Teresa Tumminello Brader
@ttbrader.bsky.social
Reader; tea adept; New Orleanian🖤⚜️ writer: LETTING IN AIR & LIGHT https://bellepointpress.com/products/letting-in-air-and-light; SECRET KEEPERS https://bellepointpress.com/products/secret-keepers Find the homes of my other words at https://teresabrader.com
Maybe I'm just tired, but I believe I became like the narrator: tired of Josephine 🤷😂
Without the subtitle, would I have realized they were mice? Doubtful but also not likely important.
Without the subtitle, would I have realized they were mice? Doubtful but also not likely important.
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Maybe I'm just tired, but I believe I became like the narrator: tired of Josephine 🤷😂
Without the subtitle, would I have realized they were mice? Doubtful but also not likely important.
Without the subtitle, would I have realized they were mice? Doubtful but also not likely important.
Day 2 #AdagioTeas2025
blueberry peach cobbler green
Not at home so I couldn't use the 180°F recommendation, but I am grateful for anyplace that provides hot water.
Can't say I tasted blueberry, but yes to the peach. Two & a half steeps achieved. (The half was blended with a second-steep green.)
blueberry peach cobbler green
Not at home so I couldn't use the 180°F recommendation, but I am grateful for anyplace that provides hot water.
Can't say I tasted blueberry, but yes to the peach. Two & a half steeps achieved. (The half was blended with a second-steep green.)
December 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Day 2 #AdagioTeas2025
blueberry peach cobbler green
Not at home so I couldn't use the 180°F recommendation, but I am grateful for anyplace that provides hot water.
Can't say I tasted blueberry, but yes to the peach. Two & a half steeps achieved. (The half was blended with a second-steep green.)
blueberry peach cobbler green
Not at home so I couldn't use the 180°F recommendation, but I am grateful for anyplace that provides hot water.
Can't say I tasted blueberry, but yes to the peach. Two & a half steeps achieved. (The half was blended with a second-steep green.)
Day 2 #AdagioTeas2025
caramel creme brulee
This will make for a great second steep 😁
Not at home & I forgot to bring an infuser or reusable tea bag, so I fashioned one from a strong paper napkin. I'm not a tea adept for nothing.
caramel creme brulee
This will make for a great second steep 😁
Not at home & I forgot to bring an infuser or reusable tea bag, so I fashioned one from a strong paper napkin. I'm not a tea adept for nothing.
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Day 2 #AdagioTeas2025
caramel creme brulee
This will make for a great second steep 😁
Not at home & I forgot to bring an infuser or reusable tea bag, so I fashioned one from a strong paper napkin. I'm not a tea adept for nothing.
caramel creme brulee
This will make for a great second steep 😁
Not at home & I forgot to bring an infuser or reusable tea bag, so I fashioned one from a strong paper napkin. I'm not a tea adept for nothing.
I remember it! Liked it again 😁🌦️
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I remember it! Liked it again 😁🌦️
MY BOOKS! Both from bellepointpress.com
From left to right, a memoir about my uncle, a convicted art-forger; a collection of short stories.
From left to right, a memoir about my uncle, a convicted art-forger; a collection of short stories.
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 AM
MY BOOKS! Both from bellepointpress.com
From left to right, a memoir about my uncle, a convicted art-forger; a collection of short stories.
From left to right, a memoir about my uncle, a convicted art-forger; a collection of short stories.
Just got home and look what was in my mailbox, @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social , @mkcanuck.bsky.social and @mrmuleman.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Just got home and look what was in my mailbox, @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social , @mkcanuck.bsky.social and @mrmuleman.bsky.social
And this passage from Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's TERRY DACTYL feels as coincidental to me as @cinefeast33.bsky.social's does to him.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
And this passage from Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's TERRY DACTYL feels as coincidental to me as @cinefeast33.bsky.social's does to him.
Scenes of SECRET KEEPERS from Saturday at the Louisiana Book Festival
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Scenes of SECRET KEEPERS from Saturday at the Louisiana Book Festival
Evidence of my moderation on Saturday at the Louisiana Book Festival 😃
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Evidence of my moderation on Saturday at the Louisiana Book Festival 😃
The Extremophile by Christian Bök
The last of the stories in #GhostBox2025 The only true story and definitely the weirdest.
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
The last of the stories in #GhostBox2025 The only true story and definitely the weirdest.
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Extremophile by Christian Bök
The last of the stories in #GhostBox2025 The only true story and definitely the weirdest.
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
The last of the stories in #GhostBox2025 The only true story and definitely the weirdest.
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
Unseen--Unfeared by Francis Stevens, the pen name of Gertrude Barrows Bennett in #GhostBox2025
An elaborate (in that early 20th c. way), yet very convincing, story
An elaborate (in that early 20th c. way), yet very convincing, story
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Unseen--Unfeared by Francis Stevens, the pen name of Gertrude Barrows Bennett in #GhostBox2025
An elaborate (in that early 20th c. way), yet very convincing, story
An elaborate (in that early 20th c. way), yet very convincing, story
The Sea Was Wet As Wet Could Be by Gahan Wilson in #GhostBox2025
Maybe the creepiest, darkest story of them all -- a takeoff on "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and there's nothing benign about Lewis Carroll, y'all!
Maybe the creepiest, darkest story of them all -- a takeoff on "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and there's nothing benign about Lewis Carroll, y'all!
October 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Sea Was Wet As Wet Could Be by Gahan Wilson in #GhostBox2025
Maybe the creepiest, darkest story of them all -- a takeoff on "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and there's nothing benign about Lewis Carroll, y'all!
Maybe the creepiest, darkest story of them all -- a takeoff on "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and there's nothing benign about Lewis Carroll, y'all!
(I realized I broke my #GhostBox2025 thread yesterday. 🤦 Starting anew.)
The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
I love Wharton in general and this story is no exception. For me, knowing of her difficulties with her husband added even more to the story.
The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
I love Wharton in general and this story is no exception. For me, knowing of her difficulties with her husband added even more to the story.
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
(I realized I broke my #GhostBox2025 thread yesterday. 🤦 Starting anew.)
The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
I love Wharton in general and this story is no exception. For me, knowing of her difficulties with her husband added even more to the story.
The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
I love Wharton in general and this story is no exception. For me, knowing of her difficulties with her husband added even more to the story.
Don't Go into the Woods Alone by @gabino.bsky.social in Ghost Box IV
Like Little Red Riding Hood but better 😁
Like Little Red Riding Hood but better 😁
October 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Don't Go into the Woods Alone by @gabino.bsky.social in Ghost Box IV
Like Little Red Riding Hood but better 😁
Like Little Red Riding Hood but better 😁
Brief Scenes of a Noxious Nativity by Michael Shea in Hingston & Olsen's Ghost Box IV
A very short story of eco-horror aka an excerpt of a novel
A very short story of eco-horror aka an excerpt of a novel
October 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Brief Scenes of a Noxious Nativity by Michael Shea in Hingston & Olsen's Ghost Box IV
A very short story of eco-horror aka an excerpt of a novel
A very short story of eco-horror aka an excerpt of a novel
The Three Infernal Jokes by Lord Dunsany
from H&O's The Ghost Box IV
"... all seemed to be of some most sorrowful play staged in that valley by an outcast god, a lonely play of which the hills were part and he the only actor."
from H&O's The Ghost Box IV
"... all seemed to be of some most sorrowful play staged in that valley by an outcast god, a lonely play of which the hills were part and he the only actor."
October 26, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Three Infernal Jokes by Lord Dunsany
from H&O's The Ghost Box IV
"... all seemed to be of some most sorrowful play staged in that valley by an outcast god, a lonely play of which the hills were part and he the only actor."
from H&O's The Ghost Box IV
"... all seemed to be of some most sorrowful play staged in that valley by an outcast god, a lonely play of which the hills were part and he the only actor."
Next week!
Saturday, November 1 in downtown Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Book Festival louisianabookfestival.org
Saturday, November 1 in downtown Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Book Festival louisianabookfestival.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Next week!
Saturday, November 1 in downtown Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Book Festival louisianabookfestival.org
Saturday, November 1 in downtown Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Book Festival louisianabookfestival.org
Flicker by L.D. Lewis in Hingston & Olsen's Ghost Box IV
✨ Not with a bang but a... flicker? ✨
✨ Not with a bang but a... flicker? ✨
October 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Flicker by L.D. Lewis in Hingston & Olsen's Ghost Box IV
✨ Not with a bang but a... flicker? ✨
✨ Not with a bang but a... flicker? ✨
Eliminate Toxins and Increase Blood Flow by Ruby Cowling in H&O's Ghost Box
I was reminded of BLEAK HOUSE
🤷😂
I was reminded of BLEAK HOUSE
🤷😂
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Eliminate Toxins and Increase Blood Flow by Ruby Cowling in H&O's Ghost Box
I was reminded of BLEAK HOUSE
🤷😂
I was reminded of BLEAK HOUSE
🤷😂
Kushtuka by Mathilda Zeller in H&O's Ghost Box
Shared themes with yesterday's 'Window': smiles that distort faces, teeth that tear flesh ...
"...if it weren't flesh & blood itself, it wouldn't be able to do, whatever it just did."
Shared themes with yesterday's 'Window': smiles that distort faces, teeth that tear flesh ...
"...if it weren't flesh & blood itself, it wouldn't be able to do, whatever it just did."
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Kushtuka by Mathilda Zeller in H&O's Ghost Box
Shared themes with yesterday's 'Window': smiles that distort faces, teeth that tear flesh ...
"...if it weren't flesh & blood itself, it wouldn't be able to do, whatever it just did."
Shared themes with yesterday's 'Window': smiles that distort faces, teeth that tear flesh ...
"...if it weren't flesh & blood itself, it wouldn't be able to do, whatever it just did."
Pretend I'm posting this last night right before midnight (I was too tired to actually do so.)
A story dense with details in the beginning smooths out into creepy horror.
Photo: I keep my blinds closed at night because everyone knows that's when bad guys come right up to the window.
A story dense with details in the beginning smooths out into creepy horror.
Photo: I keep my blinds closed at night because everyone knows that's when bad guys come right up to the window.
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Pretend I'm posting this last night right before midnight (I was too tired to actually do so.)
A story dense with details in the beginning smooths out into creepy horror.
Photo: I keep my blinds closed at night because everyone knows that's when bad guys come right up to the window.
A story dense with details in the beginning smooths out into creepy horror.
Photo: I keep my blinds closed at night because everyone knows that's when bad guys come right up to the window.
Thanks to the generosity of a dear friend, I received Hingston & Olsen's new Ghost Box (IV is my favorite number after all) the day before yesterday, just in time to read one story per day leading into Halloween.
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thanks to the generosity of a dear friend, I received Hingston & Olsen's new Ghost Box (IV is my favorite number after all) the day before yesterday, just in time to read one story per day leading into Halloween.
I didn't need a consolation prize, but I got one today too! My aunt makes Christmas ornaments and gave me one of her best sellers 😀
October 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I didn't need a consolation prize, but I got one today too! My aunt makes Christmas ornaments and gave me one of her best sellers 😀
In less than two weeks....
On November I, a full day of book events in downtown Baton Rouge,
louisianabookfestival.org
On November I, a full day of book events in downtown Baton Rouge,
louisianabookfestival.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In less than two weeks....
On November I, a full day of book events in downtown Baton Rouge,
louisianabookfestival.org
On November I, a full day of book events in downtown Baton Rouge,
louisianabookfestival.org
Same translator, but it had been out of print, published by a university press, 2003. I found a used copy awhile back.
October 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Same translator, but it had been out of print, published by a university press, 2003. I found a used copy awhile back.