Welcome to The Teacake Gazette - my fictional world of romance, mystery, adventure, and magic.
I write stories set in the Victorian, Edwardian, and modern eras—mostly romance*, but also adventures and magical tales from the American West, Victorian England, the circus, fairy-tale worlds, and the occasional spooky corner.
Below, you’ll find the different categories/settings of fiction I write in.
Happy reading!
*Look for the raven 🐦⬛ to mark a scarier story and the magnifying glass 🔎 for a true encounter.
Bloom and Bough
Stories that explore the secret language of flowers and trees and the mystery of the elementals. Here is quiet magic, wild places, and the lives lived beneath leaf and wing. Here, insects dream, animals speak, and fairies whisper from the roots of ancient trees. These are the fables of the natural world—soft, strange, and full of wonder.
For all of my Bloom & Bough posts, click the butterfly.
Frontier and Fairgrounds
Tales of love, legend, and spectacle on the edge of the American wild.
From rugged deserts to traveling tents, this storyworld explores the grit, romance, and resilience of those chasing new lives across the untamed frontier. I’ve always been fascinated by how people survived—and sometimes thrived—amid harsh landscapes and new beginnings.
But it’s not all prairie dust and wagon trails. The golden age of the circus beckons too—with all its glitz, glamour, and seedy charm. Picture trapeze artists soaring under canvas skies, lion tamers with secrets, and wide-eyed townsfolk gathering for a taste of the strange and spectacular.
So saddle up and step inside—whether you're headed west or into the ring, adventure awaits in the spotlight... and the shadows.*
For all of my Frontier and Fairgrounds posts, click the Victorian circus tent.
Twilight & Tallow
Whispers in the dark linger in the air - is it friend or foe? This is where my love of the mysterious, and perhaps a bit darker, gets to be explored. You'll find yourself caught in the romance of the Victorian era, when seances and spiritualism were in vogue. These stories may have you glimpsing spectral figures in the gaslight, reading whispered words of love between unrequited lovers, and wondering if that mist in the dark distance is friendly or means harm.*
For all of my Twilight & Tallow posts, click the raven.
Victorian Vignettes
Glimpses of love, mystery, and life in the Victorian era
Vignette: a brief evocative description, account, or episode. Here I explore my favorite era of history. Romance, sweet and simple; life as a servant in England; families enjoying their time together; couples falling in love - I want to write about it all. Victorian Vignettes brings you short fiction, historical tidbits, and forgotten customs from the 19th century. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do - with or without a cup of tea.
For all of my Victorian Vignettes posts, click the teacup.
Unbound Pages
Extras, ephemera, and story-world oddments—pulled from the drawer and scattered for the curious.
This is where the ribbon comes off.
In Unbound Pages, you’ll find the things that live just outside the spine—letters from characters, behind-the-scenes notes, maps, mood boards, and bits of world-building that didn’t make it into the main tale but still deserve the light. It’s also home to my off-the-shelf fiction: one-off short stories, vignettes, and experimental pieces that don’t quite belong in any single storyworld.
Think of it as the bonus material from my fictional universe—meant to be discovered, wandered through, and savored like a secret drawer in an old desk.
For all of my Unbound Pages posts, click the scrolls.
Serials
All the serialized stories. With a nod to Charles Dickens, who published with serialization, this will be where you can find the continuation of a story for ease of reading. Look for the title tag at the end of each post for ease of reading.
For all of my serialized stories, click the book stack.
The little girl giggled and patted Needle’s trunk. “I think the tree heard me.”