Hate Speech Is Happening in My Liberal Town
I feel sick to my stomach. We received yet another email from our school superintendent indicating that they had found a swastika spray...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 13, 20233 min read
The copyediting* difference
Reading through Josh Bernoff’s recent blog post, “Why ChatGPT lies about me: an analysis,” I started thinking about the importance of...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 12, 20233 min read
Looking for magic? Look no further than your own backyard
Where could these stairs lead? Are they the beginning of some path into the wilderness, the remains of some old colonial farmhouse? Steps...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 11, 20232 min read
Simple pleasures and making friends when you’re over 40
That’s a delicious-looking bagel sandwich, isn’t it? It was even better because I met a good friend for breakfast at a new diner in town...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 9, 20232 min read
The Freelance Juggling Act, and How I Keep All My Balls in the Air
Every day that I’ve been freelancing has been a day for me to learn something new. I’m learning that I’m having to serve as my own sales...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 8, 20235 min read
You find out that you will die in five years; what would you do?
I wrote about this prompt many years ago, and I thought I would dust it off and see if my thoughts have changed over time. I’ve put my...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 7, 20233 min read
A picture is worth a thousand words and a blog post is worth…
I was taking a shower and listening to the Apple spa playlist, as I do whenever I’m trying to destress from a long day, and I was...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Addicted to true crime, and I don’t want a cure
Trigger warning: Graphic horror scene descriptions ahead! I have about one episode left of Netfix’s three-episode true crime series,...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 5, 20233 min read
Learning how to paint: Ignoring the details to see the bigger picture
My forays into oil painting have been puttering along in fits and starts. At first, I thought I couldn’t get started with oil painting...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 4, 20233 min read
Walk Your Way to Health and Happiness
My weight has fluctuated my entire life. For most of my youth and early 20s, though, I was pretty healthy. When I had my daughter in my...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 3, 20232 min read
Productivity tips
This past week has been pretty busy with freelance copyediting projects. When I’m copyediting, I have to spend a lot of time looking up...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 2, 20233 min read
Story ideas
I’ve now written and submitted three short stories to three different outlets. And now the waiting game begins. For one of those, I was...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 1, 20231 min read
Project management
There are so many things to learn on this freelancing journey that I’m embarking on. From the many job boards, some of which require you...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Adventures in variety
One of the things that I’m really loving about freelancing at the moment is the variety of projects that I’m getting to work on or...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 27, 20232 min read
Finding structure in the daily job search
Now that I’m back from vacation, I’ve returned to the daily rhythms of job searching and improving my skills. Today, after putting out...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 26, 20231 min read
Final days of vacation
Well, we’re at the end of our vacation, and I’m definitely ready to go home. I’m looking forward to being in my own comfortable bed and...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 25, 20233 min read
More adventures in story submissions
During my down time on vacation, I have fully jumped into writing short stories and exploring how to find places to submit my stories....
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 24, 20232 min read
True history
Today, my husband and I visited the city of Santa Fe in New Mexico. It is a city full of amazing colors and beauty and art. All of the...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 23, 20233 min read
Vacation time
What does going on vacation mean to you? When I was working full time, vacation meant sleeping without the alarm and visiting new and...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Moments of Zen
Now that I’m attempting to write a blog every day it will be interesting to see my daily and monthly mood fluctuations. These past few...
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