Saturday, February 22, 2020

Welcome back to the #steampunk riverboat, my chuckaboos!  

Many weeks ago Kevin Cooper left Christmas tree as a random reader thing. I’m almost certain that another reader also left that as a thing, but if that’s the case, I don’t have it in my story matrix — and I apologize.

I see the riverboat headed to the dock.  Today the Captain has some business to attend.  

All aboard!

The Delta Pearl

Chapter 25 — Talk

A Private View at the Royal Academy (1883) by William Powell Frith. Wikipedia

Talk that the Delta Pearl somehow kept the crew, or at least some of them, from leaving wasn’t limited to the conversation between the Captain and the Cook. It was practically a legend among the younger staff. It was a scary story to tell in a dark cargo hold by the light of a…

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Hello, my chuckaboos!  I hope everyone had a wonderful week and a lovely Valentine’s Day too.  Romance aside, it makes a good excuse to show gratitude for our friends.

I was beginning to wonder if I’d make it to the riverbank today, but I did, and the #steampunk riverboat is here!  However, with my other works in progress, I didn’t use any reader things today.  I only made a few revisions to this chapter of the re-write of The Delta Pearl.

Are you ready?  

All aboard!

The Delta Pearl

Chapter 24 — Walk

Pixabay

Walking around the upper decks of the riverboat, I scanned every high perch. I checked each hidey-hole and nook the clockwork owl liked to use. Yet I didn’t see Onyx anywhere. While it wasn’t exactly unusual for him to be scarce, I was beginning to be concerned.

“Should I ask…

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Cactus in the Snow, by Teagan R. Geneviene

Hello, my chuckaboos!  Welcome back to the #steampunk riverboat.  Many of you know that I’m way down in the desert southwest of the USA.  I’m not in the mountains, but it is still a high altitude.  We got snow this week.  I promised a couple of you a picture of “cactus in the snow,” so here’s my little cactus garden.

Now, I’m getting right to business, because I’m still working on the little Valentine’s Day project I mentioned in my midweek post.  I hope you’ll enjoy this quick episode of The Delta Pearl. 

All aboard!

The Delta Pearl

Chapter 23 — Bruise

Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, 1969, as Garnet

Garnet Redford, the Chief Porter was preparing a task list for his staff. He put a check mark beside something, then aggressively…

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Waddesdon Manor Victorian Dining Room by Mike Fear, Wikipedia

Welcome to one of the dining areas in my #steampunk riverboat, my chuckaboos.  Serve yourself brunch at the buffet and enjoy another chapter of The Delta Pearl. 

I’m no grammar prude. I enjoy new and even made-up words, and creative use of language. “Soapy” is a word I’ve been seeing creatively used to describe some TV shows.  This chapter is a little soapy.

Random Reader Things.  Remember, this serial is a re-write.  In the original version, “Montreal” was a random reader thing. That is used today.  This chapter’s new random things have been waiting in the wings of my story matrix for weeks.  First we have salt shakersfrom Teri Polen.  Second, and it’s been a long time since she was on the riverboat, but I used mesh purse from JT…