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 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