Saturday, February 2, 2019

chinese new year woman-lights thomas-despeyroux-1208133-unsplash Thomas Despeyroux, Unsplash

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! Yes, I realize I’m a little early. However, Atonement, TN’s porcine residents, Deme and Honeybell heard it is going to be the Year of the Pig. Those two glowing gals wouldn’t leave me alone until they got their own special post.

Straightlaced Saturday will return next week with another Victorian novel.

Actually, I had been trying to write a Valentines story… and getting nowhere. I gave up, but the glowing pigs started their grunt-snuffle-snort in my brain. I was just as stuck when I tried to give them a new story for Chinese New Year. I think my writer-brain accidentally got packed in one of my moving boxes…

Deme and Honeybell still wouldn’t leave me alone though. When I asked how they might celebrate it being the Year of the Pig, one of them said something about “fortune…

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Atonement TN Meets the Ice Dragon

That was wonderful Teagan! Love the ice dragon.

Teagan's Books

Saturday, January 5, 2018

I had the next episode of Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers ready to post today. Instead, we’re visiting Atonement, TN. Why? Diana Wallace Peach started a new monthly feature at her blog, Myths of the Mirror. I caved into the temptation to play along. Click the link to learn more.

Diana issued this lovely image as a prompt. I mistakenly thought she titled it “Ice Dragon” but that was actually the first reply to her prompt… Okay, so I’ve got a lot going on… and I’m blind as a bat too. (eye roll) So, now she has two “Ice Dragon” responses. My bad. What’s done is done.

stefan keller ice giant pixabay Stefan Keller, Pixabay

I made mine part of my “Atonement, Tennessee” universe. I’ll leave Ralda Lawton to tell you about it.

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Shivering uncontrollably, I stiffly swung my legs off the bed. The floor was…

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A Bloomin’ Barn

Enjoyed it very much and am looking forward to book 3.

Teagan's Books

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Atonement TN aetna-diner-vintage-postcard-Dan Antion Image courtesy Dan Antion

When I was ready to publish Atonement in Bloom, blogger extraordinaire Dan Antion did the first ever (as far as we know) fictional Thursday Doors post. He used doors and buildings from his part of the country that made him think of my quirky fantasy town in Tennessee.

Recently, with the photos Dan posted for Thursday Doors, he shared more of the images he considered for that Atonement promo post. Among those photos was an old barn that reminded me of a scene from Atonement in Bloom. Dan gave me permission to use it here. So, I decided to share another snippet from my latest novel.

Pig Valentine 2 Based on my blog posts, anyone might think my Atonement novels are all about animals. However, the core of the story is an everyday person whose plate is full with a real world that…

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A Bloomin’ Otherworldly Pigs Snippet

Wonderful!

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Saturday, November 24, 2018

Pigs Road Moon unsplash composite Deme and Honeybell, otherworldly pigs of Atonement, TN

Welcome, everyone. I hope you’ve had a wonder-filled week. Something fun and unexpected happened to me. More on that in a second. First things first.

If I had never written Atonement, Tennessee then I would have never started this blog. I wouldn’t have written any of the 1920s serials, or met any of you wonderful people.

I was privileged to become acquainted with baker, blogger, and author Robbie Cheadle back when I did the “Thistledown — Midsummer Bedlam” serial. Robbie’s talents have blossomed so much that she now has two blogs to support her diverse forms of writing and creativity: Robbie’s Inspiration, and Roberta Writes.

I was delighted when Robbie told me she read Atonement, Tennessee — and thrilled when she mentioned that she was going to review it this weekend. (Although at this…

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