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Healing Journey
Image source: Merlina McGovern Happy to start my healing journey in 2024. Hello, blog. Long time, no write. As you can see from my...
LaCalaveraCat
Feb 85 min read
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The Only Way Through Is Forward
Image source: Merlina McGovern I’ve had this title staring at me for the past week and a half. If you’ve read my writing, then you can...
LaCalaveraCat
Nov 18, 20243 min read
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Vote
Image source: Merlina McGovern It’s a simple message. It doesn’t cost you any money. It’s something that takes just a bit of time out of...
LaCalaveraCat
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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The Importance of Ritual in Remembering Our Loved Ones
Image source: Merlina McGovern October was always my sister’s favorite month of the year. She loved all things spooky and autumnal well...
LaCalaveraCat
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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For the Love of Horror
Photo by Nathan J Hilton on Pexels Just a few more days until the veil between the spiritual and the physical worlds thins. This...
LaCalaveraCat
Oct 28, 20243 min read
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Finding Your True Love
Image source: Merlina McGovern Everything in our popular culture pushes us toward pairing off with a soulmate. In a world of eight...
LaCalaveraCat
Oct 22, 20243 min read
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Saving and Savoring the World
Image source: Photo at Yvonne's taken by Merlina McGovern This past Sunday, my UU minister asked us to think back to the week prior. What...
LaCalaveraCat
Oct 21, 20243 min read
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Thoughts From a Midlife Crisis
Photo by Yan Krukau on Pexels Next year I will hit the big five-oh milestone. This year, I can feel my aging bones. For the past few...
LaCalaveraCat
Oct 15, 20243 min read
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Favorite Fall Activities
Image source: Merlina McGovern I’ve been reading about traffic jams leading into Salem, Massachusetts , and multiple rescues of...
LaCalaveraCat
Oct 14, 20242 min read
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Saying Goodbye to Inktober
Image source: Merlina McGovern I have been participating in Inktober for five years. This is the first year that I did not pink up my...
LaCalaveraCat
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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Exercise Snacks
Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels Lately, I’ve been relishing my weekly yoga classes. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve felt my joints start to...
LaCalaveraCat
Oct 7, 20243 min read
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Vaccination Time
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels This is going to be a fairly short post. I’m trying to keep up with my two blog posts per week...
LaCalaveraCat
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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Girlfriends of a Certain Age
Photo by Mac Mullins on Pexels Last night, I met up with old friends for dinner and conversation. We hadn’t met for a while, but as soon...
LaCalaveraCat
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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The Horror Genre and Misogyny
Photo by Nathan J Hilton on Pexels I have always loved the horror genre. I devoured Stephen King books as a kid, and in my post-college...
LaCalaveraCat
Sep 23, 20244 min read
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I'm a Published Fiction Author Now
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels I’ve written a lot recently about my fiction-writing journey. In fact, I have written six blog posts...
LaCalaveraCat
Sep 17, 20242 min read
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Finding Community and Playing with Time
Photo by Jordan Benton on Pexels These final months before the November US national elections feel like the slowest months ever. It’s...
LaCalaveraCat
Sep 16, 20242 min read
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Posting Bad Reviews
Photo by Christina Morillo on Pexels I’ve been seeing quite a few TikToks of readers sharing the books that they absolutely hate. Even...
LaCalaveraCat
Sep 10, 20242 min read
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Submitting My Novel to a Small Publisher
Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Pexels Another week, another busy day of freelance editing. So many pages to complete, but I still managed to...
LaCalaveraCat
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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Slowing Down to Savor the Good
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels I had this odd feeling today. I had been listening to my daily podcasts at 1.75x speed. My husband...
LaCalaveraCat
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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What I Most Love About Fall
Photo by Алена on Pexels I know, I know, it’s not yet a “ber” month. And today’s high was 83, with some yucky humidity tacked on for...
LaCalaveraCat
Aug 27, 20242 min read
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