Originally posted to our Patreon With great excitement, I am pleased to introduce Dr. Stitches, infamous mad scientist and associate to Professor Whitmore. Stitches was born in the backroom of a bookshop in the heart of Oxford. Despite the need to keep uninvited rodents at bay, the shop owner was not keen to have cats … More The Ghost Cats: Dr. Stitches
The third annual Tippy Golden Teacup Awards are coming! Our virtual ceremony will be Friday, January 31st, at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle), but before that, we need your help to nominate some splendid members of our Steampunk CommuniTea for these special awards. Please follow the link and fill out your nominees for The Grand Macaroni Award … More Tippy Golden Teacup Awards Nominations are Open!
Originally posted to our Patreon I am deeply pleased to introduce dear Lunaria La Dulcea. Lunaria grew up in the plazas and alleys of Barcelona. So acquainted was she with every alley and nook of her city, that she need only flick a single whisker and sniff the air once to know her location exactly. … More The Ghost Cats: Lunaria La Dulcea
Originally posted to our Patreon Please allow me the grave honour of introducing Dribbles, the Endless Maw. Born into a family of ships’ cats, Dribbles grew up near the famous docks of Belfast. Like his siblings and his ancestors, he learned the ancient feline martial arts to keep the docks and ships free of unwanted … More The Ghost Cats: Dribbles the Endless Maw
Sunday, Jaunary 19th, at 4:3o PM Pacific (Seattle) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Montreal) Start the year off with a roar and delve into the wonderful world of “His Majesty’s Dragon” by Naomi Novik. Adventure in the skies awaits as we soar into the alternative history events of the Napoleonic Wars. Book club meets on Sunday, … More January Virtual Book Club
Originally posted to our Patreon Please meet dear Tiffin, one of the cheekiest and most charming of kitties. He spent his life as the official shop cat for Madame Mimmy’s Flying Tea Parlour–famous not only for her fluffy scones but also for the utter extravagance of her afternoon tea at 1000 Feet. Tiffin was famous … More The Ghost Cats: Tiffin
Originally posted to our Patreon Once upon a time, before the world changed forever, I shared a special series of short fiction for the holidays. This was a special project that I created in 2019 featuring the short tales, ahem, of a clowder of ghostly cats. In honour of ghost stories and cosiness during the … More Ghost Cats: A Reintroduction
Originally posted to our Patreon I am more pleased than I can express to introduce the delightful and talented Miss Smokey Le Purr. Born in the pantry of the town house of a young courtesan who was much sought after for her charms, Smokey was initially ushered into the luxury of her mistress’s life, but when … More The Ghost Cats: Smokey Le Purr
Also posted to our Patreon Whilst the newsletter is on hiatus*, I am pleased as punch that posting the calendar to Patreon and our website is successfully filling in this gap of communication for now. Naturally, we have some delightful shenanigans planned for the holiday season. Watch for additional treats and tomfoolery on Discord throughout … More December Calendar
Originally posted to our Patreon This year’s Temporal Textual Talks book club finished on quite the high note with the delightful Sorcery and Cecelia or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C Wrede and Caroline Stevermer. We had such a convivial conversation and Madame Stevermer was an absolutely marvelous guest! We had a fantastic year of books in … More Temporal Textual Talks Reading List: 2025
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 