The last year has been filled with adventures from the wild to the sublime. We started our year of travels with the wonderful folk at CONpossible in February and found our way home to Wild West Con in March. We survived calamity there with all of that wonderful, stalwart community, and continued onward with a … More January Tea and Tomfoolery
5PM Pacific, December 31st Our annual Hogmanay Variety Show to celebrate the New Year is this Wednesday, December 31st, at 5PM Pacific (Seattle)–6PM Mountain (Tucson)–7PM Central (Madison)–8PM Eastern (Montreal). And yes, this year we are streaming live on YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook! Tearing through time and space with her own particular panache, just in time … More Hogmanay Variety Show
Originally posted to our Patreon My favourite gift giving tradition of the year is almost upon us. Jólabókaflóð, Iceland’s book giving tradition during the winter holidays, is a delightful custom I have happily embraced over the last 5 years. The gift of story is, I think, a true treasure, but this is also the gift … More 16 Book Recs for Jólabókaflóð
The Grand Arbiter and I have another week full of good cheer and cheeky nonsense to share with you! This is our last Friday Tea before Christmastide and the New Year. and I am thrilled that we can wrap up the year and put a big bow on it with our favourite cryptid and dearest … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
Friday, December 5th, 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) After our short hiatus for the November holiday, the Grand Arbiter and I are back with our weekly Tea and Tomfoolery! And yes, we absolutely have plans for some particular holiday high jinks. During our little sabbatical, we had lovely adventures in Cascadia with our dear friends, including … More Friday Tea: Now with Holiday High Jinks
November certainly embraced chaos. Egads! What a wild month! We expect a few disruptions in any month during which we are attending a convention, but a missing garment and national holiday certainly increased that exponentially. Whilst the winter season is always full of the rich flavours of Masala Chai for me, December brings with it … More December Calendar
The 2026 Reading List Originally posted to our Patreon After gathering recommendations, hunting through our own lists, and debating, genteelly over cups of tea, Bill Bodden, our Official Buttery Goodness, and I are ready to share our reading list for 2026. And oh my! I am, as always, terribly excited for this year’s list. Our … More Temporal Textual Talks: A Steampunk Book Chat
Friday, November 21st, at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) Friday Teatime is nearly upon us, and whilst I feel as though I am still at sixes and sevens, I am thrilled that we delve into a little holiday cheer this evening with our dear friend, the Airship Ambassador. Whenever the Ambassador and we two gather together, … More Friday Tea with special guest the Airship Ambassador
November has turned into a month of chaos here at the Workshop of Dooooom. Despite my own chaotic tendencies, I do endeavour to keep us on a regular schedule most of the time. However, there is something about having a convention at the beginning of the month and a massive holiday weekend at the end … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
Sunday, November 16th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) The time has arrived! Today we welcome our special guest, Gail Carriger, for our monthly book chat in our virtual tea parlour. We’re discussing Etiquette and Espionage, her brilliant start to the Finishing School Series. Please join us there or follow along on YouTube. Simply follow the … More Our Virtual Tea Parlour on Zoom
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 