. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbNBeJN_oUs Prologue narrated by author: https://youtu.be/C2RxcIwRzsA?t=2 I just finished reading Journeys. I didn’t want it to end. What did you enjoy the most about … More #AuthorInterview with Teagan R. Geneviene at e-Quips #EpicFantasy
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
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
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
I was late in sharing this great news. However, maybe that’s just as well, because Teri Polen is offering a great sale price on Subject A36 (The Colony #1). Better hurry though, it won’t last long. Learn more about that here. Now, please join me in congratulating Teri on The Insurgent (The Colony #2). Click … More #ReleaseDay The Insurgent (The Colony #2) #YA #dystopian #scifi #Giveaway #freebook — Books and Such
Join me in congratulating CE (Christine) Robinson on the launch of her first book! Click the link at the bottom of this page. Comments are closed here. Three Years of Her Life is a debut historical fiction book. The main character, Elizabeth and her beloved Erik uncover Grandfather Gustav’s hidden secret in a German synagogue. … More Three Years of Her Life — Before Sundown
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Here’s the latest anthology from Robbie Cheadle! Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships. Enjoy this wide range of poems from various authors. Click the link at the bottom of the page to go to Robbie’s post. Comments are closed here. Originally posted on Writing to be Read: Yes! It’s finally here. If, like … More Poetry Treasures 2: Available now! — Robbie’s inspiration
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
Thursday, January 27, 2022 Thursday Doors to Enchantment Thursday Doors is a blog event hosted by Dan Antion. Since the motto of my adopted state is Land of Enchantment, and because I usually write about magical things, I call my “Doors” posts Doors to Enchantment. Who knows what enchantment may be hidden behind a door? This … More Thursday Doors to Enchantment — & New from SR Mallery
Monday, December 28, 2021 Announcing the December issue of Dead of Winter! I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. I’ve been working hard to finish the next novelette in “Dead of Winter.” Happily, I published it on Christmas Eve. Here’s the Blurb Dead of Winter: Journey 12, Goddesses So far in the Journeys … More Announcing Dead of Winter: Journey 12 — Goddesses
Thursday, December 16, 2021 Thursday Doors Challenges Thursday Doors Badge Challenge I’m updating this post to include an entry for the Thursday Doors Badge. Here’s my humble offering. Thursday Doors Favorite Doors Challenge This time, I’m the one responding to a challenge. The host of Thursday Doors, Dan Antion has a few challenges going this … More Thursday Doors Challenge & Free e-Book (UPDATED)
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Happy Thanksgiving In my country, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. I’m giving thanks for all of you no matter where you are. Despite the many times “we” (as a country or segments of the population) have brought shame upon ourselves, I’m also thankful to live here, to have been born here. I’m … More Giving Thanks
day, November , 2021 Announcing the November issue of Dead of Winter! Thanks for your patience this month. Allow me to present the latest novelette in Dead of Winter — Journey 11, the Sumelazon Escarpment I know you’re wondering how many installments are left. Don’t hold me to it, but I think there will be two … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 11, The Sumelazon Escarpment
Thursday, October 21, 2021 You may have noticed that I took down my pages for Designed & Ready Book Covers. Eventually I’ll promote them again. That’s not to say that I wouldn’t do a book cover for someone who knows about them — I’m just not advertising. For now, I’m focusing on writing. That said, … More His Ladyship — #NewBook by Stevie Turner
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 The October issue of Dead of Winter is here! Welcome everyone! Thanks for your patience this month. Today I announce the latest novelette in Dead of Winter. It seems like only a few weeks ago that I started these Journeys. Now we are on the tenth month. Wow. We are nearing … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 10, Pergesca
Thursday, September 2, 2021 The September issue of Dead of Winter ready! Welcome to my sanctuary. Try not to let that giant eye worry you. During the past ten days, I’ve put in so many long hours each day, but I’m on track and here to announce the latest novelette in Dead of Winter. To … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 9, Doors of Attunement
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 The August issue of Dead of Winter is here! Welcome everyone. Thanks for visiting my sanctuary. The “lost library” is one of the mental places where I like to relax. Although, in Dead of Winter, it may not be a safe harbor. Our characters definitely need to proceed with caution. In Journey … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 8, The Lost Library
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Hello, everyone. It’s hard to believe that July is almost gone. Where does the time go? This is only a quick post. I’m trying not to freak out, with “Dead of Winter: Journey 8, The Lost Library” and the new blog serial — which I hope to launch this Saturday, competing for … More Wednesday Writing — Cover Reveal, Dead of Winter: Journey 8, The Lost Library
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Welcome, everyone. Mother Nature has been wreaking havoc across her planet. Wherever you are, I hope you are safe and well. I have multiple pots on the fire. This one won’t be mentioned very often. However, since the new serial platform, #KindleVella just became available to readers, I’m dedicating a post … More Wednesday Writing — Pride & Flowers, Prejudice & Dirigibles
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Welcome, all. Even though I engage in full-on whimsy, and often pantser (fly by the seat of my pants) through stories, everything I do is for a reason. Today I’m explaining what undoubtedly seems like a strange quirk on my part — the color green. That also relates to a character … More Wednesday Writing — Research & Character Creation
Saturday, July 10, 2021 I’m ba-ack! I was finally able to leave those despicable jerks at TDS Telecom who insisted for nearly two years that nothing was wrong with any portion or aspect of my Internet service — no matter that it went dead multiple times a day — and I do not mean slow, … More Poll Results — Winner of Mode of Transportation
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 July is here, and so is the latest issue of Dead of Winter! NOTE: Sadly, my TDS Telecom Internet is completely out. They can’t send a tech this week. So, l am not able to be as present as l would like. Welcome everyone. To those in the USA, I hope you enjoyed … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 7, Revenant Pass
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Hello, everyone. Today we bid farewell to June. However, it is still June. The July issue of “Dead of Winter” is on schedule for release on the first Wednesday of the month. (Although I don’t commit to a firm publication schedule, that’s my own generally desired date.) I’m sharing some of … More Wednesday Writing — Beware the Fearsome Boobrie!
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Happy hump day everybody. June has flown by for me. I guess that’s just as well, because if it had lingered, it would have been burned to a crisp. I know I’m not the only one talking about the heat, and I do know that I’m fortunate, but it’s still stinkin’ … More Wednesday Writing — Cover Reveal & #BookReviews
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 One of Dan Antion‘s baseball playing crows stopped to check things out. Promo image by Teagan, crow by Dan. Olga Núñez Miret provides not just a double-feature review of both the May and June issues of “Dead of Winter,” but reader guidance through the story. Click over and join the … More #BookReviews — Olga Núñez Miret on Dead of Winter 5 & 6
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Hello, all. I have two seemingly unrelated words for today: fell and symmetry. Fell Since I’ve always lived in the USA, some things that sound unusual or unique to me, might seem ordinary to people living in the United Kingdom or Europe. However, I’m talking about my own process. Years ago, … More Wednesday Writing — Settings and Terms
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Update: The paperback is now also available. Universal purchase link: relinks.me/B096CPJNSX Welcome June — and welcome to you too, everyone. Last month the May issue of “Dead of Winter” ended with a ginormous cliffhanger at “Llyn Pistyll Falls.” Today I’m pleased to announce Journey 6, the Fluting Fell, and get us … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 6, The Fluting Fell
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Gratitude May is Get Caught Reading Month. I meant to do something special for that this year, but things like the kitchen sink blowing up — sending the faucet flying across the room — and a fountain spewing up to the ceiling sort of made me forget. You wouldn’t have caught … More May is Get Caught Reading Month
Saturday, May 15, 2021 Welcome, my chuckaboos. I hope everyone is safe and well. The Delta Pearl is back. By way of review, here’s a link to the most recent episode. This new installment also ties back to Chapter 67 — View. This time I was able to use a random reader thing. It is … More The Delta Pearl 73 — Unbend
Saturday, May 8, 2021 Hello, my chuckaboos. Thanks for coming to the river. It’s good to see you, but I just didn’t have the energy to make a Delta Pearl post for today. Everything is fine, but the past seven days have been overflowing with… stuff. One good thing was that I was able to … More Stay Tuned
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Hello again, everyone. The deadline for giveaway entries passed at 5 PM. Random number generators make this so easy that I’m announcing the winners tonight. Remember this includes entries from a Facebook post I did yesterday before the geeky-gishy-giddyness of the number 5 took hold of me. I will reach out … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 5, Llyn Pistyll Falls — Giveaway Winners
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Happy Cinco de Mayo! Hello, everyone. Welcome to a celebration of synchronicity! It’s May 5th, and today I announce the fifth Journey of “Dead of Winter.” No I did not plan this in advance. Update! The paperback is now available too. Universal link: relinks.me/B0942KC471 When I realized the timing, I got all geeky-gishy-giddy. … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 5, Llyn Pistyll Falls — and a Giveaway!
Monday, February 1, 2021 When I was a little girl, there were a few times when a group of kids would gather in the garage part of my parent’s modest home, because they liked the games I made up. One boy had the brilliant idea that we should take turns telling ghost stories. So, we … More A Visit from Roberta Eaton Cheadle & a Ghost!
Thursday, January 28, 2021 Happy Thursday. I’m working hard to have the next “Journey” of Dead of Winter published on time, even though I don’t set firm dates for that. …And somehow, heaven help me, an episode of The Delta Pearl for this blog. Since I didn’t get to my regular Wednesday Writing post, I’m making a quick … More Thursday Doors — Book Cover Designs
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Announcing a new page at Teagan’s Books… Ríordáin Book Cover Designs You are not mistaken — the title and author name are missing from the cover above. For several months, I’ve been creating a collection of book cover designs. I’ve finally gotten up the nerve to offer them. Designed and ready, … More Wednesday Writing — Book Cover Designs
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Every now and then Diana Wallace Peach talks about her muse. In fact, she has more than one. She gets other authors talking about their muses. I listen, mystified. Apparently most authors have a muse — or several. Then I usually respond with the complaint that I don’t seem to have … More Wednesday Writing — Meet the Muse
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Welcome to my sanctuary, and happy hump day. It’s with pleasure that I bring you Design Nature for a Colorful Home, a new book by Valentina Cirasola. She’s an interesting and talented person, so I hope you’ll also check out her blog. Here’s the Blurb “Nature always wears the colors of … More Wednesday Writing — New Book by Valentina Cirasola
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Welcome to my nightmare… I mean sanctuary! Today I invite you in, for some nightmarish thoughts. That sounds like a contradiction (sanctuary and nightmare), but after all, it’s October and Halloween is near. My nightmare worked out. Eventually. Or maybe I should stretch that out, e-v-v-v-e-n-t-u-u-u-a-a-l-l-y. Because it took a long … More Wednesday Writing — Winter’s Nightmare or Why It Took 10 Years
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Wow… 20 20 20 and the Roaring Twenties. Treasure of the blogging community, Sally Cronin blogged several new books, including “Hullaba Lulu” along with Robbie Cheadle‘s marvelous review. In case you missed the last stop on Lulu’s launch tour, I was at Teri Polen’s Bad Moon Rising event. Click over and … More Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore Author Updates #Reviews #DieselPunk Teagan Riordain Geneviene — Smorgasbord Blog Magazine
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Welcome to my sanctuary, and happy hump day. It’s time for a vote — but a fun one. We’re not voting on the book cover though. I’m getting ahead of myself. First things first. Drumroll… Cover Reveal It’s not a book, not exactly. It’s not a blog serial. However, it is coming … More Wednesday Writing — Cover Reveal & Vote
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Today I’m in Oregon with the Empress of Fantasy, Diana Wallace Peach. (Yes, Diana. I really did have to give you that title. How could I resist?) Diana has taken time out from her own book launch to let me visit her blog with my novella Hullaba Lulu, a Dieselpunk Adventure. … More D Wallace Peach hosts Hullaba Lulu at Myths of the Mirror
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Since I’ve been reblogging the other stops of the launch tour for “Hullaba Lulu, a Dieselpunk Adventure,” I didn’t want to leave out Olga Núñez Miret and the marvelous introduction she did at her blog. The trouble was, WordPress.org (her platform) and WordPress.com (this one) don’t seem to get along very well. … More Hullaba Launch! With Olga Núñez Miret
Friday, October 2, 2020 Lulu is from New York. She was disappointed when Valentino’s dieselpunk train took the gang to Atlantic City, rather than some faraway place of which she’d only dreamed. Cheer up, Lulu! Today we are in South Africa with the multi-talented Robbie Cheadle! Robbie included a breathtaking review of Hullaba Lulu with … More Robbie Cheadle Reviewed “Hullaba Lulu” — book launch at Robbie’s inspiration
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Sheiks and Shebas, come on in. Welcome to the official launch for Hullaba Lulu, a Dieselpunk Adventure! Thanks for coming out in your glad rags. Just give your coat, hat, and gloves to one of the angel-bots. Those automatons are excited to take care of anything you need. They’re bouncing on … More Wednesday Writing — Hullaba Launch!
Friday, September 25, 2020 Yes, you are in the right place. Welcome to my sanctuary. I’m here, off my usual Wednesday and Saturday schedule, because today I have a guest. Author, blogger, and fount of moral support, John W. Howell is here with his latest novel. I’m handing the reigns over to John and he’s … More John Howell’s Latest Book! Eternal Road
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Announcing my first non-fiction book! Well, not exactly. In my long career of writing and editing in the “Federal world,” I produced volumes and volumes of non-fiction. However, I didn’t get the credit for that work. So, I should say that this is my first independently published non-fiction book. I hoped to … More Jazz Age Wednesdays — Speak Flapper #NewBook
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Thistledown — Midsummer Bedlam book is ready to fly your imagination to new heights! Thistledown — Midsummer Bedlam by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene (that’s me!) is a wildly whimsical tale of faeries. However, lest you think you’re too old for that stuff, it also has a dark side. For those who read the … More #NewBook Launch: Thistledown – Midsummer Bedlam
Designer and author, Valentina Cirasola, shares my own thirst for colors. Click over and enjoy the launch of her book, “Red — A Voyage Into Colors.” I am happy to announce the release of the Second Edition of the book ©RED – A Voyage Into Colors, a book on colors I published for the … More Let’s Travel In The Cosmos Of Colors, Book Launch | Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer — Valentina Expressions
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Sheiks and Shebas, it’s another Jazz Age Wednesday. Today I’m here with a little trivia. If you’re a regular, then you know that I like to use Roaring Twenties slang in my replies to comments. They had such fun with language back then. Twenties Tidbit One of my favorite 1920s compliments is You’re … More Jazz Age Wednesdays — The Cat’s Pajamas
Wednesday, October , 2019 I’m still celebrating the launch of A Ghost in the Kitchen. Sheiks and Shebas, welcome back to Jazz Age Wednesdays. Thanks again to everyone who supported and visited my book launch for A Ghost in the Kitchen. It’s hard to choose a category for this latest novel, or any of the stories … More Jazz Age Wednesdays — The Renaissance Era to Fantasy
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 I’m still celebrating the launch of A Ghost in the Kitchen. I wonder if Pip will ever learn how to cook. It seems like she always lands in hot water, but I don’t think that’s what Granny Phanny had in mind. As if Pip didn’t find enough distractions on her own, now … More Jazz Age Wednesdays — Toasting a Ghost in the Kitchen
Saturday, September 21, 2019 Welcome to the launch party for A Ghost in the Kitchen! It’s a wild ride on a magical trolley through haunted Savannah, Georgia. All the Pip books by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene. Purchase links: The Three Things Serial Story, Murder at the Bijou, and A Ghost in the Kitchen Hi everyone. I’m sorry to … More A Ghost in the Kitchen — Launch Party Trolley through Haunted Savannah!
Hello everyone. One of my favorite authors is ready with a new book, and it is my pleasure to share this publication launch with you! Please welcome John W. Howell and His Revenge. Be sure to drop by John’s blog and wish him the best. Mega hugs, Teagan Announcing… His Revenge by John W. Howell is … More New Release — His Revenge by John W. Howell
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