November 17, 2025 Hello, everyone. Welcome to Whatnot Wednesday. I hope your week has been good so far. On Monday, Dan Antion posted that this is his one-year anniversary as moderator of “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC). Kudos, Dan. The topic for this week was “Winter, Summer or both.” I’m limiting my post to “Winter” … More Whatnot Wednesday & CFFC Winter
Saturday, December 13, 2025 Welcome, everyone. I know it’s been a rough year. It doesn’t really feel like Christmastime to me, but I’m going to try. Not to rub your nose in it, because I realize most of this nation (and some other countries too) are freezing your schnoz off, but as I write this, we’re … More Christmas? Here’s a sale
Monday, December 8, 2025 This week, Dan Antion, host of the Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC), gave the prompt “Autumn or Spring — or Both.” To me the “Both” part spoke of contrast, and I’ve always found the contrast of flowers in snow to be magical. It reminded me of something I put in the … More A Bloomin’ Snippet for #CFFC
Wednesday, November 25, 2025 Daphne: Hear (hear…hear) Me (me…me) Human (an…an). I (I…I) am the Energy Oracle (el…el)! To attain enlightenment, you must brush me (me…me). Yummy Human, why aren’t you brushing me? Didn’t you hear my supernatural echo voice? Be sure to use both brushes. Whatnot Wednesday Daphne brushing her own face with the soft brush. Meanwhile, … More Whatnot Wednesday, Oracles, & #ThursdayDoors
Thursday, November 13, 2025 The image above shows the first result from each of Google, Bing, and Duck-Duck-Go when I did an image search today for the word “elegance.” Wednesday Ponderating Hello, everyone. Lately I’ve been ponderating… wondering about a topic to which I haven’t given much thought since I left my “real world” job … More Wednesday Ponderating & #ThursdayDoors — Elegance That Was
Saturday, November 8, 2025 Hello, all. You’re an inspired group, and you inspire others, including me. That inner oomph doesn’t always come easily. Keeping it can be even more difficult. So today I’m giving a collection of simple things for each day of the coming week. You can use them in any number of ways … More Daily Dose of Inspiration for the Week Ahead
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Whatnot & the Scoobies I was going to do a Wednesday Writing post, then the “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” was suggested because its topic was libraries, and my libraries have doorways… I’d say this is definitely a Whatnot post! So… Velma, do you want to be a blog star today? Now, … More Whatnot Wednesday Libraries: #CFFC, Writing, #ThursdayDoors
Saturday, November 1, 2025 Hi, everyone and happy November. I hope November will stick around longer than October, or September, or August, or… You get it — time flies. In fact, time flew so fast that I forgot to do an October floriography post. Now it’s November… Maybe time flew for a reason — owls … More Flower of the Month: November Floriography
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (The Scoobies: “We don’t need no stinkin’ outfits.”) Hello, everyone. I hope you’ve had a great week so far. As if I didn’t already have half a dozen nonfiction books in progress, an idea for another one came to me while I was working on my atom-punk novel. The notion came … More Wednesday Writing: Dress Your Characters, the 2020s
Saturday, October 25, 2025 There isn’t anything I really want to say today. However, I do want to send each of you a wish. Be uplifted by sparkling hope We rise by lifting others, said Robert Ingersol. That is what I mean to do with this post. ♣ ♣ ♣ Well… I do have one thing to say… … More A Wish of Hope
October 22, 2025 Hello, everyone. Welcome to Whatnot Wednesday. I hope your week has been good so far. It wouldn’t be a “Whatnot” without the Scoobies. Although, those two cats are being lazy today. This year, Daphne has taken to occupying the hammock that’s beside my desk-chair whenever I work at the computer. That’s her … More Whatnot Wednesday & CFFC Vintage Food Market Photos
Thursday, October 16, 2025 Hello, everyone. Today most of my doors are written, doors made of words. I invite you to open this door into the simpler world of my fantasy, “Dead of Winter.” There are many doors in the world I built for this epic story. Some open to frightening unknowns, others open to … More #ThursdayDoors to an October Excerpt
Saturday, October 11, 2025 In the predawn stillness, after a night of tossing and turning, with unpleasant dreams during the scant moments of sleep, a woman finally drifted in peaceful slumber. However, elsewhere in the house… “Velma, did you know that when Yummy Human was kitten-age there was a famous cat singer named Steven? It’s … More Caturday Morning’s Broken: Scoobies Song Parody
“Teagan Riordain Geneviene’s Speak Flowers and Fans: A Dictionary of Floriography and Fanology is just that kind of book — one that enchants, teaches, and lingers.” … More Rebecca’s Reading Room on “Speak Flowers and Fans”
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
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Hello, all. It’s no longer a secret… Winter is coming — Again. For years, I’ve wanted to combine the entire series “Dead of Winter” into one volume. When current events made my story even more relevant, I had to do it. When I started writing this epic back in 2010, a … More Announcing — Dead of Winter Omnibus #EpicFantasy (& audiobook), & 10th Anniversary Bad Moon Rising
Saturday, September 27, 2025 Here’s a little teaser This video is intentionally incongruous for an epic fantasy book. I hope it tickles your funny bone. Cover Reveal Due to changes with Amazon KDP (publishing) rule changes, this will only be available in e-book. I’ll share more next month. Thanks for visiting. Hugs! ♦ ♦ ♦ This is … More Coming October 1st, and Cover Reveal
Saturday, September 13, 2025 Hello, everyone. It’s good to see you here. Today I have floriography trivia for the month of September. This month is represented by two different flowers: asters and morning glories. Together, the aster and morning glory capture September’s essence—a time of deep emotions, wisdom, as well as a mindful appreciation of … More Flower of the Month: September Floriography
September 9, 2025 Hello, everyone. I had expected to be reblogging the fourth in my series about Writing with the Senses (Taste), but something must have gone wrong at the other side. So, I’m revising the post I had started, and turning it into a Whatnot. That said, I’m sorry if it’s a little disjointed … More Whatnot Wednesday: #Kosmosky Steel Tongue Drums??? and CFFC Challenge: Hobby
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Hi, everyone. I hope your week is off to a terrific start. First, I must share a delightful review from author D. L. Finn on my story The Dance of Discord. You can find it among the other indie books in her “September Book Reviews!” post. Don’t miss these great reads. I was … More Tune Tuesday & Writing with the Sense of Touch (rebolg)
Saturday, August 30, 2025 Hello, all. Across the globe, we don’t all have the same holidays. Some are similar but fall on different days. It’s a holiday weekend where I am, but maybe not for you. So, instead of Labor Day wishes, I’m just going to wish everyone a happy End of Summer! Although that doesn’t … More Happy End of Summer?
Saturday, August 23, 2025 Follow me: Carry fan in right hand in front of face. Welcome, all. I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. I didn’t have much to report, but I still wanted to say “hello.” I decided to do that with the language of fans. With fanology it was easy to get off … More A Coded Hello: Fanology
Saturday, August 16, 2025 Hello, all. I hope you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend. Or if it isn’t that low-key, maybe you need a distraction. In that case, how about a little floriography trivia. It’s August, so let’s head down a rabbit hole from there. Flower of the Month: Gladiolus You’re familiar with birthstones, right? For … More Flower of the Month: August Floriography
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Hello, everyone. I hope your week is going well. It’s absurdly hot where I am, and as many of you know, days and days (and days!) of 100+ degrees F heat is draining. The humidity is also around 5%, so that adds other hazards. However, just as that was dragging me … More Dance of Discord #Review from Olga Núñez Miret
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Welcome, all. I know that many of us are in dire need of positive things. So, I’m giving you fair warning. This post is bleak. If you need sunshine and rainbows, then go ahead and skip this one. I’ve struggled for months about how to discuss my own reinventions, mostly because … More Re-Inventionators: Teagan
Saturday, July 26, 2025 Velma: Yummy Human, you aren’t making any sense. Welcome, all. After the past year or more of repeatedly thinking a book would be ready “any minute now”… well, I’ve started taking the phrase “coming soon” out of my vocabulary. However, something is back on track, at minimum. Teaser No, I’m not … More Something’s Back on Track
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Welcome, all. I’m excited to have another guest for the “Re-Inventionators” series where readers are sharing their personal stories about life-changes and the ways we (or some of us) reinvent ourselves in order to keep progressing through life. Today my guest is Resa McConaghy. She uses two blogs with street art … More Re-Inventionators: Resa McConaghy
Saturday, July 5, 2025 Yesterday was “Independence Day” in the USA. Considering the setting of this serial, it seems like the appropriate moment to conclude the story — even though that timing was simply serendipity. Yes, we’ve reached the end of this dance. Thank you for being part of the story. This time there aren’t … More Dance of Discord Conclusion: Episode 11
Friday, June 27, 2025 Welcome, all. There won’t be a serial episode this weekend (or week). I hope to have it finished by next weekend. That will be the final episode of The Dance of Discord. I planned to add several more twists and turns to the tale, building on the intrigue. However, writing this … More Dance of Discord Update
Sunday, June 22, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. Isn’t it wonderful when serendipity comes along? Recently, fellow author D. L. Finn released a new collection of her poetry. When I saw it, in addition to a lovely book I saw “three things” to drive an episode of this … More Dance of Discord 10: A Visit, & DL Finn new book
Saturday, June 14, 2025 Welcome back to our little spy serial story, The Dance of Discord. We’ve arrived at episode-9. Where does the time go? But first, I’m wishing a happy Father’s Day to all the dads. I hope you have good relaxation and recreation. That’s a subject that gets mentioned in this episode — … More Dance of Discord 9: A Toss
Saturday, June 7, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. Time really does fly — we’ve arrived at episode-8. A bit of history A bit of food and language trivia that began with episode-6 lingers in this week’s installment. When Colleen Chesebro left Jell-O as a random reader thing, … More Dance of Discord 8: A Crack
Saturday, May 31, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. It’s hard to believe we’re already up to episode-7. Here is a link to the previous episode, which contains all the past links, plus a character reference list: Click here. The random reader things for this installment are from … More Dance of Discord 7: An Assumption
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Hello, everyone. This post contains several “Whatnots.” It’s a hodgepodge. To begin, here are a couple of whimsical limericks, inspired by Robbie’s door photo, which she submitted to the Thursday Doors Writing Challenge. The Goddess’ Door In the glow of the moon’s gentle light, Goddess energy dances at night. With gratitude’s … More Gratitude at the Door, #BookReviews, #TDWC, & Whatnot
Friday, May 23, 2025 Hello one and all. Monday will be Memorial Day in the USA. We generally celebrate the whole weekend, so I’m highlighting it today, in honor of those who lost their lives ensuring that we could enjoy wholesome fun and togetherness, among other freedoms. Now, I welcome you back to … More Dance of Discord 6 — A Cipher, & Double Poets, & #TDWC Writing Challenge
Sunday, May 18, 2025 Welcome, to my humble sanctuary. This is not a poem — I don’t write poetry. Maybe a rhyme or if I put my mind to it, an occasional limerick, but I wouldn’t even know how to begin a proper poem. It’s not a story either… It just is what it is. … More The Manifest Doors — #TDWC
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Welcome back to our serial story, The Dance of Discord. No, you aren’t mistaken. I’ve posted a serial episode midweek, rather than on the weekend. Remember that for this serial my posting schedule might be as random as the “random reader things” that drive the story. However, it’s also a #ThursdayDoors … More Dance of Discord 5: A Tap, & #TDWC challenge door
Saturday, May 10, 2025 Welcome, all. I don’t have an installment of our serial, The Dance of Discord, ready for this weekend. Although, as this is a holiday weekend in the USA (Mother’s Day), and most people are probably busy with family, maybe that’s just as well. Instead of the serial, I have a … More No Dance Today, but an Un-holiday limerick. #TDWC
Thursday, May 8, 2025 Welcome, all. Some of you know that I enjoy slang — well not the modern-day stuff, but the slang that’s even older than me. Lately those fun words have been on my mind a lot, because of my nonfiction work in progress (which, as usual, I thought would be finished months … More #ThursdayDoors: #TDWC — Gyatt
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. We’ve arrived at episode-4. Here are links to the previous episodes 1: Afoot, 2: A Note , and 3: A Code. This episode mentions some real-world historic people. One is Maria Christina of Austria. In the fictional timeline of this … More Dance of Discord 4: A Door & #TDWC
Thursday, May 1, 2025 Welcome, all. Like many others in the WordPress community, I’ve been looking forward to Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors Writing Challenge. This is my first offering for 2025. I hope to do several during the challenge time-frame. Video: Upside Down, Curious George Today’s door was submitted by Bruce. It was taken at … More #ThursdayDoors: #TDWC — Upside Down
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. We’ve arrived at episode-3. Here are links to the previous episodes 1: Afoot, and 2: A Note. A few real-life historic figures will show up in this serial. The first of those is Albert I of Belgium (not the British … More Dance of Discord 3, and Codes
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Welcome to my sanctuary. Sit down and relax with me for a moment. Photographer, songwriter, and critter-dad, Timothy Price did a re-write of his original song “Moments” and asked if I was interested in recording the vocals. Of course, I was honored. He also made an animated video for the song. … More Moments a Collaboration with Timothy Price
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 I’m honored and delighted to share a review from the inimitable Olga Núñez Miret on A Peril in the Vines. This kind of review really does make me pos-i-lutely giddy. So share in my happiness and visit Olga’s wonderful blog. People often have trouble with “reblog” links, so I usually include a … More #BookReview by Olga Núñez Miret on A Peril in the Vines
Saturday, February 8, 2025 Hi there, everyone. Simmer down — it isn’t Valentine’s Day yet. There’s still time to get flowers or make a card for your significant other. I’m only talking about it today because Fiona Finch (my steampunk heroine with a penchant for pink) whispered a reminder in my ear about her holiday … More Songspiration Saturday: Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Hello, all. Today I have another companion post, to go hand-in-hand with another blog. I’m pleased to do a new collaboration with photographer, guitar-man, and cat-dad, Timothy Price. There are two old favorite songs of mine that seem particularly Halloweenie, despite the fact that they aren’t about the holiday. One is … More Halloween-ish Songs & Short Story
Monday, February 12, 2024 Hello, everyone. First, something good. Today is the first anniversary of the day Velma and Daphne arrived. I wanted to use names of a fictional detective duo. During the night before they came, my mind had briefly flitted across the names on which I eventually settled. However, if Chris The Story Reading … More Things change — and usually not for the better. Announcement
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
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 What a relief to be in my sanctuary. Sit down and relax relax with me. One day about five years ago, I remarked on my dislike of acronyms. Actually, I hate the blasted things. It inspired our marvelous Story Reading Ape to be a bit of a prankster. He spontaneously created … More Wednesday Rerun — The Glowing Pigs Meet Artie the Genius Chimp
Saturday, February 18, 2023 Welcome back to my sanctuary, everyone. It’s serene here… and at once it’s utter chaos. How’s that? I have a new family. A few of you from Facebook already know this. Pixabay Of course, I had that longstanding vow that I would never go through the gut-wrenching pain of losing another … More INTRODUCING…
Sunday, February 12, 2023 I know my presence in the blog world has been unpredictable lately. This is a personal update. Don’t worry, I’m not going to delve into my heartache, past or present. When Aspen died, eight years ago, I swore that Crystal would be the final feline. Throughout her 16 ½ years, Crystal … More A Personal Update
Updated August, 2025 Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste, Smell Hello, everyone. What’s the fastest way to cause a reader to become immersed in a story? Include the physical senses — preferably more than one of them. With that in mind, welcome to Writing with the Senses. In this series each installment will focus on each of … More Writing with the Senses — Sight
Saturday, January 14, 2023 Welcome back to my sanctuary, everyone. Ha. Not that kind of look. Although I’ve had my eye on an idea. You see, I’m still not feeling up to starting a new “three things” style blog serial. However, I’ve been thinking about preselecting the setting for the next serial, and the setting … More New Year, New Look — Atonement, Tennesse
Saturday, December 17, 2022 Welcome back to my sanctuary, everyone. I hope the holiday season is bringing joy your way. I know all of you are busy, so today’s short story will be quite short. Actually, it’s a rerun from 2015, a little slice of life from my Atonement, Tennessee universe. It seems like a … More Weekend #ShortStories — a Rerun from Atonement, TN
Wednesday, November 24, 2022 Hello everyone. In a few hours it will be Thanksgiving Day here in the USA. In addition to the giving of thanks, it’s associated with good food, football games, and shopping. I’m grateful for a lot, but I haven’t been able to write because of my “stuff.” One thing that always … More Birds of a Feather — Book Fair!
Saturday, November 12, 2022 Happy weekend, all. I’m afraid my week went sideways, and I didn’t get any writing done. I was feeling bad about not doing a post today… then it hit me that I could rerun something. I’ve posted this short story from the “Pip-verse” a few times over the years, but it’s … More Weekend Shorts ― Turkey Time for Pip
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
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 The April Journey is finally here! Dead of Winter: Journey 4, The Old Road I never intended to do much writing when I decided to convert this epic novel into an Amazon serial of monthly novelettes. It was already plenty long. However, this Journey gave me the chance to tell part … More ANNOUNCING — Dead of Winter: Journey 4, The Old Road
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 February is here & so is the 2nd monthly installment Dead of Winter: Journey 2, Penllyn January 2021 actually began one good thing — monthly, serialized novelettes of an epic fantasy, “Dead of Winter.” Journey 1, Forlorn Peak was released a month ago. I actually wrote Dead of Winter ten years … More Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 2, Penllyn
Thursday, January 21, 2021 I was so excited to read the review that author and translator, Olga Núñez Miret wrote for Dead of Winter: Journey 1, Forlorn Peak that I had to share it. I’ve sent the limo above to pick up Olga and some other guests. In her review , Olga mentions that Dead of … More Thursday Doors, with Olga Núñez Miret & John W. Howell
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Welcome to my sanctuary. A place where all are safe from the anxiety tied to religion, politics, and other things that get in the way of friendship. Lest I seem insensitive, my only remark to that, is that I’m writing this post in advance, and I’m terrified of what might happen … More Wednesday Writing — Cover Reveal Journey 2
Thursday, January 14, 2021 You aren’t mistaken — this is an extra post from me this week. Everyone has been so gracious and generous with my book launch for Dead of Winter: Journey 1, Forlorn Peak that I’m bursting with gratitude… and blog posts. Thursday Doors Thursday Doors is now hosted by Dan Antion. Today … More Thursday Doors within Doors — Visiting Dan Antion, Robbie Cheadle, Teri Polen, & Mark Bierman
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 I’ve been combining Wednesdays and Thursdays so that I can participate in the Thursday Doors posts, hosted by Dan Antion. To my surprised delight, the book launch for Dead of Winter: Journey 1, Forlorn Peak is still going. So I’m sharing extra posts, in support of those who are helping me.) … More Wednesday Writing & Thursday Doors to the West
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Hodgepodge! Hodgepodge might be a good title for this post, because there’s so much I want to share! I’ve started combining Wednesdays and Thursdays so that I can participate in the Thursday Doors posts, hosted by Dan Antion, and still keep my normal blog schedule. (Granted, during a book launch I’m … More Wednesday Writing & Thursday Doors — Visiting with D. Wallace Peach
Saturday, January 2, 2021 (All new video trailer for Journey-1) Happy New Year, one and all! For weeks I’ve been giving hints and making little shout-outs for a new serial/series, but uncertain of when I would be ready. The day is finally here. Presenting Dead of Winter: Journey 1, Forlorn Peak! Dead of Winter will be … More New Series Launch — Dead of Winter: Journey 1, Forlorn Peak
Wednesday, November 3, 2020 Welcome to my sanctuary. Come on in and we’ll bask in one another’s positive “light” and spirits. I haven’t gotten started with the edits for the first book-serial volume of Dead of Winter, but I did say that it would be here in winter, and this is still fall. So maybe I … More Wednesday Writing — a Snippet
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Happy Hump Day, Everyone. Thanks for visiting my sanctuary. This is my safe haven where we can relax in the comfort and encouragement of each other’s presence — free of bullies and passive aggressive princesses. Although, I’m allowing certain “punks.” That’s my prerogative as proprietress and bouncer. I wrote the first … More Wednesday Writing — The Punk of Punk
Thursday, February 13, 2020 Happy Valentine’s Day! Yes, that’s little early, but I won’t be here tomorrow. Yes, my chuckaboos, I’m back again. I had so much fun creating this novelette, that I just can’t help sharing it again. There’s a nice long snippet from the beginning last week. So I’m only sharing a tiny … More Happy Valentine’s Day (Early)
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Don’t look at your calendar, my chuckaboos. You’re right, this is not Wednesday. I couldn’t wait to let you know that I have a new novelette. With your encouragement, I finished the story I told you about last week! I even made a video trailer for this whimsical steampunk-Victorian tale. People … More #NewBook! #Valentine
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 The second month of the year has already begun. I feel like I completely missed Christmas and New Years… and the whole month of January for that matter. I guess a long collie shangle with the “everything flu” will do that to you. It tore me down physically and emotionally. Despite the … More Wednesday Writing — Valentine Pondering
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, November 6, 2019 It’s Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! I’m already struggling with the pace of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). However, I’m happy with what I’ve done so far on my new, quirky story. Not to be coy, but I’m keeping this one “close to the vest,” as The Dealer might say. Regardless … More Hidebound Hump Day ― Punk Response to Prompt
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Welcome back to Jazz Age Wednesdays! WordPress has made blogging so difficult for me that I’m taking the week off — sort of anyhow. I’m rerunning this short story from 2017. Unfortunately, because of the WordPress problems, I won’t be able to visit many blogs during this “sort of break.” In … More Jazz Age Wednesdays ― Pip in the Field of Fear
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!
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Welcome back to Jazz Age Wednesdays. I planned to do a cover reveal today, but something came up to take me out of the blogosphere for a day. So instead, I’m sharing a short story I wrote two years ago. Back then one of author John W. Howell‘s hilarious lists of what … More Jazz Age Wednesdays — In the Pip of Time
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Hi there, shieks and shebas. Welcome to Jazz Age Wednesdays. Horsefeathers! Look at that date… June is more than half over, and I still haven’t gotten back to work on finalizing my third Roaring Twenties novel about Pip and Granny. Maybe it’s hard to have my head in two different eras at once … More Jazz Age Wednesdays — The Three Things Serial Was “Born”
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 It’s time for Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! I’m grateful to everyone who started this wild ride on the #steampunk train, and then the submarine. What mode of transportation will we take next? As you know, the serials on this blog are pantser stories. They are completely unplanned. I let the “three … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 39 Conclusion
Monday, April 15, 2019 I hear the conductor shout. Next stop — end of the line! My chuckaboos, I’ve had 38 weeks of enthuzimuzzy, rerunning this serial with all of you aboard the steampunk train (and submarine). However, this Wednesday Hidebound Hump Day will reveal the conclusion of Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. … More End of the #Steampunk Line
Saturday, April 13, 2019 It’s Straitlaced Saturday, my chuckaboos! It’s been awhile since I shared a Victorian Novels post. Since my steampunk serial, Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. will conclude with the next chapter, I wanted to do one more of these features. A few years ago I read a Project Gutenberg copy of The Jewel … More Straitlaced Saturday — The Jewel of Seven Stars
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 It’s time for Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! I’m grateful to everyone who started this wild ride on the #steampunk train, and then the submarine. What mode of transportation will we take next? Hang on tight. This is the penultimate episode of the serial! Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 38
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Welcome back to Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! Our heroes are still in the purple world. Will they return home this time? The steampunk submarine is coming into port. Let’s not waste any time. Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers Chapter 29 “When the loud harmonic noise of … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 37
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 It’s Hidebound Hump Day again, my chuckaboos! This is a rather noisy episode. I didn’t notice Cornelis Drebbel’s submarine coming into port. However, I see the harbor master waving, and now I can hear his voice. Let’s get straight to the #steampunk submarine. Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers From last … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 36
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Welcome back to Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! I’m off-line, but didn’t want to leave you hanging from any cliffs with the serial. Collecting the recap for this episode reminded me of some fabulous animated videos created by Chris Graham. Let’s get over to the #steampunk submarine. Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 35
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Welcome back to Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! I’m off-line, but didn’t want to leave you hanging from any cliffs with the serial. Let’s get straight to the #steampunk submarine. Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers A Rewind from Chapter 3 First things first, I told myself as I turned my attention … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 34
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Welcome back to Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! Unfortunately I still haven’t gotten my agoraphobic self on the road. Even without my “messed-up-ness,” a cross country relocation is a lot for one person, physically and mentally… and I’m no spring chicken… So, please forgive me for being scarce. I miss visiting other … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 33
Saturday, March 2, 2019 It’s Straitlaced Saturday, my chuckaboos! This post complements the era of my steampunk serial, Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. Many people are intrigued by the Victorian Era. That doesn’t surprise me. The time has many different “faces” in my imagination — it has something for everyone. Take the seedy, … More Straitlaced Saturday — Chicago World’s Fair 1893
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Welcome back to Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! Right now, I’m sitting in the floor, surrounded by boxes, trying to lasso all the phone calls I need to make, and accounts that need address changes, and… I can see that it is more than I can do in the next three days, … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 32
Saturday, February 23, 2019 It’s Straitlaced Saturday, my chuckaboos! I’m here with another Victorian Novels feature. This series complements the era of my steampunk serial, Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. Jane Austen has been mentioned in more than one of the serial chapters. I just realized that one of her novels escaped my attention. How … More Straitlaced Saturday — Mansfield Park
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Welcome to Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! When I wrote this episode back in 2015, I was working on a novel called The Guitar Mancer. Later I even tried to serialize it here as a means of finishing it. The feedback of readers back then brought an unexpected change to the story. It … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 31
Saturday, February 16, 2019 Straitlaced Saturday and the Victorian Novels feature is finally back. It complements the era of my steampunk serial, Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. With these posts, I’ll give you some information about novels written in the Victorian Era of the real world, along with a link where you can get the … More Straitlaced Saturday — Elusive Isabel
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Happy Valentine’s Day, my chuckaboos! I know this image is not from the right era, but the dashing man looking all afternoonified, made me think of something Cornelis might do. I think Valentine’s Day around him would be positively naty narking. Back in 2015, Christoph Fischer sent the “things” for this chapter. Christoph … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 30
Friday, February 9, 2019 We went back in time, from the Roaring Twenties to the Victorian Era. This spring, it’s time to get back to the future, if by the future you mean the days of flappers. Coming in Spring… An Uninvited Guest… In Granny Phanny’s Kitchen! Here’s a hint. What “thread” ties this story … More Coming in Spring — Back to the 1920s
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Not to repeat myself from my Saturday post, but… Happy Chinese New Year. Happy Year of the Earth Pig! Now that I’ve gotten that out of my system. My chuckaboos, it’s time for Hidebound Hump Day! Our heroes are in a strange purple world. It reminded me of this image Rob Goldstein made … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 29
Saturday, January 26, 2019 Welcome back to Straitlaced Saturday and a new feature here at Teagan’s Books. Victorian Novels will complement the era of my steampunk serial, Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. The latest chapter of that serial (click here for chapter 27) mentioned another novel written within the time-frame of my story. Vril, the … More Straitlaced Saturday — Vril
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 When I wrote this chapter back in 2015, I was experiencing a lack of energy. It made me relate to these images of worn-out, abandoned locomotives. Since my characters sometimes reflect my experiences of a given moment, I went to my manuscript with the intention of exploring what a tiny magical … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 27
Saturday, January 19, 2019 Welcome back to Straightlaced Saturday! I’m toying with a new feature, that will complement the era of my steampunk serial, Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. My thought is to give you some information about novels written in the Victorian Era of the real world, along with a link … More Straightlaced Saturday — Lady Audley’s Secret
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 This episode finishes the three random things from Donna Parker at Yadadarcyyada. Be sure to visit her blog and look around, read and enjoy. The #submarine is at our port. It’s rising to the surface now, and we’re ready for another chapter of Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. Previously … More Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 26.2
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