The Delta Pearl 52 — Dive

Jaspe is quite the swimmer hmmm more to the Dealer than meets the eye. Great chapter!

The Delta Pearl 51 — Jump

Oh my, what is Mr. Dundas up to? Thanks for another riveting Chapter Teagan

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Saturday, October 10, 2020 

Photo by Dan AntionPhoto by Dan Antion

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. You’re all pos-i-lutely the cat’s pajamas! 

Background of the Storytelling 

Bloggers come and go — it seems like a lot of them go. Sometimes they gradually fade away. Others leave abruptly. Either way, most of the time we never know why. Early in my blogging career there was a bright young woman who followed my first serials, and I followed her blog. She happened to be a lesbian and asked me if I would please write such a heroine.  If you’ve been around me, you know that…

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The Delta Pearl 50 — Discover

Great chapter Teagan!

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Saturday, October 3, 2020 

Vintage postcard of Savannah, GAVintage postcard of a Savannah, GA garden

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 wow is this episode number — 50. I’ve never taken a serial to 50 chapters before.  A very small part of my mind tells me that I should be celebrating a landmark episode… but I’m not.

Like the Garden Party song said, you can’t please everyone.  That tune kept playing in my head as I worked on this post.  I deleted several paragraphs of this introduction, explaining my personal battles that make it hard to drag myself out of bed in the mornings. (I…

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The Delta Pearl 49 — Disassemble

Wonderful chapter Teagan! Just ordered Hullaba Lulu, a Dieselpunk Adventure too. Can’t wait to read it!

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Saturday, September 26, 2020 

Dan's River Confluence Steampunk Balloon Teagan GenevieneDan Antion’s River Confluence photo was the basis of this steampunk tomfoolery by Teagan R. Geneviene

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 gradually working on several things.  Rebecca Budd and I (along with superb audio-editing work from her husband, Don) have been cooking up a podcast.  She’ll be posting that soon.

A “meanwhile” effort has been in progress over the past ten months.  At night I’ve been editing a novella that was a serial here on my blog in 2018.  Hullaba Lulu, a Dieselpunk Adventure is finally at the dieselpunk train station.  Since some weekend readers aren’t available for…

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The Delta Pearl 48 — Left

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Saturday, September 12, 2020 

Scarab pectoral belonging to Tutankhamun WikipediaScarab pectoral belonging to Tutankhamun Wikipedia

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 it my “rebirth-day.”

Writing Process

As you know, along with this re-write of The Delta Pearl, I’m “bookizing” a previous serial to a dieselpunk novella, and still working on the novel I started last November.  I’ve realized that novel is going to be more than one book.  So, maybe I’m not proceeding as excruciatingly slowly on that as it feels. 

Today’s episode of The Delta Pearl was very labor intensive.  We’ve gotten close to the original ending.  That means sharing it with you here has added the…

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