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
Voting and Nomination season has started for our annual Temporal Entourage awards. We launched the Tippy Golden Teacup Awards at the end of 2023 as a way to celebrate our CommuniTea and all of the artists that help create this vibrant, kind corner of Steampunklandia. Whilst our Mysterious Council of Tea Drinkers and Time Travelers … More The 2024 Tippy Golden Teacup Awards
Saturday, November 16th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle) — 1 PM Eastern (Atlanta) Originally posted to our Patreon This is a weekend full of special guests and bookish treats. Tonight, we welcome our dearest Eve Riot for tea and shenanigans on our Friday Tea at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle), and tomorrow, I welcome the absolutely … More Sip the Tea with Special Guest Elizabeth Bear
Saturday, October 12th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 1 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) Just in time for spooky season, I welcome delightful author, Leanna Renee Hieber, to come Sip the Tea with me! I am thrilled to sit down with Leanna to chat about creating art, balancing multiple artistic endeavours in a world that demands … More Sip the Tea with Special Guest, Leanna Renee Hieber
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 