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Speak Flapper had a number one debut in its category. This is a dictionary of slang from the Roaring Twenties, also called the Jazz Age. I collected these terms while researching my various fictional stories set in the 1920s.The book is intended for entertainment purposes. It is also peppered with history and trivia about the era. You might use it in preparing for a 1920s costume party, or for a gathering to watch a favorite movie or TV show set in the Roaring Twenties. Or use it for the simple personal fun of speaking flapper! You’re the cat’s pajamas! Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

Put your feet up and enjoy a whimsical break with this quick, lighthearted story. There’s some romance, and a lot of silliness. It’s a steampunk/Victorian setting. You might call it a long-short story or a novelette. This is a tale of an old lost valentine and the shenanigans that ensue when it turns up. Fiona Finch and her brother Steele – along with a helping “wing” from Quellie the duck, work to bring two long ago sweethearts back together. Even though it is a Valentine’s Day story, it does not include sex or passionate romance. It does, however, include a lot of imaginative ...

*All-Natural Human-Authored* Unbridled whimsy for all ages. The Geostrophic Pearl picks up immediately after The Delta Pearl. Émeraude is safe (for now) from the still unseen foe, but dangers escalate as she becomes determined to unravel the mystery of The Delta Pearl, and save the rapidly deteriorating Blue John Boulton. . The magical riverboat shifts into a time rift and her entire world is in danger. Then the danger that stayed hidden in Book-1 comes to the forefront. Émeraude, Victor, and the clockworks must work with an unexpected person to heal more than the First Mate if Émeraude ...

Full-on whimsy! An unconventional Victorian Era woman who is the guardian of a Renaissance alchemist, must protect a spunky little girl and find her missing father, otherwise the child will end up in an awful orphanage — or worse. Along the way the trio lands in a strange place from which they must escape soon or they’ll be trapped forever. . Disdaining corsets and preferring trousers to skirts, Felicity Derringer has a progressive mindset for the 1800s. She is also the protector of an alchemist who lived in the 1600s. Or at least, that’s when his body was alive. Cornelis Drebbel, ...

Welcome to the Gilded Age in Washington, D.C. The Dance of Discord short story is a lighthearted tale of spies and intrigue. In Washington, D.C. around the beginning of the 1900s, Secret Service agent Milo Quick and Duchess Felina Gattone must navigate an intricate and dangerous dance of diplomatic maneuvering. Hints are left all along the way for a twist at the end. Will you spot them?

Unbridled whimsy in a short story. In the whimsical mind of author Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene, the psychedelic rock song by Jefferson Airplane ("White Rabbit") collided with Lewis Carroll’s novel. A modern slant on the idea went, well... down the rabbit hole, producing an urban fantasy. Carroll's quote, “We’re all mad here" takes on additional meaning for the young protagonist Liddie and her friends, Katty and Loco Hatley.

Wild Whimsy for All Ages: It’s comic, cosmic, colorful, captivatingly calamitous, campy, and cray-cray!. “The Armadillo Files” is a time-travel fantasy adventure. It’s also freewheeling, whimsical, campy, zany fun. Dilly Faraday, a serious young intern in a 1959 NASA program, goes looking for her missing pet, an armadillo of the pink fairy species. However, Fang is no ordinary armadillo. He’s also uninhibited, unpredictable, and outrageous. They are both accidentally launched into space, and that’s only the beginning! . Hang onto your rocket because you’ll travel back to the ...

*All-Natural Human-Authored* Full-on whimsy! Hullaba Christmas: Lulu and the Snatched Santa is a magical, diesel-punk fantasy story. It’s approximately a two-hour read. . This novelette picks up where the original book, Hullaba Lulu: a Diesel-Punk Adventure, stopped. Although it’s vague about some characters and events mentioned in that first story, to avoid giving spoilers. A majestic gold reindeer automaton arrives in Lulu’s abandoned 1920s subway station, with the gobsmacking news that Santa Claus has been abducted by evildoers who want to stop Christmas forever. Can Lulu and the ...

Part science fiction, part spaghetti Western, part speculative fiction, The Inyan Beacon is a short story set in the distant future. Earth's moon, now called Maka, after a failed terraforming attempt, is the site of a lone stone tower. Tatanka (Tank) Cody, descendant of Buffalo Bill Cody, and his synth companion, Compass are determined to get inside the tower. Although they might not find what Tank is so sure will be there. This short story is brought to you by authors Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene and Dan Antion.

Wild Whimsy for All Ages: Thistledown ― Midsummer Bedlam is a wildly whimsical tale of faeries. It was originally written for a grownup audience, but it is suitable for children ages eight and over. Thistledown is a world of color and light. It has faeries, hummingbirds, and ancient books of magic. Bedlam Thunder is a misfit faery who is afraid of heights. She is also a seer who has terrible visions of a parallel world devoid of color and brightness. The hate and darkness of that colorless world is seeping into Thistledown. Will Bedlam and her friends be able to save their home? ...

Unbridled whimsy for all ages. The Delta Pearl is a shining, opulent take on the often dark steampunk genre. It’s also the coming-of-age story of a young woman with a painful past, in an era of change. However, adventure takes centerstage. . The magical riverboat has a full complement of crew, all of whom have gemstone names, but they also use their positions as names, like the Captain, the Cook, and the Dealer. Then there’s the Delta Pearl — the riverboat herself, who is the most mysterious of all. . Rescued and brought aboard the riverboat as a young child, Émeraude now approaches ...

*All-Natural Human-Authored* Twelve-year-old Emlyn Eriu escapes the religious and gender persecution of her country, only to learn that the fate of the Living World rests on her shoulders. Emlyn is barely twelve, but the fanatic Brethren think she’s a threat; an abomination. Why? Aside from being a girl, Emlyn has a talent — she can see and communicate with ghosts. This book is an omnibus of the 14 previously published novellas — the individual "Journeys" of Dead of Winter. . The Brethren have taken over her homeland, subjugated women, and forbade most learning. All beliefs but theirs...

Long ago I developed a writing exercise. I would ask friends to give me three completely random things. Then I would write until I had mentioned all the things. I brought that exercise to my blog, but I had the readers send me their things. I let the random things drive every detail of a serial story, setting, plot, and characters. That resulted in The Three Things Serial Story, which gave birth to this culinary mystery. However, this time the “things” are food related — or ingredients. As with the first serial, Murder at the Bijou — Three Ingredients I is a spontaneously written, ...

In 1920s Florida, Spiritualism enjoys renewed interest. Daphne Moultrie, the most powerful medium of her time, receives a warning from the other side, “Find her, and keep her with you. Or you will die.” All Daphne knows about this girl is what her crystal ball showed her — a four-leaf clover, and each leaf had a human eye. . Meanwhile, Daphne’s fiancé has designs of his own. He pressures her to continue séances for a strange and very demanding woman. With each of those séances, Daphne becomes weaker and closer to death. . This novella captures the Roaring Twenties, as only ...

Rich with atmosphere of the Roaring Twenties and New Orleans, A Peril in the Bayou begins when Clover Flanagan, assistant to renowned psychic medium, Daphne Moultrie, travels with her to New Orleans to see a spiritualist leader. Mother Leafy agrees meet Daphne, but on one condition — Daphne must travel a haunted bayou so she will understand those spirits. However, Leafy has a rival who is a dangerous woman. . Despite cryptic warnings from a spirit, they head to New Orleans. In the bayou, Clover’s gifts begin to awaken. So do Voodoo gods in want of a sacrifice, and powerful primeval ...

1920s psychic medium, Daphne Moultrie and her friends Clover and Phineas visit a small Louisiana town where they encounter strange events that center on an Armenian refugee girl. Psychic visions, ancient mystical forces, and Romani myths collide with the lust for power as the friends try to avert catastrophe. . Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene’s 1920s paranormal series, A Medium’s Peril continues with the novella, A Peril in the Vines. In the quaint village of Joumou Hills, not too far from New Orleans, Daphne, Clover, and Phineas encounter a chilling mystery. There, Daphne believes she will...

Unbridled whimsey for all ages. Part science fiction, part spaghetti Western, part speculative fiction, Path of Lilies is a short story set in the Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene’s universe, Tales of the Inyan. Vibrant illustrations begin each chapter. . This time Compass, a synth with blue skin, is flying solo. As a plague ravages distant planets, Compass finds herself on Waxčá, a cloistered world with unexpected intrigue. The Lakota-being, Wawókiya, has been sent as an ambassador. He has a quirky fondness for cowboy quotes. However, Waxčá may not be big enough for Compass and his ego.