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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 3, 20234 min read
Every Day Is a New Day
Image source: Merlina McGovern About three years ago, I lost 60 pounds, and I have kept much of that weight off in the intervening years....
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 2, 20232 min read
How Many Hobbies Are Too Many?
Image source: Merlina McGovern I attended my daughter’s piano recital this evening. She has been playing since she was six years old;...
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LaCalaveraCat
Apr 1, 20232 min read
Bunnies Are Scary
Image source: Merlina McGovern We’re getting close to bunny season, and these fluffy little lagomorphs are starting to overrun my yard. I...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Happiness is…
Image source: Merlina McGovern. Photo mask source: Photo by Peter de Vink on Pexels. In the never-ending search for writing prompts, I...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 30, 20232 min read
Must-See Korean TV
Image source: Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/couple-love-sitting-evening-4009409/ There was a time when I would...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 29, 20233 min read
Waking into a Nightmare
Image source: Merlina McGovern The next section of the short story book that I’m reading investigates the plumbing of dreams for story...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Moving Beyond Stuck
Image source: Merlina McGovern If you’ve read some of my past stories, you’ll see a bit of a theme of feeling down and stuck. This has...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Look to Spring for Joy and Rejuvenation
Image source: Merlina McGovern I was feeling a little down today. The post-layoff funk comes in waves. Sometimes you’re on top of the...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Universal School Lunches; What Can You Do about Childhood Food Insecurity?
Image source: Photo by Erik Scheel: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-giving-fruit-to-another-95425/ I feel like I’ve finally grown up....
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 25, 20233 min read
A Day in the Life of a Freelance Copy Editor
It’s been pretty interesting setting up a new schedule as a freelancer. I once set up a meeting with a friend, and I asked him what day...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Embracing Joy and Appreciating Enthusiasm
My husband and I attended our daughter’s eighth grade band concert this past Wednesday. I’d had a pretty busy week, so I had neglected to...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 23, 20234 min read
Short Story Ideas: A Writing Exercise
Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash As I’ve set my mind to writing short stories and attempting to get them published, I do what I always...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 22, 20234 min read
Three Things Never Been Kissed Gets Wrong About Copy Editors
Image source: Merlina McGovern image following an Illustrator tutorial. We’ve all watched television shows and movies that glamorize our...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 21, 20235 min read
Milestones That Have Shaped My Life
I stumbled across a writing prompt that asked me to look back at key moments that have shaped my life. I didn’t really think much of it...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 20, 20234 min read
Five Tips for Catching Every Mistake When Copyediting
We’ve all read those humorous hooks for getting into copyediting — get paid to read! Wow, sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? While getting...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 19, 20233 min read
Rewatching The Exorcist; Does It Still Have the Power to Scare?
Last night, we watched The Exorcist. I had already seen the movie, but hadn’t seen it for many, many years. Since I first watched The...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 18, 20232 min read
Finding Beauty in Dead Things
So, technically, my Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick is not dead. Sadly, it isn’t just hibernating for the winter either. It is actually...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 17, 20233 min read
Glaze, a New Tool for Protecting Your Artwork from AI
I’m just a hobbyist artist. You know when you go to a community landscape art class, and you see all those retired folks chatting with...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 16, 20233 min read
The Pleasures of Pushing Through the Ugly Phase
Every day, I make sure to spend at least 5 minutes painting or drawing. Sometimes that time expands to more than an hour. Sometimes, I...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Rejected! Now What?
At the beginning of my layoff, I realized I finally had time to devote to writing. There was one particular short story that had been...
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