Jazz Age Wednesdays 16 ― Champagne Tidbit from Murder at the Bijou

Thanks for another intriguing peek into the Murder at the Bijou — Three Ingredients I. I loved it!

Jazz Age Wednesdays 15 ― Pip’s Lemony Christmas

Great Christmas Story Teagan, hope you are making your own party this holiday season.

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Hello, everyone! It’s Jazz Age Wednesdays here at Teagan’s Books. I know how busy you must be at this time of year, so I’m even happier to see you.

These midweek posts have been a mix of new and re-shared vignettes. Since several of you sheiks and shebas are new here, I hope no one minds that I’m doing a repeat of my story from a year ago. As for the “Pip-verse” time-line, this one happens after Pip’s adventures in The Three Things Serial Story: A Little 1920s Story but before she went to Savanna to live with Granny Phanny.

Pip’s Lemon Christmas

Pip Christmas Frame Green It had been a grand and glorious year. However, it pos-i-lute-ly had ups and downs. At that moment I was in one of the downs. Even the long distance telephone call from my best friend Mona failed (miserably I might…

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Jazz Age Wednesdays 13 ― Pip and the River Monster

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Hey Sheiks and Shebas, I’m pos-i-lutely happy to see you at Jazz Age Wednesdays again!

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I started this short story back when I did a collaborative post with author John W. Howell*. The three things driving that story were “Counterfeiting, Time, and Hollywood.” The ultimate result was In the Pip of Time, which you saw here.

Like I was saying, that was when this story started, but not when I finished it. I was having one of moments when the many characters I’ve written cross the boundaries of their stories. Cornelis Drebbel (of Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers) popped into the short story I was trying to write… I couldn’t make the story go where the “things” needed to take it — at least not at that time. (Applesauce! If that sounds like a lot…

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Jazz Age Wednesdays 12 ― Characters of the Three Things Serial Story

That little bit of intrigue makes me want to go read the book! Good work Teagan.

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Hello everyone, it’s pos-i-lutely divine to see you here at Jazz Age Wednesdays! This time I thought a change of pace might be in order. I’m going back to the novella of the first serial, The Three Things Serial Story: A Little 1920s Story.

For those of you who are new to Teagan’s Books, this post is an introduction to the characters in that novella. Some of them come back for Murder at the Bijou — Three Ingredients I. If you’ve been following all along, then I hope this will be a fun visit with your old friends.

I hope the characters in this 1920’s serial have wiggled into your mind so comfortably that you have your own ideas of how they would look or sound. However, I thought it might be fun to show you how I imagine them. So in no…

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Jazz Age Wednesdays 9 ― Pip’s Friend Hank

Another great tale from Teagan.

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Wow, you’re the berries! I’m glad to see you back at Jazz Age Wednesdays!

When I posted a Halloween story, Pip in the Field of Fear, you got to meet Pip’s friend Hank Hertz. Those of you who have read Murder at the Bijou — Three IngredientsI also know Hank. Awhile back, I collaborated on a post with Kirt Tisdale at The Wall Gallery. Kirt also has a “sepia gallery” which is giving me a lot of inspiration for The Skull of the Alchemist (my National Novel Writing Month project).

For that tale, Kirt’s photo (below) inspired me to write. However, it didn’t make me think of Pip. Rather it brought me a backstory for Hank Hertz. Without further ado, meet Hank.