The Delta Pearl, 9 — Secure

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Riverboat dining room by Dan Antion

Hello, my chuckaboos!  Thanks for coming back to the The Delta Pearl. Let’s get right to it.

This week’s random reader things

This steampunk riverboat runs on random “things” from readers. Diana Wallace Peach provided tap shoes. John W. Howell mentioned pandemonium.

Thanks to Dan Antion  for letting me use some of his photos.  He staged a photoshoot especially for an item at the end of this chapter.  Be sure to visit Dan at No Facilities.

This installment ties back to Chapter 1 — Dance.  Émeraude is reminded of the enigmatic Dealer’s odd reaction to something she couldn’t even see.

Émeraude and the Dealer dance on the deck of the Delta Pearl

Previously on The Delta Pearl (Chapter 1)…  The Dealer gazed at the horizon.  He raised a white gloved hand to…