Saturday, February 20, 2021 Here’s to the weekend, my chuckaboos! I know a lot of you, here in these United States have been shouting “Balderdash!” at Old Man Winter. Even the desert where I reinvented my life two years ago had bitter cold and snow. Not to worry. All is well here. It occurs to … More The Delta Pearl — Several Reminders
Saturday, February 13, 2021 Happy Valentine’s Day! With the Victorians, terms of endearment flowed freely. A dear friend was a chuckaboo — and that’s what all of you are to me. Valentine’s Day can be traced to ancient Rome, but it was the Victorians who originally put a romantic spin on the holiday. Some people love … More The Delta Pearl 64 — Remember
Saturday, February 6, 2021 But first, for those who aren’t here on Wednesdays… Announcing Dead of Winter: Journey 2, Penllyn At the beginning of 2021, I started monthly, serialized novelettes of an epic fantasy, “Dead of Winter.” Journey 1, Forlorn Peak was released then. This week I published, Journey 2, Penllyn. For that announcement click here. (Description … More The Delta Pearl 63 — Whistle
Saturday, January 30, 2021 Welcome back, my chuckaboos! The #steampunk riverboat is back. For new readers, or those who may have missed it, “chuckaboo” was Victorian Era slang for dear friend. So, everyone who follows this serial is my chuckaboo. For past episodes, either click the back arrow at the bottom of the post, or … More The Delta Pearl 62 — Stagger
Saturday, January 23, 2021 Welcome back, my chuckaboos! Thank you, thank you for your patience and for returning to this #Steampunk riverboat. For new readers, or those who may have missed it, “chuckaboo” was Victorian Era slang for dear friend. So, everyone who follows this serial is my chuckaboo. Previously on The Delta Pearl This … More The Delta Pearl 61 — Light
Saturday, December 26, 2020 Welcome back, my chuckaboos! To those who celebrate, I hope you had a joyous Christmas. I appreciate everyone who spends part of the holiday weekend here. Random Reader Things Today’s random reader thing is from Mary J, inspired by her cat, Gibbs. (Not the same Mary J as the one whose … More The Delta Pearl 60 — Drop
Saturday, December 12, 2020 Welcome back, my chuckaboos! The moment of the winter solstice draws near. Yes winter is coming! It’s down to the wire for getting “Journey 1” of Dead of Winter ready for publication. If anyone is interested in helping, I’d greatly appreciate any reblog of the launch post, or any other way you want … More The Delta Pearl 59 — Growl
Saturday, December 12, 2020 Welcome back to the steampunk riverboat, my chuckaboos! I hope all of you are staying safe and well. I invite you into my sanctuary, a place free of politics, religion, self-righteousness, and all the things that bring judgement with them. Many of you know that I deal with the effects of … More The Delta Pearl 58 — Seek
Saturday, December 5, 2020 Thanks for coming back to the steampunk riverboat, my chuckaboos! I took a little break, but I’m here today with an episode that is… eventful to say the least. Random Reader Things Dan Antion at No Facilities provided the “random reader thing” used in this chapter — stopwatch. This is a … More The Delta Pearl 57 — Pin
Saturday, November 21, 2020 Welcome back to the steampunk riverboat, my chuckaboos! This is a short episode, but it helps explain what is going on in the story. If you’re paying attention, you’ll find a clue. Random Reader Things Diana Wallace Peach has left several great “things” during course of this voyage. This time I … More The Delta Pearl 56 — Rocket
Saturday, November 14, 2020 Welcome back to the steampunk riverboat, my chuckaboos! Random Reader Things Weeks ago, Dyanna Wyndesong asked me to use the Victorian slang word bricky again. It’s such a fun word, that of course I use it whenever I can. This time I wanted to make sure I gave her a … More The Delta Pearl 55 — Launch
Saturday, November 7, 2020 I’m happy to see you at the river, my chuckaboos! As many of you know, I’ve thrown my hat into the “ring of fire” for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). As if drafting a novel in 30 days wasn’t enough… Well, I already intended to be editing Dead of Winter for … More The Delta Pearl 54 — Flash
Saturday, October 24, 2020 Thanks for coming to the river, my chuckaboos! We could sit back and do some fishing while we wait for the riverboat. Oh, but wait. The sign says “No fishing.” Hmmm… that explains why the heron has a guilty look on his face in Dan Antion‘s photo. When this riverboat first … More The Delta Pearl 53 — Saw
Saturday, October 17, 2020 Welcome back, my chuckaboos! It’s been a busy time with so many authors launching new books. I’ve been thrilled that a couple of my older works have also gotten online attention. Today Marian Allen is hosting Deme and Honeybell from Atonement, Tennessee. The Glowing Pigs have taken their party bus to visit … More The Delta Pearl 52 — Dive
Saturday, October 10, 2020 Welcome to my sanctuary — a safe haven from politics, religion, and all the hard happenings of the current day and age. The steampunk riverboat is here, my chuckaboos! I’m happy to see you. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited, hosted, and supported the launch of Hullaba Lulu, a Dieselpunk Adventure. … More The Delta Pearl 51 — Jump
Saturday, October 3, 2020 Welcome to the garden party, my chuckaboos! I’m glad you are here. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited, hosted (so far), and supported the launch of Hullaba Lulu, a Dieselpunk Adventure this week. I’ll be visiting other blogs throughout the coming week. You’re all pos-i-lutely swell. Wow, it’s already October. Another … More The Delta Pearl 50 — Discover
Saturday, September 26, 2020 Welcome back, my chuckaboos! I’m so glad you could come to the riverboat for an all new episode of The Delta Pearl. Thank you for being here. Special thanks to everyone who was threatened by the awful fires, but took time to let me know you were okay. Something Personal I’ve been … More The Delta Pearl 49 — Disassemble
Saturday, September 19, 2020 Apologies, my chuckaboos. As you’ve gathered, The Delta Pearl is not here today. I’m worried about many of you because of the terrible fires, particularly the ones along the Pacific coast states and provinces. Also, for everyone, I pray that each of you are safe, well, and happy, no matter where … More The Delta Pearl — Dry dock due to bad Internet
Saturday, September 12, 2020 Welcome to another episode of The Delta Pearl, my chuckaboos. Something Personal This weekend I’m celebrating two days that have personal significance for me. I can’t discuss them, so let’s just say that they are big parts of a personal transformation. That is so true for September 13th that I call … More The Delta Pearl 48 — Left
Saturday, September 5, 2020 First, I have to get this out of my system… #WORDPRESS STOP CONSTANTLY F’ING WITH MY FORMAT! Okay. Thank you. Moving on… Welcome to another episode of The Delta Pearl, my chuckaboos. And now, after posting, I see that WordPress has messed with me again. Sigh… I thought I had given … More The Delta Pearl 47 — Gaze
Saturday, August 29, 2020 Welcome to my sanctuary. It’s a safe place for all of us (including me), beyond any politics or creed, with no bullying or passive aggressiveness allowed. I’m happy that you came back for another episode of The Delta Pearl, my chuckaboos. There are so many great minds here. were thinking alike … More The Delta Pearl 46 — Concentrate
Saturday, August 15, 2020 Forgive my hasty intro, my chuckaboos. I hope you can also overlook the lack of illustrations. They are usually a big part of my posts. However, my “technical difficulties” made it more than hard enough to even post a chapter. This week’s things: Influence of the Delta Pearl from Dan Antion https://nofacilities.com/ … More The Delta Pearl 45 — Intone
Saturday, August 8, 2020 First things first. Happy 14th Birthday to Crystal! My little feline superhero in the Batgirl mask. She likes to play with the combination of her arched scrubbing brush and teaser-string. On the steampunk background, the brush looks like a sea monster, and super Crystal showing it who is boss. #WorldCatDay too! … More The Delta Pearl 44 — Sing
Saturday, August 1, 2020 Welcome back to my sanctuary, my chuckaboos. Here are some notes for those of you who were not aboard at the beginning of this riverboat journey. Chuckaboo is a Victorian Era slang word for “dear friend.” Everyone who reads and leaves a friendly comment is my chuckaboo. The setting is a … More The Delta Pearl 43 — Dart
toSaturday, July 25, 2020 Hello, my chuckaboos. I’m glad you could come back to my sanctuary. Yes, this blog is my sanctuary. I am the gatekeeper of this place. It’s a safe haven not just for you, but for me too. It’s safe from vitriol, religion, politics, and negativity. Remember that. Random Reader Things. It gives … More The Delta Pearl 42 — Prance
Saturday, July 18, 2020 Welcome, my chuckaboos. I know everyone is sick of me talking about my pathetic excuse for Internet from TDS Telecom. So, I’m only bringing it up to apologize for my absence from other blogs. It’s hard to stay online long enough to read or even comment. Despite the lack of … More The Delta Pearl 41 — Swim
Saturday, July 11, 2020 Welcome, my chuckaboos. I’m back with another all new episode of my steampunk serial, The Delta Pearl. As most of you know, this is a re-write of a novel with which I wasn’t satisfied. I include random “things” from readers in most chapters. This time Diana Wallace Peach gave us Jackstaff. … More The Delta Pearl 40 — Plummet
Saturday, July 4, 2020 Happy Independence Day to all my chuckaboos in the USA! Welcome back to the riverbank, everyone. In one way it’s hard to believe The Delta Pearl first left the docks on July 27, 2019 for this serialized rewrite of my novel. On the other hand, I feel it’s been part of … More The Delta Pearl — Refresh
Saturday, June 27, 2020 Welcome back to the riverbank, my chuckaboos. This segment continues the adventures of the passengers and crew during their shore leave in my fictional, Victorian Era version of Cairo, Illinois. Delightful blogger and fascinating person, Pat at e-Quips recently did a post about bells. I stumbled upon it after I wrote … More The Delta Pearl 39 — Rise
Saturday, June 20, 2020 Welcome, my chuckaboos, to another episode ashore in my fictional, Victorian Era version of Cairo, Illinois. Last year, just as this riverboat left the dock, Rob Goldstein left an amazing “random reader thing.” It’s Telectroscope. Read on to learn what that is. Now we return to Émeraude and Eliza. I think … More The Delta Pearl 38 — Tangle
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Wait a minute — the steampunk riverboat is here? Well, dash my wig! Welcome my chuckaboos! Don’t worry, you aren’t arfarfan’arf or boiled owl. It really is Wednesday. Today I’m doing something I rarely do — posting a revision. A few people commented that they had to look up “scarab.” Most of … More A Delta Pearl Extra
Saturday, June 13, 2020 Welcome back to the riverside, my chuckaboos. The episodes of this serial keep getting shorter. I’m trying hard to make progress on the novel I began in November. I’m a research geek, and the deplorable Internet service I get from TDS is making my pace a hundred times slower. Even though … More The Delta Pearl 37 — Stalk
Saturday, June 6, 2020 Welcome my chuckaboos. That’s a Victorian Era slang word for dear friend. Some of you have been following since very early in my blogging career — my long-time chuckaboos! One of the earliest of those is author and blogger, Christoph Fischer. Last weekend’s chapter prompted Christoph to mentioned something I never knew … More The Delta Pearl 36 — Research
Saturday, May 30, 2020 Welcome back to the riverbank my chuckaboos. It’s another all new episode of The Delta Pearl. This one was not part of the original novel. Several newer readers have asked that I include a list of past episodes. There are many reasons why I don’t do that. (Those of you who asked … More The Delta Pearl 35 — Frown
Saturday, May 23, 2020 Welcome back to the riverbank my chuckaboos. It’s another all new episode of The Delta Pearl. This one was not part of the original novel. I was able to use a couple of “random reader things.” First we have Ribbon Candy from Jan Twissel. Also, Beth suggested Red Herrings. Last time, our potential … More The Delta Pearl 34 — Scrabble
Saturday, May 16, 2020 In the Victorian Era, someone’s dear friend was their chuckaboo. So welcome back, my chuckaboos! When I first wrote The Delta Pearl, I wasn’t satisfied with the story. So I’m using this serial as a means of rewriting it. I’m also adding random reader things to keep the paddlewheel turning. With this episode, … More The Delta Pearl 33 — Chaperone
Saturday, May 9, 2020 Welcome back to the weekly serial about a #steampunk riverboat, my chuckaboos. Last time, The Delta Pearl reached a spot at my fictional version of Cairo, Illinois where there is a confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Dan Antion of No Facilities sent some of his photos to illustrate … More The Delta Pearl 32 — Grasp
Saturday, May 2, 2020 Welcome my chuckaboos. Thanks for being patient while the steampunk riverboat, The Delta Pearl was in unknown waters. Today she’s back! This is a brief episode, to get my toes back into the water. Even so, I was able to use a “random reader thing.” It’s from GP Cox, who suggested … More The Delta Pearl 31 — Disagree
Saturday, April 11, 2020 Welcome my chuckaboos. In the Victorian Era “chuckaboo” was the term for a dear friend, and that’s what all of you are to me. Because of you, I’m here with the steampunk riverboat, The Delta Pearl! I was able to use two “random reader things” for this episode. First, from John … More The Delta Pearl 30 — Observe
Saturday, April 4, 2020 Welcome back, my chuckaboos. I’m here with the steampunk riverboat, The Delta Pearl! This chapter is short, but it’s completely new — it was not part of the original version. Even though it’s brief, I managed to use one “random reader thing.” Deborah Zajac gave us Renoir. It just happens to … More The Delta Pearl 29 — Search
Saturday, March 28, 2020 Welcome one and all, to the steampunk riverboat, The Delta Pearl! It’s wonderful to see you, my chuckaboos. Thanks to Dan Antion at No Facilities, for letting me use some of his photos in this series. In this chapter of my serialized re-write of the novel, I’ve added two “random reader things.” … More The Delta Pearl 28 — Shatter
Indies Agree… I love that “Indie” has endlessly different subjects, genres, and formats. I’m happy that every indie author and blogger is unique. Despite all that diversity, it seems that all indie authors agree on the importance of reviews – whether posted in a blog, magazine, or on a bookseller’s site. Oh, I admit to my jaw-dropping … More Copper, the Alchemist, & the Woman in Trousers: Episode 33
Word of the Day Often I think I should have a word of the day. Once I bought a desk calendar of them, but it turned out to be words that none of us would sensibly use under any circumstance, professional, playfully, or otherwise. I haven’t come up with a viable way to give myself a word of … More Copper, the Alchemist, & the Woman in Trousers: Episode 32
Location Revealed! When my friend Olga at Just Olga offered “things” for an episode of this “interactive” serial, I knew they would be rich in detail. What I didn’t expect was for those things to reveal the location of the story… well, sort of. It’s not an exact location, but a general one. You see, that’s how my Three Things … More Copper, the Alchemist, & the Woman in Trousers: Episode 11
I’d like to thank the Academy… By the “Academy” I mean the group of wonderful people, writers, chefs, photographers, readers, and bloggers who come here to Teagan’s Books each week. You see, when I introduced the previous episode, I got a little off track. Ever since, I have felt that I did not do justice to the … More A Shout-out – Copper, the Alchemist, & the Woman in Trousers
