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September 28, 2025

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run – Chapter Nine – Tin Man

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Here’s the next chapter in my new novel, Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run! This is the third book in the Trans-Continental series, which can be read independently of Girl in the Gears and Mississippi Queen if you’re curious.

This book is being written as a serial, published and collected on this site and on Royal Road, if you want to read ahead.

Note: Reality Check, Trans-Continental, and The Multiverse Blues all occur in the same multiverse, in that chronological order.

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Published on September 28, 2025 13:52

September 14, 2025

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run – Chapter Eight – Thomas and Goldie

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Here’s the next chapter in my new novel, Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run! This is the third book in the Trans-Continental series, which can be read independently of Girl in the Gears and Mississippi Queen if you’re curious.

This book is being written as a serial, published and collected on this site and on Royal Road, if you want to read ahead.

Note: Reality Check, Trans-Continental, and The Multiverse Blues all occur in the same multiverse, in that chronological order.

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Published on September 14, 2025 16:52

September 1, 2025

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run – Chapter Seven – Bat and Rattlesnake

Trans-Contiental: Cannon Belle Run by E. Chris Garrison Pictured: a stylized steampunk airship silhouette against a blue background with hexagonal clouds.

Here’s the next chapter in my new novel, Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run! This is the third book in the Trans-Continental series, which can be read independently of Girl in the Gears and Mississippi Queen if you’re curious.

This book is being written as a serial, published and collected on this site and on Royal Road, if you want to read ahead.

Note: Reality Check, Trans-Continental, and The Multiverse Blues all occur in the same multiverse, in that chronological order.

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Published on September 01, 2025 11:46

August 20, 2025

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run – Chapter Six – Thar She Blows

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Here’s the next chapter in my new novel, Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run! This is the third book in the Trans-Continental series, which can be read independently of Girl in the Gears and Mississippi Queen if you’re curious.

This book is being written as a serial, published and collected on this site and on Royal Road, if you want to read ahead.

Note: Reality Check, Trans-Continental, and The Multiverse Blues all occur in the same multiverse, in that chronological order.

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Published on August 20, 2025 14:58

August 12, 2025

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run – Chapter Five – Shark and Jellyfish

Trans-Contiental: Cannon Belle Run by E. Chris Garrison Pictured: a stylized steampunk airship silhouette against a blue background with hexagonal clouds.

Here’s the next chapter in my new novel, Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run! This is the third book in the Trans-Continental series, which can be read independently of Girl in the Gears and Mississippi Queen if you’re curious.

This book is being written as a serial, published and collected on this site and on Royal Road, if you want to read ahead.

Note: Reality Check, Trans-Continental, and The Multiverse Blues all occur in the same multiverse, in that chronological order.

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Published on August 12, 2025 14:44

July 27, 2025

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run – Chapter Four – Albatross Eggs

Trans-Contiental: Cannon Belle Run by E. Chris Garrison Pictured: a stylized steampunk airship silhouette against a blue background with hexagonal clouds.

Here’s the next chapter in my new novel, Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run! This is the third book in the Trans-Continental series, which can be read independently of Girl in the Gears and Mississippi Queen if you’re curious.

This book is being written as a serial, published and collected on this site and on Royal Road, if you want to read ahead.

Note: Reality Check, Trans-Continental, and The Multiverse Blues all occur in the same multiverse, in that chronological order.

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Published on July 27, 2025 13:23

July 7, 2025

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run – Chapter Three – The Visitor

Trans-Contiental: Cannon Belle Run by E. Chris Garrison Pictured: a stylized steampunk airship silhouette against a blue background with hexagonal clouds.

Here’s the third chapter in my new novel, Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run! This is the third book in the Trans-Continental series, which can be read independently of Girl in the Gears and Mississippi Queen if you’re curious.

This book is being written as a serial, published and collected on this site and on Royal Road, if you want to read ahead.

Note: Reality Check, Trans-Continental, and The Multiverse Blues all occur in the same multiverse, in that chronological order.

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Published on July 07, 2025 14:08

June 26, 2025

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run – Chapter Two – Night Cruise

Trans-Contiental: Cannon Belle Run by E. Chris Garrison Pictured: a stylized steampunk airship silhouette against a blue background with hexagonal clouds.

Here’s the second chapter in my new novel, Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run! This is the third book in the Trans-Continental series, which can be read independently of Girl in the Gears and Mississippi Queen if you’re curious.

This book is being written as a serial, published and collected on this site and on Royal Road, if you want to read ahead.

Note: Reality Check, Trans-Continental, and The Multiverse Blues all occur in the same multiverse, in that chronological order.

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Published on June 26, 2025 08:51

June 19, 2025

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run – Chapter One – Sister Trouble

Trans-Contiental: Cannon Belle Run by E. Chris Garrison Pictured: a stylized steampunk airship silhouette against a blue background with hexagonal clouds.

Here it is! The first chapter in my new novel, Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run! This is the third book in the Trans-Continental series, which can be read independently of Girl in the Gears and Mississippi Queen if you’re curious. This book is being written as a serial, published and collected on this site as I go. I’ll post the next chapter in a few days, though it’s already up on Royal Road, if you want to read ahead.

Note: Reality Check, Trans-Continental, and The Multiverse Blues a...

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Published on June 19, 2025 09:59

June 6, 2025

New serial novel coming soon! Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run

Trans-Continental: Cannon Belle Run, a new serial novel, coming soon!

Nine years. NINE YEARS. It’s been almost a decade since I published Trans-Continental: Mississippi Queen. Eleven years since I wrote Trans-Continental: Girl in the Gears. I’ve wanted to do this book all that time. I have made several outlines, had several brainstorming sessions, and even had a false start with a first chapter a few years ago. All ended up fizzling out, or being eclipsed by a newer, shinier idea.

To be fair,...

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Published on June 06, 2025 14:42