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A Revealing Straightlaced Saturday — Cornelis Drebbel 9
Originally posted on Teagan's Books:
Saturday, September 29, 2018 It’s another “Revealing” Straightlaced Saturday. The first blogger I got acquainted with — back in November of 2012, for National Novel Writing Month, was Mary J McCoy-Dressel. In 2015 she provided the “things/ingredients” for Wednesday’s episode and for this one. Mary made an off-handed, fanciful comment about destiny……
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Originally posted on Hannah Howe:
This is fantastic. Many thanks to creative genius Melanie Smith for producing this video 🙂
Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 3.1
Originally posted on Teagan's Books:
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Welcome to Hidebound Hump Day! I call it hidebound because Victorians are sometimes described that way. It might be hard to decide who the “hero” of this story is, but everything revolves around Cornelis Drebbel. I suppose Cornelis is a bit of a tortured soul, due…
Jazz Age Wednesdays ― Hidebound Hump-Day
Originally posted on Teagan's Books:
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 “Hidebound Hump Day” and “Straightlaced Saturday” — Re-Beginning “Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers” Two episodes weekly as prelude to an new serial. Last week we reached the end of the line, with the final episode for the Jazz Age Wednesdays serial Hullaba Lulu. It was…
The First Great Train Robbery
Originally posted on Hannah Howe:
On the night of 15th May 1855, three boxes of gold, valued at over one million pounds in today’s money, were placed aboard the guard’s van at London Bridge Station. However, when the boxes arrived in Paris, railway officials discovered that lead shot had replaced the gold. Who had carried…
Beginnings and Endings
Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
Quasi-philosophical questions of the night: When / where does a story begin? When / where does a story end? Does the story ever end? Or does it go on and on, my friends? [Apologies for the inadvertent ear worm.For those who don’t know the reference, search for “The…
Copper, the Alchemist, & the Woman in Trousers: Episode 33
Originally posted on Teagan's Books:
Indies Agree… Billie Berk 1939 I love that “Indie” has endlessly different subjects, genres, and formats. I’m happy that every indie author and blogger is unique. Despite all that diversity, it seems that all indie authors agree on the importance of reviews – whether posted in a blog, magazine, or on…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 