Sunday, July 19th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) We’re going to delve into a Paris World’s Fair like no other with The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi. I am eager to discuss this beautiful book with you all today. Chokshi creates a version of Paris and L’ Exposition Universelle filled … More July Steampunk Book Chat
Sunday, July 19th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Atlanta/Montreal) We are half way through our bookish year together! We’ve enjoyed so many lovey books this year, and I am so please that we can delve into the second half of our reading list starting with The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi. … More July Steampunk Book Chat
How did July get so very busy? No truly, I know the answer but I am still agog! It’s been hard to organize the calendar for this month because there are so very many things afoot, including Costume College. In order to preserve my sanity and my ability to endure the ever increasing temperatures here … More July Calendar
The Grand Arbiter and I plan to carry on celebrating Pride into the rest of the summer which means we certainly have more cheeky nonsense planned for July. This week is a little quiet in deference to a certain holiday happening over the weekend but expect a rousing Friday Teatime! Tonight, I am back with … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
June 28th 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) Today is our steampunk book chat! I am absolutely twitterpated with the Karen Memory series. Naturally, this means I am pleased as punch that we can sit down for a lively chat with our author guest Elizabeth Bear to discuss her latest installment in … More June Steampunk Book Chat with special guest Elizabeth Bear
The Grand Arbiter and I are back with another week of tea and tomfoolery! This is the last week of Pride so we certainly plan to be as thoroughly unhinged as possible, despite the blistering weather here in the Sonoran Desert. Tonight, I hope to get into a little hand stitching and hat decorating escapades … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
The week has already been full of nefarious obstacles, and it’s only Tuesday! Tuesdays, however, are filled with the joy of the Twitch and Stitch or is that the Stitch and Twitch? (I suppose some day I must really decide!) I love this tenacious Tuesday AMA. Last week we had a rollicking chit chat about … More Weekly Tea & Tomfoolery
The Grand Arbiter and I are back from our Grand Tour and just in time to celebrate Pride month with all of you! We had an incredible time over the Pond and drank so much tea that even in England they were startled. Whilst we experienced a little post time travel discombobulation and needed a … More June Calendar
Sunday, May 10th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson)–7:30 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) Our monthly book chat is nearly upon us! We’re discussing the riveting novella collection Tales from the Gunpowder Chronicles by Jeannie Lin , set in the world of her novel Gunpowder Alchemy. I highly recommend the series if you have not yet read it. … More May Steampunk Book Chat
Friday, April 24th, 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 9:30 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) The Grand Arbiter and I combine our irrepressible cheekiness into one unhinged tea party every Friday night. Prepare yourselves for tangents, scads of nonsense, and irrepressible whimsy. Unscripted and ungovernable teatime escapades await! Friday tea starts at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson)–8:30 PM Central … More Friday Teatime
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 