The Delta Pearl 73 — Unbend

Another cliffhanger! Well done Teagan.

#NewBook Launch: Thistledown – Midsummer Bedlam

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Thistledown — Midsummer Bedlam book is ready to fly your imagination to new heights!

Ruby-topaz_hummingbird_flying in Tobago Thistledown — Midsummer Bedlam by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene (that’s me!) is a wildly whimsical tale of faeries. However, lest you think you’re too old for that stuff, it also has a dark side. For those who read the serial version here, I’ve added a little something to the ending that you haven’t seen.

To keep this book tour interesting, some of the bloggers helping share this launch will include individual character introductions for faeries named in their honor. I hope you can visit them. That said, let me tell you a little about the primary narrator of the story. (There are actually two, but if I tell you much about the other one, it could be a spoiler.) Please allow me to introduce Bedlam Thunder.

Bedlam Thunder

Bedlam Thunder is a…

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Ani’s Advent Calendar 2019! ~ Stocking Filler?

Sue Vincent's Daily Echo

Dear Santa,

That’s it… we’re on our way! Counting down to turkey-time! It is time to start the calendar and, this year, I have loads of my friends, two-legs and four, coming over to share their Christmas stories!

She’s already up to stuff, though. I’ve seen her, hiding things… I just hope that there are no new antlers this year…

Have a word with her, Santa. Maybe, if you come to her this year, you could bob some antlers on her while she sleeps… see how she likes it, eh? Knowing her, though, she’d just laugh… and then put them on me anyway. My two-legs has a weird sense of humour.

She’s not all bad, though. In fact, sometimes, she’s pretty good and does some good stuff. Like the Tennis Ball Tree the two of you made for me with the chicken flavoured star on top.

She says it…

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Jazz Age Wednesdays — The Cat’s Pajamas

Looking forward to hanging out with Artie and Pip again!

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Lucille Ball teenaged 1 Lucille Ball as Pip

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 the cat’s pajamas! Which, of course, means something along the lines of “You’re terrific.” It describes someone (or thing) who is the best at what they do, something highly sought after and desirable.

Doris Kenyon wearing pajamas in January 1920 Shadowland

To break it down, a cat was slang for a man, especially an unconventional man. So we already know it means someone (or thing) cool. However, there’s a little more to it than that. Because of the “pajamas” it has a rather risque undertone.

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Jazz Age Wednesdays — The Renaissance Era to Fantasy

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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.

Vintage ghosts several It’s hard to choose a category for this latest novel, or any of the stories about Pip and her friends. Above all esle, there’s whimsy. Yet there’s also the 1920s setting, mystery, food, and there’s speculative fiction or magic realism — whichever you choose to call the ghosts.

From the Renaissance to Fantasy

Two of the ghosts were inspired by real-world people in history. However, their time was long before the Roaring Twenties. One of those is pos-i-lutely potent poltergiest of the title, Maestro Martino. His real life counterpart was Martino de Rossi (or Martino of Como, or Martino de Rubeis, called Maestro Martino). That…

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