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The Teacake Gazette
Fiction steeped in whimsy, romance, and cozy magic.


🐦⬛ Declan Turner & the Banshee
Declan Turner's nightly walk to check his sheep turns into something sinister when he meets a supernatural entity on the path.

Louisa Blackthorne
Mar 24 min read


Sweet William: A Civil War Soldier's Journey Home
He unfolded a waxed paper to see a dried & pressed bloom of Sweet William. “For gallantry while you're in battle & for my devotion to you."

Louisa Blackthorne
Feb 237 min read


A Wish in the Wind
Eight-year-old Eliza Mae Whitaker was a pioneer girl—and a tired one. Her feet ached. Her hands were dirty, and her stomach rumbled...

Lou Sadler
Feb 187 min read


The Tale of Margot Finch
The tinkling of crystal, polite laughter, and shrimp canapes surrounded Margot Finch as she sipped her sweet pink lemonade.

Lou Sadler
Feb 164 min read


A Victorian Christmas Eve
His mother was coming in with a large plate of gingerbread men. His mouth watered as the aroma of the warm spices filled the air.

Louisa Blackthorne
Jan 216 min read


A Scalding Cup of Tea
Thick fog shifted and swirled between the walls of the large stone house. A weak sun was feebly attempting to shine through

Louisa Blackthorne
Jan 141 min read


Scene From An Oak
"Sally," May scolded, landing lightly on the branch the squirrel stood on, its texture gnarled under her tiny feet...

Louisa Blackthorne
May 26, 20245 min read


🐦⬛The Night the Circus Came To Town
The dark forest was silent, eerie, waiting...the creatures could sense what was coming - something vile, something older than time.

Louisa Blackthorne
Oct 21, 202315 min read
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